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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Teaching Percents Decimals Fractions

Are you teaching percents, decimals, and fractions in 6th grade or 7th grade?

Need a math resource for teaching percents decimals and fractions?




Teaching math concepts from start to mastery can prove difficult. Making a plan, using different types of resources, and helping all students reach mastery is the goal. Teaching percents without teaching fractions and decimals like eating a jelly sandwich without the peanut butter. These skills go together and can be taught in a variety of ways to reach all types of learners.

Teaching Percents Decimals Fractions


Elsa and Anna go together. Fractions, decimals, and percents go together. Teaching them together can be mastered when the relationships between the three are acknowledge in a conceptual way.

Teaching percents, decimals, and fractions doesn't have to be a challenge. Help your students make connections to this math concept in a different way. Try one or all four of these resources to help your students master percents, decimals, and fractions today!

1. Percents Card Sort

6th Grade Percents Card Sort Activity is intended to help you assess how well students are able to understand how to use ratio and rate reasoning to solve percents in real-world and mathematical problems. 
7th Grade Percents Card Sort Lesson is intended to help you assess how well students are able to understand that rewriting an expression in different forms in a problem context, solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems with rational numbers, and use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.


2. Percents Math Stations


Math stations provide small tasks for students to do during a class period. Students can rotate and move from station to station in 10-15 minute intervals. This allows for 4-6 tasks to be completed within 45-60 minute class periods. Teaching percents with vocabulary, practice, applications, word problems, and real world connections. Try the 6th grade percents math stations or the 7th grade math stations today!


3.  Percents Math Activities for Interactive Notebooks


Using activities in an interactive math notebook can engage students in a different way. Students will take ownership of the activities and construct their own learning. Percents activities for 6th grade with vocabulary practice, finding a Percent of a Number activity, finding the Sale Price, and finding the Original Price before a Sale are included. Percent activities for 7th grade include vocabulary practice, finding the part, whole, or Percent, Finding Sales tax and Discounts, and Finding Simple Interest activity.

4.  Percents Math Notes 



Teach students how to solve percents, decimals, and fractions with note taking. Take a scaffolded approach to teaching this math skill. Use the completed notes, scaffolded, or have students write their own. Differentiate to meet the needs of your students and teach percents in a meaningful way. Three different math notes: Percents, Percent of a Number, and Percents, Fractions & Decimals Notes

Try the notes today! Download the free math notes for percents, decimals, and fractions. 


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