A functional math lesson focused on adding two menu items using a calculator within the context of a digital fast food ordering app. Students practice selecting items from a McDonald's-themed menu and totaling their purchases.

A collaborative math-themed drama lesson where students perform a play about the Order of Operations. The lesson explores teamwork and the real-world application of PEMDAS through an escape room scenario.

A project-based lesson where students master percentages and decimals by calculating discounts, sales tax, and final totals in a simulated shopping environment.

A project-based math lesson where students master percentages and decimals by navigating a simulated marketplace, calculating real-world discounts and sales tax.

Middle school students design a small business model to apply principles of economics and algebraic reasoning through startup cost calculation and profit modeling.

A comprehensive lesson on solving proportional word problems using a culinary theme. Students will learn to set up and solve proportions using cross-multiplication and scaling strategies.

Assembling full algebraic expressions and equations, learning to manipulate variables like architectural components.

Introducing the concept of the unknown as a structural gap that needs to be filled, shifting from arithmetic to early algebraic thinking.

Scaling up operations with multiplication and division, exploring arrays and equal groups as the scaffolding for complex math.

Mastering the core mechanics of addition and subtraction using place value and architectural grouping strategies.

Students will learn to identify base and height dimensions and apply formulas to find the area of various quadrilaterals and triangles using step-by-step checklists.

Students learn to use graphic organizer 'blueprints' to decompose multi-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division into manageable steps.

A multi-step math assessment focused on decimals, percentages, and whole number operations within a stadium concession stand theme. Students use graphic organizers to break down complex problems into manageable steps.

Students learn to select and apply appropriate measures of center and variability based on data distribution (symmetric vs. skewed), with real-world practice comparing wait times and student heights.

A fast-paced 7th-grade math lesson that transforms students into detectives solving real-world proportion mysteries involving unit rates, tax, tips, and discounts. Students learn to set up and solve proportional equations through a series of 'investigations'.