This year, I am really trying to amp up my vocabulary instruction, and one area I am really focusing on is morphology! Aside from teaching ...
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Hey everyone! Did you survive Halloween and the day after Halloween? I really think November 1st should be declared a holiday. Nobody (including myself) has the ability to concentrate on school after a night full of candy! It was our first Halloween in our new place, so I wasn't sure if we would get any trick-or-treaters seeing as we live in the boonies. So I went out and bought some candy just in case. Well, of course, no trick-or-treaters showed up... so that bowl of candy is all for me and the baby. We definitely aren't complaining! ;) I am finally getting around to join in Doodle Bugs Five for Friday weekly linky party. I have some fun freebies for you, so stick around!! Some are Halloween related, so you might have to save those for next year! :) We did some practicing with 2D shapes... One day I read the book "The Shape of Things" by Dayle Ann Dodds and had students complete their own shape pictures. They turned out pretty cute! I just photocopied some blank shapes onto some bright coloured paper and had them turn the shape into a picture. I enlarged the sheet onto large 11x17" paper so they had a large space to draw their picture. You can download the recording sheet and shapes {here}. This next freebie is for one of my co-workers from last year. She mentioned liking my "Turkey Trouble" math game (seen here), so I made a new version called "Pumpkin Patch". Students roll 2 dice, count the dots, and find the pumpkin with the matching tally marks on it. My kiddos had fun with this game today! I made two versions--a coloured game board that you can laminate and use with cubes or a black/white version that students can colour. I like the black/white ones--easier to prep and takes longer to play! ;) You can download this game from {here}. Clipart is from KPM Doodles. I teach in a community that does not celebrate Halloween.... they don't do trick-or-treating in the town and they don't celebrate Halloween at the school. Lots of my class still go trick-or-treating though... they just drive five minutes to the bigger city next door. I don't get the big deal, but to each their own, right? Well, last week our juniour high student council decided to plan a spirit week for this week. So we had pajama day Monday, opposite day on Tuesday, grade colour day on Wednesday, costume day on Thursday (Halloween = no, costume day = ok), and wacky hair day today. So we didn't have one day of craziness, but we had five!! It felt like a VERY long week. But costume day was a lot of fun. I only had three that did not dress up. I decided to make my costume match our author of the month. I had them do a little writing about their costumes. They all had lots to write about for this!! For my students that did not dress up, I had them write about what they had learned about pumpkins so far. This pleased them too. You can download the writing page {here}. We called our day Costume Day, but I made one that said Halloween too. Clipart is from KPM Doodles. On the back of this writing page, we did a little candy graphing activity. This is probably a Canadian activity because you don't have chocolate Smarties in the States. So crazy!! They're like M&Ms, but a bit larger and flatter. Anywho, they made a Halloween version of this candy called "Scaries" that were only brown and orange coloured (as opposed to the original rainbow ones). I gave each kiddo a treat-size pack and had them graph their candy. They did a great job with this activity! You can download the graph {here}. The border is from Pink Cat Studio. After our little study of pumpkins, we did some investigating of our classroom pumpkin (using Cara Carroll's The Great Pumpkin Investigation journal). We measured it, counted the lines, weighed it, described it, saw if it sank or floated, and counted the seeds. Then we voted on how we should carve it. He turned out pretty cute! With everything going on in October, I also had to have my first formal evaluation by the vice-principal! I read on someone's blog that they always tell the kids before hand that the principal is coming in to observe the students (not the teacher), so they are on their best behaviour! I tried this and it worked pretty good. As soon as the VP walked in, they all sat up a bit straighter and were trying their best. For my lesson, I decided to do a writing lesson on creating proper sentences. If you downloaded my weekend journals or some of my other writing pages, you might have noticed I have a little check list on the bottom. I try and put this check list on the bottom of all my writing pages. The check list is capitals, punctuation, spaces, and sight words. We go over this list all the time and the students are getting pretty good at checking over the list themselves and making sure their sentences are correct. For this lesson I had them remind me of the four things we look for. Then I introduced them to Mr. Fix-It. Yes, he looks a lot like Felix Fix-It from the movie "Wreck-It Ralph" (which got them excited and engaged right away), but this is actually Ernie Fix-It and he helps us fix sentences! I wrote an incorrect sentence on the board and had the students help me identify the errors and explain why each thing was a mistake. Then I rewrote the sentence correctly underneath. Then I gave each pair of students a re-writable sentence strip with a different sentence on it (I used sharpie, but that can always be erased after). I also gave them a dry erase marker and a blank strip. Each group had to circle four errors in their sentence and then rewrite the sentence on the blank strip. Then I had each group read their sentence and explain why they circled each mistake. The lesson went really well and the VP seemed impressed with the students' presentations. Success! :) Well that's it for me. I've got two puppies who need some cuddling on the couch, a fiance I haven't seen all week, and a movie waiting to be watched. Have a great weekend everyone!!
