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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

Use this game to practice matching equations to solutions. Choose from two different versions of the game. In one-step equations students match problems like 7 + x = 11 with x = 4 or 22 - 15 = x with x = 7. In two step equations students match 3x + 3 = 6 with x = 1 or 30 - 5x = 5 with x = 5. Just print, cut and bag cards and answer keys. When you have a few minutes of free time or students have earned a reward, it's easy to set up games to review solving equations. I color coded the answer ke

A fun activity you can use to help students find patterns using ice cream cones! Who wouldn't want to learn about patterns if it involved sweet treats? I've included options to make it easy to tailor this activity just for your classroom. Six worksheets with progressively larger numbers Illustrated answers for the worksheetsFour worksheets that extend the activityA blank worksheet you can use to challenge studentsImages in color to print to arrange to display answersImages in two sizes for st

A fun activity you can use to help students find patterns using shirts and shorts. I've included options to make it easy to tailor this activity just for your classroom. Seven worksheets with progressively larger numbers Illustrated answers for the worksheetsFour worksheets that extend the activityA blank worksheet you can use to challenge studentsImages in color to print to arrange to display answersImages in two sizes for students to color to create their own displaysTwo simple assessments o

Do your kids ♥ creating fortune tellers? You might also call them cootie catchers. This product contains fortune tellers for one or two players, with color and blackline letters that can be colored. Consider printing blank fortune tellers so your capable students can create their own fortune tellers, maybe to share with classmates. A web page created for my fortune tellers has directions both in print and text so you can see how to create this fun toy. There's also variations on the rules you m

Also called Cootie Catchers, this fun device can be a great way to review basic facts about geometric lines, two dimensional shapes, and three dimensional shapes. Choose from color images or blackline images you can color. I included a blank fortune teller for each of the three options so you can easily challenge capable or interested students to create a new fortune teller. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product.– • – ♥ –

Let Botanist Bob and Zoologist Zoe help you introduce patterns and simple algebra equations. This could be a way to start your math class, an addition to your sub folder, or an activity to fill a few minutes of extra time. Choose to project each page and/or have students work out the answers on worksheets. An extensions page makes it easy to extend the puzzles from 10 to 20. Just change the numbers in the puzzle, identify the pattern, and solve. Use blank pages to have students create puzzle

Use this game to practice matching improper fractions to mixed numbers. Choose from four different versions of the game. Maybe the simpler fractions are used first and then students move on the the more complex fractions. Just print, cut, and bag game pieces. Then, when you have free time, it's quick and easy to set up a game, review a math concept, and clean up. If you like this game, check out all the great Memory games we've included in our store. Thanks for visiting my Simply Math sto

Use this game to practice identifying the points on a coordinate graph. Are your students learning to identify points on a graph? Start with a 6x6 graph. Then play the game with a 10x10 graph. For interested or capable students, there are blank pages to create a new game for classmates. Print, cut, and bag game pieces. Then, when you have free time, it's quick and easy to set up a game, review a math concept, and clean up. If you like this game, check out all the great Memory games we've i

Print and bag a variety of games for your students. When you have free time, it's quick and easy to set up a game, review a math concept, and clean up. You just need a small box to store your games. Use this game to practice matching equivalent fractions. 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. – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – Clic

I like to print and bag a variety of games for my students. When we have free time they can choose a game, set it up, play, and then clean up easily by putting their game pieces back in their zip bag. It just takes a shoe box to store my games. Use this game to practice matching a stack of blocks to total volume or the formula for finding the volume of the blocks. Choose a game with blocks stacked one block, two blocks, or three blocks wide. When students are familiar with the game or for your

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

I've created six different products and then put a sample of each into this FREEBIE! Learn idioms while solving puzzles. Great for helping English learners and for challenging gifted students. You don't need to be able to solve each puzzle - that's included in the answer key with a short explanation of each puzzle. You might display a puzzle at the beginning of a school day. Reveal the answer after a very short class discussion. There are seven kinds of puzzles, including: style, direction,

These puzzles feature idioms in fun arrangements. They can be a great way to help English learners with idioms and challenge gifted students to solve puzzles. Consider challenging your students to create new puzzles. It could make them famous in years to come when you use student generated puzzles with each new class! Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. I've created six different products and a BUNDLE. Choose from 21 puzzles in a product or

A great way to help English learners with idioms and challenge gifted students to solve puzzles. Consider challenging your students to create new puzzles. It could make the famous in years to come when you use the new puzzles with each new class! Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. I've created six different products and a BUNDLE. Choose from 21 puzzles in a product or 126 puzzles in the bundle. Check out the preview to see the puzzles includ

Another great collection of puzzles that some call rhebus puzzles. Use them to help your English learners with those pesky idioms and as a challenge for your gifted students to solve. They could create more puzzles to share with classmates. It could make the famous in years to come when you use the new puzzles with each new class! Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. Check out the preview to see the puzzles included in this product. Consid

Even more of the puzzles that help your English learners learn those pesky idioms and your gifted students will love to solve. Then challenge your students to create their own puzzles to share with classmates. Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. Check out the preview to see all the fun puzzles I included in this product. My students really enjoy solving puzzles. Kids who find them easy can share their strategies for success. Consider display

More of the puzzles your gifted students will love to solve and your English learners can use as a fun way to learn idioms. Challenge your students to create their own puzzles to share with classmates. Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. Check out the preview to see these fun puzzles that my students really enjoy solving. Kids who find them easy can share their strategies for success. Could you post a puzzle to start the day? At the end of t

Puzzles your gifted students will love to solve. Then challenge them to create their own puzzles to share with classmates. Check out www.simplyscience.com/idioms for idioms students might use for their puzzles. Check out the preview to see these fun puzzles that can also help your students who are learning English because many of the puzzles are idioms. My students really enjoyed solving these puzzles. Kids who found them easy were able to share their strategies with kids who found the activi