or “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” Properties of operations “PEMDAS” represent with variables only, no numbers, no or “First, Outer, Inner, Last” “FOIL” labels Abbreviations of terms Example: Number lines positive and negative integers, counting by ones Symbols no fractions is is less is “> greater than”, “< than”, “= equal to”, and other symbols/descriptors including congruent, Operations with Numbers similar, approximately equal, etc. Examples: “same sign = positive” Unit Conversions “different sign = negative” most unit conversions are allowed “SSS” (same sign sum) Word banks: “DSD” (different sign difference) alphabetical list okay Percentages no labels, headings, or organization Example: Probability Example: Examples of Information Not Allowed on Individualized Mathematics Reference Sheets Arithmetic tables e.g., addition/subtraction or multiplication/division charts, unless the student also has special access accommodation SA4 (legacy listed in the IEP or 504 plan accommodation 30) Category headings that define terms or concepts Definitions of mathematical terms Graphic illustrations that are labeled or provide definitions of mathematical concepts Specific examples showing solutions to actual problems
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” or “PEMDAS” “First, Outer, Inner, Last” or “FOIL” Abbreviations of terms Number lines positive and negative integers, counting by ones no fractions Operations with Numbers Examples: “same sign = positive” “different sign = negative” “SSS” (same sign sum) “DSD” (different sign difference) Percentages Example: Probability Example: Properties of operations represent with variables only, no numbers, no labels Example: Symbols “> is greater than”, “< is less than”, “= is equal to”, and other symbols/descriptors including congruent, similar, approximately equal, etc. Unit Conversions most unit conversions are allowed Word banks: alphabetical list okay no labels, headings, or organization Examples of Information Not Allowed on Individualized Mathematics Reference Sheets Arithmetic tables e.g., addition/subtraction or multiplication/division charts, unless the student also has special access accommodation SA4 (legacy accommodation 30) listed in the IEP or 504 plan Category headings that define terms or concepts Definitions of mathematical terms Graphic illustrations that are labeled or provide definitions of mathematical concepts Specific examples showing solutions to actual problems
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