Do your students need a review over Spring Break? Do you want to give them a fun Spring Math review? This Spring Break NO PREP Math packet that will keep your students engaged in Math over their break! This packet is designed to be fun for students to complete. This is a versatile tool for grades 3 to 8. THIS FREE SPRING BREAK MATH PACKET FEATURES: *2 different covers for your student's Spring Break Packet *1 letter to students discussing the packet and when it is DUE *1 rubric for EASY grading when the packet is returned to school *This packet encourages fun Math review while away from school on Spring Break CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Spring Break is a great time to send home a couple activities for students to review. Make it fun and easy for the students to complete. Having students feel successful independently helps them to ENJOY learning and growing academically. Cultivate and create this environment for your students inside and outside of the classroom and watch your students shine. Happy Teaching!
Second grade math. It can be a complicated thing for kids. Second grade math moves along fast. We’re in our third week of school and my second grader is moving right along! We made this nickel and dime coin activity for our Second Grade Math series. This week’s theme is money and we used coins ... Read more
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Do your students need challenging math activities? Do you want to engage your students over Thanksgiving break? CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET With puzzles and activities that review 4th grade skills. It also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET Topics Covered: Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Displaying Data with Pictographs Comparing Fractions Adding & Subtracting Time Area of Unit Squares CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET This is a great packet for review, practice, or whenever you have a substitute teacher in your room for the month of November! Students enjoy the puzzles and activities and don't realize that they're doing Math. Other teachers have said, "Awesome resource!" "This is a great review of math skills from years past for my 5th graders that need some reinforcement. They are able to work on it and complete it independently, which gives them that awesome feeling of success too, so thank you!" "Love it!" "I can't wait to use this." Your students will enjoy completing all the November math puzzles too. Engaging students in math activities helps strengthen their fluency and enjoy the process. Happy Teaching!
Toothpick Bridge Project: The objective of this project was to build a bridge using nothing but school glue and toothpicks. Our teacher have us credit for just simply building a bridge but gave us extra points for every pound it held with the maximum being 30 pounds.
Solve the equations and then color by number to reveal a colorful underwater friend! You'll get some great subtraction and coloring practice while you're at it.
Do you want a NO PREP Bulletin Board for November? Do you want to display student work with a theme? If you said YES, there is a NO PREP Bulletin Board for Middle School Math that is creative, fresh, and engaging for grades 6 to 8. Click HERE to view the Middle School Math NO PREP Bulletin Board for November This is a NO PREP Bulletin Board ready to PRINT & GO! Students create Turkeys through Math and you display their results on a Bulletin Board. Students love creating these Math Turkeys for November! Included are: -EASY NO PREP directions -NO PREP Printable Title for Bulletin Board & Worksheets -Aligned to Common Core Benchmarks (6th, 7th, and 8th) -Worksheets included operations with numbers, operations with decimals, operations with integers, operations with square roots -8 different worksheets per skill -Rubric is included for EASY grading! -Answer Keys INCLUDED This has been an easy solution for me to create Math to display on the Bulletin Boards in the hallway at school. There are many different versions of the worksheets, so it is easy to differentiate for all of your math classes. Students love being creative and administrators love seeing the Math in the hallways. If you want your students to be proud of their work, display it for all to see. This will in turn help build rapport with your students and they will enjoy learning Math more. Happy Teaching!
