Are you looking for an engaging and interactive way to teach the Order of Operations to your students? Our comprehensive 40+ page PEMDAS packet is designed to transform how your students understand and apply “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” while having fun along the way!
What’s Inside the Packet?
This resource is packed with a variety of activities and games to keep your learners motivated and confident:
- Math Investigations
- Practice the classic Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally method with hands-on problems.
- Explore the Pizza Method, visualizing each step as building layers of a pizza.
- Use the Rainbow Colors Method to highlight each operation in a problem.
- Chunking in a Table: Encourage step-by-step problem solving with easy-to-use tables.
- Order of Operations Cards: Includes symbol and equation cards for matching games or practice activities.
- Interactive Puzzles and Challenges
- Fill in the Missing Number tasks to reinforce understanding.
- Put the Equations in Order puzzles to practice prioritizing operations.
- Say What’s the Next Step exercises to help students verbalize their process.
- Fill in the Missing Order of Operations sheets to sharpen critical thinking.
- Games to Reinforce Learning
- Snakes and Ladders Game with a math twist for Order of Operations practice.
- Spin and Solve Game to keep students guessing and solving.
- Roll the Die and Solve Game to add an element of fun randomness to learning.
Why We Love This Packet
- Comprehensive: Covers multiple strategies to teach and practice PEMDAS.
- Hands-On and Visual: Perfect for students who enjoy games, puzzles, and color-coded learning.
- Flexible: Ideal for whole group instruction, math centers, small group interventions, or independent practice.
- Ready-to-Use: Just print and teach! All activities are classroom-tested and designed to save you planning time.
Perfect For:
- Elementary and middle school math classrooms
- Homeschooling families
- Math intervention or enrichment groups
By using this packet, your students won’t just memorize the Order of Operations—they’ll master it through fun, interactive learning they’ll actually enjoy. Transform PEMDAS from a tricky rule into an engaging adventure!
Grab your 40+ page Order of Operations PEMDAS Packet today and make learning math both effective and exciting!
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