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Bring geometry to life with this complete, ready-to-teach Google Slides unit designed for middle school students! From discovering area and surface area to exploring 3D figures, this resource helps students build conceptual understanding through visual models, problem-solving, and reflection. Each lesson encourages student thinking and collaboration — perfectly aligned with Building Thinking Classrooms. What’s Included Complete Google Slides lessons for each topic Interactive tasks, visual

Support your students in mastering polynomials with this structured and engaging guided notes packet! Each section helps students recognize patterns, apply operations, and understand how polynomial structure connects to algebraic reasoning. Perfect for introducing new concepts, reinforcing learning, or providing guided practice. Students will learn how to simplify, apply operations, and factor polynomials. Topics Included: Adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials Simplify polynomial

Help students make meaningful connections between equations, graphs, and transformations with this guided notes packet! These notes break down each concept into clear, structured sections that build understanding step-by-step — perfect for introducing, reinforcing, or reviewing key graphing skills. Students will explore how slope affects a line, how to write equations in different forms, and how transformations change graphs visually and algebraically. Topics Included: Understanding and finding

Bring geometry to life with this fun, hands-on project! Students become mini golf course designers as they apply their understanding of area to create their own golf hole using triangles, rectangles, and parallelograms. Students will: Design a mini golf course (9 holes)Label dimensions and calculate each areaExplain their reasoning and showcase creativityPerfect for: 6th–7th Grade Geometry Review of area concepts End-of-unit or enrichment activityMake learning area meaningful and engaging —

Help your students — and yourself — clearly see what thinking progress looks like! This Building Thinking Classrooms Rubric focuses on how knowledge is demonstrated, using a clear, evidence-based approach where learning is measured through Knowledge Demonstrated Individually (KDI).Make a copy of each standard that you assess at the bottom of the document.