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Help your students master area with this comprehensive bundle designed for middle school math classrooms. This set combines clear, editable notes, engaging Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) “Thin Slice” problems, and a Check Your Understanding assessment — everything you need to teach and reinforce area concepts effectively. Bundle Includes: BTC Middle School Area Notes (Editable) – Student-friendly, fully editable Google Docs notes that clearly explain area concepts for various shapes. BTC

Get every guided note packet you need to teach Algebra 1 in one complete, ready-to-use bundle! These notes help students organize their thinking, connect concepts, and build deep understanding — moving beyond rote memorization to real algebraic reasoning. Perfect for in-class instruction, guided practice, review, or differentiation. What’s Included Expressions Unit – Writing, evaluating, and simplifying expressions Equations Unit – One-step, two-step, and multi-step equations Absolute Valu

Everything you need to teach an engaging, thinking-focused geometry unit — all in one bundle! This resource includes Google Slides lessons, hands-on activities, checks for understanding, and notes, designed to help students reason, collaborate, and make meaningful connections in geometry. Perfect for grades 6–8 and aligned with Building Thinking Classrooms practices, this bundle moves beyond formulas to focus on conceptual understanding and student thinking. What’s Included Google Slides U

Struggling to get students to truly understand equations—not just memorize steps? This bundle combines notes, vocabulary, and a game to build both conceptual understanding and engagement in your Algebra 1 classroom. What’s Included Scaffolded Solving Equations Notes (Algebra 1) Equations Vocabulary Card Sort (terms, definitions, examples) One Step Equations Go Fish Game Why It Works Reinforces learning through multiple approaches Builds vocabulary + problem-solving skills together Keeps st

Help students master writing, evaluating, and simplifying algebraic expressions with this engaging bundle of notes and activities. Perfect for Algebra 1 or middle school math, this resource combines scaffolded support with hands-on practice. What’s Included Scaffolded notes for writing, evaluating, and simplifying expressions Writing Expressions Matching Activity (translate verbal phrases) Clothesline Math Activity (BTC: mild, medium, spicy) Evaluating Expressions Practice Like Terms UNO G

Get students thinking deeply about linear relationships with this engaging card sort activity! Instead of relying on labeled axes, students must analyze and reason through how the lines are drawn — building conceptual understanding of slope, intercepts, and equations of lines. What’s Included A set of cards with unlabeled coordinate grids showing various lines Three activities for increasing levels of thinking: Match each graph to its closest slope Match each graph to its slope-inte

Help students build a strong foundation in solving equations with this guided notes packet! Designed to support understanding through structure and examples, these notes walk students through one-step, two-step, and multi-step equations while emphasizing reasoning over rote procedures. Perfect for introducing new content, guided practice, or review — keeping learning clear and consistent across your classroom. Step-by-step guided notes for each type of equationAligned to high school algebra st

Help students understand two essential algebra concepts with this guided notes packet on absolute value and inequalities! These notes break down challenging ideas into clear, structured steps that support conceptual understanding and classroom discussion. Students will explore what absolute value means, how to represent and solve inequalities, and how both connect to number lines and real-world situations. Covers absolute value, graphing inequalities, and solving one-step & two-step inequaliti

Support your students as they build confidence with algebraic expressions using this guided notes packet! Designed for clarity and engagement, these notes help students connect key ideas while practicing writing, evaluating, and simplifying expressions. Perfect for introducing new concepts, reinforcing understanding, or supporting absent students, this packet keeps learning organized and accessible. Step-by-step guided notes for each conceptAligned to high school math standardsEditable Google

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

In this hands-on project, students plot points in the first quadrant, identify nets and 3D figures, and calculate surface area, perimeter, and volume — all while bringing geometry to life! It’s a fun, engaging way to reinforce multiple sixth-grade math standards. The project is divided into four parts, which can be completed individually or with a partner: Part A: Students graph points to create the net of a rectangular prism, cut it out, assemble the 3D figure, and find its perimeter and su

Engage your students in a hands-on, collaborative algebra activity with this Clothesline Card Sort, designed to help students evaluate, simplify, and order algebraic expressions. Perfect for middle school math classes (grades 6–9) or early algebra students, this activity encourages reasoning, discussion, and problem-solving in a fun and interactive way. What’s Included: Mild Level (6 cards): Simple integer expressions – perfect for beginners Medium Level (6 cards): Expressions with negati

Support your high school students in developing a deep understanding of functions with this guided notes packet! Designed for clarity and engagement, these notes help students connect multiple representations of functions and interpret what they mean in real-world and mathematical contexts. Students will learn to identify, evaluate, and represent functions using tables, graphs, and equations — building the foundation for algebra. Topics Included:Relations vs. Functions and identifying domain &

Help students master the laws of exponents with this guided notes packet designed for clarity, structure, and understanding! Each section breaks down the exponent rules with examples, visual support, and space for guided practice — perfect for teaching or reinforcing key algebraic skills. Students will build confidence as they explore patterns, reasoning, and apply them to simplify expressions involving powers and exponents. Topics Included: Power Rule Product Rule Power of a Product Rule Q

Make reviewing equations and expressions engaging, active, and meaningful with this no-prep scavenger hunt! Students start with a quick vocabulary warm-up ( solve, evaluate, simplify, distributive property) and then move around the room applying those skills to real problems. Perfect for keeping students focused while reviewing key Algebra 1 concepts! What’s Included: 12 Scavenger Hunt Problems Student Recording Sheet Vocabulary Warm-Up (with word bank + distractor) Answer Key Skills

Bring number sense to life with this interactive Middle School Clothesline Math Activity!This resource gives students hands-on practice comparing, ordering, and reasoning about fractions, decimals, percents, and visual models—all on a collaborative class clothesline. Students will place cards on the clothesline and justify their thinking as they work with multiple representations of the following benchmarks and their equivalents: 1/10, 1/5, 1/4, 3/10, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 7/10, 4/5, 9/10, and 1.Ea

Help students build a strong foundation in systems of equations with this guided notes packet! Designed to support student understanding step-by-step, these notes walk through the major methods for solving systems while encouraging conceptual thinking and organization. Topics Included Determining if systems have one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions Graphing systems of equations Substitution method Elimination method Word problems and real-world applications Why Y

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

Transform your geometry classroom into a space where students truly think with this thin-sliced BTC Geometry Unit! Designed around Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms framework, this resource breaks key geometry concepts into small, meaningful “thin slices” that promote reasoning, collaboration, and perseverance. This product includes:Area of Irregular ShapesArea of ParallelogramsArea of TrianglesReasoning with Squares & Cubes

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