Angie made this fantastic PEMDAS foldable, which I loved because it is brilliant! But, I use GEMS, not PEMDAS. So I totally stole it and turned it into GEMS. Thank you Angie, my kids LOVED the color, and the “windows”. It was a huge hit with my 6th grade!
I also draw a “gem” around the problem to illustrate how to best “show your work” and use an upside “carat”. It’s all about the gems today!
The word doc is on the Math Wiki, and Scribed below.
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Love this! I will definitely use it. Much better than PEMDAS
I love this! I always tell my students that as you simplify it will make an upside down pyramid, but if I use GEMS it works with the mnemonic. Totally stealing this! Thanks.
I am soooooooo happy to see someone else using the G instead of the P!!!! As an 8th grade math teacher I’ve fought that for years because as soon as the kiddos see brackets they fall apart lol. LOVE your blog.
I really like GEMS! I think I’ll switch over to that next year. I loved Andrew’s PEMDAS song….do you think we could get him to write a GEMS song? 🙂
This is great! Finding your blog has inspired me to do some foldables with my kids. I may have to start my own math blog just to share!
Please do!!! I’d love to see what you are doing!
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This is fantastic! I teach G.E.M.D.A.S. and the left to right rule usually makes every one crazy. this is a great way to see it visually.
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Could you email me a copy of this foldable? I am having trouble with Scribed. I am using interactive notebooks with my high school pre-algebra students this year and would love to use this!!! I think GEMS will be a change for them, (from PEMDAS), but I’m going to try!!!
Yes! GEMS will be a positive change! Type in your email so I can send it to you. Then I will delete the comment. 🙂