Word problem focused task cards are great for practicing writing and solving systems of equations! Contents: 10 total problems, including 6 word problems Student worksheet Answer key Small Group: Each group gets a set of task cards and each student gets a handout to record their answers on. Give students time to solve each problem. It can be fun to assign each group one or two problems that they are in charge of explaining to the class after completing the activity. Around the Room Activity: Post task cards around the room and give each student a handout. Give students time to circulate in small groups to solve the problems. When using this method it can be helpful to assign each group a starting number to ensure that groups begin the activity at different task cards. Whiteboard Games: One of my favorite ways to do this activity is as a small group competition with whiteboards. In this case, no handout is needed. I show a task card under the projector and give a time limit. Every student (or pair of students– sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group. The group with the most points at the end wins.

Product Description A fun, kinesthetic way to practice or review integer operations for middle school students! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top numbers on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting number and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the number that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of integer cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Three fun pages! Add, subtract and add/subtract integers with this fun color-by-code activity. Students complete each problem, choose the solution and use the color listed to fill in squares on the grid to reveal the mystery picture! Includes heart, watermelon and donut pictures! Instructions: Each color section has two columns. For easy self-check, every solution in the left column has a matching solution in the right column. Students will locate their solutions on the grid and color those squares with the correct color to reveal a mystery picture! Note: Not all squares will be colored! Low prep and great for self-check! Perfect for math stations, classwork, homework, or sub plans.

Practice or review graphing slope intercept equations with a fun scavenger hunt! CONTENTS: 2 Warm Up Problems plus key 16 Cards to put up around the room Student worksheet Teacher Key Starting Answer sheet OPTIONAL VERSION: 16 cards with points on lines for scaffolded practice INSTRUCTIONS: Cut problem sheets in half so that there is one problem and one solution on each card. Post cards around the room. Hand out scavenger hunt worksheets to students. Assign starting answers to small groups of students by giving each group one of the “Starting Answers” at the end of this packet. This will ensure that students start at different locations. **Tell students that the answer they start with is the SAME ANSWER they should get for the final answer of the last problem they do. ** Students write the equation they find underneath their assigned graph in box #1 on their answer sheet. Then, they search for the graph that matches the equation on a new card. (The answer to the current problem will lead them to the card with the next problem.) Students should continue until they reach the graph they begin with. During this activity, students are encouraged to check in with the teacher if they get stuck, or get to the final answer prematurely. (I use the key to quickly check over their work and let the student know which problem to go back to and solve again.) Small Group: Give every group the same starting graph and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Emoji themed task card activity for practicing evaluating functions! Include additional emoji worksheet that is great for additional practice or homework! Contents: 10 cards on evaluating functions with fun emoji theme Student handout with space to show work & record solutions 10 Problem emoji themed practice worksheet (great for HW!) Answer Keys Task Card Instructions: Solve each problem according to the directions on the card. Shade the emoji that represents the correct answer choice. **Classroom Use: Small Group:** Each group gets a set of task cards and each student gets a handout to record their answers on. Give students time to solve each problem. It can be fun to assign each group one or two problems that they are in charge of explaining to the class after completing the activity. Around the Room Activity: Post task cards around the room and give each student a handout. Give students time to circulate in small groups to solve the problems. When using this method it can be helpful to assign each group a starting number to ensure that groups begin the activity at different task cards. Whiteboard Games: One of my favorite ways to do this activity is as a small group competition with whiteboards. In this case, no handout is needed. I show a task card under the projector and give a time limit. Every student (or pair of students– sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group. The group with the most points at the end wins. Check out my related materials: Direct & Inverse Variation Mystery Picture Coloring Worksheet Write Linear Equations Partner Activity

Practice or review graphing slope intercept equations with a fun scavenger hunt! CONTENTS: 2 Warm Up Problems plus key 16 Cards to put up around the room Student worksheet Teacher Key Starting Answer sheet OPTIONAL VERSION: 16 cards WITH points on lines for scaffolded practice INSTRUCTIONS: Cut problem sheets in half so that there is one problem and one solution on each card. Post cards around the room. Hand out scavenger hunt worksheets to students. Assign starting answers to small groups of students by giving each group one of the “Starting Answers” at the end of this packet. This will ensure that students start at different locations. **Tell students that the answer they start with is the SAME ANSWER they should get for the final answer of the last problem they do. ** Students write the equation they find underneath their assigned graph in box #1 on their answer sheet. Then, they search for the graph that matches the equation on a new card. (The answer to the current problem will lead them to the card with the next problem.) Students should continue until they reach the graph they begin with. During this activity, students are encouraged to check in with the teacher if they get stuck, or get to the final answer prematurely. (I use the key to quickly check over their work and let the student know which problem to go back to and solve again.) Small Group: Give every group the same starting graph and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, engaging way to practice or review integer operations for middle school students! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top numbers on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting number and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the number that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of integer cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Product Description A fun, kinesthetic way to practice or review integer operations for middle school students! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top numbers on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting number and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the number that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of integer cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Get kids up and moving! Practice or review integer operations with a fun scavenger hunt! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top numbers on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting number and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the number that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of integer cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Develop conceptual understanding of the distributive property using area models! I find that area models give students a concrete way of envisioning the distributive property, helping them grasp why the outer term is distributed to terms inside of the parenthesis. Great for practice after an introductory lesson or as a review. Includes several ideas for activities using task cards. Contents: ~2 Example Problems with key ~16 DP task cards ~Student recording sheet ~Answer key

Great for practicing rates and unit rates in small groups! Contents: 14 task cards 2 options for student handouts Answer Key Instructions for Use: Small Group: Each group gets a set of task cards and each student gets a handout to record their answers on. Give students time to solve each problem. It can be fun to assign each group one or two problems that they are in charge of explaining to the class after completing the activity. Around the Room Activity: Post task cards around the room and give each student a handout. Give students time to circulate in small groups to solve the problems. When using this method it can be helpful to assign each group a starting number to ensure that groups begin the activity at different task cards. Whiteboard Games: One of my favorite ways to do this activity is as a small group competition with whiteboards. In this case, no handout is needed. I show a task card under the projector and give a time limit. Every student (or pair of students– sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group. The group with the most points at the end wins.

