tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86541923312934200792024-03-18T11:02:19.119-07:00Make Sense of MathMichelle Sigaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394333887613311651noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654192331293420079.post-91775418617095657632024-03-05T10:34:00.000-08:002024-03-05T10:34:54.598-08:004 Ways to use Anchor Charts in Middle School Math<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeH8bxLBtsLBBpeiaGk8c0mI7d11PLGaqsWm0wq7HxrKslGUpBfVsO72CEj2-MkI65VllhhUSx8h1ECwsNroVVQmUw9dPmQ5KA-4MDwi1cJkoLoKk3qRHWD2jjOxiauY5lCTfADWQzOqFzcwUegH_mwYhVlTGkw7HYB-KGbOVzfnZ3g8pgs6nlQk5KKA/s2400/4%20ways%20to%20use%20anchor%20charts%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4 ways to use anchor charts in middle school math" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeH8bxLBtsLBBpeiaGk8c0mI7d11PLGaqsWm0wq7HxrKslGUpBfVsO72CEj2-MkI65VllhhUSx8h1ECwsNroVVQmUw9dPmQ5KA-4MDwi1cJkoLoKk3qRHWD2jjOxiauY5lCTfADWQzOqFzcwUegH_mwYhVlTGkw7HYB-KGbOVzfnZ3g8pgs6nlQk5KKA/w640-h480/4%20ways%20to%20use%20anchor%20charts%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" title="4 ways to use anchor charts in middle school math" width="640" /></a></div><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;">Using Anchor Charts in the Middle School Math Classroom</span></h2><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anchor charts are one of the best tools to use in your middle school math classroom. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anchor charts are visuals that summarize key concepts, visual models, strategies and problem-solving techniques. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Anchor charts are key to helping students activate prior knowledge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the different ways to use anchor charts in your math classroom. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;">Posters</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxsSmnoQc0h2KpDm21orkx7XKg_Mck3h00plwKf_B-Gnt5KdcJXPnx0nOGnzmOf6asp4Yf5QSgFeevmESsRaXKuumscUWI0YIxulwZ8jRsYJa1VDGr9eoZDEOkRzgxBuZkXhen6yQrN5sXvi-PHMoZx-AwwxTyioTh-FAJKIO-j-QoCH7chCeStxAqkk/s2383/posters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="math anchor charts as posters" border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="1908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxsSmnoQc0h2KpDm21orkx7XKg_Mck3h00plwKf_B-Gnt5KdcJXPnx0nOGnzmOf6asp4Yf5QSgFeevmESsRaXKuumscUWI0YIxulwZ8jRsYJa1VDGr9eoZDEOkRzgxBuZkXhen6yQrN5sXvi-PHMoZx-AwwxTyioTh-FAJKIO-j-QoCH7chCeStxAqkk/w256-h320/posters.jpg" title="math anchor charts as posters" width="256" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Posters hung up aroun</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">d your classroom act as a great visual aid when teaching a math lesson. If you like to hang these on your wall you can either print out one per page and place on a bulletin board, or if you are looking to make bigger posters, then you can make a poster using 4 pages to make one poster.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Another alternative is going to a local print shop and having them create some magical posters to use in your classroom. Laminating the posters will help them last longer, though definitely not required. </span></p><h3><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Interactive Notebooks</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYDFVVsyQUsOssK1vhDc1XnjkPvxgzp-xpfMlY-UYzO6IJnD7kn-X0_8Wfw6_yTiHlMGhhP2GncVys4_07UnckbGg55tOs6iDmUWMg7mNohGTqSrLS16Snkz3MtNh3riJ0eHHZRRiSRt2ufZgzF_D5BlRJLV104vzYC-3xna6BL8lRQBaMm2V12AMd3A/s2193/interactive%20notebooks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="math anchor charts in interactive notebooks" border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="1908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYDFVVsyQUsOssK1vhDc1XnjkPvxgzp-xpfMlY-UYzO6IJnD7kn-X0_8Wfw6_yTiHlMGhhP2GncVys4_07UnckbGg55tOs6iDmUWMg7mNohGTqSrLS16Snkz3MtNh3riJ0eHHZRRiSRt2ufZgzF_D5BlRJLV104vzYC-3xna6BL8lRQBaMm2V12AMd3A/w278-h320/interactive%20notebooks.jpg" title="math anchor charts in interactive notebooks" width="278" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div>Do you use interactive notebooks in your classroom? If you used the bounded journals, the pages are a little smaller than 8.5 x 11. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">I like to print my anchor charts to either 2 or 4 to a page. Cut up and hand your students to glue in their notebooks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">They can also add little notes around the anchor chart. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">You can mark the page with a little tab so your students can quickly refer to the anchor chart.</span></p><h3><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Little Rings</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RCyKaONg4s36fKvfwBmUSJy5LCY6UhW0Oi0yBOcYlKT98LF8wryi6363jRdvZgLSdOKKX7WMA7mjymo3vY6ya9Set-pAAinJkwOac973YriaW_J8ruwIvXHGIeVT5ecQBBHjyj3HnG5aaHYVB_fnRrPdDN5NGlmOmzMHTW_HYyCGhkj89yb8ms6kp9I/s2009/rings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="math anchor charts on little rings" border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RCyKaONg4s36fKvfwBmUSJy5LCY6UhW0Oi0yBOcYlKT98LF8wryi6363jRdvZgLSdOKKX7WMA7mjymo3vY6ya9Set-pAAinJkwOac973YriaW_J8ruwIvXHGIeVT5ecQBBHjyj3HnG5aaHYVB_fnRrPdDN5NGlmOmzMHTW_HYyCGhkj89yb8ms6kp9I/w304-h320/rings.jpg" title="math anchor charts on little rings" width="304" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I think printing 4 to a page is the perfect size to make these little rings. You can make a few to either keep in your classroom, or have each students make their own ring that they can easily add on to. </span></span></div><h3><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Notebooks</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEnyDtrqzxUZzPzWkuMs2VBoBoqLRs3dNjFwRDH6aLFc8VDjpJuY0GXNjbmlxfJkMDXthNkYxDVInU4ixNZGOCKJqvfJlHpLHoUTNmv1DpKG71gu0hVg8DphBy5cvU21mgy5v9cTubWSImuuN_bJadt74VldpVu1llS0eJcYnG7eucZ0jA4hBIx-CANU/s1936/binders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="math anchor charts in notebooks and binders" border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEnyDtrqzxUZzPzWkuMs2VBoBoqLRs3dNjFwRDH6aLFc8VDjpJuY0GXNjbmlxfJkMDXthNkYxDVInU4ixNZGOCKJqvfJlHpLHoUTNmv1DpKG71gu0hVg8DphBy5cvU21mgy5v9cTubWSImuuN_bJadt74VldpVu1llS0eJcYnG7eucZ0jA4hBIx-CANU/w293-h320/binders.jpg" title="math anchor charts in notebooks and binders" width="293" /></span></a></div></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Do you use 3-ring binders in your classroom?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Simply print out your anchor charts one per page, 3-hole punch, and have your students and it to their binders. You can also add little tabs or have the students number the anchor charts and create a table of contents for quick reference.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Grab some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-Classroom-Decor-6998028" target="_blank">Middle School Math Anchor Charts</a> to use in your classroom today!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-Classroom-Decor-6998028" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1816" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_M91PWn3potawZBMyJthOwTXreSptvH7mWb-FIcsJuoq8Ma2a5Y7tWZmDcqYiztcrpjivp63Wc-Ez1VWwP2IpTHyMlLDdgnIyxBLUFrPi0PB1W_B-vMCA1kbY8CSm0QbuACMfBAzjCmeL4Vrad-jIJ05C_7_iy0u7T2kIh5KHJbRuMfJXAiihfX_5EIw/w320-h109/Middle%20School%20Math%20Anchor%20Charts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="color: #404040; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;">Save this post for later</span></b><p></p><p><b style="color: #404040; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #404040; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JEjK2gTcs-nKxp_-fAawRtoudmovvSav1VMTQ-1Phx8TxQreUPGtGNzbiI8w9nQPjHtPq64tBBoZ3hjhQV_KOWYl84a26Hf-cQfsSqCn8BRFBjYQdkwRaG8dke0w4QmQg7HSTtF20uAIxCcsLe7uXZRO0zVGftjDuICRxRPwvCim1AjCpwONy6lXtmk/s495/4%20ways%20to%20use%20anchor%20charts%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JEjK2gTcs-nKxp_-fAawRtoudmovvSav1VMTQ-1Phx8TxQreUPGtGNzbiI8w9nQPjHtPq64tBBoZ3hjhQV_KOWYl84a26Hf-cQfsSqCn8BRFBjYQdkwRaG8dke0w4QmQg7HSTtF20uAIxCcsLe7uXZRO0zVGftjDuICRxRPwvCim1AjCpwONy6lXtmk/s16000/4%20ways%20to%20use%20anchor%20charts%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" /></a></b></div><p></p>
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Whether in the classroom or at home, you need thorough worksheets to make sure that all topics in the 8th grade math curriculum are covered.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">This <a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/mU9Dh" target="_blank">8th grade math practice packet</a> focuses on the content in the 8th grade Math Curriculum. This is specifically aligned to the common core standards, but the topics are common for any 8th Grade Math Curriculum.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Topics Included</span></span></h2><table><tbody><tr><td><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Rational vs. Irrational Numbers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Converting Decimals to Fractions</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Converting Fractions to Decimals</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Estimating Value of Irrational Numbers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Exponent Properties</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Scientific Notation: Converting and Operations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Scientific Notation: Estimating</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Equations with Roots</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Equations with Roots: Application</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Equations with Variables on Both Sides</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Slope and y-intercept</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Graphing Linear Equations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Linear Equations Application</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Functions</span></li></ul></td><td><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Rate of Change & Initial Values</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Systems: Solving by Graphing</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Systems: Solving Algebraically</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Systems of Equations: Application</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Pythagorean Theorem</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Pythagorean Theorem: Application</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Parallel Lines & Triangles</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; 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Help your students combat math anxiety with the math success cycle.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Positive Self-Talk about Math</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Engaging positive self-talk about math plays a vital role in building math confidence. When students have a positive internal dialogue about math they confirm their ability to understand math and their potential for success.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Math Confidence</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">When students have confidence in their math abilities they have a firm belief that they can and will understand the material. This promotoes a growth mindset and math grit.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Math Grit</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Math grit is the perseverance in understanding math, making and learning from mistakes, and not giving up. Students with math grit continue to practice, learn, and understand. Math grit leads to success in mathematics. </span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;">Math Success</b></h2><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Math success comes from persevering in math and never giving up in efforts to understand. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Share the math success cycle with your students. Grab this <a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/MOY4I" target="_blank"><b>FREE Math Success Poster</b></a> for your classroom, or print it as a handout for your students.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/MOY4I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79cqzv7VwfIn56W371F00D-c_gUsPitxRIdH2qhVGK2B12lOu401-1OkR9uWEnC82s-vwVljccT4T9IaSRqyd34rz6kEdGWYFwmF90vweJwF09lqXAPE99ITfmxP96ZfD5OLADK_TcPKNt3bH5TE4FLZdLvFLD2hGpzFGsaJCacZHS-AmQbsFsRZ2_gM/s320/math%20success%20cycle%20poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/MOY4I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1141" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2h9AhYkF5JScuXgwfESfCFdVy1O41ugN9bLAI5uFrKWss5ZWT8iPrMIp6xUU68ucHH-tWr-Luk8NBd6QPhEbxJCtYsL6OIm1XxWX0EseT_ojHr_9Njboep2AHi1jvCgbS_R7a9CzAT2suTAn8i-ZJ4ZG7EUwGm0VUSzogPtRRi1-c3alLPuRVNvhXKQ/s320/MATH%20SUCCESS%20CYCLE%20POSTER%20BUTTON.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Save this post for later</span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRxNBvXjS_2mG86JpjWqMllwZJynzZqTrUNRiddWhS9x9PnX2TPqbHZAO187PMBL1T7wGJ2BJ43hzYR1spd5AYRBaCK9gI4eS38spC8Q551swhWAHeuSNQHA_4Oea1_AQ2qnDVo7VqDCU_eGoZF194IWCS2TIy6O5lfc8Qvyixi0GMQAJZ9_WpKGA_TI/s495/HOW%20TO%20COMBAT%20MATH%20ANXIETY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRxNBvXjS_2mG86JpjWqMllwZJynzZqTrUNRiddWhS9x9PnX2TPqbHZAO187PMBL1T7wGJ2BJ43hzYR1spd5AYRBaCK9gI4eS38spC8Q551swhWAHeuSNQHA_4Oea1_AQ2qnDVo7VqDCU_eGoZF194IWCS2TIy6O5lfc8Qvyixi0GMQAJZ9_WpKGA_TI/s16000/HOW%20TO%20COMBAT%20MATH%20ANXIETY.jpg" /></a></b></div><p></p>
