I use this as a two part homework assignment. The first day, students are asked to restate the problem in their own words, determine the operation needed to solve the problem and draw a picture to represent the problem. They are not required to solve for an answer. After they turn it in, I review their work and give feedback based on what they wrote. This allows me to guide them and help the see things that they maybe didn't see when they did the assignment. The next day I give it back to t
This file includes a foldable for each of the main units for 7th Grade Common Core Standards. Students cut along the dotted lines to create a flap. They then clue the rest of the page to a lined sheet of paper in their notebooks. Students write the answer to the essential questions on the lined section under each flap. I use this as my warm up. Students Think-Pair-Share their answer and as a class we determine the best answer to write in the notebook.