Systems of Equations Task Cards
Students read a real-world word problem on each of 35 task cards, set up and solve a system of two equations, and record each answer on a recording sheet.
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Students read a real-world word problem on each of 35 task cards, set up and solve a system of two equations, and record each answer on a recording sheet.
A set of 36 task cards that has students determine whether the result of an addition or subtraction problem involving integers will be positive or negative, without calculating the actual sum or difference.
Solve straightforward multiplication facts, find a missing factor in an equation (e.g. 4 x __ = 44), and write and solve multiplication equations from word problems (e.g. total straps on 10 backpacks, wheels on 50 school buses), recording answers 1-20 on an included answer sheet.
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of weight/mass using word-problem task cards.
Solve decimal addition and subtraction word problems themed around the solar system (comparing planetary distances, weights, wind speeds, telescope/rocket lengths, astronaut measurements, etc.), using either printed task cards (color, black-and-white, with answer key) or the accompanying PowerPoint slide version.
Distributive Property - Digital Task Cards for Google Classroom This is a functional and efficient teaching resource specifically designed with the digital classroom in mind. It provides an excellent opportunity to utilize self-graded task cards as a valuable addition to your middle school math curriculum. Digital Task Cards: A New…
Students move around the classroom (individually, in pairs, or small groups) reading 24 Cinderella-themed sentence task cards, identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex, and record answers on a recording sheet; they self-check using an answer key or by scanning QR codes glued to the back of each card.
Set of 36 task cards teaching students to distinguish mathematical expressions from equations (vocabulary/classification only, not solving or evaluating).
Solve fraction addition problems presented in multiple formats (spelled-out fraction words, numeric equations, food-model equations, and word problems), simplify sums as needed, and record answers on an answer sheet.
Simplify Expressions Combining Like Terms - Digital Task Cards These digital task cards are a unique and engaging way for middle school students to enhance their math skills. Specifically designed for the Google Classroom, they offer an easy-to-use, paperless resource that can be incorporated into any teaching method. Product Features…
Provide multiple game-based review formats (task cards, Jeopardy-style PowerPoint, Google Slides version) to build reading comprehension and higher-order-thinking vocabulary around the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
Work through 28 multiple-choice and short-answer task cards on scale drawings, triangle classification, angle relationships and equations, circle area/circumference, area/surface area/volume of composite figures, and cross-sections of 3D figures, recording answers on a separate answer sheet, then check work against…
Introduction to Solving for Y - Digital Task Cards Google Classroom educators, the Solving for Y - Digital Task Cards offer a powerful tool for enhancing students' abilities to understand and solve linear equations. Specifically designed for middle-school learners, it's appropriate for 8th and 9th graders taking Algebra. As a…
Fill in guided notes explaining fraction-division relationships, multiplying fractions by whole numbers, multiplying two fractions, multiplying mixed numbers, and dividing whole numbers by unit fractions, completing practice problems in each lesson; then complete an 11-question quiz applying these skills, showing all…
Rotate desk-to-desk on the teacher's cue ('Scoot'), solving one order-of-operations problem per desk within a time limit and recording answers on an answer sheet.
Cross-curricular inductive-reasoning math task cards set within Native American (Iroquois-inspired 'Three Sisters' companion planting) history content.
Walk around the room solving numbered scavenger-hunt task cards in a self-checking chain (each answer choice points to the next card number to visit), recording work and final answers on a separate sheet of paper or a teacher-provided answer sheet.
Give 8th-grade students a self-checking, classroom scavenger-hunt review of Functions standards (relations & functions, inputs & outputs, slope-intercept form, comparing & interpreting functions), aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.F.A.1, 8.F.A.2, and 8.F.B.4.
Fill in guided notes defining vocabulary (sum, difference, addend, subtrahend), identify properties of addition (commutative, associative, compatible numbers, compensation), practice rounding decimals and whole numbers, estimate sums and differences, model decimal addition/subtraction with hundredths grids, and practice the standard…
Teach long and synthetic (short) polynomial division through scaffolded notes, classwork, and homework.
A larger read-aloud book companion (36 activities) for 'Let the Children March,' covering comprehension, story elements, character analysis, vocabulary, and civil-rights themes.
Guided notes and a quiz that teach and assess multiplying decimals (by powers of ten, estimation, decimal-by-decimal, decimal-by-whole-number, and area models), aligned to Envision Math Grade 5 Topic 6.
Students define vocabulary words for each chapter group (Ch. 1-6, 7-11, 12-14, 15-18, 19-24), answer comprehension questions in a reader response journal or on bonus task cards individually, in partners, in literature circles, or as whole-group discussion, then complete a final assessment covering all chapters.
Fill in guided notes defining vocabulary (dividend, divisor, quotient), practice dividing decimals by 10/100/1,000 using decimal-point movement, estimate decimal quotients using rounding and compatible numbers, and practice the standard algorithm for dividing by a whole number, dividing a whole number by a decimal…