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algebra, geometry, and statistics take center stage. While diving deep into the
content is important, supplementing math lessons with fun math activities is a great way to enhance
the learning experience and improve their math skills.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Look at the benefits of supplementing your curriculum with
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</tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">1. Boosts Engagement</span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Using fun activities makes learning
enjoyable. You can motivate even your least engaged learner with the right can
of activity. </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">As students are engaged in fun math activities they practice different math concepts and are creative in their approach. Students love anything that makes math fun.</span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">2. Enhances Critical Thinking</span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Board games, card games, puzzles, scavenger hunts, hands-on activities, and math projects are a fun way to stimulate critical
thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Your students will often think outside the box, discover a new way to do the math, and develop their problem solving skills.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">3</span></b><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">. Encourages a Growth Mindset</span></b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Engaging in math activities teaches students that mistakes are part of learning and persistance leads to improvement. As math teachers, remember to give your students enough time to make mistakes and to learn from their mistakes. Watching your students understand after continual persistance is the best part of teaching.</span></div><table style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/8th-Grade-Math-Activities-Bundle-for-the-Year-9088825" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="681" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vcpYpOB7yiUiDa2Vafw0Oh6COoGZDOCndmxwe08V6l3RiW9zi-jyktVr_fcWffmupC0tt1d2yJhluK-83TV67l-5chAHMoDwykFf8UM4RaOjAcA0sCKdvSfpsDm-ZCWzUD9Z9MmmJ8vwHvnBfj5Q2Rw0C2FKZq-3kKRC_zYp0qqOdJvf2Q2vYdDE0q4/s200/middle%20school%20math%20activities%204.png" width="200" /></a></div></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Grade-Math-Activities-Bundle-for-the-Year-9080674" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="681" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuwszTn52kO6q5MFcfEZcngmAwqlud-G0EbxTG9AAqx5acSWuapqE_QAlcej3i1w6H9gOZKi71-jkjyFtPiqPtCC_EASqQeqyckikSQjas7cvXdxSMCSynDVKNMSbDkEJAtlsfaqEwQNXzHd9W6YcosKQxK7pPoNwcWTnQIFBSt9776y1RgC-9QnLwrc/s200/middle%20school%20math%20activities%202.png" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">4. Collaboration</span></b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Many activities involve teamwork and promote math talk, cooperation and
learning from each other while practicing math skills. Your middle schoolers can work in small groups and talk about their discoveries and different ways to do the math problems.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">5. Personalized Learning</span></b></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">With the right activities you can
reach all types of learners and tailor the fun activity to all levels of learners. Activities can easily be differentiable by having students' justify their answers, using manipulatives, and allowing collaboration.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Fun supplemental math activities for your middle school students offer numerous benefits and should be incorporated in your middle school math classes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Do you need a great activity to supplement your lesson plans? We've got you covered for grade levels 7th and 8th.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Click on your grade level to grab fun math activities at a discount. </b></span></span></p><p>
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school math students this Halloween season? Look no further! Pumpkin math is a
perfect middle school math Halloween activity that combines the magic of
Halloween with the power of mathematics. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This activity is best for middle school math students who
have the following skills. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Skills:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Percent
error calculation</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Create
a histogram</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Understand
outliers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Calculate
mean, median, mode and range</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Create
and have a basic understanding of box-and-whisker plots. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Calculate
cost of multiple pumpkins given unit price.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Calculate
cost of time to carve pumpkins give unit rate.</span></li></ul><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Pumpkins (you can do one per class, per group or per
student)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">String and ruler (to measure circumference)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Carving supplies</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/X4wm9" target="_blank">Pumpkin Math Packet</a></span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>NOTE</b>: If you have multiple classes then you can share the
data between classes if you need more data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">You can also make up the seed count data if you’re not
really into carving pumpkins<span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><div><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Activities:</b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Estimate and Percent Error: </b>Students estimate the
weight, circumference and seed count of a pumpkin. Students then determine the actual weight,
circumference and seed count of a pumpkin and calculate their percent error.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Data Analysis: </b>Students create and analyze a
histogram of percent error (either of weight, circumference and seed count).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Real – World Problems: </b>Students solve real-world
pumpkin math problems. Students calculate cost of pumpkins given the unit
cost. Students also determine the time
to carve multiple pumpkins given the unit rate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Seed Statistics: </b>Students calculate the mean, median,
mode and range of seed count collected from various pumpkins. Students will
then create and analyze a box-and-whisker plot. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A data sheet is included as a way for students to record
data collected from other students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Time:</b> If you choose to complete the whole packet, I would
set aside 3 math periods for this activity. One for the pumpkin carving and two
to gather data, complete the packet and have a class discussion if you choose.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>Grab your Pumpkin Math Packet</b></span></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/X4wm9" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> </span><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>or on</b></span></span> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/50-OFF-24-HRS-Halloween-Middle-School-Math-Activity-Project-10202272" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TPT</b></span></a><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/X4wm9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1710" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoyRzsu018jOo4e0PvkpKbtaHYSR5i-bBAIBoYHkLdEPuHJuYjLFbog-zjnmGpqKW4WBeImlyI29pGJcckiZn4CHONtfqj0gRyPi1q1IJDJOc4Ak4IdbuKlpSIloOYvWJ6UTTckbesaM4ICtp7juPtoybufGUMsufzL_51hSrK1oNk5sbixCTJSSznh8/s320/PUMPKIN%20MATH%20PACKET.png" width="320" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Save this post for later</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdDkZNIGcCrYxcH-Ho2de_V6Ep1w8-z3jPXXyRwqCz6gvIktSMZO5LtPybljtj1aa8wtY0SJs0QNz40cRAPOmY2mZ0QxqB0qLsFVe993DDCWc27QwhYTobSC3NmoLPaE9LCqqFnja6a88g7hAyHjaQSZPECS4ygoDqvkVDUY356TL1ATrobBt88OSoAM/s495/Halloween%20Middle%20School%20Math%20Project.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Halloween Middle School Math Project" border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdDkZNIGcCrYxcH-Ho2de_V6Ep1w8-z3jPXXyRwqCz6gvIktSMZO5LtPybljtj1aa8wtY0SJs0QNz40cRAPOmY2mZ0QxqB0qLsFVe993DDCWc27QwhYTobSC3NmoLPaE9LCqqFnja6a88g7hAyHjaQSZPECS4ygoDqvkVDUY356TL1ATrobBt88OSoAM/s16000/Halloween%20Middle%20School%20Math%20Project.jpg" title="Halloween Middle School Math Project" /></a></div>
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Use Color</span></b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Expressions have terms, operations, coefficients, constants, and variables. Using color to distinguish the difference is beneficial to your students.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">There are different ways to use color. Below is an example of like terms in a differnet color. This helps students to make sense of like terms.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzEM_8_ujumZl-OHsY00JAp4OQk4EZTJNhIPH-SnY45Oa97jJDPYsrrK0nbWZYZx970e1JfPustdSHJ5t5jRqHtLi4g-HX3ZrHIkSQyWPnFDK5kqvmjchCxA_DhToWOFIs9RFrZBBLTXsouT-RYK9SeL6W_h5Cv8Gr-LCM-cDSA-OiEFjMLsZfPjae0M/s2570/20230908_105251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="2570" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzEM_8_ujumZl-OHsY00JAp4OQk4EZTJNhIPH-SnY45Oa97jJDPYsrrK0nbWZYZx970e1JfPustdSHJ5t5jRqHtLi4g-HX3ZrHIkSQyWPnFDK5kqvmjchCxA_DhToWOFIs9RFrZBBLTXsouT-RYK9SeL6W_h5Cv8Gr-LCM-cDSA-OiEFjMLsZfPjae0M/s320/20230908_105251.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. Circle the Terms</span></b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">A common mistake when simplifying expressions is students ignoring the sign of the term. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Have students circle the terms, including the sign in front of the term. This helps them to correctly add or subtract the term.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFqj16dseth5GaoQo6Hldu9Tcmn_gFUzx4_o0XET5ru7ZGZGbFpusqRX3RsN-iebnUmetgk6z9YoNhwoHjp60WL7kq0X9w2X_oQe7o86FAKEpRkmlzWtOfMTdv8bvVUL2QtwEO35Ih4Hra3pqFtoFCnF6Ti_gYJVRXdeVvgyEsvbR9wzqSRlT0eGpW1Y/s2761/20230908_104907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="2761" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFqj16dseth5GaoQo6Hldu9Tcmn_gFUzx4_o0XET5ru7ZGZGbFpusqRX3RsN-iebnUmetgk6z9YoNhwoHjp60WL7kq0X9w2X_oQe7o86FAKEpRkmlzWtOfMTdv8bvVUL2QtwEO35Ih4Hra3pqFtoFCnF6Ti_gYJVRXdeVvgyEsvbR9wzqSRlT0eGpW1Y/s320/20230908_104907.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>3. Use Manipulatives</b></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Manipulatives help students visually understand math and conceptualize an abstract concept. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I personally love using algebra tiles to teach a variety of algebra concepts. If you are unsure of how to effecitvely use algebra tiles, then you might want to check out </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/algebratilesacademy" target="_blank">Algebra Tiles Academy</a>.</span></b></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. First Conceptual. Second Fluency.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Always teach math conceptually first. Repeat after me: always teach conceptually first.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">This means, help your students to understand the why behind the math before teaching them tips, tricks and algorithms. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Manipulatives, real-world problems and pattern findi</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">ng are all great ways to teach conceptually. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">After teaching conceptually, <u>guide your</u></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u> students</u> to discover the algorithm or process so they can then become fluent.