Are you getting ready to teach Integers? Do you need to help your students learn or re-learn Integers? There is a great resource for you to share with your students! Click HERE to view Integers (Grade 6) These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite values, understand rational numbers on a number line, and understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. Included are: -4 different Integer activities to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Activities include: Vocabulary, Practice of Integers, Ordering Integers, and Creating Number Lines with Integers -Examples of Completed Interactive Math Notebook Activities are included Click HERE to view Adding & Subtracting Integers (Grade 7) These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand how to apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to rational numbers, describing situations in which opposite quantities combine, and showing that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0. Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real world contexts. Students will also understand the additive inverse, apply properties of operations as strategies, and solve real-world problems with rational numbers. Included are: -4 different Integer activities to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Activities include: Vocabulary, Adding & Subtracting with Integer Chips, Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions with a Balanced Scale, and Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Decimals -Examples of Completed Interactive Math Notebook Activities are included Click HERE to view Multiplying & Dividing Integers (Grade 7) These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand how to apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division of fractions. Solve real-world and mathematical problems with four operations with rational numbers. Included are: -4 different Integer activities to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Activities include: Vocabulary, Multiplying & Dividing with Negative Integers, Multiplying & Dividing Negative and Positive Fractions with KCF Method, and Multiplying & Dividing Negative and Positive Decimals. -Examples of Completed Interactive Math Notebook Activities are included I hope these are great teaching resources for your classroom too. Engaging students in actively learning and practicing integers will ensure that they will master the concepts! Remember to keep it fun, interactive, and student centered. Happy Teaching!
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I remember when "graphic organizers" was the buzz word and at the school district in which I worked, if the teacher had "g.o." on his/her lesson plan, the principal was happy. I didn't like them at that time because they were basic and generic. Boring blocks or circles with spokes coming out of them that looked like bicycle wheels. The dull graphic organizers of the past are gone. I now see their value and use them often when reading novels with my students, and create ones that are specific to the text. When I start reading a new book with my students, my goal is to help them fully understand the characters, the problem, the tensions, etc. When that information is pulled together in a graphic organizer, it helps the students to connect to the characters and draws them into the story. Below are examples of graphic organizers that I use for the first chapters of several books. (my disclaimer: My artistic skills are challenged and the idea in my mind always looks better than what ends up in the paper.) FIESTA FATAL Download HERE LA GUERRA SUCIA Download HERE Robo en la noche Download HERE Vida o muerte en el Cusco Download HERE Robo en la noche (ch1-3) FInd the download HERE La vampirata Download HERE Two additional graphic organizers I use are from Martina Bex found on the link below: El nuevo Houdini - chapter 1 esquema Esperanza - chapter 1 esquema Information on many of the books listed above is used with permission by TPRS Publishing, Inc.
