Sunshine Math

Join the GEMDAS revolution! This poster breaks apart the pieces of GEMDAS into the 4 steps used to simplify an expression. My hope is to replace PEMDAS in all grades and schools in America. *If you'd like this poster with fewer G options, let me know.*

**Updated June 2025 to include 2 sizes and more color options. Sometimes students need reminders of the behaviors they need for success. This poster is a simple way to remind students. It has the words Focus, Read, Ask, Persevere, and Study surrounding the word Success. The file contains 2 different sizes, one for walls and one for desks. It also has 6 color schemes to fit your classroom needs. If you like this poster, you might also like my other posters. Check them out! Even though this is

Do your students need more reinforcement for the order of operations (GEMDAS)? This might be a worksheet for you! It assigns colors to the different steps of the order of operations so each step is highlighted by a color. I used this in the beginning of my career when my students didn't have to complete very difficult order of operation puzzles. I think it's very useful to add color to what is normally black and white!

My coworkers and I have embarked on a mission to change PEMDAS to GEMDAS since the upper levels of math include more than just parentheses as a grouping symbol. That being said, I made this KWL chart to use with my 8th grade students to introduce the new anagram. It was a great conversation!

If you need a hall pass that's easy to fill out and reproduce, then this is for you! You can enter your name and room number before you print it out on colored paper. There are 8 total passes on one page. There are also faint lines to use when cutting them out. There are three images at the top to circle to indicate where the student is going -- a stethoscope for the nurse, a stack of books for the library, and a couch for the counselor. There is also a line where you can write the reason fo