Preparing for the first month of school is easy with these math resources. Middle school kids enjoy doing math puzzles, challenges, and independent activities. Let’s look at 3 math resources that you can incorporate into your classroom for August and September.
1) Math Activities
The Back To School Middle School Math Activities are no prep and ready to engaged your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Activities that include grade level math problems, but also fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Teachers have used these math activities bellwork, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, and homework.
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE SAID….
“Puzzles are great to use for early finishers or as extra credit. Helps the students with their problem solving skills.” — Melanie K.
“These were kind of challenging for my resource special education students, but were great with my inclusion students.” — Robin S.
2) Math Worksheets
A Back To School Math packet that will keep your sixth graders having fun in math class. Not only is it packed with grade level math problems, it also includes fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Bonuses inside include a beginning of the year diagnostic test with benchmarks addressed, get to know your students activities, and a math portfolio starter pack. Use this packet at the beginning of the year and review math during August & September.
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE SAID….
“This was a great resource! Thank you so much for sharing.” -Anthony
“Extremely thorough material. I used this at the beginning of the year and it helped me see the students strengths and weaknesses very quickly.” -Bethany
3) Math Coloring Pages
These middle school math themed Integer and Equations Coloring Pages feature coloring math problems to create leaves. Students review integer skills and equation skills. No prep, print and go for grades 6, 7, and 8. Aligned to math standards for middle school math.
Whichever activity you choose to lead with make it purposeful, appropriate, and related to at least one standard. Not every activity has to be rigorous, rather needs to be purposeful and tied to a benchmark to support the curriculum. Have a great back to school!