Review area and circumference with a “SORRY!” based board game! Just print, have kids cut out the player pieces, and play! Game intended for 2-4 players plus one student answer checker. Great for stations and small group activities. Whiteboards or scratch paper recommended. Clock or minute timer needed. How to Play: Students cut out cards and player pieces. Since part of the game play is based on color, if you print out in black and white, have students color the board and player pieces based on a color example before play begins. Groups decide who is the answer checker. This person is in charge of time limits and checking answers. Player pieces begin on ‘start.’ The youngest player goes first. This player draws a card, reads it and has 1 or 2 minutes to find the solution (timing up to teacher discretion). If the player has the correct solution in time, then follow the directions on the card and move that number of spaces. If a game piece lands on the beginning of a slide, the student must slide to the end, except when they are on their own color. Two game pieces cannot occupy the same space at the same time. If a player slides, or lands on the same space as an opponent’s game piece, the player bumps the other player back to start. If a player slides, or lands on the same space as their OWN game piece, then they do not get to move. The first person to get both pieces home wins! Check out my related materials: Ratio & Proportions Board Game Expressions & Equations Board Game

A fun and engaging way to review or practice expressions and equations for middle school students! Game intended for 2-4 players plus one student answer checker. Great for stations and small group activities. Whiteboards or scratch paper recommended. A single die is needed. How to Play: Students cut out cards and player pieces. Groups decide who is the answer checker. This person is in charge of time limits and checking answers. Player pieces begin on ‘start.’ The youngest player goes first. This player draws a card, reads it and has 1 or 2 minutes to find the solution. If the player has the correct solution in time, then they can roll the die and move that number of spaces. If a player lands on a frog, they must move backwards 2 spaces. The first person to get to the finish space wins! Topics covered: Evaluate expressions Linear Equations Slope Y-Intercept Write Equations Be sure to check out my Ratio and Proportions Board Game too!

Contents: Pre-Algebra Pre-Assessment Two Follow-up Quizzes Answer Keys Instructions for Use: Designed for students entering 7th grade math or Pre-Algebra. Get to know your students’ general math skills at the beginning of the year with a pre-assessment and use the follow-up quizzes to monitor growth! I have given this pre-assessment in a variety of ways, from a partner or group quiz to an individual effort. I generally learn a lot about my students from either method– by circulating the room and having conversations with students about what they do or do not remember, or grading individual tests for a score and reviewing strengths and weaknesses in each or the categories. I typically do not let students use a calculator as part of the pre-test is basic computation, and all questions can be done without a calculator. This pre-assessment is a great way to gain understanding about student skills at the beginning of their new math year!

Great for introducing systems of equations! Step-by-step activity that guides students through the process of solving a word problem using systems. Meant to show students that the solution to the problem can be found on both graphs and tables. Students will: Define variables Write equations Make a table and graph Explain their solution in a sentence **Includes: **2 different word problems plus answer keys

A fun, engaging way to practice or review the distributive property for middle school students! Include Area Model Problems for conceptual understanding! Includes: 4 example problems (can be used as a warm up or guided practice) 18 cards to hang around the room Starting number cards Student recording sheet Answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Answer” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of integer cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, engaging way to practice or review simplifying expressions using the Properties of Exponents! Includes: 16 cards to hang around the room, starting answer cards, student recording sheet and teacher answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Answer” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting answer and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, engaging way to practice or review the distributive property for middle school students! Include Area Model Problems for conceptual understanding! Includes: 4 example problems (can be used as a warm up or guided practice) 18 cards to hang around the room Starting number cards Student recording sheet Answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Answer” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, kinesthetic way to practice or review combining like terms for middle school students! ***Includes DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY problems!!! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Middle school math bundle that contains key elements for BACK TO SCHOOL: 5 Icebreaker Activities: Math Scavenger Hunt- hunt for students who know the answers to middle school math questions (answer key is included so that you can go over the math facts when the time runs out). Partner Interviews- a great way for students to get to know each other. I have students choose 2 or 3 interesting things they learned about their partners and have them introduce the other person to the class. 60 Second Challenge- fun challenges that students do in pairs! Have one student help by timing and counting, while the other student completes the challenge and vice versa. My Mathography- student choose numbers that best describe them and make illustrations about these numbers to create a numbers autobiography page. Numbers in the Room- students search for others with specific numbers (like the same birth month) in the room to get to know each other. 3 Pre-Assessment options to help you become familiar with your students’ fundamental math skills (computations, number sense, equations, fractions, graphing and word problems) Pre-Algebra Pre-Assessment Two Follow-up Quizzes Answer Keys 3 Interactive Math Notebook pages (front cover with CC Math Standards, “About the Mathematican” page and “Numbers About Me” page)