Are you already tired of doing the same boring vocabulary exercises with your students? Are you looking for something to liven it up or just try to make it fun? Try my FREE “Vocabulary Categories” activity. After they learn the definition of the word, they can try this fun activity to make a connection ... Read More about Creative Vocabulary Activity for Any Content Area
Are you ready for October Math? Click HERE to DOWNLOAD I have some fun activities for Math Journals or Math Interactive Notebooks in your classroom. These were a success with my son and I hope your students enjoy all the activities too. Each activity is one page with manipulatives that need to be cut and glued to the Interactive Notebook Page. These activities can be added to any Math Journal or Interactive Notebook. Before gluing all the pieces I review the Math concepts and check for correctness. After all the pieces are in the right places and we have reviewed then it is time to glue! Gluing is my son's favorite. You can use glue sponges or glue sticks with these Notebook pages. The best part of having an Interactive Math Notebook or Journal is that you are able to see all of your past work in one place. I like to go back a day or two and REVIEW what we learned, ask questions about the activity, and see what the student knows about the Math concepts. In the picture above we are reviewing the previous day's concepts. Counting each candy. Asking "how many" in each picture, and complimenting the hard work and effort put into the notebook. To take pride and ownership in one's notebook should always be a priority for the teacher to convey. When the students are proud of their notebooks, their work efforts improve, and they are more eager to review and share WHAT THEY KNOW. This is one of the best tips I have ever received for Math notebooks. I hope these activities are successful in your classroom too! Click HERE to DOWNLOAD This October Interactive Math Notebook FEATURES: ✔50 Pages of October Math Activities in Color ✔50 Pages of October Math Activities in Black & White ✔Skills Reviewed: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 0 to 5 ✔Skills Reviewed: Compare Numbers To 5 ✔Skills Reviewed: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9 ✔Fun October activities centered on reviewing Common Core State Standards ✔Packed with common core math problems for review and practice ✔Lots of coloring fun. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers. ✔Common Core State Standards Covered: CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.3Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1). CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects). CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.1 CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.7Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. Happy Teaching!
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Christmas themed counting, addition, and subtraction activities. great for Kindergarten (perhaps as enrichment) and perfect for Grade 1. Very cute way to practice math skills around the holidays! :)
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Kids will love this daily dose of creativity and teachers - you’ll love all the ways you use these pages! Designed for the classroom teacher, this product serves as a valuable resource in enhancing your curriculum, while providing students a creative outlet, and presenting you with a unique and insightful tool for assessment. As an elementary school art teacher for over 20 years, I can attest to the significance of adding student artwork to your arsenal of assessment. It truly can highlight important information about your students, assisting you in your effectiveness as a teacher. This product includes 20 October “picture prompts.” All you need are drawing/coloring materials such as pencils, markers or crayons and you’re good to go. In this October pack, the prompts reference symmetry, design, perspective, secondary colors, vertical and horizontal lines, geometric and organic shapes, concentric circles, character traits, pattern, dreams, art history, Columbus Day, Day of the Dead, Halloween and more. Each page provides just enough visual and written information to get your students engaged, informed and started. The length of time to complete each activity will vary and the level of difficulty varies slightly as well. That said, the activities are designed to suit a broad age group, with many open ended activities. *ALL the pages are created to give your students a sense of pride and success at the end. Please check out the Preview to see the remainder of the pages you don’t see here. As a classroom teacher, the versatility of these pages are ideal. Use the Columbus Day page and Sugar Skull Symmetry page along with your social studies units - the Geometric Shaped Owl and Organic Shaped Ghosts for math and the Concentric Circles and Scary Story Book Cover for creative writing. Reinforce all the new vocabulary your students will learn. Display their amazing work. Use for class projects, centers, fast finishers, homework, extra credit, incentives, bad weather days. And although the product was created for classroom teachers, ART TEACHERS will find it a perfect pack of lessons for sub days. Usher in Autumn! These original picture prompts will surely put a smile on your kids’ faces, and possibly spark a few new ideas for you as well! Also available: Art Enrichment Everyday SEPTEMBER Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday NOVEMBER Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday DECEMBER Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday JANUARY Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday FEBRUARY Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday MARCH Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday APRIL Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday MAY Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday SUMMER Activity Coloring Pages Art Enrichment Everyday BUNDLE Activity Coloring Pages Visit me on PINTEREST Mary Straw Activity Coloring Pages INSTAGRAM @marystrawactivities This item is protected by copyright. It is unlawful to copy or distribute it without my permission. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Feedback = TPT Credit. On your My Purchases page – beside each purchase – you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Click the button and you’ll be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. How to learn about sales, freebies and shiny, new products? Follow this store! Stay posted (via email) to all things new and upcoming by clicking the green star near the top of any product page. Thanks again! Mary .
