Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Multiplication

Division

Absolute Value

Here is some instructional information for Absolute Value. You can use this for your own understanding or review, or use this as part of your instruction for the class.

Site of the Week - Math Is Power 4 U

This site was shared with me by Mrs. Freeman over at Edgewood (5th Grade). She said she uses it a lot. It covers topics from pre-algebra to calculus! So it should be a great tool for a Middle School!

Click here or on the pic to go to the site.

Here is a link to their blog.

Here is a link to their YouTube channel.

Site of the Week - Learn Zillion

You can find a lesson (or more) on any given standard, Math and Language Arts.. Once you sign up (and signing up is free) you can search by grade, domain, and standard. Or you can just type in a topic in the search bar. For instance, if you type in Absolute Value, you might find this video.

Once you have gotten to the page with the video, you can also view the slides the video was created from, comments from the video's creator, see some guided practice questions, and more.

These videos could be part of a Success Time lesson, viewed in the computer lab, set up for a sub.

Site of the Week

Inside Mathematics is a great resource for supplementing Agile Mind. It offers "Problems of the Month" for all grades. Not a "skill and drill" site, but a place where perseverance and precision are required. (CC SMP #'s 1 and 6)

Success Time - Ratios

More ideas for week 3 (Bar Models and Tables lessons) (Click here for PDF)

Keep in mind that our standard is 6.1.6, "Use models to represent ratios"

Fractions are another model that represents ratios. And clocks are a great way to represent fractions!

 

Success Plans

Some of the teachers and paras who do not regularly teach math were asking for some more direction regarding instruction for Success Time. I have taken my lesson plans for the first week of Success Time and have added some additional instructional information to make them easier to follow.

Update 9/12/13: I have adjusted the PDF file to correct a couple of typos in the worksheet and also to lower the numbers used in the problems. In giving instruction, I felt that using the larger numbers interfered with the students ability to understand desired learning goal.

Standard 6.1.6: "Use Models to Represent Ratios"

Link to PDF of lesson plans for 1st week of Success Time. These could easily be used for week 2 plans for someone who has not covered the material in this manner.

Hope you find this helpful!

Problems without Figures

I ran across this sheet in my Thinking Math materials from last year. The idea is to promote a mathematical understanding without looking at finding a specific answer. In other words, students must show a process for answering rather than an answer to a problem. Here is the sheet...

(Click on sheet for a PDF file)

A similar sheet could be used for developing an understanding of rates and ratios.

Link to PDF of Ratio Problems without Figures.

Link to Word Document of Ratio Problems without Figures.

This would be a great Success Time activity that could be done on multiple days!

Using Tables to Solve Rate and Ratio Problems

Here is about a 9 minute clip (created using the Educreations free app) helping students solve rate and ratio problems using tables.



 Also, here is a link to Rate as a Function of Slope.

Website of the Week!

The website of the week is worksheetworks.com

I found this site several years ago, and have shared it with as many as possible since. Great activities for all subject matter. These worksheets can be created to suit many different needs as they allow you to set some of the parameters. Then, it generates a new worksheet each time, even if you leave the parameters the same. These are then given as a PDF file with the answer key.

Great for subs, Success Time, or to reinforce a specific lesson!

Test Prep Vocabulary Activities

Click here or on the above pick for the PDF file. (Must be signed in to ACS e-mail)

This file contains multiple activities (I Have/Who Has, card games) that deal with the vocabulary students will encounter when taking tests. Though most deal with reading (summarize, predict, etc.), there are some that would relate to math or other subjects as well (classify, explain, etc.)

This would be a great activity for any class, for when you have a sub, for Success Time, or as a review.