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Practice</b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out this product </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Expressions-and-Algebra-Tiles-Task-Cards-and-Activity-Set-2763011" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Expressions and Algebra Tiles</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;">. This is a great resource to use when you are transitioning between conceptually and fluency. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">NOTE: If your students are not familiar with algebra tiles, no worries. Using the algebra tiles cards is optional. This is still a fun activity to practice simplifying expressions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Engage your students with this fun activity. 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Increase rigor by requiring models, equations and justification</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Math-Activities-for-Middle-School--3255099" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="back to school middle school math activities" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3hTt8pwUkwmpz54sVuwoXkWF2EJwpB86Sv-pLdBdwtDnnxFwLxx9E4nJw86WC1VZ8LWr_ih-5j5z4BQwfCp7zChcKsI4gTKxUe60SrLlX1svn3mQBlYaf5Iu-K1afDHu3BCZt4dRwBvQ1ZJTzeWFsQMbxxYDvp9RdDJNdNgZe38jqU5jArhSE7gDWKU/s16000/BACK%20TO%20SCHOOL%20MIDDLE%20SCHOOL%20MATH%20ACTIVITIES.jpg" title="back to school middle school math activities" /></a></div><br /></div><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check Out These Activities</span></b><br /><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Seating Chart Logic Puzzle</b></ins><b>:</b> Students determine the first and last names of students as well as their assigned seat number. Included is the logic puzzle with and without the grid. Great problem to have students practice constructing viable arguments.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Number Riddles</b></ins><b>:</b> In these number riddles students are given certain clues about a specific number. Remembering division rules will help students solve these riddles. If students don’t remember their division rules, have them work the <br />problem out through logic. Great problem to have students practice justifying.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Back to School Snack:</b></ins> Students are given clues about how many candies were in the candy dish. Students must work backwards to solve this puzzle. Excellent problem to have students practice modeling and reasoning.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Home Lunch:</b></ins> Given different options for sandwiches, fruits, and dessert. Students determine how many different combinations are possible. Perfect problem to have students show a model.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Also Included: Math Mindset Questionnaire:</b></ins><b> </b>Are your students teachable? Evaluate your students’ math mindset.</span></li></ul><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Math-Activities-for-Middle-School--3255099?st=3cdf0509256a41d3bbc5dd684aa5c505" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="check out the middle school math back to school activities" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1325" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswY2z4OpdqL-GD4VB5zFfSSfT85TdMncvqgganOa6WO5jR8ZvCl4ZVQZRDtzzWW0n4eawHIqFSiwVKFtwv7Ej39z4LsVPfy17j8gcRyujePZloQ3oqffNIDui6Tl5XzZMvOYPYLDhFEXVvvC_tKDsnnstB8wJOsgkjhcIp3o-_EmhhPREAjBhQsZkuTg/w320-h127/CHECK%20OUT%20THE%20ACTIVITIES.png" title="check out the middle school math back to school activities" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Save this post for later</span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Roboto;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTke48M6x9vEw5hE-yEFYD_kyKc03Z3ISEOV0eeLKLR2qJDeQouV39G38fIGbEZtchCy3M7AWWHirceIIUWhNrWwUtmCzwp4h2qSIWmO56Rjpu9xsgajRzfghqVP0JJSBocS_miUEJLkCw-unfC2m2njeTyBuYtVbgKfEaaP237U1SKNgMbR3bTd70SsQ/s5400/middle%20school%20math%20back%20to%20school%20activities.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="middle school math back to school activities pin" border="0" data-original-height="5400" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTke48M6x9vEw5hE-yEFYD_kyKc03Z3ISEOV0eeLKLR2qJDeQouV39G38fIGbEZtchCy3M7AWWHirceIIUWhNrWwUtmCzwp4h2qSIWmO56Rjpu9xsgajRzfghqVP0JJSBocS_miUEJLkCw-unfC2m2njeTyBuYtVbgKfEaaP237U1SKNgMbR3bTd70SsQ/w213-h320/middle%20school%20math%20back%20to%20school%20activities.jpg" title="middle school math back to school activities pin" width="213" /></a></span></b></div><p></p>
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When your students believe in their capacity to learn and excel in math, they are more likely to actively engage, takes risks and persevere through challenges.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><b>10 Growth Mindset Sayings for Math</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Here are 10 growth mindset sayings to foster a growth mindset in your middle school math classroom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>1. Mistakes are opportunites for learning and growth</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>2. I can't do it...yet</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>3. Mathematics is a journey of discovery</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>4. Challenges in math help me develop my problem-solving skills</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>5. Effort and perseverance are key to mastering math</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>6. Mathematics is about exploring and making connections</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>7. I can find multiple ways to solve a math problem</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>8. Math is not just about finding the right answer; it's about understanding the process</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>9. I can learn from my classmates and their different approaches to math</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>10. Mathematics is a puzzle waiting to be solved, and I love the challenge</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, if you are looking for a fun and engaging way to understand your math student's mindset check out this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Growth-Mindset-Personal-Evaluation-4710124" target="_blank">Math Mindset Personal Evaluation</a>.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Growth-Mindset-Personal-Evaluation-4710124" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img alt="Mathematical Growth Mindset Personal Evaluation" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-Wioit269DYhsXGe-msFR3MG7TQFuuAPXfAjkeECwnhQiFsW8bCBApUUOJRqMi7dt1j5K8u3tjiBMtKZ0DM_M9UVaAIfqJ2Tt2uMKR1LqzY28PnkX-8_0EJZRPCR08ExVJvHtZORz4uUK7epbtk-ZDOjMR_dnAujx8oKWDae3mIEFb9N3FyNWRBvjNk/w320-h320/Growth%20Mindset%20Coloring%20Activity%20TITLE%20PAGE.jpg" title="Mathematical Growth Mindset Personal Evaluation" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">By encouraging a growth mindset in middle school math, educators can empower students approach math with confidence, develop essential problem-solving skills, and cultivate a positive attitude towards the subject. A growth mindset lays the foundation for future success in mathematics and beyond. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Save this post for later</span></span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkv4nnq7K6ZteLlQp6OBmWWvG4wPgHdO-HUJjC8xOxx1_0Ol2fOks3DOE9gcdUtjMTyJp0QvnmZQeXqQ9D6rK111UDXOqX0FMWNKHDEqn8ZBTv1rGcITZinAa7TKp_oUqHynonXsDdECbQlhKTbuF1lLbZA2dWMglmd9U6g0-VagSXPNCguRsT4pUVos/s495/10%20sayings%20to%20develop%20a%20mathematical%20growth%20mindset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="10 Ways to Develop Mathematical Growth Mindset" border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkv4nnq7K6ZteLlQp6OBmWWvG4wPgHdO-HUJjC8xOxx1_0Ol2fOks3DOE9gcdUtjMTyJp0QvnmZQeXqQ9D6rK111UDXOqX0FMWNKHDEqn8ZBTv1rGcITZinAa7TKp_oUqHynonXsDdECbQlhKTbuF1lLbZA2dWMglmd9U6g0-VagSXPNCguRsT4pUVos/s16000/10%20sayings%20to%20develop%20a%20mathematical%20growth%20mindset.jpg" title="10 Ways to Develop Mathematical Growth Mindset" /></a></div><p></p>
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Here are 7 tips to implement stations in your classroom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObs-pnDePz6GnUAwDvNFsFM70sBxT45G7oDax4nUQYPNzbkaYBUK1JW70bJCl8Bez0tUQjN4XW59m-YRQSkVdnjwYzI8xkw8yacxfHdPf-Y1qbC5GkSuq9RZllmjO6Y1PF_oFmGeBbumyKBpDwXKDmMtKtj5qYnSauMekL7qxY8WudMKQyxAFIaox/s353/middle%20school%20math%20stations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="353" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObs-pnDePz6GnUAwDvNFsFM70sBxT45G7oDax4nUQYPNzbkaYBUK1JW70bJCl8Bez0tUQjN4XW59m-YRQSkVdnjwYzI8xkw8yacxfHdPf-Y1qbC5GkSuq9RZllmjO6Y1PF_oFmGeBbumyKBpDwXKDmMtKtj5qYnSauMekL7qxY8WudMKQyxAFIaox/s320/middle%20school%20math%20stations.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><p><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></b></p></b><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;">1. Plan the learning objective</b></h3><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span> </span><span> Decide on what you want your students to learn or review with the stations. Write the learning objective on the board. </span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>2. Plan the stations</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span> </span><span> </span>Plan activities that you want your students to do at each station. These activities should support your learning objective and meet different learning styles of your students. If you don't want to make your own stations, then check out the links at the end of this article. </span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Set up the stations</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span> </span><span> Assign a specific area in your classroom for each station. Each station should include clear instructions. You could laminate the instructions to be used year after year.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Introduce the stations</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span> </span><span> Explain each station, and give your students a clear understanding of the expectations of each activity.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Rotate the groups</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span> </span><span> Create groups and assign each group a station to start at. Clearly explain how the groups will rotate around the classroom.Have a set amount of time for each station. Set a timer and have students rotate when the timer is up.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Monitor and assess</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span> </span><span> Walk around the classroom as students are completing their stations. Take note of their level of understanding.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Debrief and discuss</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> After the stations are completed, bring the class together for a discussion of what they learned. I always have them write in their journals key concepts that were reviewed or taught during the stations. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Check out these stations that are ready to go for your middle school math classroom.</b></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Number Systems</span></b></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; 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Come back and reference them for ideas on how to implement stations in middle school math.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiQ3DywiI5BnIu9vHKtYV489MvKATfsMhbRVxhCey8bRyu467XpKwtn8uV3DQfWwFj75lQ0Qdm_kb-KdNUDrmTq7CJMPvEXCzg0ZRR-f_zI4geCgMO0dAKCAHvt7ZlYPhJ6alfYIj_Ubm7NWMAN8n0dHoXDghEWX1rh5LDWNSUzvyYyLNzQ3n7O42/s495/How%20to%20implement%20stations%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiQ3DywiI5BnIu9vHKtYV489MvKATfsMhbRVxhCey8bRyu467XpKwtn8uV3DQfWwFj75lQ0Qdm_kb-KdNUDrmTq7CJMPvEXCzg0ZRR-f_zI4geCgMO0dAKCAHvt7ZlYPhJ6alfYIj_Ubm7NWMAN8n0dHoXDghEWX1rh5LDWNSUzvyYyLNzQ3n7O42/s16000/How%20to%20implement%20stations%20in%20middle%20school%20math.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>
