Well, I don't know about your students, but every year, it seems that interpreting remainders is a struggle for my students. It is really a struggle for students who have difficulty understanding word problems or that have no conceptual understanding of what division is. This post will share some of the activities we did and a free anchor chart with sample word problems ... Read More
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Division Fun and a Tropical Christmas Freebie
We have been working very hard on long division these past few weeks. My students have huge gaps in their number sense, so this has been somewhat of a struggle for some. We have been working very diligently getting them to understand the partial quotients method of division in a conceptual way. Read more about how I teach partial quotients by clicking here. We have been ... Read More
Teaching Math Through Cognitively Demanding Tasks
Once a week, I do a cognitively demanding math task lesson to expose my students to rigorous word problems and allow them to learn from each other. I do this with the skill we are working on (if most of the students have mastered it) a review skill, or even to introduce a new skill. 90% of the problems are word problems so the students have a context to deal with and not ... Read More
Halloween Math Constructed Response Practice
You guys, I got super smart this year and tied some of our Halloween Math with some extra constructed response practice. The kids never knew they were preparing for an assessment with these fun problems! This year, our district is having students take constructed response assessments on a few of the fraction common core standards (multiplying fractions by a whole, ... Read More
Free Fraction Center {Nacho Math}
I just found out today that our Math night is a nacho theme. It is called Nacho Ordinary Math Night. I thought that was the cutest idea! So, I made this cute nacho themed free fraction center using these fun nacho graphics from Ashley Hughes (LOVE her work). On another note, the heat was running full blast in my room this morning. It reminded me of that ... Read More
Morning Work Freebies to Start the Year
I use a lot of my review printables and resources from my TeachersPayTeachers store throughout the year. However in the beginning of the year, I like to use resources specifically created based on the standards I have taught so far that year. This builds the students' confidence and makes the review truly a review and independent. To be honest, when I try to use 4th ... Read More
Teaching Volume – (Free Volume Hands-on Activity and Posters)
When we moved to the Common Core standards this year, volume was a new skill for my 5th graders. Also, since there were three standards that addressed some aspect of volume, it was assessed more frequently than the other standards. I knew I needed to find or create some quality and engaging resources for teaching volume. This post shares my go-to activities, video, and ... Read More
Halloween Freebie
I am joining this fun linky party with Graphics from the Pond. She made this adorable Friendly Ghost Clipart and has created an opportunity to get this set for free and join her linky part to showcase your Halloween Freebie resources! So, I used this clipart to make this cute Halloween Freebie - Decimal Place Value Sort. Check it out and follow the link at the bottom to ... Read More
4th Grade Common Core Math Games {Free}
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
Math Constructed Response Tasks {and Smoothie Math Center Freebie}
I am slightly behind posting and I am about to go out to eat with the family. So, I will keep this short and sweet (which is kinda my style anyway). I 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. How I Use Math Constructed Response I created math constructed ... 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, 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 nowhere ... Read More
Math Common Core Assessments
Assessments on Assessments on Assessments! Do you have district assessments, quarterly assessments, and tons of other mandated assessments that 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 ... Read More
