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Geometry Town Project: Using Geometric Vocabulary to Design a Map

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This has been my students' favorite project this year. The whole point is to have students use the geometric terms that they've learned in a creative way. You can use it as a way for students to learn and practice new vocabulary, or as a review

Subjects:

Math, Geometry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

7.G.B.5, 8.G.A.5

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Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms ~ Riddle Activity

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

In this activity, students first practice the distributive property. Then they do problems which include distributing and combining like terms. While there are subtraction signs in some of the problems, the students would be able to do this

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

6.EE.A.3, 7.EE.A.1

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Golden Ratio: A Human Body Proportions Project (Ratios and Proportions) PHI

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

My students loved this project. After a unit on ratios and proportions, I did a mini-lesson on the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio. This projects asks the kids to discover whether or not any of their body measurement ratios match the Golden

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Arts & Music

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

7.G.A.1, 6.RP.A.1, 7.RP.A.2

$3.00

137

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Unit Rate: An engaging maze to review unit rates (Ratios and Proportions)

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This maze has 16 problems, but only 10 of them correctly move the student through the maze. If the student does the math incorrectly, there will not be an accurate choice. Also, if the student ends up in the wrong box, there will not be a correct

Subjects:

Math, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

6.NS.B.2, 7.NS.A.1, 6.RP.A.3b, 7.RP.A.1

$1.25

259

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Area and Circumference of a Circle

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This worksheet emphasizes the steps to find area and circumference of a circle. I have students follow 3 steps: 1. Write the formula 2. Substitute in known numbers 3. Solve I know from experience that students make many mistakes from the very

Subjects:

Math, Geometry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

CCSS:

7.G.B.4

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Unit Prices Maze: Which Product is the Better Buy?

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Unit Rates ~ Unit Prices ~ Better Buy This maze puts a little more pizazz into a review worksheet. Students begin in the START box. The find the unit price for two items, and select the answer that is the better buy. This takes them to a new box,

Subjects:

Math, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3

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Probability: Experimental and Theoretical Probability Notes and Stations

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This is a student-centered, hands-on activity that guides students through the collection of data (experimental probability). They conduct events 25 times to make it easy to convert to percents. There is also a reflection page for sale that provides

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

7.SP.C.5, 7.SP.C.7b

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140

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Scaffolded Notes on Rate, Unit Rate, Unit Price, Equivalent Ratios and Tables

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This scaffolded note page is to assist kids in taking notes on similar concepts in an efficient manner. It was a review for my kids, so we did the entire handout in less than a period. It can also be used as a review guide for rates, unit rates,

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.3b, 7.RP.A.1

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107

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Book Report Project: Restaurant Menu ~ A Creative Alternative to a Book Report

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

Highly Adaptable Project!This is a creative book project that is adaptable for grades 4 - 12. The students create a restaurant style menu, but within each section, they provide some form of literature analysis. The students need to use evidence

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$3.00

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Solving Two Step Equations with a Do/Undo chart

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This worksheet is a great way to introduce solving two step equations. It helps the students use inverse operations in the correct order by first looking at what has been done to the variable (the Do part of the chart), and then how to "undo" those

Subjects:

Math, Algebra

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$0.75

127

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Percent of Change: Percent Increase and Decrease Notes and Practice

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This package comes with a note page that students can use for notes. It also has two pages of practice problems (which get harder and harder). There is an answer key included. It's a great lesson for introducing percent increase and percent

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

6.RP.A.3c, 7.RP.A.3

$0.95

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Area & Perimeter: Triangle, Parallelogram, Trapezoid, Circle & Composite Figures

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This handout has four types of problems on the first page: perimeter and area of a triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and circle. It's intended to practice/review using those formulas. There is space for students to show their work/steps. There

Subjects:

Math, Geometry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

6.G.A.1, 7.G.B.6

$0.99

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Percent Applications: Tax, Tip, Discount, Commission Word Problems

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This handout has 8 word problems on it, but it's broken into 17 questions. They are great problems to practice understanding of tax, tip, discount, and commission. There is one combination problem (tax and tip), and they do have to practice rounding

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Word Problems

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Scaffolded Notes

$1.10

105

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Probability: Compound Events (Independent and Dependent)

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This 3 page document has a variety of compound event problems. It has built-in differentiation because the problems get progressively harder. There are even problems that combine independent and dependent events. There is an answer key.

Subjects:

Math, Statistics, Word Problems

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

7.SP.C.8, 7.SP.C.8a

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Decimal Operations Review: A Pirate Themed MAZE to reinforce decimal rules

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This is an engaging way for students to practice their decimal operations. There is built in answer-checks because students need to get the correct answer before they can move to the next box.Problems include adding, subtracting, multiplying, and

Subjects:

Order of Operations, Halloween, Decimals

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.NS.B.3

$1.50

110

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Book Report Project: Cereal Box ~Elements of Fiction~ Includes rubric

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This is a great alternative to a book report or a story map. Students show their understanding of a book, and the elements of fiction of the book, in a creative format that they will enjoy doing. I have students who have returned to my classroom

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Lesson

$3.00

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Solving Two-Step Equations with Integers: A Riddle Activity

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

In this activity, students solve two-step equations with positive and negative numbers. Once they have an answer, they check the answer bank to find a corresponding letter. The letter is placed in the riddle's answer box to spell out the answer to

Subjects:

Math, Algebra

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

7.EE.B.3

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Measures of Central Tendency: When to use mean, median, or mode

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

Students can quickly learn how to find the mean, median, mode, or range of a set of data, but they have a harder time understanding when to use them. When is median better than mean? Mode better than median? This worksheet helps explain the

Subjects:

Math, Graphing, Statistics

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$1.00

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Fraction Maze: Watch Out for Aliens ~ Fractions with All Operations

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This is a great way to review adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. The students complete a problem, and then follow the correct answer to the next box. Thus, there are some helpful self-checks built in. The students can move

Subjects:

Math, Fractions

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.NS.A.1, 7.NS.A.1, 7.NS.A.2, 7.NS.A.3

$0.99

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Cereal Box Book Project:A Book Report Alternative;Rubric *Microsoft Word*

By Shawna - Making Math Meaningful

This is the Microsoft Word version of my project if you would like to make changes to it to better suit your classroom needs. I also offer a free PDF version.This is a great alternative to a book report or a story map. Students show their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$4.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught a variety of subjects and grades, including eight years at 4/5, two years teaching middle school Language Arts, 7 years teaching 7th grade Math and Pre-algebra. I am currently a homebound teacher for students in grades K-12, and math intervention teacher for grades 2-4.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Balance ~ Student discovery, problem solving, hands-on, basic skills, relevance, real life application, and high interest.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Nominee: Yavapai County Teacher of the Year, Intermediate Grades

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Anthropology, Pomona College MA in Education, UCSC

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Instructor, Northern Arizona University - Department of Teaching and Learning