Math Links Grade 8 2025

Unit 4 Resources

Teacher Edition
Teacher Edition [PDF]
Slide Deck 4.0 Slides and Jumps [Google Slides] [PPT]
Slide Deck 4.1a The Pool Problem [Google Slides] [PPT]
Slide Deck 4.1b Saving vs. Spending [Google Slides] [PPT]
Slide Deck 4.2 What is a Function? [Google Slides] [PPT]
Reproducible 4-1 Slides and Jump Board [PDF]
Reproducible 4-2  y = 3x + 4 Cards  [PDF]
Reproducible Unit 4 Combined [PDF]

Other Resources for Adults
Assessment, Followup, and Feedback Chart [PDF]
Parent Support Letter [English] [Spanish]

Student Packet
Student Packet (for projection) [PDF]
Text File for Translation [PDF] [DOC]

Other Resources for Students
Quiz A [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Quiz B [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Extra Problems [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Essential Skills [PDF] Answer Key [PDF]
Math Talks Slides [Google Slides] [PPT] Slide Alternatives [PDF] Answer Key [PDF]
Nonroutine Problems [PDF] Answer Key [PDF]
Tasks [PDF] Answer Key [PDF]
Technology Activities [PDF] Table of Contents & Answer Key [PDF]

General Resources

Program Information Documents

Cover [PDF]

Tables of Contents, Authors [PDF]
About CMAT  [PDF]
Unit Overviews [PDF]
Program Components [PDF]
Planning Tips [PDF]
Materials, Copies, and Shopping Lists [PDF]
Focus, Coherence, and Rigor [PDF]
Universal Design for Learning [PDF]
Features to Engage Students [PDF]
Assessment Options [PDF]
Correlations [PDF]
Indexes [PDF]
References [PDF]

Getting Started Videos and Resources

Getting Started Videos 
About MathLinks [Video]
Components and Resources [Video]
The Program Information Document [Video]
Students Packet [Video]
Teacher Edition [Video]
The Teacher Portal [Video]
Slide Decks and Lesson Notes [Video]
Assessments [Video]
Activity Routines [Video]
Differentiating Instruction [Video]
Skill Boosters [Video]
Poster Problems [Video]
The MathLinks Rubric [Video]

Getting Started Resources
Unit 1 Annotated Teachers Edition [PDF]
Puzzles and Games

Pre-Assessments

Pre-Assessment Overview [PDF]
Integer Operations Pre-Assessment [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 1 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 2, 3 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 4, 5 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 6  [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 7, 8 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Units 9, 10 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]

Cumulative Tests

Cumulative Test Overview [PDF]
Test 1 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 2 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 3 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 4 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 5 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 6 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 7 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 8 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 9 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 10 [PDF] [DOC] Answer Key [PDF]
Test 1-10 [PDF] Answer Key [PDF]

Activity Routines

Activity Routines
Introduction [PDF]
Big Square Puzzle [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
Four in a Row [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
Match and Compare Sorts [Teacing Notes] [Reproducibles] [Google Slides] [PPT]
Math Talks [Teaching Notes] [Google Slides] [PPT]
Open Middle Problems [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
Poster Problems [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles] [Google Slides] [PPT]
Why Doesn’t it Belong? [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
The MathLinks Rubric [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
READY-X [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]
Alge-Grids [Teaching Notes] [Reproducibles]

Big Ideas and Progressions

Big Ideas and Connections [PDF]
Grades 4-HS: CCSS-M Progressions [PDF]
Algebra Progression [PDF]

Math Background

Summaries [PDF]
Units 1-10 [PDF]
Grade 6-8 Mathematician Commentary [PDF]

Math and the Environment

Math and the Environment [PDF]

Student Resources

Unit 1 [PDF]
Unit 2 [PDF]
Unit 3 [PDF]
Unit 4 [PDF]
Unit 5 [PDF]
Unit 6 [PDF]
Unit 7 [PDF]
Unit 8 [PDF]
Unit 9 [PDF]
Unit 10 [PDF]
Units 1-10 [PDF]

Parent Support

Introductory Letter English [PDF] [DOC] Spanish [PDF] [DOC]
Student supply List English [PDF] [DOC] Spanish [PDF] [DOC]
Unit 1 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 2 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 3 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 4 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 5 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 6 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 7 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 8 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 9 [English] [Spanish]
Unit 10 [English] [Spanish]
Units 1-10 English [PDF] Spanish [PDF]

Link to Parent Support Letter website page