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This workbook introduces middle school math students to the concept of solving simple algebraic equations. This workbook guides students through thinking moves and steps that they can follow to solve simple algebraic equations. This packet is a great way to introduce your students to a new unit or chapter that involves solving simple algebraic equations. I recommend breaking your students into small groups and having them work though this material following a workshop model. Some students will m

I created this graphic organizer to accompany the 3-2-1 Bridge thinking routine introduced in the book, "Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners," by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison 3-2-1 Bridge is a routine for activating prior knowledge and making connections. From the Visible Thinking Website: Purpose: What kind of thinking does this routine encourage? This routine asks students to uncover their initial thoughts,

This resource explicitly teaches students when and how to email a teacher, with examples, non-examples, and guided practice.

This simple, undated weekly homework planner helps middle school students build strong organization, planning, and time-management skills without feeling overwhelmed. Designed with an executive-function focus, this planner gives students a clear, calm space to track assignments and important reminders each week. Perfect for classrooms that value structure, flexibility, and student independence. ✏️ What’s Included • Undated weekly planner (Monday–Friday) • Space for daily homework assignment

This video response worksheet helps students record notes and thoughts in response to videos that they watch in class or for homework. This worksheet prompts students to record: -Title -Source -Learning Intention -Graphic Notes -3 facts or concepts learned from the video -2 questions, wonderings, or thoughts in response to the video -1 connection formed in response to this video This is a great tool for any teacher implementing "flipped classroom" assignments. This worksheet holds students ac

This is a graphic organizer that prompts student to create a goal following the "CANDO" method. Clear Appropriate Numerical Doable Obstacles Considered This tool prompts students to create action steps and to also consider and plan for obstacles.

This math worksheet bundle helps students complete operations with positive and negative numbers on the number line. This packet includes a reference worksheet with a large display of the number line (-20 thru +20) that also lists out guidelines or rules to follow when completing addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division with positive and negative numbers. I recommend printing this document on card stock and then laminating it. Students are then able to draw on the number line with a dr

This bundle pulls together products that specifically focus on planning and organization.

This project prompts students to put their decimal skills to use while exploring some consumer math. Students are challenged to create a wish list of items and spend exactly $1,000,000. This resource includes: - project description - single-point grading rubric - "Need-to-Know Skill: How to Calculate Sales Tax" page - sales tax by state chart - blank table to help students organize their wish list information I suggest assigning this as independent work -- homework for one week. Give students

This documents contains all of the reference materials and information that you would need to assign a current events activity in any math class. This packet includes: -detailed assignment description -assignment template -sample of successful work -a list of online news resources -graphic organizer -grading rubric that describes the success criteria This current events assignment invites students to think critically in your classroom and underscores the myriad connections to mathematics that ex

This product includes six pages of 6 pre-written exit tickets that can be used with any subject at the end of a lesson. The questions are open-ended and formative in nature. Make several photocopies and pre-cut ahead of time. Students can pull from a basket and answer whichever exit ticket is at the top of the pile.

This tool is a graphic organizer that students can use to help with decision-making. This tool prompts students to: Describe the situation.Map out potential options.Identify pros for each option.Identify cons for each option.Create a list of action-steps for follow through.

This is a reflection tool that you can use with student to close out the end of a month and to think forward to the month ahead. Prompts: gratitude"wins"challengesgoalsThis graphic organizer also include parenthetical notes that get students thinking about some of the brain science behind the benefits of reflection and goal-setting.

Learning Intention: I will understand how I can draw models to perform multiplication with fractions. I created this packet to use with my middle school math students to help them visual and deepen their understanding of fraction multiplication. This investigation activity guides students through thinking about multiplication with whole numbers. From there, it scaffolds the process of drawing models of fraction multiplication. The hope is that this activity helps students understand the reasoni

I created this graphic organizer to accompany the Color, Symbol, Image thinking routine introduced in the book, "Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners," by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison Color, Symbol, Image is a routine for distilling the essence of ideas nonverbally. Directions: 1. As you are reading/listening/watching, make note of things that you find interesting, important, or insightful. 2. When you finish,

Learning Intention: I will learn how to add integers (on the number line). This resources helps students learn how to add integers using a number line. This product includes the following components: Do Now (review of rounding decimals)Think-Pair-Share activityLesson Launch (activate knowledge of identifying integers and graphing on number line)Mini Lesson on how to add integers on the number lineGuided Practice pageHere is a link to a Google Jamboard, which you can duplicate, if you would like

This is a one-page habit tracker that students can use for tracking habits over the course of a month.

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This product is a bullet journal style student planner for the 2023-24 academic year -- September 2023 thru June 2024. This product includes a weekly spread for each week of the school year as well as goal-setting and reflection prompts throughout. Print double-sized and then you can drop this into a binder system to create a personalized and customizable student planner. This is a great tool for a study skills class.