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Yikes! That is A LOT!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Don't let that happen to your middle school math students. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Get them engaged during the summer by doing a little math every day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Consistency is the key to success.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Encourage them to consistently fire up their brain every day and problem-solve through math questions. This will lead to greater success.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">As John Maxwell stated, "S<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">mall disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">.”</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">No need to overwhelm them with a huge project, just have them do a problem a day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">I love these fun summer math packets for 7th grade math and 8th grade math. These contain 100 questions each. Just enough for the summer break. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Students will stay motivated as they color a square on a grid according to their answer. After they complete the 100 questions they will reveal a fun summer mystery picture.</span></div><h2><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 7th Grade Math Summer Packet</span></b></h2><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Adding and Subtracting Integers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Multiplying and Dividing Integers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Simplifying Expressions<br /></span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Solving Equations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Solving & Graphing Inequalities</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Unit Rates</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Percents</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Constant of Proportionality</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Proportionality</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Circumference & Area of Circles</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Triangles</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Surface Area & Volume</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Probability</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Statistics</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Grade-Math-Summer-Review-Packet-7851839" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="7th Grade Math Summer Packet Review" border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-35o4dFUmwKcoIhTxeLjv_pd0AzsFjGM6THmkMNmHocjYmmJoJu_s77sNS5yzhUa4Rq1Km0wC54jv8FVMXJENjiSD7yE0gN2avgaOHcp1OwMeHa3inUdmYve3sT8_0oglCPNYGylgQbDHhax2Zbfkq-PdBRORqGZLn_lJEfO2do4k10LxXbSZHlJ/s16000/7th%20grade%20math%20summer%20packet%20mini.jpg" title="7th Grade Math Summer Packet Review" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 8th Grade Math Summer Packet</span></b></h2><div><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Rational vs Irrational</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Irrataional Numbers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Exponent Properties</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Scientific Notation Operations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Functions?</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Rates of Change</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Initial Values</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Graphing</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Equations with Variables on Both Sides</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Systems of Equations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Angles</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Congruent vs. Similar</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Pythagorean Theorem</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Volume</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Scatter Plots</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; 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Students need a solid foundation of expressions and equations to be successful in their future math classes. If you are struggling to help your students retain algebra concepts then this is for you. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>There is a better way to teach expressions and equations than by a set of rules, songs, or algorithms without meaning. </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Using algebra tiles is definitely one of the most effect ways to teach your middle school math students different algebra concepts, like expressions and equations. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Algebra tiles are tiles that are used as manipulatives to teach simplifying expressions, solving equations, substituting, factoring, systems of equations and more. They are a powerful tool in mathematics education. The use of algebra tiles often leads to a stronger foundation of the algebraic concepts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Here are five benefits of using algebra tiles in your classroom.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b>1 - Hands-on learning:</b></span> </span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As students use manipulatives in the math classroom, their engagement and understanding increases. The use of manipulatives allows students to see concrete models of basic algebra concept such as: linear equations, zero pairs, expressions and more. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b>2 - Visualization:</b></span> </span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Students are able to visualize the mathematical concepts. The abstract concepts become visual.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b><span>3 - Concrete to abstract</span></b>: </span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Teaching concrete to abstract is key to help students retain the mathematical concepts and transfer their learning to other mathematical concep</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">ts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff2f92;">4- Problem-solving:</span></b> </span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Instead of being overwhelmed by the mathematical concepts, students can break down the expression or equation into simpler parts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff2f92;">5 - Development of mathematical reasoning:</span></b> </span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Students can reason through the expression or equation and make sense of the mathematical processes.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">There is a learning curve to effectively use algebra tiles in your classroom. There are strategies that you need to use in order to get the most out of them and overcome the challenges out algebra tiles in the classroom.</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Algebra Tiles Academy will teach your those strategies so you can help your middle school math students building a strong Algebra foundation.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://algebra-tiles-academy.thinkific.com/courses/algebra-tiles-academy" target="_blank">Join Algebra Tiles Academy</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://algebra-tiles-academy.thinkific.com/courses/algebra-tiles-academy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="1509" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0esIklR1mj7ex8uM0ER772e6wytELl6siXRMmZ5iEJxL4Rajma37YxGDORBFJVkdUVIbc3efYg7Lv9glrNlg7W_x64BWSrLdiMigjTg7kfKa-rPAiGd33TytoNjPra7jGvKTrLaOsZGegUWHFDAdtkdI8FQ9lNTpj5Z3WVTsMyQ8YZRSSjbRDOxJLEy4/w400-h96/ALGEBRA%20TILES%20ACADEMY%20LEARN%20MORE.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Save This Article</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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You may have learned how important it is to present the learning objective for the day, and also maybe a quick agenda of what to expect in class. I agree that you should do those things, but let's initiate the first five minutes of class getting the students to think. Once they have done some critical thinking, then you can continue with the learning objective and agenda. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b>Here are my three favorite ways to start a middle school math class. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) Brain Teasers</span></b></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">My students loved when I gave them a brain teaser to start the class. They loved trying to solve it before their peers. The brain teasers were mostly math related, but not always, and that is ok. Like I mentioned earlier, anything that gets them thinking critically and using those problem-solving skills for five mintues is a great way to start your middle school math class. If you need some ideas of brain teasers to use, just look on the internet, there are many ideas. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) Error Analysis</span></b></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Collect some examples of your students' work with common mistakes that you see your students making. Cut off the name and also don't show the work if the student happens to be in the class, even with the name cut off. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Display the work at the beginning of class. You could use a doc cam, an ipad to an Apple TV or you could copy the student's work onto the board. Have the students find the errors, and explain the errors in their notebooks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Another option is to save the work from year to year, and that way you are for sure not going to embarrass any student. Error analysis is a great activity for your middle school math students.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) Math Prompts</span></b></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Give your middle school math students <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Make-Sense-Of-Math/Search:writing+prompts?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2056%20%7C%20Writing%20Link" target="_blank"><b>quality math prompts</b></a>, and let them write. All of my students had math journals to write in daily. When I gave math prompts, they were required to write at least three complete sentences in answer to the math writing prompt. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Save This Article</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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They are often placed on the wall for an extended period of time so students can refer to them. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>They may include the following:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Definitions</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Examples</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Visual representations</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Key concepts</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Categorized information</span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-6998028?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2055%20%7C%20Anchor%20Charts" style="color: #2681ff; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; max-width: calc(880px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxQiYv7B7olngYwyzIQzgrqhbNgP1l6jwS7htwDIScN5_trvI-C9Fpy1DIF6UIz2N1ekkpfv6u1StjwBeUm7GssUnfJVhX64gVWDSzXymcpxkh56pSVfoAfCt6CsqODAfhsksaBWnCmzk37hWj5j4R6uTq6wg4jpVmi-CIzjYZMq2okR8ksQ9VglF/s320/Picture2.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="307" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div>Why use Math Anchor Charts?</b></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Continual exposure to content</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Help connect math concepts by referring to old concepts while teaching new concepts</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Promote independent work</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trigger memory of content</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Launch new content</span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">Creating Math Anchor Charts</b></h2><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I suggest <b>making anchor charts as a class activity</b>. You can have the basics of the charts created before class, but having students add examples and definitions is a great teaching tool. If you teach just one class of math, then you can hang up the class made anchor chart on the wall to refer to continually.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The problem that I ran into when I was teaching, is that I taught the same class four separate times. Yes, I would make a new anchor chart for each class. However, I didn't feel that it was effective to hang up all the anchor charts from each class period. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So, while I would make a separate anchor chart for each class as an activity. I<b> would create one well-done anchor chart with the necessary information and hang that on the wall.</b> This way, the anchor chart was easy to read for all students. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Math Anchor Charts Made For <u>YOU</u></b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-6998028?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2055%20%7C%20Anchor%20Charts" style="color: #2681ff; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; max-width: calc(880px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1692" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopz9z8iKx7LEJY8gM2wayIDYZYjnFzVtbpCDlov4md4OR1pNcfxpcV5xAsfw0YimP8CfKCWlVKqEfPMsf1fL8U8GsXvKou2xNWa9Klj-ph9HGW21ZlS4YgKPxJTdlrVaI-RqVDxTh2smJr2jnHVl1_09YdmUmpvZO31ibExeMqTIhfrCGft2TkOxb/s320/Picture3.