One of the building skills that needs mastery for seventh grade is learning rates and ratios. In sixth grade students learn the foundations for how to solve proportions in seventh grade. Students have prior knowledge of numbers, expressions, and division to help them in learning how to solve rates and ratios. I have listed here activities to review and practice Rates and Ratios. I hope these help jump start your lesson planning into the world of Rates and Ratios. The key to getting your students involved in the learning process is to include interactive, visual, engaging activities for them to actively participate in. {Click HERE for IMN: Representing Rates and Ratios Grade 6} These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand the concept of a ratio, use ratio language to describe a relationship between two quantities, understand the concept of a unit rate, use rate language to describe a ratio relationship, and use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.Included are: -4 different Rates & Ratios activities to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Activities include: Vocabulary, Practice of Writing Ratio Tables, Reading Ratio Word Problems and Writing Ratios 3 Different Ways, and Finding Unit Rates -Examples of Completed Interactive Math Notebook Activities are included {Click HERE for IMN: Applying Rates and Ratios Grade 6} These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand how to use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Students will learn how to reason about tables of equivalent ratios, use double number line diagrams and equations.. Included are: -4 different Rates & Ratios activities to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Activities include: Vocabulary, Practice of Writing Equivalent Ratios, Finding Unit Rates for different quantities, and Finding Unit Rate Prices of sales items. -Examples of Completed Interactive Math Notebook Activities are included {Click HERE for the Math Station: Representing Ratios & Rates} This math station activity is intended to help students understand the concept of a ratio, use ratio language to describe a relationship between two quantities, understand the concept of a unit rate, use rate language to describe a ratio relationship, and use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.Included are: -6 different stations to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Stations include: 1. Vocabulary 2. Technology (Need classroom computers & internet access to ixl.com) 3. Practice of Rates & Ratios 4. Additional Practice of Rates & Ratios 5. Real World applications of Ratios 6. Word problems of Rates & Ratios -Student Station Guide helps students record their answers -ALL ANSWER KEYS included {Click HERE for the Math Station: Applying Ratios & Rates} This math station activity is intended to help students understand how to use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Students will learn how to reason about tables of equivalent ratios, use double number line diagrams and equations. Included are: -6 different stations to engage students -Teacher facilitated activity for 60-90 minutes of classroom time -Stations include: 1. Vocabulary 2. Technology (Need classroom computers & internet access to ixl.com) 3. Practice of Rates & Ratios 4. Additional Practice of Rates & Ratios 5. Real World applications of Ratios 6. Word problems of Rates & Ratios -Student Station Guide helps students record their answers -ALL ANSWER KEYS included {Click HERE for Math Foldables: Ratios & Proportional Relationships} These math foldables are for students to be able to understand the concept of a ratio, use ratio language, understand the concept of a unit rate, use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, make tables of equivalent ratios, and solve unit rate problems. Included are: -6 different NO PREP Math Foldables to engage students in note taking -Teacher facilitated activity for 15-20 minutes of classroom time each -PRINT & GO teach foldables that are ready with NO PREP -Directions for using Math Foldables in your classroom -Options for scaffolding with blank templates -Foldables included: Foldable: Ratios & Rates Foldable: Ratio Tables Foldable: Proportions Foldable: Solving Proportions Foldable: Sequence and Expressions Foldable: Proportions and Equations Foldable: Four Blank Templates {Click HERE for the November: No Prep Math Packet Grade 6} This November Math NO PREP packet that will keep your sixth graders engaged! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKED with sixth-grade common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Use this packet for bellwork, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework! Topics Covered: -Operations with Fractions -Graphing on a Coordinate Plane -Operations with Decimals -Represent Ratios & Rates -Apply Ratios & Rates I hope these resources are helpful in getting your students engaged in Rates & Ratios. Keeping students actively engaged in the learning process will ensure that they are in charge of their own learning. The goal of learning Rates and Ratios is for students to develop a foundational knowledge to continue to grow upon in seventh grade.
