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In this activity, students will practice multiplying a fraction by a whole number to determine how many ornaments to draw on a Christmas tree. A "work space" is also provided to encourage students to make a pictorial representation of the problem in addition, or instead of, using the standard fraction multiplication procedure. Check out my TpT store, The Math Toolbox, for other great resources!

Algebra Students will practice graphing linear equations with this short activity. Equations are written in different forms and students can rewrite them in slope-intercept form before graphing. Each line also has a restricted domain (or range) that students will use to create a Thanksgiving-themed picture. Great practice for the day before break! Note: In the thumbnail the lines on the coordinate plane do not all appear. They will appear in the downloaded file.

In this activity, students are given a problem that they may or may not be able to solve. Students are then guided through five different problem solving techniques to help them solve the problem: solve a simpler problem, draw a picture, make a table, look for a pattern, and write an "input-output" rule. This activity provides scaffolding for struggling students, and at the same time challenges high-achieving math students to go beyond solving the original problem, into finding an algebraic r

Holiday themed practice with writing and evaluating algebraic expressions at the Algebra 1 or Algebra 2 level. After evaluating the expressions, students will color in the answers on a hundreds board to create a picture. If you like my material, please follow my TpT store, The Math Toolbox. I am continually adding new content.

This holiday themed self-checking worksheet includes practice with the following skills:  -Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators  -Multiplying and Dividing Decimals  -Changing Mixed Numbers into Decimal Form  -Solving 1-Step Equations (all Operations) with Decimals Students solve the problems and then color in the answers to create a path from Santa to the Christmas Tree. Common Core Standards: 5.NF.1 – Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. 6.EE.7 – So

If you’ve taught math for any period of time, you’ve probably heard students say something like, “I started my homework and I couldn’t remember what to do.” Many of these students took notes during class, but the example problems they wrote down were unorganized and completely meaningless by the time they got home and started working on homework. This handout provides some examples on how students can better engage with math procedures during the classroom note-taking process.