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you don't have time to make quality math anchor charts to hang on your wall, then <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-6998028?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2055%20%7C%20Anchor%20Charts" style="color: #2681ff; max-width: calc(880px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">check out these anchor charts for middle school math</a>. These work great for 6th grade math, 7th grade math, and 8th grade math.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Math-Anchor-Charts-Posters-Classroom-Decor-6998028" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Middle School Math Anchor Charts" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Y7lzWSUSxvJx3003zGpgEllcA04f0Q4f8M2in1s0_QbiWZ-C-RqpniRYAztzPpzWx3-zsaGQwaz6sHed6fhAaDdu_Co_gv7gTD0EdLedmVrntyEjiuac28hep4JWEa1F9NxMmmtGNQ3LRQspZZ2eFlP667Z7cfFjkWWz7PgRZv8kyESd_LnmJUa6LG0/w320-h320/Anchor%20Charts%20Bundle%20Title%20Page.jpg" title="Middle School Math Anchor Charts" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>I love the simplicity of the posters and the option to print in b&w or color. Very well done and a variety in each.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>The learning charts are helpful and put a skill in its most basic element.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>I love the simplicity of the posters and the option to print in b&w or color. Very well done and a variety in each.</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">Save This Article</b></p><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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They need to make sense of the math behind the fractions. Once students feel comfortably conceptually, then help them recognize patterns in their work. Guide your middle school math students to discover the algorithms. Once they understand the algorithm, and the why of the algorithm, then they can practice fraction operations fluency. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Let's look at each of the fraction operations with bar models.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Adding & Subtracting Fractions</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Model each fraction on a separate model. Draw the lines vertical on one model, and horizontal on the other model. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3SQ9mv0vXiLwBe7khyjT_rsmWo37830ySY3ME9zwy_OJ2MIpVYtBvMpSetHugWlfZxiHhcSofziPOOPsA4_RVBF8vjnH5rw5Tl-AE_cPMEKK6cKSRR3CI-AqIbzHAeh98EvybvFECUx7JyUI6_AgLmdv14G9s-9ajzcV7oLgl33cj9IRpzz-UcRB/s1945/Fractions%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="1926" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3SQ9mv0vXiLwBe7khyjT_rsmWo37830ySY3ME9zwy_OJ2MIpVYtBvMpSetHugWlfZxiHhcSofziPOOPsA4_RVBF8vjnH5rw5Tl-AE_cPMEKK6cKSRR3CI-AqIbzHAeh98EvybvFECUx7JyUI6_AgLmdv14G9s-9ajzcV7oLgl33cj9IRpzz-UcRB/w253-h255/Fractions%201.jpg" width="253" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Then, copy the lines to the other model, this creates a common denominator.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLYnj99Gz_WW0y1NHLp589p0KmCqBuOdRopVqNWIUGHrtKciwZ-ruHWk5am9igZlHILHriRjlpOoX0gyR7LCfGgVyLODxZAmv5qLgFplN1mVlbJl7dnD08BgaQitppDL37CX8X6RiaVV8ks6wIRgRj_UTGxjoy_Qoq7f5uz70NMZjzpoV_ddwcScV/s2339/Fractions%202.jpg" style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1926" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLYnj99Gz_WW0y1NHLp589p0KmCqBuOdRopVqNWIUGHrtKciwZ-ruHWk5am9igZlHILHriRjlpOoX0gyR7LCfGgVyLODxZAmv5qLgFplN1mVlbJl7dnD08BgaQitppDL37CX8X6RiaVV8ks6wIRgRj_UTGxjoy_Qoq7f5uz70NMZjzpoV_ddwcScV/s320/Fractions%202.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">The models can then be added or subtracted accordingly. </span><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Multiplying Fractions</span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Thinking of multiplication as "groups of" helps make sense of multiplying fractions using models. 3/4 x 1/2 can be thought of as three-fourths a group of one-half. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Start be modeling 1/2 (yes, you can model 3/4 first, but when thinking of a "group of" then it might make more sense to do 1/2 first, since 1/2 is what you have, and 3/4 is the group.)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MyVAq3jUVdoWU7ChQ8LQXPTue-DCSopSQS5RACmo-F9R33qkkOXr1vo8LroiRwxbj4eAEah8OVki1yonMVBLgUVcgcwHH4N0n07wqSuCyAlVXDdZ_nZXK4GZZ6yp0nIn-ipTPpswJGF-D_el_k8k1hDfi5Keo1ZOJ11y3WcEEuGZcwTLCWEetPIx/s1494/Fractions%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1136" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MyVAq3jUVdoWU7ChQ8LQXPTue-DCSopSQS5RACmo-F9R33qkkOXr1vo8LroiRwxbj4eAEah8OVki1yonMVBLgUVcgcwHH4N0n07wqSuCyAlVXDdZ_nZXK4GZZ6yp0nIn-ipTPpswJGF-D_el_k8k1hDfi5Keo1ZOJ11y3WcEEuGZcwTLCWEetPIx/w167-h220/Fractions%203.jpg" width="167" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">After modeling, then model 3/4 on top of the 1/2.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP6IHoxvQ_Y3oMsSMM4bElRYjZJXJY_m_9saTXCUwkg1OJ-J31odR-OXJS99z1R8TNQ-rtO-sm8MjJW0iOv1WStEO6tIR4b5FJd5gXOUpidw3Xy3shMezkyIMjSUDfR_KoJYIqGStGwhSNE86_51DDhpqmWTVBQQNw8MjYZXkfhcZOlMIvYM7HWba/s1085/Fractions%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1085" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP6IHoxvQ_Y3oMsSMM4bElRYjZJXJY_m_9saTXCUwkg1OJ-J31odR-OXJS99z1R8TNQ-rtO-sm8MjJW0iOv1WStEO6tIR4b5FJd5gXOUpidw3Xy3shMezkyIMjSUDfR_KoJYIqGStGwhSNE86_51DDhpqmWTVBQQNw8MjYZXkfhcZOlMIvYM7HWba/w170-h119/Fractions%204.jpg" width="170" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">The overlapped portion will be the product, since you are taking 3/4 of 1/2. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAZc9eOeAkqQrPuWhIBuwqQRmFlOBM88FISEDXyWJXLmg3VtecsuKPskA5zYjp56HiOT1Y3W5ie2wCAz3OvC2gExFnnFZfBftECPJvRrcy15FQxnXzlfAnd0FT16QFPFmbO07kckhq1dyJ0D5NRkYx99MN1JXOusvywCOQ-lI5ba2s7V3ZrXaIxNN/s1425/Fractions%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1085" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAZc9eOeAkqQrPuWhIBuwqQRmFlOBM88FISEDXyWJXLmg3VtecsuKPskA5zYjp56HiOT1Y3W5ie2wCAz3OvC2gExFnnFZfBftECPJvRrcy15FQxnXzlfAnd0FT16QFPFmbO07kckhq1dyJ0D5NRkYx99MN1JXOusvywCOQ-lI5ba2s7V3ZrXaIxNN/w205-h269/Fractions%205.jpg" width="205" /></span></a></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #404040; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Dividing Fractions</span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Let's first remember what does division mean. 8 divided 2 can mean two things. Partitive division means divide 8 into 2 groups. The quotient, 4, means how many is in one whole group. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhZGONGsEh6k5UViQ-_0oRcsS40tkxrPesTztjWQ2IZQhaaUYGtCTswBJ_YX8maGVFaEfQcNkmzPa06imbbwQZADxsDIm2fETl-9TsHfH-iV76tRNd4715y5S9hWBRMuXXT16iR0AdwZY-a4Yef9XPXTsOWtjfiQ4cX06Hu94YBqZOrwjGTCVQexU/s2051/partitive%20division.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="1575" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhZGONGsEh6k5UViQ-_0oRcsS40tkxrPesTztjWQ2IZQhaaUYGtCTswBJ_YX8maGVFaEfQcNkmzPa06imbbwQZADxsDIm2fETl-9TsHfH-iV76tRNd4715y5S9hWBRMuXXT16iR0AdwZY-a4Yef9XPXTsOWtjfiQ4cX06Hu94YBqZOrwjGTCVQexU/w187-h243/partitive%20division.jpg" width="187" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Quotative division means 8 divided into groups of 2. The quotient, 4, means how many total groups there are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYGa1spkANDJmxmHtWF4r6tv217F_hT2YWZl8t2uoD1DlzuLM1cxCopcPw8WMabrw_C2Ubma0gDrq96G_Mew3Y3J39TX9PPhHngJ_MgH1sg6wWhPS_IsvDPpEtFfQ-Pqdhg5Ha2YIgYoaLoet2X8eVGXZEJxKzrJkM7d-tlSgdqYv_nN-PiWXTxFe/s1880/quotative%20division.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1880" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYGa1spkANDJmxmHtWF4r6tv217F_hT2YWZl8t2uoD1DlzuLM1cxCopcPw8WMabrw_C2Ubma0gDrq96G_Mew3Y3J39TX9PPhHngJ_MgH1sg6wWhPS_IsvDPpEtFfQ-Pqdhg5Ha2YIgYoaLoet2X8eVGXZEJxKzrJkM7d-tlSgdqYv_nN-PiWXTxFe/w236-h225/quotative%20division.jpg" width="236" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">So let's transfer this knowledge to dividing fractions 3/4 divided by 1/2.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Partitive<b>.</b> Divide 3/4 into 1/2 a group, the quotient is how many is one whole group.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh767eMtIrtPojKc1C2HVExMw3s8yl_JP4BuLBCIcq4U0AFbncTixWTZW0addC9AOvSlNqPjzsjYBcftKmjeqFznSrlyv6d4Ht4Mn6IOxIYBr0u73bBy2pw_mjjATOd8467WWBq9pBNXMLX6SH8zyASUY46em6xnOZPtPWviqCpyaXG5AeC3LyhGJgE/s2242/fraction%20partitive%20division.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2242" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh767eMtIrtPojKc1C2HVExMw3s8yl_JP4BuLBCIcq4U0AFbncTixWTZW0addC9AOvSlNqPjzsjYBcftKmjeqFznSrlyv6d4Ht4Mn6IOxIYBr0u73bBy2pw_mjjATOd8467WWBq9pBNXMLX6SH8zyASUY46em6xnOZPtPWviqCpyaXG5AeC3LyhGJgE/s320/fraction%20partitive%20division.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Quotative. Divide 3/4 into groups of 1/2. How many total groups are there. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KZSU8KohpyC0CvMClQQjWj5VKpVPAWk1-ofGKxdNiy-UmR92HjRWaSDxxrgrNStbLC1nd3LHVCgSvPIlIRqjFYJCllHSkAPvEvgi_RQGcFu8bixDoYjyLlwR71XDQABKziu5obX0f3ELfxsOFDykWVOqkBQ7WB8bqEzhbe1B5W-SK8YecbxIGffZ/s3006/fraction%20quotative%20division.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="3006" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KZSU8KohpyC0CvMClQQjWj5VKpVPAWk1-ofGKxdNiy-UmR92HjRWaSDxxrgrNStbLC1nd3LHVCgSvPIlIRqjFYJCllHSkAPvEvgi_RQGcFu8bixDoYjyLlwR71XDQABKziu5obX0f3ELfxsOFDykWVOqkBQ7WB8bqEzhbe1B5W-SK8YecbxIGffZ/s320/fraction%20quotative%20division.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Anchor charts are a great visual reminder for your students. I had anchor charts with fraction operations displayed on my classroom walls all year long. Fractions are a constant in math, and many middle school math students are still working on solidfying their understanding of fraction operations.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">If you don't want to make your own, you can <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fraction-Operations-Anchor-Charts-Posters-Fraction-Operation-Models-4794389?utm_source=makesenseofmath.com&utm_campaign=Post%2053%20%7C%20Fraction%20Model%20Posters" target="_blank">grab these ones displayed below</a>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwA8zXrvdWgnQqbRVMO2UAMO6dzOeMv4CvV7OmHjm8KtR2TUtOdJPtwa6AuY9Xm1MjQD0CB9neE79uIznhQiq4xLd7Z7Qqd0iLsi7Lk9bse70paGtEZrWjuNRXivRoQ49ofmaLQAGBkyQMM_nnauoCFHXflXxctUdSEC6ytGCvhT0tAR9u_YME8rR/s1151/FRACTION%20OPERATIONS%20POSTERS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1151" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwA8zXrvdWgnQqbRVMO2UAMO6dzOeMv4CvV7OmHjm8KtR2TUtOdJPtwa6AuY9Xm1MjQD0CB9neE79uIznhQiq4xLd7Z7Qqd0iLsi7Lk9bse70paGtEZrWjuNRXivRoQ49ofmaLQAGBkyQMM_nnauoCFHXflXxctUdSEC6ytGCvhT0tAR9u_YME8rR/w400-h399/FRACTION%20OPERATIONS%20POSTERS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fraction-Operations-Anchor-Charts-Posters-Fraction-Operation-Models-4794389?utm_source=makesenseofmath.com&utm_campaign=Post%2053%20%7C%20Fraction%20Model%20Posters" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="2071" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2jj3Jq0hStetCwDRlWZnmRlopJmBLB7fYJCoeR3NadtVPn2OVj5o9zS6_0MUK7hWnvPxXS9_Ybfu0x3miKgjHZuUigyR8xKyob7GxJJImUvyChWMjHETAy4pvi_tG78Sq07zSZat4O1hsjpOg1LF2cGro0Yxe-9_pilZxbN5zzWFnoDhzCI9Zcbi/s16000/FRACTION%20BUTTON.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><b>Save This Article</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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No matter what grade you teach, there are always more math vocabulary words to teach when teaching new concepts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> Everything from "square" to "derivative", teaching math vocabulary is ALWAYS part of the math classroom and all math concepts. Every grade level has math vocabulary terms that need to be taught.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Teaching math vocabulary helps improve understanding of word problems and your students' understanding of the math concepts. Teaching new words in student-friendly language is also a greay way to reach English language learners. Once students know the meaning of the words they can make sense of the question and make sense of the problem. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Check out these 5 tried and true effectie strategies to teach math vocabulary. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">1) Use Precise Language</span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"> </span></h3><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Encourage precise language and correct vocabulary in your math classroom. The more your students hear the correct math vocabulary words being used, the more the words will become part of their vocabulary.