Real Number System 8th Grade Math Warm Ups CCSS Bell Ringers Rational Irrational

Overview

Get your 8th graders ready to tackle the real number system with these engaging warm-up activities! This printable PDF includes daily bell ringers focusing on rational and irrational numbers, square roots, and more—perfect for reinforcing CCSS standards 8.NS.A.1 and 8.EE.A.2. Plus, the activities double as icebreakers and creative challenges, making math fun while boosting SEL skills. These no-prep warm-ups are designed to kick off your class with a bang!

Why you'll love this

Engage your 8th grade students in the real number system unit with daily math review warm ups activities! The math bell ringers contains practice on rational and irrational numbers, square roots and perfect squares, cube roots and perfect cubes, approximating irrational numbers, converting between fractions, decimals, percentages, and converting repeating decimals to fractions.

The resource contains 27 pages (6 weeks of warm ups). It's perfect for daily math practice, spiral review, or quick test prep, aligned to CCSS and TEKS.

Topics Covered:

  • Rational vs. irrational numbers

  • Square roots & perfect squares

  • Cube roots & perfect cubes

  • Approximating irrational numbers

  • Converting between fractions, decimals, percents

  • Converting repeating decimals to fractions

CCSS Standards: 8.NS.A.1 , 8.NS.A.2, 8.EE.A.2

TEKS Standards: 8.2a, 8.2b, 8.2d

How is it different? (math + fun!)

These convenient 5-10 minute warm-ups contains 2 math problems as well as 1 FUN icebreaker questions, like "getting to know you" and creative challenges, like "finish the drawing" prompts, helping to build class culture and engage discussions.

Ideal for integrating into your daily routine, these math bell ringers serve as the perfect way to host discussions, promote collaboration, and enhance student engagement with these versatile spiral review activities!

These Print & Go Warmups (27 pages total) include:

✅ 30 Days of Warm Up Activities (6 weeks)

  • Each warm-up contains 2-3 math problems + 1 fun question

✅ Optional bonus page for early finishers

✅ Instructions

✅ Table of Content (TEKS and CCSS alignment included)

✅ Answer Key

Set up:

✅ Each page contains 2-3 days of warm up. In other words, each warm-up is a half sheet or 1/3 of a sheet.

✅ Each warm up contains 2 math problems and either a “getting to know you” or “finish this drawing” fun question.

✅ Each warm up has a self assessment section for students to rate their confidence level for the topics.

✅ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday's warm up is printed on page 1. Thursday and Friday's warm up on page 2. Or you can print the full week's warm up if you print double sided.

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License

Each license of this product is for one teacher’s classroom and their students. If you wish to share with other teachers, please purchase additional licenses.

If you're interested in a quote for a campus or district license, please email me.

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