Math Scaffolded Notes (by date, latest first)

Make practicing combining like terms engaging with this fun Magic Square Puzzle! Ideal for the beginning of the school year, this activity allows:

• Skill Reinforcement: Students who need a review can self-assess their answers while solving the puzzle.
• Challenge for Advanced Learners: Offers a fun, interactive way to practice without repetitive drills.
• Customizable Options: Easily remove IB command terms or adjust puzzle cells to tailor the activity to your classroom needs.

This versatile resource is perfect for differentiating instruction and helping students build confidence in combining like terms!

This lesson bundle includes all three of my 8th grade thin slicing lessons on solving single variable linear equations. Each lesson contains task cards that are "thin sliced" to help guide students to think through and learn the concepts in their random groups at vertical non-permanent surfaces. Using all three lessons will cover the Common Core standards of solving linear equations in one variable 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b.

This Thin Slicing Lesson Bundle includes 3 complete lessons covering 270 total minutes of instructional time. Each lesson includes:

· Full size printable Task Cards

· Task Card solutions

· Student Note-Making Template

· Check Your Understanding Exit Ticket

Included in this lesson bundle are:

1. Solving Equations Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

2. Variables on Both Sides Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

3. Finding The Number Of Solutions Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7a ($10.00 Value)

As an added bonus, you will receive my Level Ups: Solving Single Variable Equations Review Activity for FREE ($4.00 value) to help you with formative assessment after you have used all three lessons.

If you enjoy these lessons and find value in them, I encourage you to look at my lesson series on solving systems of equations algebraically here.

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This lesson bundle includes all three of my 8th grade thin slicing lessons on writing linear functions. Each lesson contains task cards that are "thin sliced" using the Building Thinking Classrooms teaching strategies to help guide students to think through and learn the concepts in their random groups at vertical non-permanent surfaces. Using all three lessons will cover the Common Core standards of writing and using linear functions in slope-intercept form 8.F.A.3 and 8.F.B.4.

This Thin Slicing Lesson Bundle includes 3 complete lessons covering 270 total minutes of instructional time. Each lesson includes:

· Full size printable Task Cards

· Task Card solutions

· Student Note-Making Template

· Check Your Understanding Exit Ticket

Included in this lesson bundle are:

1. Writing Linear Functions From Patterns Thin Slicing Lesson - Grade 8 ($10.00 Value)

2. Writing Linear Functions From Tables Thin Slicing Lesson - Grade 8 ($10.00 Value)

3. Writing Linear Functions From Graphs Thin Slicing Lesson - Grade 8 ($10.00 Value)

As an added bonus, you will receive my Level Ups: Writing Linear Functions Review Activity Grade 8 for FREE ($4.00 value) to help you with formative assessment after you have used all three lessons.

If you enjoy these lessons and find value in them, I encourage you to look at my lesson series on solving systems of equations algebraically here.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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This lesson bundle includes all four of my 8th grade thin slicing lessons on solving & writing single variable linear equations. Each lesson contains task cards that are "thin sliced" to help guide students to think through and learn the concepts in their random groups at vertical non-permanent surfaces. Using all three lessons will cover the Common Core standards of solving linear equations in one variable 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b.

This Thin Slicing Lesson Bundle includes 4 complete lessons covering 360 total minutes of instructional time. Each lesson includes:

· Full size printable Task Cards

· Task Card solutions

· Student Note-Making Template

· Check Your Understanding Exit Ticket

Included in this lesson bundle are:

1. Solving Equations Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

2. Variables on Both Sides Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

3. Finding The Number Of Solutions Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7a ($10.00 Value)

4. Writing Single Variable Equations BTC Thin Slicing Lesson | Grade 8 Math ($10.00 Value)

As an added bonus, you will receive my Level Ups: Solving Single Variable Equations Review Activity for FREE ($4.00 value) to help you with formative assessment after you have used all four lessons.

If you enjoy these lessons and find value in them, I encourage you to look at my lesson series on solving systems of equations algebraically here.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

Follow me @EZMathBlog on Instagram and Threads.

This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on solving single variable linear equations (8.EE.7b) for 8th grade using the Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Description of how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces in my own classroom.
• Suggested Lesson Introduction Script
• 12 Full-Size Task Cards on solving single-variable equations
• Answers for all Task Cards
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template
• Student Notes answer key
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket
• Exit Ticket answer key

This lesson will help your students learn how to solve single-variable equations using combining like terms and the distributive property, encourages rich math discussion, and introduces various strategies for solving equations. This lesson starts with a very low floor to encourage access for all students, and provides a high ceiling with extension questions. Once complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

This lesson is the 1st in a 3-part series for 8th grade equation solving. The two other lessons are:

2. Equations With Variables On Both Sides "Thin Slicing" Lesson: Grade 8

3. Finding The Number Of Solutions Thin Slicing Lesson - Grade 8

Please consider using the whole 3 lesson unit when teaching equation solving for 8th grade.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on defining the domain and range of a function from a graph. Students will learn how to write the domain and range from a graph using both set notation and interval notation. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Description of how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 14 Full-Size Task Cards on writing the domain and range from a graph using both set notation and interval notation.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