</span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">I started doing this a few years into teaching, and I could quickly see the effect on my students. They started sounding like mathematicians and it was music to my ears. </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">For example, 0.3 is not “zero point three” it is “three-tenths.” </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Another example, ¼ is not “one over four” it is “one-fourth.”</span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Those are not “corners” on that square, those are “vertices."</span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">That's the "denominator" not the "bottom number."</span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Use and encourage your students to use precise language, and they too will sound like mathematicians. </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">2) Build Off What They Know</span></b></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">When introducing a new vocabulary term ask students what they already know about the word, shape, concept, etc... Use what they already know as a springboard for the new vocabulary word.</span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">For example, if you wanted to introduce the word dilation. You might talk about what happens to your pupils when your eyes are dilated. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">For the word reflection, students may initially call it a mirror-image. You could talk about what is a mirror-image, and how that connects to reflection. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Building off what they already know helps your students make connections to current knowledge which helps them retain the information better. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">3) Graphic Organizers</span></b><span style="font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"> </span></span></h3><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Graphic organizers are an effective strategy to reach all your students. I personally love using the Frayer model. Students write the math vocabulary word in the middle, then do a definition, visual, an example, and a non-example. This is also a great strategy for English language learners. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO1z0RVgSBea2L8idL6zUS4ovi4Gg0jYaN9_6bJbxZor-Lg2zlmTHRGHpfnbg1VqbgKtAGHGOHa7umdtJUcip-uD5-Tzn28SRoUj_3qtECVQ1uBKJlU-UGAkF4JJBWuc59zQt61lPKgpgBK4pUPidmpWuzwwYRlRnIU2I70a2zdzj71aTbWJcwJar/s676/Integers%20frayer2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Math Vocabulary Activities" border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="676" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO1z0RVgSBea2L8idL6zUS4ovi4Gg0jYaN9_6bJbxZor-Lg2zlmTHRGHpfnbg1VqbgKtAGHGOHa7umdtJUcip-uD5-Tzn28SRoUj_3qtECVQ1uBKJlU-UGAkF4JJBWuc59zQt61lPKgpgBK4pUPidmpWuzwwYRlRnIU2I70a2zdzj71aTbWJcwJar/w530-h410/Integers%20frayer2.jpg" title="Math Vocabulary Activities" width="530" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">4) Draw the Vocabulary Words</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have you ever tried having your students create a visual for the vocabulary word? </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Research has shown that drawing a vocabulary word improves recall regardless of the quality of the sketch.</b></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Their drawing does not need to be anything fancy. Just let them sketch a drawing that represents the words for them. Seeing a number line, for example, is more powerful than the word definition of number line.</span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Having a visual of the vocabulary word on a math word wall is also a great teachnique. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Grade-Math-Vocabulary-Activities-and-Games-8376264?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2052%20%7C%207%20Vocabulary" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="Math Vocabulary Activities" border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="475" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkljBl8yB0w61aBK74-3LzUGHF6nevGQ_gSM61N_gN4ywy-inq6b0la1CHwlYS4RyhirLpPoDCr0qCA1rzdWYuw4OghCGSMgnr6v2XhlKJC4Hjnvt115Yd4OOwd7IClP9esA7-jgNikAJYl-Ir_Fup2yMd5C8Jgng31wQth08e0o_rEh02OLuTL8Fb/w425-h523/define%20and%20draw%202.jpg" title="Math Vocabulary Activities" width="425" /></span></a></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">5) Make it Fun</span></b></h3><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">I love playing math vocabulary games to help my students learn the new words. All students love playing games, and they get to learn and use the vocabulary while playing. Great math vocabulary games include</span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Pictionary</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">I have...Who has...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">MATHO (like BINGO)</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/8th-Grade-Math-Vocabulary-Activities-and-Games-8430731?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2052%20%7C%208%20Vocabulary" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Math Vocabulary Games" border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="797" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy65nn_SJeAJ9ARQWhAGgfp5bMSipo7Hw2kArpLv7QuqDiR24sdFTSi5U50cpnjcrxwxN7Bb-LhQNy36C99XgoPXFMKUI_ewGlELjPGiA6iF6Pyv-Kwjwh5BG4LOyfsRMUD1mDD8iqxTxz1NySPo1qkudmoDBHHY5Xp4dej9xo55DXZg_GP3yLkRN/w640-h452/vocabulary%20game.png" title="Math Vocabulary Games" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These games can be played in small groups or as a whole class. If you are interested in checking out some <a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/search?q=vocabulary" target="_blank">math vocabulary games and activities</a> for your classroom like the ones above then click on your grade level. Hoping to add more soon :</span>)</span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/6th-Grade-Math-Vocabulary-Activities-and-Games-9503976" target="_blank">6th Grade</a> (TPT)</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Grade-Math-Vocabulary-Activities-and-Games-8376264?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2052%20%7C%207%20Vocabulary" target="_blank">7th Grade</a> (TPT)</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/50-OFF-24-HRS-8th-Grade-Math-Vocabulary-Activities-and-Games-8430731?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2052%20%7C%208%20Vocabulary" target="_blank">8th Grade</a> (TPT)</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/search?q=vocabulary" target="_blank"><b>Grab them in my shop instead</b></a></span></li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">In Summary</span></b></span></h3></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">For vocabulary development, use precise mathematical terms while teaching, building off what your students' already know, using graphic organizers such as the Frayer model, drawing vocabulary words and displaying the mathematical vocabulary words on a math word wall and playing math vocabulary games are solid strategies to teach new math terms. </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Try out these math teaching strategies and notice how your students' understanding in word problems and increases as they understand the new vocabulary. These strategies are easy to incoporate into lesson plans and the games are fun for the students and a great way to engage your students in math class. </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><div style="color: #404040; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Save This Article</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. Come back and reference them for ideas on how to teach math vocabulary and share with other math teachers. </span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvHOgar4PX1iR4UJ_kHLULY2cf3PqMphfFQppXAGcs1ox-N9hYHSEbMPRMKePi0J8LuF1NUPmKL0sZrCRfzzOe9AJZW9Y6VVMCuhzaEHr_Gree1oAJJ3Wu6ww5WLV0E8y8f2lyj1TtUDbAbn5GfO_DXHnDiwZsSomtJqURcltivtBuj9HGV38MlCz/s495/how%20to%20teach%20math%20vocabulary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Five tried and true strategies to teach math vocabulary to your middle school math classroom. 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Students may understand 3x represents three x's, but some students may miss that x is one x. Another example is that 4 = 4/1. Also, use correct vocabulary while teaching, and encourage your students to do the same. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">2) Use Color</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">This is a great strategy especially when teaching expressions and equations. Putting a visual to like terms will help students make sense of the expression or equation. You could use color to circle the similar terms, or for each step in solving the equation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">3) Focus on Problem-Solving</span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Yes you are teaching math, but you are also teaching problem-solving skills. Be careful not to do the thinking for them. This is why I steer away from using algorithms without meaning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">4) Plan Your Questions</span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Write questions you will ask as part of your lesson plans. Quality questions are a key part to quality teaching. Use critical-thinking questions to help guide their thinking throughout the class time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">5) Teach Deep First</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Take the time to teach the content deep and correctly the first time around. This may require more time, but less reviewing will be needed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">6) Explain Thinking</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Have the students explain their thinking. You can have them do this verbally or written. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">7) Less Problems but Deeper Thinking</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">While I do think there is a place for fluency problems in the math classroom, fluency problems should not dominate student work. Less is often more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">8) Discovery Before Lectures</span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Give your students discovery problems with a low-floor and high-ceiling to introduce them to new concepts. Then you can discuss as a class what they discovered. "Lectures" can be used more as a summary of what was learned.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">9) Continuous Growth Mindset</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Take time to teach a growth math mindset throughout the year. Students often need a consistent reminder that they can learn math. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">10) Give Yourself Grace</span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Teaching math is tough especially in the middle grades when students have often already developed their view of math. Sometimes a lesson will totally fail, and that is ok. Take the time to think about what went well, and what could have been better. You are doing better than you think you are. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="color: #404040; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92;"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Save This Article</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">Standards-based
grading or competency-based grading measures students’ progress relative to the
learning standard. Teachers are given standards that they are required to
teach. Many schools and states use the common core, or something similar,
if you are in Texas you may use TEKS. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">There are
many benefits to standards-based grading. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"> Promotes
a growth mindset</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"> Clear
communication</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">
Meaningful grades</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"> Based on
evidence</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Standards-Based Assessments</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">An
effective way to do standards-based grading is by using standards-based
assessments. A standards-based assessment can be a small assessment based on a
specific standard. If a student passes the assessment, then you have evidence
that they understand the standard. If a student does not pass, they can take
the assessment again after some intervention. You can either give them the
exact same assessment or edit the questions so the content is the same, but the
answers will be different. Then you can put their assessments into their
portfolios as evidence for meeting the standards.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">A drawback
to standards-based grading, is that it can be more work for the teachers.
