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Math Activities

Build the academic math vocabulary, and excitement for math, your students need to succeed.

Gain free, early-access to a selection of Ellevation’s groundbreaking resources for ELs learning Math. Ensure students continue to learn key grade level math vocabulary and get exposure to core concepts. Easily assign engaging standards-aligned Primers which include read aloud narration, visual definitions, activity sheets, and more.

How To Get Started

1. Review

Review the Activities below and select a topic.

2. Copy

Click the buttons to move the Primer and Activity Sheet to your Google Classroom or Drive.

3. Modify

Modify the Activity Sheet if desired.

4. Assign

Assign both the Activity Sheet and the Primer to students. Have the students start with the Activity Sheet and complete the first Vocabulary Rating. Then, go to the Primer to learn!

Ellevation Math is an excellent resource for EL teams and math educators looking for linguistically appropriate materials that maintain grade level rigor. Ellevation Math complements your existing core math learning resources, providing access to grade level language and concepts.

The Activities below are a simplified version delivered via Google Slides for distance learning. The complete Ellevation Math will be available this summer for the 2020-2021 school year.

$Modeling with Exponential Functions$

Grade:

9

CCSS:

F.LE.A.2

TEKS:

ALGI.9B - ALGI.9C

Maya builds a function to model a decreasing bee population.

Grade:

7

CCSS:

7.NS.A.3

TEKS:

MATH.7.3A. - MATH.7.3B

Dana solves real-world problems for her school’s math club competition.

$Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing$

Grade:

9

CCSS:

A.REI.C.6

TEKS:

ALGI.2A

Willis and Omar graph their earnings from mowing lawns.

$Using Function Notation$

Grade:

9

CCSS:

F.IF.A.1

TEKS:

ALGI.12B

Zayden uses a function to find the cost for tickets to his school's football game.

$Demonstrating the Pythagorean Theorem$

Grade:

8

CCSS:

8.G.B.6

TEKS:

MATH.8.7C

Rob works with the Pythagorean theorem while he makes a quilt from a pattern.

$Interpreting Key Features of Linear Functions$

Grade:

8

CCSS:

8.F.B.4

TEKS:

MATH.8.4C

Kaitlyn and Adam use functions and tables to show how much money they are saving and spending.

$Graphing Proportional Relationships$

Grade:

8

CCSS:

8.EE.B.5

TEKS:

MATH.8.4B

Mateo graphs proportional relationships to compare the prices of invitation cards for a party.

$Solving Two-step Equations with Rational Numbers$

Grade:

7

CCSS:

7.EE.B.4.A

TEKS:

MATH.7.11A

Nichole writes and solves two-step equations as she shops for school supplies

Grade:

7

CCSS:

7.RP.A. - 7.G.A.1

TEKS:

MATH.7.5C

Jerome uses scale factor to build a table for his scientist sister.

$Factoring And The Distributive Property$

Grade:

6

CCSS:

6.EE.A.3

TEKS:

MATH.6.7D

Emil uses the distributive property to calculate the cost of a trip to an arcade with friends.

$Graphing Ordered Pairs On The Coordinate Plane$

Grade:

6

CCSS:

6.NS.C.6.B

TEKS:

MATH.6.11A

Breck the taxi driver uses coordinates to travel the city grid.

$Understanding Rates$

Grade:

6

CCSS:

6.RP.A.2

TEKS:

MATH.6.4B. - MATH.6.4D

Elijah determines the correct amount of juice to make for an event.