This lesson will help your Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1 students write both set and interval notation for domain and range of a graph. Once complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on solving and graphing compound inequalities for Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1. These progressive task cards start students with simple inequality statements and graphs, and work up to solving multi-step compound inequalities, graphing them on a number line, and writing the solution in interval notation. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 11 Full-Size Task Cards on solving and graphing compound inequalities
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on determining if a linear equation has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions (8.EE.7a) for 8th grade using the Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Description of how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces in my own classroom.
• 11 Full-Size Task Cards on finding the number of solutions in a linear equation.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

This lesson will help your students learn how to determine if a linear equation has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solution. This lesson starts with a very low floor to encourage access for all students, and builds up the rigor in "thin slices" until it reaches a high ceiling with challenging extension questions. Once complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

This lesson is the 3rd in a series for 8th grade equation solving. The two previous lessons are:

1. Solving Equations "Thin Slicing" Lesson: Grade 8

2. Equations With Variables On Both Sides "Thin Slicing" Lesson: Grade 8

Please consider using the previous two lessons before trying this one.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing linear functions from a table of values for 8th grade math. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple proportional relationships and progress up to writing a linear function from only two ordered pairs. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 12 Full-Size Task Cards on writing linear functions from a table of values.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing linear functions from a visual pattern for 8th grade math. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple picture patterns starting at Step zero and progress up to growing and shrinking patterns with large gaps in between each step. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson works great as an introduction to linear functions using visual patterns instead of the usual tables, graphs, and scenarios. Your visual learners with thrive as they are able to explain how they see each pattern growing, then connect that growth to the constant rate of change in a linear function.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 11 Full-Size Task Cards on writing linear functions from a visual pattern.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on solving equations using square roots for 8th grade math. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple square roots of perfect square and guides them through the process of solving equations using square roots with up to 3 steps. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 12 Full-Size Task Cards on solving equations using square roots.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing single variable equations from a word problem or real world scenario. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple algebraic expressions and sentences, then lead students to write equations involving variables on both sides and equations with multiple unknown quantities. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 12 Full-Size Task Cards on writing single variable equations from real world scenarios
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on solving exponential equations using the Equality Property of Exponential Equations for Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple conversion of numbers into powers with a base and an exponent, review the basic exponents properties, then guide students to solve exponential equations by creating powers with equivalent bases. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 11 Full-Size Task Cards on solving exponential equations.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing linear functions from a graph for 8th grade math. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple proportional graphs and progress up to writing a linear function from line graphs where the y-intercept is not visible . This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 13 Full-Size Task Cards on writing linear functions from a graph.
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This bundle includes everything you need to cover conjectures and conditional statements in a logic unit.

Included:

• Notes and Practice covering conjectures, validity, and counterexamples
• Notes and Practice covering conditional statements, converses, inverses, contrapositives, and biconditionals
• Quiz
• Activities included:
  • Logic vocabulary - I have, who has
  • Conditional statements digital mystery puzzle
  • Conditional statements task cards (print and digital)

With this bundle, you are ready for your logic unit covering conjectures and conditional statements.

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Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal (Special Angles) Placemat Activity

Angle and Segment Addition print and digital Maze Activity

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Lesson with notes and practice/homework over conjectures, validity, and counterexamples.

Lesson with notes and practice/homework over conditional statements. The lesson includes converse, inverse, contrapositive, and biconditional statements of the original conditional statement. There are 4 pages of notes and 4 pages of practice/homework.

This is a fill in the blank function vocabulary notes/reference sheet. This can be used as a differentiation page or just to save time since students do not have to copy the whole definition. Words included are relation, function, parent function, representations, domain, range, increasing and decreasing function, independent and dependent variables, continuous, and discrete.

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Factoring Polynomials Bundle

Each set of notes and worksheets has a modified and non-modified version for differentiation in your classroom.

Included:

Diamond Method: Pre-factoring notes and three practice worksheets (2 versions)

Diamond Maze set: 3 Mazes

Factoring Difference of Perfect Squares Maze

Factoring the GCF Maze

Factoring when a=1 Notes and three practice worksheets (2 versions)

Factoring when a=1 Maze

Factoring when a>1 Notes and three practice worksheets (2 versions)

Factoring when a>1 Maze set

Factoring when a=1 Riddle

Factoring with the GCF Riddle

Factoring when a=1 Coloring Activity

Factoring when a>1 Coloring Activity

Factoring Difference of Perfect Squares Coloring Activity

Factoring Quadratics Choice Board

Factoring by Grouping Notes and three practice worksheets (2 versions)

Factoring by Grouping Riddle

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This bundle is a full modified Unit 11 (Surface Area & Volume) curriculum. These resources guide the student as they work. This is especially for students with a learning disability in math and require additional prompting.

This bundle contains notes, three practice assignments per topic, three quiz reviews, three quizzes, a study guide and a unit test that cover the following topics:

• Area of Plane Figures

• Composite Figures

• Area of Sectors

• Surface Area & Volume of Prisms

• Surface Area & Volume of Cylinders

• Surface Area & Volume of Cones

• Surface Area & Volume of Pyramids

• Surface Area & Volume of Spheres

• Similar Solids

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