I have two math games for you today for free! We love using math games during our math centers and partner games are a particular favorite. I created these 4th Grade Common Core math games to review ways to write whole number, specifically standard form to word form and word form to standard form! This game aligns with 4th grade common core, but we still need to ... Read More
FREE Sentence Stems for Reading Strategies
Each year, I begin my reading instruction with the focus on having my students discuss and record their thoughts while reading using think marks and in reader's response letters and other write about reading activities. I implement strategies and instruction for this type of reading before we even get into 5th grade level reading instruction. Since the majority of my ... Read More
Math Constructed Response Tasks {and Smoothie Math Center Freebie}
I am slightly behind posting and about to go out to eat with the family. So, I will keep this short and sweet (which is kinda my style anyway). I just want to share a new constructed math tasks resource I have been using with my students to improve their performance on math constructed response tasks. I created math constructed response tasks for each math Common Core ... Read More
Back to School Activities {Free}
Over the years, I have collected several different back to school activities. However, I always like adding to my collection and trying out new activities and printables. So this summer I put together this free pack of back to school activities that has a few random printables and activities that I thought my students would enjoy or benefit from. This is perfect for ... Read More
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions: OH MY!
I must admit, I was a little rusty when it comes to some of the more advanced math skills when my district first implemented common core. Like many of us, I was taught the traditional algorithm for everything! Well now, the Common Core is pushing some of these middle school skills into 5th grade. I have taught multiplying and dividing fractions in 5th in the past, but ... Read More
Math Common Core Assessments and a Fun Idiom Freebie
Do you have district assessments, quarterly assessments, and tons of other mandated assessments so it feels like you are testing instead of teaching? With that in mind, I just finished up a complete collection of QUICK math common core assessments and data tracking checklists. I am so excited about this, because I will have a quick assessment ready to go at a moment's ... Read More
Math Centers and Printable Resources for 5th Grade Common Core Math
Hello, teachers. I have been extremely busy digging into the common core standards and deepening my understanding. While doing this, I have been creating intentional resources for 5th Grade Common Core Math that will help my students master these standards. Here are a few new items in my TeachersPayTeachers store that I wanted to highlight on my blog. These resources are ... Read More
Math WarmUps & Reviews for Common Core
I finally got into my new classroom today, and I am so excited to be starting in a new school for this upcoming year! I cannot wait to share ideas and pictures when the year get started! But for now, I have another common core resource to share with you. I have made 40 pages of daily/weekly review or math warmups for the 5th grade Common Core math skills. I sequenced ... Read More
Guided Reading Notes
I recently updated my Guided Reading Binder and wanted (and desperately needed) a new guided reading form to keep more organized and teacher-friendly reading notes. I found that keeping individual papers for each student on each book was too tedious and took up too much paper/time. To help, I made a new guided reading template which I have been using to take daily guided ... Read More
6 Traits Writing Board and Writing Mini-Lesson Checklist
Need a way to remind your students of all of the writing strategies you have taught them? This post shares how I organize my writing mini-lessons and display them for my students using a dedicated bulletin board. To help you come up with mini-lessons, I also include the writing checklist I use for free. About the 6 Traits Writing Board For the past two years, I have ... Read More
Classroom Pictures 2011-12
I'm so excited to share my classroom pictures with you. This is my third classroom that I taught in last year. I love these pictures because this was in that era before Pinterest and before TeacherspayTeachers. I don't remember feeling stress when I set my room up for it to be as beautiful as the all the rooms you see on Pinterest because I was blissfully unaware. I just ... Read More