Hi friends! Just popping in to share a few activities we are worked on this past week. Contraction surgery is a themed day to support our previous learning of contractions. My kids have enjoyed this idea for years, so I'm excited to finally have a product that meets the needs of how I teach the skill. Here's a little background on building my theme. I purchased the lab coats several years ago on Amazon. The store is called Makerspace Lab. The coats came in a pack of 10 for $19.99. I've used the same coats for years even though they're disposable. As you can see, they've held up nicely. With that being said, they're disposable. I've lost a few snaps over the years. The goggles were purchased with my lead money several years ago. They're made by Learning Resources but I purchased mine from EAI Education. They were cheaper, costing under $3 each. There are several reasons I prefer to use the goggles over mask. The goggle are easier for primary students to adjust since they're worn like glasses. The adjustment extends at the ear. Also, I can place them in my dishwasher to clean them after they're used. The lab coats and goggles are over-the-top and not at all necessary. I can tell you from my personal experience, my students are much more excited when they hear we will be dressing as scientist today. They're aware this means an investigation. If you're looking to complete the activity on a budget, ask your school nurse for a donation. We had masks and gloves on hand at school. The materials were donated to my students to use during our learning sequence. The following preview pages perfectly describe our learning sequence. I started the lesson with a quick brainpopjr video on contractions. We paused the four minute video throughout to determine the contraction before Annie reveals to Moby how the sentences are manipulated. Following the video introduction, we began a whole group activity. I'd already glued the chart label, doctor and contraction pill bottle to a piece of chart paper. The kids assisted me in locating the pill parts scattered in the center of the rug. As they're located, we glued them to our chart, corresponding with the correct pill bottle. Once we completed the whole group activity, students were given the "will" and "not" contraction foldable pages. I saved the mixed pages for the following day as a follow up to the concentration game. The foldables allowed independent practice while writing a contraction. The next day, my students worked in groups playing a contraction matching game. The game provided practice with a variety of mixed contractions. My low level students worked to match the puzzle parts while my higher level students place the puzzle parts upside down and played concentration. Once the game was complete, my students were given the mixed practice foldable pages to complete. The day of the investigation, my students were given a doctor hat {nurse, but I didn't tell them}. They glued the blackline to a sentence strip and wore in the operation room. Here's what the kid's desk looked like as the activity began. The day went well with the prescribed activity below.... Here's a glimpse in our operating room! If you're interested in this file, you can link through the first image.
Do your students need to review 8th grade skills for proficiency? Are you looking to engage your students in a fun December Math review? This December Math NO PREP packet that will keep your eighth graders engaged! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKETED with eighth-grade common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Use this packet for the long Winter Holiday break for students to stay engaged in Math! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET This December NO PREP Math Packet Features: *25 different math puzzle worksheets *FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum *Packed with 8th grade common core math problems for review and practice *A "tracking" page to complete as days in the packet are completed for December *An ANSWER KEY for each worksheet *Lots of coloring fun Topics Covered: -Operations with Real Numbers -Operations with Exponents -Scientific Notation -Graphing -Writing and Solving Equations -Functions CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PACKET How other teachers have used this December packet: -Class work -Holiday party activities -Morning Math -Fast Finishers Work -Math Stations -Bell Work -Warm Ups These Math activities are great for students to increase their Math fluency and competency of 8th grade skills while having fun with a December theme. Other teachers have said, "These were awesome. Thank you!", "So helpful, Thank you!", "This was my first time having a younger class and they absolutely loved these activities!!! Thank you!" Certainly a great way for you to incorporate some holiday fun into any Math class! Happy Holidays!
