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Critical thinking Common Core 6.EE.A.2c resources
Order of Operations PEMDAS Interactive Math for the Google Classroom
Works well for Distance Learning! PEMDAS is a common acronym for the Order of Operations. This digital resource for the Google classroom, is scaffolded to encourage independent learning. Students practice progressively more challenging order of operations problems including Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, parentheses and exponents. Students practice scaffolded problems. Part of the problem is done for them at first to demonstrate the order, then they move to doing t
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Also included in: 5th Grade Math for the Google Classroom & Distance Learning
180 Middle School Math Warm-Ups: Full Year of Daily Bell Ringers & Starters
First five minutes? Planned! With this set of daily bellringers, you'll engage your students and get them thinking! Made for 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade math, these open-ended and challenging starters will have your students ready for your lesson. This resource is truly print-and-go, no-prep for the whole school year. Either print the provided student answer sheet for a weekly grade or have students respond on a dry-erase board or paper. Help your students make connections by using this resourc
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5th - 8th
Order of Operations PEMDAS packet
PEMDAS is a common acronym for the order of operations. This packet shows a slight modification.
Multiplication and division are actually done from left to right. Addition and subtraction is also done from left to right. To show this, Multiplication and Division are written on the same line with an arrow from left to right. Addition and Subtraction are written on the same line from left to right.
This packet contains a foldable with directions, posters, and worksheets with answer keys.
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Math Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzle Games Worksheets in Print or Digital
Here's how to keep your gifted and talented sports fanatic engaged with logic puzzles and math brainteasers. These 10 challenging sports puzzles provide great math brain teasers with fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides no prep ease for teachers, too. Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Middle School Math bundle.Students will love solving these printable or digital worksheets and will ask for more. These worksheets will engage students with whole or small
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers in Print or Digital Worksheets
FREEBIE: 180 Middle School Math Warm-Ups: No-Prep Daily Bellringers & Starters
First five minutes? Planned! With this set of daily bellringers, you'll engage your students and get them thinking!Made for 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade math, these interesting and challenging starters will have your students ready for your lesson.With a pre-made student response sheet, this resource is truly print-and-go, no-prep for the whole school year.Help your students make connections by using this resource at the beginning of class each day!Want all 180 No-Prep 5-Minute Math Warm-Ups? Cli
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5th - 8th
Balance Benders Beginning Level Workbook of Logic & Algebraic Reasoning Puzzles
A 48-page printable PDF mind flexing and exercising puzzle ebook for grades 2-6. Move over Sudoku, here come Balance Benders™! You can use these activities as quick, fun logic problems or as stepping stones to success in algebra. Students develop problem-solving skills and pre-algebra skills as they solve balance puzzles that are more fun and addictive than Sudoku puzzles! Students must analyze each balance to identify the clues, and then synthesize the information to solve the puzzle. Try one—a
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2nd - 6th
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The Great Stock Market Challenge - Complete Math Unit
Suitable and adapted for grades 5-12Open the Preview to see more detailed informationWatch the movie to see a high speed play through of the presentationThis complete cross-curricular unit has students learn about companies, research stocks, create a portfolio, track their performance, submit their project and write a test. Students will learn about real life financial literacy, trade-offs, decision making, strategies, and apply mathematical concepts.The unit runs about 10-14 weeks long, with an
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5th - 12th
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Math Quick Starts (Spring Theme)
These short math puzzles review basic skills while building math fluency and are aligned with CCSS. I use these to start my math classes, but could also be used for early finishers. The pictures help to take the fangs out of math and can help students become more comfortable with problems involving variables. The puzzles cover algebra, ratios, integers, rational numbers, exponents and critical thinking.
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5th - 8th
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Holiday/Christmas Gingerbread House Project-Expressions and Equations
Fun 6th grade math project designing gingerbread houses! 5 page packet of problems that require writing, evaluating and generating expressions, solving equations, and writing and graphing inequalities.
