🍦 Big math problems feel more manageable when students tackle them one scoop at a time!

Scoop by Scoop turns equations, inequalities, and order of operations into a visual ice cream cone activity. Students build an equation from the top scoop down, then “eat” it from the bottom up, recording one inverse step and its named property in each scoop. For inequalities, they also practice the inequality flip rule.

✏️ From worked examples to real-life word problems and interactive card activities, students can practice breaking solutions into clear, manageable steps.

📚 What’s Inside

• 🍨 How the Layers Work: “Build It, Then Eat It” directions, plus tips for writing a four-scoop word problem.
• 🔍 Three Worked Cones: Step-by-step examples for an equation, an inequality, and order of operations, complete with named properties.
• 🌎 Real-Life Practice: Five word problems, including two equations, two inequalities, and one order-of-operations problem, plus a create-your-own challenge.
• 📝 Cornell Notes: Key words, details, and vocabulary for all three topics, with space for a summary and reflection.
• 🥄 Spoon Answer Key: One spoon per problem showing the model and solution.
• 🎯 Scoop Stack: I Have, Who Has: 36 cone cards featuring fractions and decimals across three sets:
  • Two-step equations
  • Equations with variables on both sides
  • Inequalities with variables on both sides
• 🧩 Stack Match: A matching activity to complement the scoop-themed practice.
• ✅ Recording Sheets and Keys: Materials to record student work and check answers.

🍦 Build it. Solve it. One scoop at a time.