Tiarra's Teaching Techniques

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This wonderful Animated PowerPoint Game is not only F-U-N but super fast paced! Students solve Ratio and Proportion questions and SMACK the right answer (hence Fly Swatter) - it is one of my students' favorite games to play! There are 15 Questions to be solved all within a PowerPoint Game which makes the learning exceptionally fun. I've included a workspace document to use for students to solve the problems on which can be used as an activity grade. A detailed answer key is also available to

Looking for a way to implement small groups or pairs into your lesson plans? I highly recommend this Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers Paired Puzzle Activity. Students will be able to reinforce their addition and subtraction skills with unlike fractions, regrouping mixed numbers, converting improper fractions and simplifying fractions all while they work cooperatively with a partner. Students will be paired with a partner, and each will have 12 separate problems to solve for. After finding t

Pair this Editable Foldable with your lesson on Writing Expressions. Understand the difference between indication words and how to identify them in a written format. Students will formulate a list of indication words for all four math operations and then have a chance to apply their knowledge to two problems per operation (8 examples total) To further this activity, I have made it editable so you can personalize the examples to be used. Included is a Master Copy of indication words and soluti