Are you excited to be sharing a total or partial eclipse with your students? Are you looking for Math resources to help engage your students in the solar eclipse experience? Are you looking to engage your students in your class this August? If you said YES, then there is a Solar Eclipse resource for you! I love to share with students how to make connections between Math and Science. The total/partial solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will be sure to make a mark in your students' memories for the rest of their lives!! Don't miss out!!! Click HERE for Solar Eclipse Elementary Math Activities {Grades 3-5} THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE ELEMENTARY MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES: *6 different Engaging Math & Science Activities *NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: scissors, tape, 1 brass fastener, card stock or stiff paper, 4 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). *FUN & rigorous activities centered on math and science elementary math curriculum *HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included *Topics covered: Time, Operations with Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Activities Included: -Solar Eclipses 101 {with answer key} -Make a Solar Eclipse {with teacher instructions} -Solar Eclipse Math {with answer key} -Path of Totality {with answer key} -Make a Pinhole Viewer {with student & teacher directions, and pictures} -Viewing a Solar Eclipse {response paper with & w/out rubric} -Great activities to make applications to Math & Science -Start your year off engaging your students in Math & Science topics! Click HERE for Solar Eclipse Middle School Math Activities {Grade 6-8} THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES: *6 different Engaging Math & Science Activities *NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: scissors, tape, 1 brass fastener, card stock or stiff paper, 4 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). *FUN & rigorous activities centered on math and science middle school curriculum *HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included *Topics covered: Percents and Decimals Activities Included: -Solar Eclipses 101 {with answer key} -Make a Solar Eclipse {with teacher instructions} -Solar Eclipse Math {with answer key} -Path of Totality {with answer key} -Make a Pinhole Viewer {with student & teacher directions, and pictures} -Viewing a Solar Eclipse {response paper with & w/out rubric} -Great activities to make applications to Math & Science -Start your year off engaging your students in Math & Science topics! Don't forget that is one of those "lifetime memories" that people will say, "Where were you during the total solar eclipse?" Wouldn't it be cool for your students to remember how their teacher took them OUTSIDE the classroom and SHOWED them. Not just modeled, but INVOLVED students in the solar eclipse while it was happening? GET excited! PUMP up your students for a show of a lifetime. It will be a once in a LIFETIME memory! P.S. If you are looking for Solar Eclipse glasses they are still available on Amazon! Happy Teaching!
How many pairs of feet do you see? This coloring math worksheet introduces your third grader to multiplying by 2 with cute pictures of feet.
When thinking of differentiation in the classroom, it is easy to fall into the trap of putting pressure on ourselves to perfectly level activities for every student. My mind goes to having a rotate…
Are your students reviewing multiplication and division math skills? Do you want to engage your students in a fun math activity? Click HERE to download. These Back 2 School Multiplication and Division Coloring Pages feature coloring problems to create school supply pictures. Students review multiplication only or multiplication & division skills. No prep, print and go for grades 3, 4, and 5. Aligned to math standards for upper elementary. Click HERE to download. THIS BACK 2 SCHOOL MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION PACKET FEATURES: *2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different versions each) *1 Version of Notebooks and Pencils (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication) *1 Version of Bookbag and Supplies (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication) *3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board *NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 5-8 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). *FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum *HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included *Topics covered: Multiplying & Dividing by 1-digit numbers, Multiplying & Dividing by 10s. *Engage your students in Math for Back to School! Click HERE to download. Students love engaging in math activities that are different from the normal skills practice. Reviewing important multiplication and division skills helps build fluency for students. Displaying students' work in the hallway or classroom will encourage students to continue to do their best effort in math. Happy Teaching!