However, if you have all the assessments ready before hand, and the answer key,
then this will lessen the workload for the teacher.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">That is
why I created these standard-based assessments, to support standards-based
grading in the classroom without extra work for the teachers. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"> Aligned
to common core standards</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"> Covers
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">✔</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;">
Editable </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>CLICK ON YOUR GRADE LEVEL BELOW TO CHECK OUT STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENTS THAT YOU CAN START USING TODAY</b></span><table style="width: 100%;">
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Whether you're a 6th grade math teacher, 7th grade math teacher, or 8th grade math teacher, teaching math in middle school is tough. I want to share </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">one of my favorite math strategies for middle school teaching</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. I learned this strategy the summer before my 3rd year of teaching. I was scared to implement it for various reasons, but I trusted the process, and never looked back.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>Math Teaching Strategy</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Here is </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">my favorite instructional strategy for middle school</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> math, <b>"If you want to change the way your students think, then change the way you teach."</b> Let me explain further, so you understand what I mean. Ask yourself this question, "How do you want your students to think?" While I'm sure your answers vary somewhat, I'm quite certain nobody said that they want their students to think superficially, or that they want their students to be good memorizers. Some answers may have included that you want your students to be deep-thinkers, to be critical-thinkers, or to be good problem-solvers. If that's how we want out students to think, then that's how we need to teach. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">I remember when I first started teaching deep instead of superficial, it took more time. I worried that I wasn't going to be able to get through the content if I taught every topic at such a deep level. However, I quickly realized something. When I taught at a deep level, the students retained the information much better. I was having to do less review, and I was able to use the "review time" to teach the content in a way that they would retain it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Teaching at a Deeper Level</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">If you're not sure with how to start teaching at a deeper level, let me suggest that as part of your lesson plan, you write at least 5 quality questions that you can ask your students about the content. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Have the students make connections to other math content that you have discussed. Have them explain why the procedure works. Ask them to figure out two ways to solve the problem. Have them explain their reasoning to their solution. Have them explain their friend's reasoning. One of my favorite questions...ask them why you can't divide by zero. This turns into such a great conversation. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>Math Notes Done for You</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">If you're a middle school math teacher looking to change the way you teach then I have got you covered. I deep dive into all the middle school math common core topics in these guided notes that I have spent thousands of hours on. 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In the words of my child, "I'm excited for this holiday to be over so we can celebrate the next holiday." Valentine's day in middle school math can be just as exciting. You want to make sure to continue learning the math curriculum, and practicting math skills, but you can do it in a fun and engaging way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;">Check out these 5 fun activities for the Valentine's Day holiday.</span></h2><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Heart Puzzle for Solving Equations</span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Algebraic-Equations-Valentines-Activity-Worksheet-Middle-School-Math-2304298?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2048%20%7C%20val%20equ%20heart" target="_blank">This fun heart algebraic equations puzzle</a> focuses on solving equations with the distributive property and integers. A perfect way for your middle school math students to practice and review solving equations. Once students calculate the correct answer to the math problems they connect the solution and equation to form a heart.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Works great in math centers, small groups, or independent work. A great activity for your middle school students on Valentine's Day. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Algebraic-Equations-Valentines-Activity-Worksheet-Middle-School-Math-2304298" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="Valentine's Day Math Activities for Middle Schoolers" border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="852" height="293" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yGAiUeA7n8k/X_xUvMxZaEI/AAAAAAAAk1s/C21GetmAFqAuqYgsj7BArpxvb4d9ljXvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h293/solving%2Bequations%2Bheart.png" title="Valentine's Day Math Activities for Middle Schoolers" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/4c12F" target="_blank">Check out this puzzle in the Make Sense of Math Store</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Algebraic-Equations-Valentines-Activity-Worksheet-Middle-School-Math-2304298" target="_blank">Check out this puzzle on TPT</a></b></span></li></ul></div></b></span><div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">Heart Area Critical Thinking</span></span></h4><h2><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Incorporate this ciritcal thinking Valentine's Day math activity into your lesson plans. Draw this heart on the board and have your students determine the area of the heart. Students should justify their work. You can have students present the different ways that they determined the area, and as a class discuss how they are different and how they are the same. </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KuVrNzEjmlY/X_xS_Be92XI/AAAAAAAAk1g/xh0OxbHIKiceax9goEGtwRpQow4MVQi8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s774/AREA%2BOF%2BHEART.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="Valentine's Day Math Activity for Middle School" border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="774" height="305" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KuVrNzEjmlY/X_xS_Be92XI/AAAAAAAAk1g/xh0OxbHIKiceax9goEGtwRpQow4MVQi8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h305/AREA%2BOF%2BHEART.png" title="Valentine's Day Math Activity for Middle School" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">The Perfect Sugar Cookie - A fun way to incorporate area and volume</span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">If you're ambitious as a teacher you can frost sugar cookies...with math. Students will love this activity. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3LZzTPfj5lQ/X_yj63XBV5I/AAAAAAAAk2U/J4JyYw_bTdgSeKRe97K1pFEeMJyT_bQdACLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/valentines-day-3984154_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="Sugar cookies" border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1920" height="226" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3LZzTPfj5lQ/X_yj63XBV5I/AAAAAAAAk2U/J4JyYw_bTdgSeKRe97K1pFEeMJyT_bQdACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h226/valentines-day-3984154_1920.jpg" title="Sugar cookies" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>To frost sugar cookies using area and volume complete the following:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Give the above heart area problem to your middle school students the day before Valentine's day. Use the approximate dimensions of the sugar cookies you will be frosting. Have them determine the area of the heart. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">After they have determined the area, have your middle schoolers calculate how much frosting is needed to make the perfect sugar cookie. They can determine the volume of frosting by calculating the product of the area of the base and the depth of the frosting they think will make the best cookie. You can tell them this formula, or let them figure it out. I always prefer letting them figure it out. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">As an added challenge, have your students determine how many tablespoons of frosting they will need. This can be calculated by converting cubic centimeters into tablespoons. </span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">On Valentine's day, bring cookies in the shape of large hearts for them to frost. Bring a tablespoon and have them scoop out their pre-determined amount of frosting to give themselves the perfect sugar cookie.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Engaging Valentine's Day Math Worksheets</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Check out these fun math activities and coloring worksheets to keep your middle schoolers working on math while celebrating the holiday. This is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged and reviewing essential skills. An answer key is also included.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><span>In this </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Simplifying-Exponents-2937187?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2048%20%7C%20val%20exponents" target="_blank">Exponential Love Valentine's Day activity</a><span> students will practice the exponent properties while coloring a fun conversation hearts coloring page. This is a fun way for your eighth graders to practice their fluency with the exponent rules. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Simplifying-Exponents-2937187" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="Valentine's Day Math Activities for Middle Schoolers" border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="602" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8gM8bOFvog/X_jtrbGEmyI/AAAAAAAAkxs/Vo3-oHeyeNc_PTEU6bfExEuKATGQ9iUbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h256/middle%2Bschool%2Bmath%2Bvalentines%2Bday%2Bworksheet.png" title="Valentine's Day Math Activities for Middle Schoolers" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/gAoIj" target="_blank"><b>Check out Exponential Love in the Make Sense of Math Store</b></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Simplifying-Exponents-2937187" target="_blank"><b>Check out Exponential Love on TPT</b></a></span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><span>In this </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Percent-Change-Increase-Decrease-2993437?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2048%20%7C%20val%20percent" target="_blank">Change of Heart Valentine's Day Activity</a><span> your middle school math students will determine the percent change while coloring a fun heart coloring page. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Add these to your lesson plans for early finishers or to supplement your math curriculum.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Percent-Change-Increase-Decrease-2993437" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="Fun Valentine's Day Math Activities" border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="592" height="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijgfbJT2dHA/X_jtrXMdA-I/AAAAAAAAkxw/sp35uu_jyKYqINZ4DXym8TuCqvb10xI-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h261/middle%2Bschool%2Bmath%2Bvalentines%2Bday%2Bworksheets.png" title="Fun Valentine's Day Math Activities" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/O2MvR" target="_blank"><b>Check out Change of Heart in the Make Sense of Math Store</b></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Math-Activity-Worksheet-Percent-Change-Increase-Decrease-2993437" target="_blank"><b>Check out Change of Heart on TPT</b></a></span></li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Conversation Hearts for Estimation and Probability</span></span></h3><div><span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b> Estimation: </b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Fill a cylindrical jar with conversation hearts and have your students estimate the quantity. Have conversations with your students how they can use math to more accurately estimate. Don't tell them, just ask guided questions. (Find the volume of the cylinder in terms of candy hearts.)</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b> Probability:</b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Conversation hearts are a perfect way to incorporate Valentine's day in your class with probability. Here are some questions you could use, but the options are limitless. You can take this as deep or as simple as you need to. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">If there are 5 blue out of 20 conversation hearts, what is the probability of picking one blue? </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">What about picking two blues with replacing the first heart? </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">What about picking two blues without replacing the first heart? </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Give every student their own pack of conversation hearts and have the students compare probabilities with their boxes. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">How does the sample size of their box compare to the data of the whole group?</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BcKEtp0Ah-U/X_yndJ-ccMI/AAAAAAAAk2g/1dYE0az5qmw8O4NQ17z46dcuRqPzb6fsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/hearts-1392575_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img alt="conversation hearts" border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1920" height="233" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BcKEtp0Ah-U/X_yndJ-ccMI/AAAAAAAAk2g/1dYE0az5qmw8O4NQ17z46dcuRqPzb6fsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h233/hearts-1392575_1920.jpg" title="conversation hearts" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><h4 style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">In Conclusion</span></h4><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These fun activities for Valentine's day are sure to engage your middle school math students. From Valentine's Day math worksheets, holiday-themed math puzzles, decorating valentine cookies and estimating candy probability. These activities are a great way to keep your middle schoolers engaged and better than handing them a worksheet with irrelevant word problems.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Valentine's Day :)</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><h4 style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">Save This Article</span></span></h4><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Use the image below to share these fun ideas for Valentine's Day activities that work great for 6th grade math, 7th grade math, and 8th grade math classroom.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FRwrV45j_Y/X_zKxpJjqXI/AAAAAAAAk20/jFnZuoVWXz4mW6OFT-7LkSZAw93-VGPsACLcBGAsYHQ/s450/valentines%2Bday%2Bactivities%2Bfor%2Bmiddle%2Bschool%2Bmath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img alt="5 Valentine's Day Activities for Middle School Math" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" data-pin-description="Check out these 5 Valentines math activities for middle school. 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<br /><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large;">ENGAGING MATH ACTIVITIES</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">
