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Middle school math test prep tools for common cores for GATE
Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
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2nd - 8th
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Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Order of Operations Interactive Math Notebook Freebie
Looking for a way to help your students remember AND organize order of operations? The hopscotch teaches the order, and the pizza slices show them how to organize their work. The pepperoni is the answer! Download for free now!
Looking for all of the Operations & Algebraic Thinking Standards? Find them {here}.
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GET ALL THE HIGH-INTEREST 5TH GRADE MATH ACTIVITIES AND
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5th - 8th
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SAT GEOMETRY - 36 PRACTICE UNITS
REVISED - NOW 36 UNITS (A FULL YEAR COURSE) Most school mathematics curriculums do not provide preparation for students to take the SAT or other standardized tests. Students can take 4 years of high school mathematics and never experience working with SAT type questions in the classroom. Here are 36units (108 pages) of GEOMETRY SAT type questions that were used with success in the classroom. Each unit contains 7 - 9 questions with two sets of evaluation questions. I found more success if student
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7th - 12th, Staff
SAT-PSAT-ACT PREP An Introduction for MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
It is never too early to start preparing for the PSAT, SAT or ACT. If students want to do well on these tests they need a solid foundation in mathematics, but they also need experience practicing the types of problems that are on these tests. Most school mathematics curriculums do not prepare students to take these standardized tests. LEVEL #1 provides 60 units (360 problems) of questions like what’s on the SAT/ACT. There are also 30 evaluations to check the progress of your students. LEVEL #
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6th - 12th, Staff
Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
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K - 8th
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What's the Verdict: Sharks vs. Lightning? Modes of Center, Spread, and More!
Put it to the test! Use the age-old expression: "You are more likely to get struck by lightning than to be bitten by a shark!" to learn and practice Measures of Center, Measures of Spread, Measures of Shape, and Statistical Graphing including:MEANMEDIANMODERANGEOUTLIERS [Using IQR +/- 1.5(IQR)]QUARTILES [lower quartile (IQ-1) and upper quartile (IQ-3)]INTERQUARTILE RANGE (IQR)MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION/ M.A.D. ft. ABSOLUTE VALUESYMMETRY/ASYMMETRY OF DISTRIBUTIONCLUSTERS AND GAPSBELL SHAPED CURVE AN
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Summer Camping Digital Escape Room - End of Year - No Prep 6th Grade Math
Engage your students on the last days of school with this fun 6th-grade math activity. Capture the excitement of summer with this no-prep critical thinking camping-themed digital escape room. Great to use in Summer School or as test prep! Students will explore ratios, area of a triangle, relationships of quantities, and expressions and equations. Students will persevere to solve problems. This puzzle works great for Early Finishers, Enrichment or a fun class activity in May, June, July or August
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6th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
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4th - 7th
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Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
SAT ALGEBRA- 36 PRACTICE UNITS
REVISED - NOW 36 UNITS (A FULL YEAR COURSE) Most school mathematics curriculums do not provide preparation for students to take the SAT or other standardized tests. Students can take 4 years of high school mathematics and never experience working with SAT type questions in the classroom. Here are 36 units of ALGEBRA SAT type questions that were used with success in the classroom. Each unit contains 6-8 questions with two sets of evaluation questions. I found more success if students knew their w
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Staff
Engaging Activities for Quadratics & Polynomials Bundle
Engage, Excite, and Educate with the Ultimate Bundle! Unleash the power of interactive learning with the comprehensive collection of resources designed for middle and high school students. Packed with a variety of captivating activities such as escape rooms, circuit challenges, foldables, pixel math puzzles, scavenger hunts, multiply polynomial area model puzzles, and so much more!This dynamic bundle covers essential math topics including solving quadratics, factoring quadratics, and multiplyin
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8th - 11th
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DIAGONOSTIC TOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS (BASIC MATH and SAT READINESS CHECK)
These diagnostic tools (22 pages) were used for years by the author in the classroom. The “BASIC MATH CHECK” (4 versions) will give you an idea of the math foundation of each individual student in your classroom. The test is best for middle school, algebra 1, and geometry classes. The “SAT-PSAT READINESS CHECK” (42 questions) will give you and your students an idea of how well they may perform on the math sections of the SAT or PSAT test. It will also give you an idea of the areas of weakness. A
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Halloween Math Freebie Order of Operations Interactive Notebook
October Freebie! Looking for a way to help your students remember AND organize order of operations? The spooky spider hopscotch teaches the order, and the candy corn pieces show them how to organize their work. Download for free now!
*Choose between with exponents or without- both options are included!
Looking for all of the Operations & Algebraic Thinking Standards? Find them {here}.
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Download the bundle of ALL
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Positive and Negative Integers Activity Coded message
Positive and Negative Integers Coded message activity (7.NS.A.1c.) is a fun way to review operations with positive and negative integers. Students solve problems including adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying to finish a code of letters and then use the code to find a message. Two different messages and codes are included in this set. This is appropriate for students new to positive and negative integers. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.NOTE: There are not problems for all 26 letters. Each p
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: 7th Grade Math Resource Bundle
Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
Summer Camping Digital Escape Room - End of Year - No Prep 7th Grade Math
Engage your students on the last days of school with this fun 7th-grade math activity. Capture the excitement of summer with this no-prep critical thinking camping-themed digital escape room. Great to use in Summer School or as test prep! Students will review many common core math standards as they persevere to solve 22 math problems included in the clues. (Download the PDF preview to see the specific questions included.)EASY TO USE! To play, just save a copy of the Google Slides and assign thro
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7th
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7th Grade Math Spiral Review Test Prep Game Bundle - Fun Way To Review CCSS
Boost student engagement with this editable 7th Grade Math Test Prep Spiral Review Game Bundle. There are 7 activities in this resource, one on each Common Core Standards domain. The resource is designed to make the review of 7th grade math standards (by units) fun and engaging. Seventh Grade Back to School Review of 6th Grade Math Standards GameProbability and Statistics review activity on using random sampling to draw inferences about a population, drawing informal comparative inferences about
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7th - 8th
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Summer Camping Digital Escape Room - End of Year - No Prep 8th Grade Math
Engage your students on the last days of school with this fun 8th-grade math activity. Capture the excitement of summer with this no-prep critical thinking camping-themed digital escape room. Great to use in Summer School or as test prep! Students will review many common core math standards as they persevere to solve 22 math problems included in the clues. (Download the PDF preview to see the specific questions included.)EASY TO USE! To play, just save a copy of the Google Slides and assign thro
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Grades:
8th
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Earth Day Bundle | ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
Engage your students from start to finish with this FUN bundle!!! This resource covers ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies standards!! This documentary is found on Apple TV+ and is about 50 minutes long. It takes students through the COVID-19 lockdown and how the Earth was positively affected during the lockdown. The questions are meant to be answered after the documentary, but students should preview the questions and use the large space to take notes during the film. Older students should be
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
4-ESS3-2
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