The New Normal

This classroom tested, student approved project is guaranteed to engage middle school students. Students will work in teams to plan, create and sell products or services with the goal of making a profit. Package includes time line, all necessary student handouts and project ideas. Engage students in Math, Language Arts, Art and Technology.

This cross curricular hands on project is sure to engage all students. Appropriate for middle school students but can be adapted for younger or older students. Students transform a cardboard box into well designed home with a landscaped yard using everyday materials (no food items). Connecting math, language arts, technology, social studies, art and phys ed this project has it all.

The SMARTboard lesson contains 17 mental math strategies suitable for middle school students. Each strategy contains examples and practice questions. Strategies include adding and subtracting money, double and half, finding percent, multiplying fractions and many more.

These 6 activities can be used during the first week of school to get to know students and their ideas and attitudes about math. Some activities are intended to be done individually and others can be done with a partner or small group. Each fun and engaging activity allows for students of differing abilities to contribute to the completion of the activity at their own level.

A set of 5 interactive division problems in which students fill in the blanks about people and/or items they want to include in the word problem. Problems involve double or triple digit dividends and single digit divisors. QR codes are included displaying answers.

11 engaging context questions for middle level math students. Topics include operations with integers, decimals, fractions, measurement and ratio. Can be used as centers or indivual work.

The perfect resource to support teaching and learning about angles including identifying angle types, estimating and measuring angles. Bundle includes word wall cards, activities, game, exit slip, warm up questions and open-ended questions to spark discussion. Also included is a cumulative project "The Perfect Selfie".

A fun halloween edition of I Have Who Has math game. 20 cards focused on more than and less than numbers to 20.

This math game can be played as a whole class or with a partner. It's scope of play lends itself well to individual differentiation because of the use of all four operations. Students love the challenge of trying to eliminate all thirty numbers and review addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at the same time. A great 10 minute warm up or end of class activity.

Students need fun and engaging ways to practice multiplication facts and build automaticity. These package of 5 games are perfect for math centers or home practice. Each game simply needs everyday items such as dice, playing cards or counters. Print, laminate and you will be set for a year of fun.

This mini project from The New Normal contains 1 open ended activity and 2 handout sheets each with a real life context question which requires students to apply their knowledge of circumference, diameter and pi. A rubric is included.

Make learning fun with this Halloween version of I Have Who Has? 24 multiplication cards allow students to practice facts up to 12 x 12 as part of a center or as a whole class warm up.

Engage students with a game of Who Has and practice multiplication automaticity at the same time. This set of 24 question cards practice facts up to 12 x 12.

These 4 real life division word problems leave blanks for students to add information such as their name, friend's name, favorite restaurant and field trip location. Each question involves a multi digit divident and a single digit divisor.

Student are given a set amount of money for buying Christmas presents and must decide what they are going to buy and the total of each gift after applying a percent off. A great way to practice finding percent. Please share your review of this product and be sure to visit my site!