I have found the best way to review is to provide engaging activities to your students. Activities that are fun and have a purpose for the students. That is why I created these review packets for 7th grade math and 8th grade math. They cover a variety of topics, and engage your students. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Highlights</span></div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">No Prep</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Perfect for substitutes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Engaging </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Variety of topics</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;">7th Grade Math Review Packet Topics</span></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; 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border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Adding and subtracting integers<br /></span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Multiplying and dividing integers</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Multiplying and dividing fractions</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Solving equations</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Solving inequalities</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Proportional relationships</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Triangle analysis</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Geometry vocabulary</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Area of circles</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Composite area</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Statistics and probability vocabulary</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: xx-large;">8th Grade Math Review Packet Topics</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These three tips focus on discovery, making sense of the math, and extending reasoning. Teaching this way will help your middle school math students retain the rules of multiplication of integers. Also, if you don't want to make your own products to help your students, I've got some for you below that will make your life easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tip 1: Discovery</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Give them a multiplication chart similar to the blank one below and a calculator. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5YjCtO8zAo/X8-DgUZrh1I/AAAAAAAAkS0/33Z_kQ6uSUogBPk-6OcbKslaP0pkRPlVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s917/integer%2Bchart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="917" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5YjCtO8zAo/X8-DgUZrh1I/AAAAAAAAkS0/33Z_kQ6uSUogBPk-6OcbKslaP0pkRPlVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w244-h236/integer%2Bchart.png" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGn1fwN7X-I/X8-GUaev9pI/AAAAAAAAkTA/66wkdCC0IeYpYbql_Fy7uYWrGLoQzeUjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s979/integer%2Bchart%2Bcolor.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="979" height="235" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGn1fwN7X-I/X8-GUaev9pI/AAAAAAAAkTA/66wkdCC0IeYpYbql_Fy7uYWrGLoQzeUjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w261-h235/integer%2Bchart%2Bcolor.png" width="261" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br />Have them use their calculator to complete the multiplication problems. Color the positive products one color and the negative products a different color. After students have completed their multiplication chart have a conversation with open-ended questions such as: What patterns do you notice? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tip 2: Number lines</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Before using number lines to teach the rules of multiplication of integers, I always talk about thinking of multiplication as "groups of" then translate the problem into words.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Here is an example: </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">5(2): 5 groups of 2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">5(-2): 5 groups of -2</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Now, you can't actually have a negative group of something. In the case of a negative first, students can think of this as the opposite, and bounce to the opposite number on the number line.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_27ryMDc490/X9DQiC2t_FI/AAAAAAAAkUQ/8MvCtEOLY9MJnB2W3bJg9vPihZrzr5TkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s967/number%2Bline.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="967" height="109" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_27ryMDc490/X9DQiC2t_FI/AAAAAAAAkUQ/8MvCtEOLY9MJnB2W3bJg9vPihZrzr5TkgCLcBGAsYHQ/w580-h109/number%2Bline.png" width="580" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">-5(2): The opposite of 5 groups of 2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">-5(-2): The opposite of 5 groups of -2</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tip 3: Extend their thinking</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">After they have a good grasp of opposites, and how opposites cancel each other out. Extend their thinking by determining the product or quotient of more than two integers. The best way to do this is with 1's, so they are not wasting their time on actually multiplying, rather just the signs. You could give them a list of problems like the one below, and have them notice the pattern. Even number of integers = positive, and odd number of integers = negative. Have them explain why this is true. You could even throw some ones in there, to show that will not effect the sign of the product. </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">(1)(-1)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">(-1)(-1)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">(-1)(-1)(-1)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tip 4: Apply to division</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">All of the above tips focus on the product of integers. Make sure to extend this to division. Again, use open-ended questions to help your students make connections.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">How are multiplication and division related?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">How can you convert a multiplication problem into a division problem? (i.e. divide by 2 = multiply by 1/2</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">OK...So there are my tried and true tips for teaching the rules for multiplying and dividing integers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">If you don't want to make your own resources for teaching integers, I've got you covered. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">The <b>integer operation notes</b> cover all the four operations of integers. They teach using number lines, which are all pre-made in the notes. They also include additional practice for the students. Include great in-depth questioning to get your students critically thinking. Click on the image below for more information. <a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/QfzKR" target="_blank"><b>OR CLICK HERE TO CHECK THESE OUT ON MY MAKE SENSE OF MATH STORE. </b></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Integer-Operations-Guided-Notes-Integer-Operations-Notes-3227708?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2046%20%7C%20Int.%20oper%20notes" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhONInkSQXCutLWbjgW45olWRbigBuqlAf7fQzbr0cr-O1jYFex11kYAkWjtrPMpdq9NTl7NfwJO8GoilCySDCnSr_j1-ns6ITZrMCbyE04I8zko9ToxqtqfJgN4mIUqG0U6hIo2deITgxotIReNF0H6x9bQXkxGL3Bn7TLd-KixbJTnVqeQLLUB1oI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">The <b>multiplying and dividing integers stations</b> are one of my best-selling resources. They have students use both the discovery method, and number lines, and extend the knowledge to division. Click on the image below for more information.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://shop.makesenseofmath.com/b/ZhlgR" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">OR CLICK HERE TO CHECK THESE OUT ON MY MAKE SENSE OF MATH STOR</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">E</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplying-and-Dividing-Integers-Stations-2535256?utm_source=MAKESENSEOFMATH.COM&utm_campaign=Post%2046%20%7C%20mult%20and%20div%20int%20sta" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMdtqUYcn1Sul7xwxarjDPBwW2LFmq5iDDy-Gfy0GL8mnanBA0Uw-GrWll1FRIA1--_JA5ePTTprVjOrdeLC_UAczdssgOebrvagZmBzQ_olqx-FS3GygO-0xOT-3cWWWHYk-UEdKEvl2LLNV0t41aOsNpBBUpvzhF9j3BEMO5kcPNMYYB5umF_s-Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Save This Article</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: large;">Save these tips and ideas to your favorite classroom Pinterest board. 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I immediately started teaching inequalities different, and deliberately had some conversations with my students which made all the difference. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I call them conversations, because the key is to not just tell them how to do it. The key is to lead the conversations with thoughtful questions. Here are three conversation topics that are essential for teaching inequalities in math.</span><br /><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Solution:</span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> </b><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Essential Conversations while Teaching Inequalities</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">1) <b>There is a difference between x > 7 and x <u>></u> 8</b>. Graph both solutions on the same graph. Then have the conversation why they are not the same. Have students give examples of numbers that are included in x > 7, but not x <u>></u> 8. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">2)<b> Start a conversation about x < 7 and 7 > x.</b> Some ideas to direct the conversation: think of three numbers that are less than 7 and think of three numbers that 7 is greater than. Do your solutions work for both inequalities? Why? Have the students graph both, and notice that they are the same. Have students practice changing from the variable on the right, to the variable on the left. Though both are correct and mean the same thing, it is standard to have the variable written on the left-side of the inequality. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">3) <b>Understanding inequality graphs on a number line</b>. There is a more effective way to teaching graphing than saying that the inequality points to the way the arrow should be drawn. When teaching this way, students often do not understand why. Also, if the students do not happen to flip a solution such as 7 > x so that the variable is on the left, their arrow will be incorrect. You could teach students to test a point such as 0. If 0 works, then point the arrow towards 0. If 0 does not work, then point the arrow away from. However, make sure that you are explaining that the arrow represents every single solution to the inequality. I often say that since it is impossible to write out every solution, the arrow visually shows every solution. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Having these conversations with your students definitely takes more time teaching. However, my experience is that they will retain solving and graphing inequalities better and you will spend less time reviewing.</span><br /><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some Resources to Help</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Guided notes are a great way to keep your thinking and conversations on track while teaching. Here are some solving inequalities guided notes that may help you while teaching. 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Burnt out students + winter blues + holidays around the corner often means less engaged students. I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way. Keeping your students working on quality holiday-themed resources is a win-win for both teachers and students.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"> </span><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;">Christmas Activities for Middle School Math</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">These Christmas math activity worksheets are a must-have for middle school. These 5 different activities cover a variety of math tasks. Also includes ideas and ways to easily differentiate between grade levels or different ability levels with in your classroom. Take an in-depth look at each activity.</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Snow Day: This task requires students to reason through the size of a snowman and calculate the volume of the snowman. Easier level: Students can calculate the area of the 2d snowman. This task also includes a challenge as an extension.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Santa vs. The Grinch: Students calculate who wins in a sleigh race between Santa and the Grinch. Higher level: Students use systems of equations and solve both algebraically and graphically. Lower level: Students reason through the task using problem-solving skills. This task also includes a challenge as an extension.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Geometric Snowflake: Students learn how the Koch snowflake is created and find the area of a stage 3 Koch snowflake. Higher level: Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing side lengths. Lower level: Students use a ruler to practice measurement and find the composite area of the shape. This task also includes an extension for higher students.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">O Christmas Tree: Students are given equations in slope-intercept form and end points to draw on a graph. The finished product is a work of art. Easier level: Students use substitution to find the end points. A challenge is also included as an extension. Graph is included.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Colorful Crystals: Students classify real numbers as whole, natural, integers, rational or irrational. Students then color snowflakes according to their answers. This activity is perfect to keep students engaged before a break or a substitution.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large;"><b>What teachers Are Saying About Christmas Activities for Middle School Math</b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span face=""Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="8lr9d-0-0" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="eb1h" data-offset-key="8lr9d-0-0" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKdYxW7tPZYaZBrkSQGdprS8rNHUX6qJRvEB_4e4dCg94YLufTTw_AdfXgDd9JsKhhVn6pWD6OVuJSqw5mk8v3dJmLnvpVLMJWKqaNrNfpr3_iKU1f1xSwiU_rzlLkShlrgLXA_VO8yjgYXe8DOtEU5NKFN_XfyvtvzBOYcxAlli14Rso3miTnZAYo=s2400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKdYxW7tPZYaZBrkSQGdprS8rNHUX6qJRvEB_4e4dCg94YLufTTw_AdfXgDd9JsKhhVn6pWD6OVuJSqw5mk8v3dJmLnvpVLMJWKqaNrNfpr3_iKU1f1xSwiU_rzlLkShlrgLXA_VO8yjgYXe8DOtEU5NKFN_XfyvtvzBOYcxAlli14Rso3miTnZAYo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff2f92; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Math</span></b></div></span><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Cultivating a growth mindset in your math classroom is more than the cheerleading of "try harder, you got this!" While that is important, it's not everything. If you present a problem to a student, and there is only one right way to accomplish the problem with only o</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">ne correct solution, and all you say is try harder, the student may hit a wall, and if they are truly stuck and they can't get over the wall, then there they will stay . Teaching math as one strategy and one solution promotes a fixed mindset.</span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Students need more than one path. Either another strategy to do the problem, which eventually will lead to the same solution. Or another path to do the problem, which eventually leads to a different (although still correct) solution. This promotes a growth mindset. I created this lovely visual to better explain.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you are not sure which type of problems to give your students, I have some that I created with this in mind. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Math-Activities-for-Middle-School-3255099" target="_blank">Back-to-School activities</a> were created for students to problem-solve and be successful. They are back-to-school themed, but would work great for anytime of year. </span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> With a low floor and high ceiling, these would work for a 6th, 7th, or 8th grade classroom. </span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Here are some other great activities to incorporate a growth mindset in your classroom</span>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span>
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