Thought Well Math

This is the 7th grade excerpt from my 6-8th Grade Hanger Diagram Packet: It includes all 13 pages of scaffolded problems featuring equations in both forms: px + q = r and p(x + q)=r. I've found that these worksheets really support students in developing mastery over solving equations! The careful scaffolding promotes joy and confidence. The activities are scaffolded in a few ways: 1. Representational to Abstract First students solve just using the hanger diagrams, then they connect the diagra

This is the 8th grade excerpt from my 6-8th Grade Hanger Diagram Packet: It includes all 10 pages of scaffolded problems featuring equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign. I've found that these worksheets really support students in developing mastery over solving equations! The careful scaffolding promotes joy and confidence. The activities are scaffolded in a few ways:1. Representational to Abstract First students solve just using the hanger diagrams, then they connect the d

My students love using mild, medium, and spicy task cards to build fluency with a skill. They get immediate feedback and have the chance to learn from their mistakes because the answers are on the back of each card. The levels are intentionally scaffolded so that kids build specific skills as they progress. This builds confidence! Mild : Offers the chance to practice and solidify the product property, the quotient property, and the power to a power property. The exponents are restricted to posit