Math with Merritt

In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to practice identifying which Mathematical Practice is being used by placing 8 different scenario cards on the standard that best match up with and then through discussion deciding which scenario card belongs where. the cards will be glued on that flipbook to be used as real examples f

Are you apprehensive about implementing the new Common Core Curriculum into your classroom? Are you looking for a way to do this that will motivate and inspire your students? If this sounds like you, this is the resource for you. In this e-book you will receive: +1 Pre-test, 1 Post-test and 3 Mid-concept Quizzes all aligned to the Common Core Standards. +3 Big Investigations: "Food Color Investigation" where students manipulate and record their observations for various ratios of food coloring

Have you been looking for FUN way to help students discover how to find the volume of a rectangular prism? This is a lesson that I have used with great success in my classroom. By purchasing this lesson, you will receive: +A complete lesson plan +A foldable template of a rectangular prism +practice problems and exit ticket with solution guide If you would like to see more about this product and the lesson that I completed in class with my students, please visit my blog: http://bettamath.blog

This is an interactive flipbook that students create and can use while working with the concept of ratios. I have had a lot of success with these flipbooks because the students can visually see the concept and interact with the flipbook to truly understand the math concept. Not to mention, they are a lot of fun to create! Take a look at my blog to see how I am implementing these books in my class! http://bettamath.blogspot.com/

This Math Practices Flipbook has been adapted to be on a 2nd or 3rd grade reading and math skill level. In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to practice identifying which Mathematical Practice is being used by placing 8 different scenario cards on the standard that best match up with and then through discussion deciding

In this lesson students will learn how to plot odered pairs by learning that an ordered pair is where the x-coordinate and y-coordinate intersect. This lesson include a template for an interactive coordinate plane that students can keep in their notebooks and practice on using dry-erase markers. They will also discover how to determine which quadrant an ordered pair falls in by looking at which coordinates are negative and positive. (The best part about this lesson is that it includes an brief a

This Math Practices Flipbook has been adapted to be on a K or 1st grade reading and math skill level. This could also be adapted for older Special Edcuation students that may have difficulty with the upper level versions due to their reading lesson or difficulty with cutting. In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to pract

In this assessment bundle, you will receive a 15 Question Pre-test, three 5 question Mid-Concept Quizzes, a 15 Question Post-test all aligned with CCSS.6.RP.1-3. It also comes with a card that can be assigned to each student in order to keep track of their results on each assessment. All answer keys are included and I have attached the first few questions in the preview document so you can assess the quality of this product. I use this as a way to better help me differentiate and monitor each

In this investigation, students will be introduced to the concept of what it means for two things to be in proportion. Students will be using a Great White Shark that has been scaled down onto a drawing. In order to determine to which scale it was drawn, students will have to determine the UNIT RATE/SCALE of the drawing. They will then use this scale to draw a Megalodon (the Great White Sharks gigantic ancestor) to the same scale and get a feel for how big this shark ACTUALLY was! This investig

Have you ever been frustrated with your students' lack of knowing their multiplication facts and their difficulty with division? This is an exploration of why it is important to know multiplication facts and why long division really works. There are also two challenge problems included that will get your students discussing why the "Nines Multiplication Trick" and some divisibility rules work. It can be used as a way to introduce these concepts or as a review for older students. This lesson inc

Four to Score is a game for students that have already learned about graphing ordered pairs and helps reinforce this skill, knowing the four Quadrants and knowing how to plot coordinates on each axis. This is a fun game that can be played to help students better understand how to plot coordinates. It also helps students visualize which coordinate is negative or positive within each QUADRANT. There is also an element of logical thinking when students have to decide which ordered pair would help t

This FREE lesson helps students to visually see what a ratio is by using a "Pet Shop" Scenario. Here the teacher has the students place various animal pictures into their pretend pet shop. The students have to come up with different ratios based upon what the teacher has given them to find. This is a very fun hands-on group lesson and has helped my students see how to write ratios. It also allows you to have some very open dialougue about how students should be simplifying ratios. If you liked

This product is to serve as a FREE supplement to the Sticks and Stones Game Lesson found on the nctm.org website at Sticks and Stones Game Lesson I used it with my 6th Graders to help extend the concept of probability to include probable combinations. It was a lot of fun! To see images, please visit My Blog and find the post on Sticks and Stones.

This is a resource that comes with a video animation that accompanies the Brenda's Necklace Task. This is a great way to introduce students to the type of thinking that the tasks required by the Common Core Standards will expect. My students did very well with this task and it was a great way to help ease them into the Common Core Curriculum.