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8 Simple Activities to Teach Equivalent Expressions

Last Modified: August 31, 2021 by Rachel

Equivalent expressions may get mixed reviews from your 6th graders. Some students will be so excited, others will be nervous, and then you’ll have a few who don’t know what that means. This is when you have to decide what you’re going to do: cry or become motivated. So, today we’re going to help you get motivated & find engaging, low-prep ways to get your students practicing with equivalent expressions (CCSS 6.EE.A.4).

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12 Ways to Practice Writing Expressions in Math

Last Modified: August 5, 2021 by Rachel

Finding engaging ways to have students practice writing expressions in math class just got a lot easier! Check out these 12 low-prep, high-impact strategies to have students write expressions from descriptions with confidence!

If you’re a teacher you’ve probably had a student raise their hand and ask you, “When are we ever going to use this in real life?” I’m not going to lie, I’ve had this question asked before in math where I didn’t have a strong, concrete answer. But let me tell you, if a student asks you this question when they’re learning about writing expressions, you’re going to be ready to answer!

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10 Coordinate Plane Activities to Save Your Planning Time

Last Modified: July 29, 2021 by Rachel

“Class, what do you know about graphing positive and negative integers in the coordinate plane?” That might not be the best way to introduce this topic to a class full of 6th graders. With this topic your students are going to be learning some new vocabulary and math concepts, but I think they’re also going to have a lot of fun using all four quadrants of a coordinate plane.

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10 Comparing & Ordering Rational Numbers Activities that Rock

Last Modified: July 16, 2021 by Rachel

Rational numbers sound so scary to 6th graders but it isn’t as complicated as they’re all telling themselves. Students need to understand rational numbers before they can move onto irrational numbers. Comparing and ordering rational numbers is going to be a new standard to 6th graders, but you can teach it in a meaningful and memorable way!

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10 Engaging Ways to Practice Solving, Writing & Graphing Inequalities

Last Modified: July 9, 2021 by Rachel

Am I the only teacher who gets excited when students begin solving more complex problems? I’m sure you feel the same way as me, otherwise why would you be looking for fantastic resources for your students?! 

Inequalities is showing the relationship between numbers and variables using greater than, less than, and equal to symbols. Students have been using inequalities for years and should have a strong understanding of the basic signs. In 6th grade, your students will be working with variables in one-step inequalities.

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