Making Inferences Math Operations Activity
Choose a word-problem card, read it, use clue words to infer which math operation(s) are needed, then use symbol and number cards along with a worksheet to create and solve the problem.
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Choose a word-problem card, read it, use clue words to infer which math operation(s) are needed, then use symbol and number cards along with a worksheet to create and solve the problem.
A collection of open-ended, story-based math word problems set in everyday contexts (summer camp, field day, moving day, football, beach, a mystery) for students to solve using their own strategies.
A set of 5 rotating math stations that supplement a unit on converting between fractions, decimals, and percent, including sales tax and discount calculations.
A movie-study resource built around Pixar's Inside Out 2 (2024) combining social-emotional learning with literacy, grammar, and math practice for grades 3-10.
Work in teams of 3-4 to solve order-of-operations word problems on clue cards, use each solution to reveal the next location/clue, and use the final answer to open a code lock; discuss strategies and reasoning as a class afterward.
Read a writing prompt and accompanying nonfiction texts, fill in Pixanotes guided notes (at varying levels of scaffolding, from fully pre-printed to fill-in-the-blank), play a related game, and draft an informative essay.
A ready-to-use set of 5 rotating math stations supplementing a middle school unit on adding and subtracting integers.
Read the slide-based passage about elephant seals, then answer 5 mixed comprehension questions (including one word-problem-style math question), complete a 6-item vocabulary matching exercise and 3 sentence-writing items using vocabulary words, and respond to a short writing prompt about the molting process.
Rotate through 5 stations: solve algebra word problems (depreciation, hourly cost, sequential totals, simple equation solving); play an input/output expression-guessing partner game at two difficulty levels; build a growing pattern with manipulatives and derive a pattern rule/expression; solve one-step equations and graph…
A short fiction reading-comprehension lesson built around the passage "Graduation": students read the story then complete post-reading activities to check understanding and build vocabulary/writing skills.
A ready-to-use set of 5 rotating math stations supplementing a middle school unit on fraction operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), including unlike denominators and improper fractions.
Complete character-analysis activities, quote analysis/matching/sorting tasks, and creative-writing activities (diary entries, poems, role play, posters) exploring theme and symbolism.
Read an informational article, answer short-answer comprehension questions that require citing details from the text (including at least one percentage/arithmetic calculation), complete a clue-based spelling activity, and respond to an open-ended opinion/reflection writing prompt tied to the article's topic.
Solve equations, simplify and evaluate expressions, combine like terms, convert fractions/decimals, write and solve inequalities, solve ratio and rate word problems, and interpret a number-line inequality graph; record answers on a provided recording sheet, individually or in group/rotation games (task card center,…
Rotate through 5 stations: solve riddles/word problems involving factors and multiples (including an LCM bus-schedule problem); play a dice-based factoring game; investigate two chosen numbers' multiples, factors, and greatest common factor; define and sort prime/composite numbers and build prime factor trees (with an…
Work through study/example pages then practice pages (fill-in-the-blank, matching, word problems, factor trees, number-line placement) for each topic, finishing each topic with a one-page quiz.
Read an informational article, answer short-answer comprehension questions that require citing details from the text (including at least one percentage/arithmetic calculation), complete a clue-based spelling activity, and respond to an open-ended opinion/reflection writing prompt tied to the article's topic.
A direct-practice workbook (Math Practice Simplified J - Word Problems) providing drill exercises on the stated topic, meant to reinforce concepts already taught rather than to introduce them.
Read an informational article, answer short-answer comprehension questions that require citing details from the text (including at least one percentage/arithmetic calculation), complete a clue-based spelling activity, and respond to an open-ended opinion/reflection writing prompt tied to the article's topic.
Complete written computation exercises (add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), solve word problems, and use an included glossary of math terms.
Read an informational article, answer short-answer comprehension questions that require citing details from the text (including at least one percentage/arithmetic calculation), complete a clue-based spelling activity, and respond to an open-ended opinion/reflection writing prompt tied to the article's topic.
Complete individual reproducible worksheet pages (fill in missing numbers, solve computation problems, color/count, answer word problems, read graphs, etc.), one skill-focused page per topic.
A single-lesson PowerPoint sample (a free/sample slice of a larger Fiction Set 1 series) built around a short story, 'Basketball,' about a girl who surprises her classmates with her basketball skill, with comprehension questions, a vocabulary matching and sentence-writing exercise, a writing prompt, and an answer key.
Write and simplify ratios, solve proportions and unit-rate problems, perform order-of-operations and fraction/decimal operations, find GCF, simplify and evaluate expressions, write and solve equations and inequalities, compute area/perimeter/volume/surface area, classify angles, calculate mean/median/mode and…