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Simply Math

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Portland, Oregon, United States
About the store
Students play familiar games that are just what's needed for a fun review of the basic math skills. Each group can pick a different skill. I color code the games and store in zip bags to make it easy to hand out and collect games that last for years. To challenge my more mathematically inclined students I have puzzles and challenges to keep them thinking like mathematicians.
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Preview of Scintillating Shapes - Tangrams FREEBIE

Scintillating Shapes - Tangrams FREEBIE

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Challenge students with this puzzle that has three shapes that seem to be the same general size and shape BUT are not identical! Then they create their own puzzles using their tangram pieces. A simple worksheet (choose color or black line images) guides students through the activity. It can be a great way to spark interest in math especially when you're learning from home. I included solutions and tangrams that you can print and cut apart to make sets of tangrams that are the same size as the t
Preview of Fortune Teller for Addition ★ FREEBIE ★

Fortune Teller for Addition ★ FREEBIE ★

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Download this free toy that you can print, cut, and fold to make a fun way for students to review adding with 9s. It's part of a series of products that feature fortune tellers (AKA cootie catchers), including ADDITION , SUBTRACTION , MULTIPLICATION , DIVISION facts, and a BUNDLE of all four products that saves you $$. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Click on the ★ to follow me and find out about n
Preview of What's My Number? ★ FREEBIE ★

What's My Number? ★ FREEBIE ★

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Need a fun game to review number sense? This game can be easy for younger students (Is it odd? Is it greater than 50?) and for students ready for a challenge (Is it prime? Is it a factor of 3?). I've included a short video to make it easy to see how the game is played. Play the game in your classroom or send it with students for families to play at home. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Find amazi
Preview of A Polygon Worksheet ★ FREEBIE ★

A Polygon Worksheet ★ FREEBIE ★

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Students draw eight different geometric shapes* and then add the number of sides, vertices, diagonals, and the sum of the interior angles**. To make it easy, I included the drawings in black line and color so students could cut them out to add to the worksheet. I also included small diagrams of the diagonals so students could quickly add them to the worksheet. You can even choose to print the answer key in black line or color for a student who was absent or might struggle to complete the w
Preview of Creature Cards ★ FREEBIE ★

Creature Cards ★ FREEBIE ★

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Just what you need as a quick puzzle in math class or as a fun start to your school day. Project a set of creatures on the wall and students are challenged to figure out the rule for the creatures. Which creatures at the bottom of the page follow the rule? You might have students work in teams to identify the rule. Great for visual students and intellectually gifted students who thrive on puzzles. Bonus: I included a formatted page so students can name and draw new creature puzzles to share with
Preview of Graph Paper - Centimeters ★ FREEBIE ★

Graph Paper - Centimeters ★ FREEBIE ★

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I created graph paper in increments of millimeters including: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10! Just download and print the graph paper you need! Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store. – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – Click on the ★ next to our store to follow me and find out about new products. – • – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – • – Visit my b
Preview of Graph Paper - Inches ★ FREEBIE ★

Graph Paper - Inches ★ FREEBIE ★

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I created graph paper in increments of inches including: 0.125", 0.25", 0.375", 0.5", 0.625", 0.75", 0.875", and 1" Just download and print the graph paper you need! Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store. – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – Click on the ★ next to our store to follow me and find out about new products. – • – • – ♥ – ♥ –
Preview of Piece of the Pie - Graph with a Pie Chart ★ FREEBIE ★

Piece of the Pie - Graph with a Pie Chart ★ FREEBIE ★

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Survey a group of students. Print a sheet with the same number of sections as your survey. Challenge teams of students to answer the question posed in the survey. The first team to get more than half the answers on the survey, WINS!! It's a great way to have students get to know each other while practicing this important math skill. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product.– • – ♥ – • – Find amazing and creative resources for
Preview of Commutative Property of Addition Go Fish Game ★ FREEBIE ★

Commutative Property of Addition Go Fish Game ★ FREEBIE ★

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Play a familiar, fun game to practice using the commutative property of addition. It's a great game to have students play with classmates or family members! Need more games that feature the commutative property? Consider an "I Have Who Has?" game or a bingo game. This game is part of a Math Properties Go Fish Games bundle that includes all of these great math properties games:    ※  commutative property of addition   ※  commutative property of multiplication   ※  associative property of add
Preview of Geometry Tic Tac Toe: Shapes, Edges, and Vertices ★ FREEBIE ★

Geometry Tic Tac Toe: Shapes, Edges, and Vertices ★ FREEBIE ★

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Play a familiar game to review shapes, edges, and vertices. Four different 3x3 game boards can be used to practicethese skills. Answer keys are included. Blank and numbered blank 3x3 grids are included so you can introduce the game to students and your capable, interested students can use a blank grid to create new games. If you like this game, check out the other tic tac toe games we've included in our store. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comm
Preview of Lines and Angles Tic Tac Toe ★ FREEBIE ★

Lines and Angles Tic Tac Toe ★ FREEBIE ★

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Play a familiar game to review lines and angles. Four different 3x3 game boards can be used to practice naming lines and angles. To play a game piece, a student must correctly identify the lines or angles in the chosen square. Blank and numbered blank 3x3 grids are included so you can introduce the game to students and your capable, interested students can use a grid to create new games. If you like this game, check out the other tic tac toe games we've included in our store. Thanks for vi
Preview of Geometry Go Fish ★ FREEBIE ★