Do you want a NO PREP Bulletin Board for October? Do you want to display student work with a theme? If you said YES, there is a NO PREP Bulletin Board for Middle School Math that is creative, fresh, and engaging for grades 6 to 8. Click HERE to view the Middle School Math NO PREP Bulletin Board for October This is a NO PREP Bulletin Board ready to PRINT & GO! Students create Monsters through Math and you display their results on a Bulletin Board. Students love creating these Math Monsters for October! Included are: -EASY NO PREP directions -NO PREP Printable Title for Bulletin Board & Worksheets -Aligned to Common Core Benchmarks (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th) -Worksheets included operations with numbers, operations with decimals, operations with integers, operations with square roots -2 different worksheets per grade level included (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th) -Rubric is included for EASY grading! This has been an easy solution for me to create Math to display on the Bulletin Boards in the hallway at school. Students love being creative and administrators love seeing the Math in the hallways. If you want your students to be proud of their work, display it for all to see. This will in turn help build rapport with your students and they will enjoy learning Math more. Happy Teaching!
Do your students struggle with writing? Do your students need more practice with vocabulary? Getting your students to write Math more leads to deeper understanding of concepts. Writing Math is a skill that needs to be practiced before it can be applied. Practicing vocabulary and writing will improve your students' test scores. Math is a language that you practice before you are fluent. Students who are able to express their math thoughts in writing are better able to talk about math. Click HERE to download. A fabulous February activity for writing Math is WRITE THE ROOM with Math. Included are 14 vocabulary terms, sentences, writing papers, rubric, and answer keys. Students write grade level vocabulary terms with a scaffolded approach. There are many different ways to use this activity. You can give the sentences with vocabulary terms or with fill-in the blanks where students have to figure out the vocabulary words. Students build upon prior knowledge of concepts and use context clues to figure out which terms go with each sentence. Click HERE to download. WRITE THE ROOM with Math can be used just like a task card activity at students' desks or as a gallery walk. The main focus of the activity is getting students to think, write, and talk Math. Having students practice and apply vocabulary increases their understanding and in turn will help them to make more connections between concepts. Click HERE to download. Getting your students to write Math, leads to a deeper understanding of concepts. Writing Math is a skill that needs to be practiced before it can be applied. Click HERE to download. Challenge your students to write more Math this year. February is a short month, but can have major impact on students' math skills. Watch your students accept the challenge to write more and master their vocabulary lists. Happy Teaching!
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Are you looking for December Kindergarten Math activities? Do you want to review key grade K skills with your students? Do you need NO PREP math review? These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand how to decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, write numbers from 0 to 20, understand the relationships between numbers and quantities, count “how many?”, identify whether the number of objects is greater than, less than, or equal to, and compare two numbers between 1 and 10, and add with objects, solve addition word problems, and fluently add within 5. How to use it: 1. A fun review of grade level Math CCSS skills 2. Substitute packet for days when you are sick or not at school 3. Morning Work, Classwork, and more CLICK HERE to download Cutting, pasting, and reviewing Math skills. NO PREP, just Print & GO! Counting the number of gifts, ornaments, and candy canes are included. 50 Pages of Color and 50 Pages in Black & White. High Quality Images are used on every page. Student centered and student created in their own Notebooks. All pages are aligned to Common Core State Standards. CLICK HERE to download This December Math Notebook Reviews: -Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 0 to 5 -Compare Numbers To 5 -Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9 -Represent, Count, and Write Numbers to 10 -Addition CLICK HERE to download How to help your students: This Interactive Math Notebook Bundle was created for Kindergarten students to be an engaging and fun way to interact with Math. Students review ALL common core standards with this Notebook Bundle. Every month there is a fun theme for students to interact with. The notebooks are student created. Every student cuts, pastes, and writes in their own notebook. This is a great tool for reviewing and learning new math skills. Students enjoy the fun and colorful themes each month. Creating a notebook where their work is on display helps them to take ownership of their math. Help your students by getting them involved in the process of doing the math and watch them grow. My son enjoys this set every month and always asks for more than the 50 pages provided in the packet. It is such a great way for students to understand and practice fluency of their math skills. Happy Teaching!
