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We’re happy to introduce a new batch of supplemental math resources to strengthen your lessons and give students extra skill practice. These materials are now available to Teacher Plus members and fit seamlessly into your existing classroom plans.

Take a look at our October Math tools below:

Middle School Teacher Tools

N-Gen Math 6:

• Unit 4: Negative Numbers (Mid-Unit Quiz C)
  This quick mid-unit check helps teachers gauge how well students understand comparing and ordering negative numbers. With a mix of multiple-choice and short-response items, it pushes students to apply number-line reasoning and justify inequalities in context. Perfect for a formative assessment, small-group review, or reteaching session before moving on to more complex operations with integers.
• Unit 5: Algebraic Expressions (Mid-Unit Quiz C)
  This resource lets teachers assess key algebra skills midway through the unit—like writing expressions, evaluating with substitution, and applying order of operations. Real-world applications, including geometry problems with exponents, keep it relevant and engaging. Use it to check for mastery, plan small-group supports, or provide an end-of-week challenge for advanced learners.
• Unit 5: Practice with Exponents
  A hands-on worksheet designed to make exponents click! Students rewrite repeated multiplication as powers, expand expressions, and apply exponents to real-world measurements like area and volume. It’s an excellent tool for guided practice, early finisher work, or skill-building centers focused on powers and patterns.

N-Gen Math 7:

• Unit 4: Practice with Messy Percents
  This worksheet helps students apply percent calculations in real-world scenarios where values aren’t “neat.” Problems range from sales and surveys to rent increases and sports stats, making it perfect for reinforcing proportional reasoning and estimation. Teachers can use it for practice sessions, small-group work, or as a bridge between basic and multi-step percent problems.
• Unit 4: Mid-Unit Quiz C
  A formative checkpoint that reviews fractional, decimal, and percent conversions through both multiple-choice and short-response items. Students apply percent reasoning, set up equivalent fractions, and solve practical word problems. Ideal for measuring mid-unit progress before tackling percent increase, decrease, and real-world tax and discount applications.
• Unit 5: Practice with Percent Increase and Decrease Using Algebra
  This practice set moves percent skills into algebraic reasoning. Students write and evaluate expressions for increases and decreases, interpret real-life financial scenarios, and compare multi-step changes. A great fit for integrating algebraic thinking into percent lessons or for small-group reteach activities.

N-Gen Math 8:

• Unit 4: Practice with Similar Triangles and Parallel Lines
  This worksheet reinforces geometric reasoning through similarity and proportional relationships. Students identify congruent angles, parallel line relationships, and use similarity criteria to solve for missing sides or angles. Great for guided practice, geometry review, or connecting algebraic ratios with visual proofs.
• Unit 4: Mid-Unit Quiz C
  A focused checkpoint assessing students’ understanding of similarity, proportionality, and dilations. The mix of multiple-choice and short-response questions encourages application of scale factors, coordinate dilations, and transformations. Ideal for gauging comprehension midway through the similarity and dilation unit.
• Unit 5: Mid-Unit Quiz C
  This quiz helps teachers assess students’ understanding of linear relationships and equations of lines. It combines practical scenarios—like proportional earnings or event planning—with graphical interpretation and slope–intercept form practice. A strong mid-unit progress check before transitioning to systems of equations.

Looking for High School add-ons for October? Get the list here.

October’s Spooktacular Treat: Halloween Worksheets

The spooky season can’t go without a special Halloween treat! That’s why we’re also adding a special 3-worksheet math bundle that lets you add fun to your lessons without derailing the curriculum. Keep the focus on essential math skills while making learning a delightful adventure.

Math 7: Creepy Percents – Students solve percent problems set in Halloween contexts like candy batches, haunted ticket sales, and spooky data sets, building proportional reasoning along the way.

Algebra I: Spooky Unit Conversions – With scenarios like witch flight speeds and candy weights, students practice unit-rate reasoning and dimensional analysis through fun, themed problems.

Algebra II: Haunted Exponentials – Students explore exponential growth and decay by modeling eerie situations such as potion effects, moldy pumpkins, and haunted house trends.

Each worksheet is ready to print, standards-aligned, and includes an answer key; ideal for classwork, homework, or a festive review activity. This resource is absolutely free to all our teacher Plus membership subscribers. Join our community for early access to this and other monthly resources.

Teachers, if you have questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at [email protected]. We’re here to help make your lesson planning a little easier.

Happy Math-ing.
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