Geometry Go Fish ★ FREEBIE ★

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Play a fun, simple game to practice matching terms to two- and three-dimensional shapes. Print game cards and answer keys following the directions given. Rules are included. Everything fits in a zip bag for easy set up and clean up. Thanks for visiting my store! If you like this game, check out the Go Fish games we've included in our store including Numbers FREEBIE, Addition 1, Addition 2, Addition 3, Addition 4, Addition Bundle, Subtraction 1, Subtraction 2, Subtraction 3, Subtrac
Preview of Numbers Go Fish ★ FREEBIE ★

Numbers Go Fish ★ FREEBIE ★

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Practice matching the numbers to the words with this fun, familiar game. You'll download game boards, answer keys, and a set of directions for creating a game. Choose from comic sans or D'Nealian fonts. If you like this game, check out the Go Fish games we've included in our store. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store.
Preview of Time Bingo ★ FREEBIE ★

Time Bingo ★ FREEBIE ★

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Practice telling time for the hours, half-hours, and quarter-hours with bingo! You'll download 36 different games and cards with clocks for calling the games. Just add squares of paper or plastic math chips to cover the answers and watch as your students have fun practicing this important skills. If you like this game, check out the bingo games we've included in our store including Numbers 1, Numbers 2, Numbers 3, Numbers 4, Numbers 5, Numbers 6, Numbers 7, Numbers Bundle, Addition 1, Additi
Preview of Geometric Shapes Bingo ★ FREEBIE ★

Geometric Shapes Bingo ★ FREEBIE ★

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Learning two-dimensional geometric shapes? Reviewing colors? Consider playing geometry bingo. Students practice their colors as they identify circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, pentagons, parallelograms, octagons, and stars. Just add small squares of paper or plastic math chips. Five in a row wins, BINGO! If you like this game, check out the bingo games we've included in our store including Numbers 1, Numbers 2, Numbers 3, Numbers 4, Numbers 5, Numbers 6, Numbers 7, Numbers Bundle, Additi
Preview of Round to the Nearest Ten or Hundred ★ FREEBIE ★

Round to the Nearest Ten or Hundred ★ FREEBIE ★

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A quick matching game that helps students practice their rounding skills. Print a rule card and answer key for each set of cards. Choose from two different rounding to tens set of cards and two different rounding to hundreds set of cards. Challenge a capable student to create a new set of cards for peers! If you like this game, check out the Memory games we've included in our store including Numbers 0 - 20, Numbers and Blocks, Numbers and Shapes, Tens Equal Tens and Ones FREEBIE, Mentally A
Preview of Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers ★ FREEBIE ★

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers ★ FREEBIE ★

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My students love this memory game. They ask to play it whenever they think we have some free time! Your students can practice matching improper fractions and mixed numbers. Send it home for students to play with family members. Print game cards and rules on cardstock, cut, bag, and you've got a game. Set up, clean up, and storage are quick and easy. Thanks for visiting my store! If you purchase a product, please take a moment to leave a rating. Interested in great science resources? Visit
Preview of Tens Equal Tens and Ones ★ FREEBIE ★

Tens Equal Tens and Ones ★ FREEBIE ★

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A quick and simple game to practice matching two-digit numbers with tens and ones. Choose from two different fonts, D'Nealian and Arial. Choose from five different color cards. This can make it easy to get the sets of cards in the right bag if they happen to get mixed up! If you like this game, check out the memory games we've included in our store including Numbers 0 - 20, Numbers and Blocks, Numbers and Shapes, Tens Equal Tens and Ones FREEBIE, Mentally Add and Subtract 10 and 100, Money,
Preview of Cardinal Numbers 0-10 ★ FREEBIE ★

Cardinal Numbers 0-10 ★ FREEBIE ★

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Are your students learning to match cardinal numbers with their names? Get started with this free game that features the numbers 0-10. This memory game lets them practice this skill. I've included cards for American Sign Language, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The cards are saved in blue, green, magenta, and purple. Students sharing a table are more likely to put their cards back in the bag if the cards are a different color than other teams at the table.
Preview of What's My Number? ★ FREEBIE ★

What's My Number? ★ FREEBIE ★

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Simply Math
Need to review number sense? Try this game that's easy for younger students (Is it odd?) and for students ready for a challenge (Is it prime?). I've included a short video to make it easy to see how the game is played. You can play in your classroom or send it with students for families to play at home. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product. – • – ♥ – • – Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in ou
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Experience

Students play familiar games that are just what's needed for a fun review of the basic math skills. Each group can pick a different skill. I color code the games and store in zip bags to make it easy to hand out and collect games that last for years. To challenge my more mathematically inclined students I have puzzles and challenges to keep them thinking like mathematicians.

Teaching style

Active, hands-on, student centered, fun.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Shining moments were reading the letters written by my students recommending me for awards I received including: Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Education, Oregon Science Teachers Association Teacher of the Year, Oregon Public Broadcasting Technology Teacher of the Year, Tektronix/Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Teacher of the Year, American Electronics Association Teacher of the Year.

My own education history

MS in Science Education, Oregon State University BA in Education, Western Washington University

Additional biographical information

Please visit my other store: Simply Science.