Fraction Factor Shortcuts

A curriculum unit tracing the development of linear equations. Students journey from ancient informal heuristics (False Position) to modern symbolic algebraic equations.

An interactive pre-algebra and algebraic reasoning lesson themed around spycraft and decryption. Students use variables, order of operations, and one-step equations to break secret codes, map hidden locations, and design their own visual ciphers.

A professional 2-page teacher guide and answer key for Cipher Breakers. It outlines teaching pacing, pedagogical strategies for modeling variables, GEMS checklists, common student misconceptions, and fully visualized step-by-step solutions for both the stage 1 equation decryption and the stage 2 coordinate mapping.

A summer-long math intervention bypassing rote memorization of multiplication to build intuitive pre-algebraic thinking using visual grids, helper facts, and balance puzzles.

A highly engaging 60-minute tutoring lesson for incoming 7th graders that connects reading comprehension and math. Students read about a teen upcycled-fashion entrepreneur to practice reading fluency and summarization, then solve real-world multiplication and division word problems about her business using variables and visual tape diagrams.

An immersive, high-impact 5-slide introductory math presentation for the Cipher Breakers lesson. Using a top-secret spy briefing theme, it teaches pre-algebra concepts including variables, inverse operations for one-step equations, and order of operations, with all text sized above 24px for classroom legibility.

A 5-day instructional sequence designed to scaffold fraction addition. Students progress from combining fractions with like denominators to finding equivalent fractions, modeling unlike denominators, drawing their own fraction bars, and solving realistic math challenges.

A basic math lesson on sales, discounts, returns, and credits. Designed with accommodations: decodable text, highly familiar store items, minimal word count, large font sizes, extra-large workspaces, and direct dollar-off math with no regrouping across zeros.

A highly engaging, 2-page printable classified math dossier for middle school pre-algebra. Page 1 tasks students with solving one-step algebraic equations to decrypt a top-secret passcode; Page 2 uses order of operations coordinates to chart a hidden safehouse location on an interactive grid.

A math sequence focused on building deep conceptual understanding of division and fractions through real-world fair-share scenarios, visual representations, and scaling models.

A hands-on, highly visual lesson focused on reading and interpreting single-pointer data dials (scale 1-10) with green, yellow, and red color-coded zones across speedometers, pressure gauges, and temperature dials.

A 2-page step-by-step tutoring facilitation guide featuring detailed pacing, explicit scripts, comprehension guiding questions, and complete answer keys for the reading and math activities.