Surviving Middle School

Teachers can use this tool to get to know their students mathematically - what they like and don't like about math. Teachers can also use this to see how students view themselves in math class.

15 math questions that focus on 5th grade common core standards. Students are prompted to explain their reasoning, justify their answers, and self reflect on topic knowledge.

This checklist helps break down the expectations of the AimsWeb+ Concepts and Applications assessment and aligns each skill with the grade-level IXL Code.

Students define geographic terms, compare maps and globes using a graphic organizer, and investigate the differences between different types of maps. I can statement and essential question reflection included.

Task cards - Students match the word form and the standard form of the math sentences.

Students will create a research question, survey their classmates, perform statistical calculations, and create a histogram and boxplot.

Students will create a survey question and collect data from their classmates. Once they have their data, students will follow the steps provided to calculate the sectors of the pie chart and then create their graph.

Students will create their own country using their prior knowledge of different systems of government. Project is set up to use for Google Slides or PowerPoint. Template is editable.

Students research 4 stock prices and then answer multiple math questions about the prices. Students will add decimals, multiple decimals by powers of 10, round decimals, compare decimals, and write decimals in expanded form.

Guided Slides in which students research important information on a Mathematician of their choice! There are 5 slides: 1 cover page, 1 works cited page, and 3 research slides.

Use this template to create an interactive Sudoku Bulletin. I recommend making each number a different color and having extra copies of the numbers available. Using Velcro to adhere the numbers to the board will allow students to move the numbers around easily!

Empower students to share about their culture with this guided at-home interview. Students interview family members and write about various aspects of their culture. Once the interview is completed, students can make a slide-show, poster, or another product to share about themselves to the class/school.

Students research various information about a state they choose. They then decide if they would like to live in the state based on the information they learned. Students could also present their information to the class using a Slide Show Presentation or another method.

Use this template to customize a weekly grade letter for students to complete and get signed by a trusted adult. This tool can help increase home to school communication about progress and classroom choices.

Students use a rule to create a pattern on an X/Y table for two questions. Students use a table of X/Y values to communicate a rule on two other questions. This worksheet involves whole numbers and fractions.

4 questions for classwork that involve whole numbers and mixed numbers. Students practice using the area model to multiply mixed numbers. Homework sheet is also included.

Teacher guide included. Use to review definitions of key vocabulary about the coordinate plane system.

Students analyze a pattern of triangles, create a table, discover a rule, and explain their reasoning

Guided worksheet that reviews decimal fluency and number sense. Students need access to a computer to search for prices or a catalog of prices.

This document aligns IXL skills by grade along with skills tested on AimsWeb+ ( Number Sense Fluency). It shows grades 5 through 8.