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My students really enjoy and love number talks! Number talks is a great way to foster meaningful discussions in math! These hand signals provide thinking time for students, encourages student to think of multiple strategies or justifications and allows me to quickly assess who requires further support and/ or extension. Also, it is great for classroom management. It helps you order the discussion and keep students accountable for listening and participating. It's a great way to see where my stu

This 6-7th grade math anchor chart poster/note sheet is a great tool when introducing unit rate. Middle school students will be provided with a real-world example, keywords, and definitions, fill in the blank note sheet, visual, reference guide. This makes for a great scaffold and/or tool for struggling students. Its also a perfect addition to your classroom word wall and/or interactive math notebooks/reference binders! This is aligned to the 6th and 7th grade common core standards •6.RP.2 an

Take some pressure off of the beginning of the year with this easy-to-assign digital resource! One priority of the beginning of the year is to get to know our students as unique individuals and I know this resource will help you get to know your students better! This Back to School All About Me activity will help you get to know your students interests, like and dislikes with the ease of Google Slides during the first week of school. No PREP and LOW stress! There are fun questions and importan

My students also struggled with word problem comprehension! I created this checklist and graphic organizers to help my students solve word problems and remember what steps to take. They are able to refer back to their checklist to check if they met the requirements and remember all the parts of solving a word problem. It's a great way for students to self-assess themselves and have a visual helper to guide them in solving word problems. I use this checklist during math workshop to work with my s

Help your students solve word problems using this word problem checklist! Happy Teaching