Sharpened Resources

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 file is a PDF. You may purchase this a .doc file to customize to your needs.

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

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

This is a weekly goal setting graphic organizer. Requires students to set a math goal, set a plan for each day, and reflect on their own progress. A great proactive tool for struggling or advanced students. **If you would like this modified for your content area, please contact me.