Ratio Task Cards for Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces

Audience

6th grade math teachers seeking low-prep engagement resources

Responsibilities

Standards-alignment, graphic design, digital production, publishing

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What are Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces?

During my time as a 6th grade mathematics teacher, I focused on improving engagement and rigor through task-based, group activities at whiteboards mounted vertically on classroom walls. My students worked collaboratively to solve increasingly complex tasks, engaging in deeper-level thinking through questioning and extension.

After adopting strategies from "Building Thinking Classrooms" by Peter Liljedhal, I transformed my classroom by increasing both rigor and engagement — and developed this task card resource to help other teachers do the same.

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Classroom Use

This task cards set features 36 cards reviewing key concepts tied to the Common Core Mathematics Standards, along with implementation suggestions, matching slides, and 12 deeper-level thinking prompts organized by difficulty within a student-paced slideshow.

Student-Tested (and Approved)

Every card was tested with real 6th grade students before publication. The difficulty curve, pacing, and prompts were all refined based on actual student responses.