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6th
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Algebra Bundle 5 units 100+ pages Notes, Activities, Quizzes, and more
Algebra Bundle of 100+ pages. There is 5 units in this bundle. Each unit contains plans, notes, activities, interactive reviews, and a quiz. Included is my personal notes on things that I have used in my classroom. The topics of the 5 units are Exponents, Order of Operations, Math Properties, Combining Like Terms, and Solving Equations. Again each topic contains 20+ pages of content.
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4th - 7th
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Weather Problem Solving
These critical thinking activities engage students in problem solving activities including finding patterns, guess and check, writing equations, and making tables using basic operations, place value and other math skills. The problem solving situations all revolve around weather related problems and situations, thus it integrates math, science and language arts. It is geared for students in grades 4-6. Because some of the problems are more involved, it can be used in one sitting or can be bro
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4th - 6th
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Valentine Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
These critical thinking activities by Pamela Brock engage students in problem solving activities including guess and check, writing equations, process of elimination, order of operations, comparing numbers, multiplication, basic fractions, place value and finding and comparing volume. The problem solving situations all revolve around the theme of Valentine's Day. It is geared for students in grades 4 - 6. Because some of the problems are more involved, the activity can be used in one sitting
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4th - 6th
Football Problem Solving
These critical thinking activities by Pamela Brock engage students in problem solving activities including reading and interpreting graphs, guess and check, writing equations, making tables, process of elimination, comparing numbers, place value, multiplication and order of operations. Students are motivated, due to the football theme, but problems can be solved, even with no knowledge of football. It is perfect as a review to use during football season, around the Super Bowl or anytime. It i
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4th - 6th
Feb. 27 Math and TV Puzzle: Fred (Mister) Rogers | Daily Mixed Review
February 27 is a day to remember Fred Rogers, a famous children's television host who passed away in the Mystery Year. Topics in this warm-up are logical reasoning, solving an equation, sum of numbers in a sequence, and Additive and Multiplicative Identity Properties. Clues for finding the year are based on quotes from Fred (Mister) RogersYour Zip download includes printable/digital PDFs:1-page printable Student Puzzle, also prepped for Easel1-page Answer Key with sample solutions1-page version
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6th - 8th
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Dec. 16 Math & Music Puzzle: Ludwig van Beethoven | Daily Mixed Review
The math clues in this puzzle involve applying fractions with a time signature, ratios, decimals, critical thinking, and evaluating expressions with an exponent in a real-world context. As students solve clues, they find the Mystery Year of Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday, December 16. This engaging puzzle is great for middle school or high school students to use any time. Your PDF download includes:2-page digital version with horizontal layout, prepped for Easel 1-page printable version3 pages
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6th - 8th
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April 1 Math and Holidays: April Fools' Day History | Logical Reasoning Puzzles
This fun puzzle is about the origins of April Fools' Day (celebrated on April 1). The clues are based on puzzlers that involve logical reasoning, evaluating an algebraic expression based on specific values of its variables, and understanding different representations for finding a percent of a number. Your Zip download includes printable/digital PDFs:1-page printable Student Puzzle, also prepped for Easel1-page Answer Key with sample solutions1-page version of puzzle with expanding form fields –
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6th - 8th
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May 5 Math & Holiday Puzzle: Cinco de Mayo | Numbers in Base 5 | Mixed Review
May 5 of the Mystery Year was when Mexico, in the Battle of Puebla, defeated the invading French army. Cinco de Mayo commemorates that victory. The math clues provide mixed review and test prep as middle school students find digits of the Mystery Year. The clues involve evaluating expressions, remainders in division, and converting a number in base 5 to base 10. Your ZIP download includes PDFs:A ready-to-print Student Page along with annotated Answer Key. A digital version with expanding form f
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6th - 8th
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Jan. 29 Math & Literature Puzzle: Robert Frost, Poet | Daily Mixed Review
On January 29 of the Mystery Year, poet Robert Frost passed away. Math clues for finding the year involve probability of compound events, converting from a negative Celsius reading to Fahrenheit, and evaluating a rational expression. The clues make connections to the work of Robert Frost. Your PDF download includes:2-page digital version with horizontal layout, prepped for Easel 1-page printable version3 pages of Teacher Notes including step-by-step Solutions, Extensions, and a variety of Profes
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6th - 8th
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