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Connect unit rates and ratios to REAL LIFE with this Grocery Store Ad Scavenger Hunt. Students will use local grocery store advertisements to find the ratios or unit rates on the scavenger hunt activity sheets. Extend the activity with the story problem student directions. NOW with BONUS: "Warm Up" & "Exit Ticket" Presentation! Great for centers! Hands-on! Real life connections! Includes: scavenger hunt worksheets (2) and student directions (1) ; BONUS: "Warm Up" & "Exit Ticket" Presentation &

Find the unit rates of student created data in fun ways! Then analyze and explain the unit rates through higher order thinking questions. These challenges are ACTIVE; meaning that they will get your students up and moving! Great for centers! Now with BONUS: "Warm Up" & "Exit Ticket" presentation! Sample Challenge: Students will complete as many jumping jacks as possible in 20 seconds. Then they will compute the unit rate. Includes: 6 ACTIVE challenges, Teaching Guide, and Student Recording She

Review CCSS statistical standards with this independent project. Students will be required to apply knowledge about statistical questions, measures of central tendency, and visual models to analyze student created data. PDF file includes: *Teaching Guide *Student Directions (with LOW PREP version) *Student recording sheets

Printable poster (in color) for 8.5" x 14" paper. Contains the rounding rhyme "5 and above, give it a shove. 4 and below, let it go." Style is sporty; perfect for upper elementary and middle school.

Small group or partner activity that challenges students to write and solve their own addition and subtraction equations. Writing is made into a game by the use of topic cards and a die. This activity will need to be supplemented by one die per group/pairing. PDF file includes: 1 page of student directions; 1 page of topic cards Go green: 2 sets of student directions per page; plus students love "small" activities

Review and practice vocabulary associated with dividing fractions. Vocabulary terms include: denominator, numerator, simplest form, mixed number, improper fraction, reciprocal, dividend, divisor, and quotient. Terms are matched to number models and students are required to discuss definitions in their own words. File includes: 18 playing cards (plus decorative card backs) and student directions Aligns with CCSS

Ditch the boring worksheet! Have students practice solving ONE-STEP EQUATIONS while discovering a mystery picture! All problems involve POSITIVE INTEGERS ONLY. Have students who need a little more structure? Maybe more space to work? Not a problem! A corresponding "work space" worksheet is included- perfect for differentiation! Product includes: 5 mystery picture worksheets, 1 work space page, photo answer keys for each mystery picture

This memory game involves matching the question with an answer. Great for review and fluency with small groups. Sample questions: What is 16% of 25? 8 is 40% of what number? This PDF file includes: Color and Black/White versions of game cards and student directions

Get active with these warm-up task cards! Students are required to use knowledge about Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages to calculate the number of laps, jumping jacks, and push-ups to complete. These task cards are great for in class or in the gym. Sample questions: Find: 1/5 of 50, 36% of 50, and .44 of 50 This PDF includes: Student task cards (5 versions); Answer key

Practice with converting percents to fractions while creating a visual representation. Great for students who need to "see" that fractions and percents can be equivalent. Includes: 2 pages- 1 page of independent practice; 1 page of cooperative practice (which can be adapted for unlimited possibilities) This is a .doc file. You may customize it to fit your needs.

Printable visual models of exponents. Let your students SEE the meaning of an exponent. Great for small or whole group demonstrations. PDF includes: Models for all exponents from 3^1 to 3^10 Check out the rest of my EXPONENT MODELS: Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 2Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 3Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 4Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 5Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 6FREEBIE Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 7Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 8Expon

A set of 10 ratio picture challenges; students must write the ratio that is displayed. These can be displayed around the classroom for students to walk around and solve, used in centers, or even projected for whole-group practice. Included: 10 picture challenges Student Recording Sheet Answer Key

Rolling FRACTIONS into PERCENTS This set of student directions guides students through creating their own fractions to convert into percents. Great for fast finishers, students who need more motivation for practice, partners, small groups, and more! Includes: Teacher's Guide & Student Directions- 4 different versions: Paper saver, B/W small Group, Color Small Group, Guided Recording Sheet Requires: Dice

Do you grade daily work on a check plus, check, or check minus scale? Then use these posters to clearly define what those check marks mean! What is included: *3 posters: Exceeding Expectations, On Track, and Approaching Expectations

Printable visual models of exponents. Let your students SEE the meaning of an exponent. Great for small or whole group demonstrations. PDF includes: Models for all exponents from 9^1 to 9^10 Check out the rest of my EXPONENT MODELS: Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 2Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 3Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 4Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 5Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 6Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 7Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 8Exponents: Vi

Allow your students to CHOOSE how they demonstrate their knowledge of linear equations in the form of a project! Students will compare the following: Slope-intercept form, Standard form, and Point-slope form Project choices include: brochure, persuasive editorial, graphic design, classroom poster, video, RAFT creative writing letter File includes: *Cover page *Student handout: Choice board *Rubric **Great for individual assessment or group work!

Printable visual models of exponents. Let your students SEE the meaning of an exponent. Great for small or whole group demonstrations. PDF includes: Models for all exponents from 2^1 to 2^10 Check out the rest of my EXPONENT MODELS: Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 2Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 3Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 4Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 5Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 6FREEBIE Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 7Exponents: Visual Models: Bases of 8Expon

Hands-on activity where students search for geometric shapes in real life. Students must locate and measure shapes. From those measurements, students will calculate the surface area. Shapes include: squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, composite figures, and rectangular prisms. Great for groups or even an at-home investigation. Supplemental materials needed: rulers or yard sticks PDF file includes: 1 page with 2 sets of student directions; 1 page with recording sheet

I teach writing and math, so I love when I can combine the two contents for a lesson! This lesson combines persuasive writing and ratio knowledge. NOW WITH A BONUS! Warm Up & Exit Ticket Presentation This lesson contains two different options: *a shorter, independent activity to reinforce persuasive writing concepts *a more in-depth, whole group activity that reinforces persuasive writing concepts, in addition to ratio practice. PDF file has 5 pages: 1-cover, 2-teacher directions, 3- You Mus

Get students up and moving while practicing the Pythagorean Theorem! Keep students motivated by discovering a secret code. Problems require students to solve for missing values for legs or hypotenuse. Includes real-world problems. Included: *Teacher's Guide *10 student walk-about tasks *Student recording sheet *Answer key How to use: Tape the walk-about task cards around the classroom. Give each student a recording sheet. Allow students to walk around the classroom and solve each task. Each an