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Fraction Fest includes 6 stations, a culminating activity, and fast finisher's packet. These stations meet the standards for Common Core (3.NF.1,...
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5thGradeTeacherCan
Love!
May 23, 2013
Apluslove
Great product!
May 23, 2013
s895
Perfect!!! Just what I was looking for!
May 23, 2013
mandyteach321
I can't say enough good things about this product! Thank you!
May 23, 2013
boaz1
AMAZING!!!! The last buyer is completely CRAZY! Every inquiry lab has detailed directions and pictures. Each one with a page of background on a field of engineering. Your are one of my favorite sellers! (I noticed he/she doesn't have any products listed, and clearly is clueless about what you TpT sellers put into your products.) Keep doing what you are doing, and thank you for your hard work! I can't wait to use this in my classroom!
May 23, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
You are too sweet! I really appreciate the kind words and support. I would love to send you any free product from my store, just email me at selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us
Selina
Selina
May 23, 2013 
Kelly Maxey (TpT Seller)
I thought this unit looked very cute, but the directions, details, and background information were kind of weak. The pictures don't clearly explain the set-up in several of the lessons. It would have been more helpful with more written directions and scientific background to back up the purpose of the experiments.
May 23, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
I'm so sorry to hear you're disappointed. I tried to include detailed instructions and pictures for the labs. If there is something you are confused about, I would be happy to walk you through it step by step or maybe even video it for you. My email is selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us Have a blessed day!
Selina
Selina
May 23, 2013
brussell1128
Great resource. Thanks.
May 22, 2013
rhondayates
Great resource!
May 21, 2013
bbasinger
Thanks!
May 20, 2013
Paula Giran (TpT Seller)
This will be a perfect addition to my gifted STEM course - thanks so much!
May 19, 2013
donnaparker
I will be using in the next few weeks!
May 19, 2013
gapteach
Best resource I have found on TPT. They make great centers!
May 19, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Thank you so much! You've made my day. The kind feedback is greatly appreciated.
Selina
Selina
May 19, 2013
teachaug
Looking forward to using this in summer school.
May 18, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Thank you, I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine did.
Selina
Selina
May 18, 2013
karabird
Awesome!
May 15, 2013
nicholedupre
Great unit!
May 14, 2013
kimguilmette
I love the hands on activities to calculate mean, median, mode!! Kids love the food!!! thanks!
May 13, 2013
shanster2140
Thank you!
May 13, 2013
shanster2140
Great!
May 13, 2013
suzyq4
Love the s'more figurative writing!
May 11, 2013
patiogreen
Thanks for sharing! Awesome!
May 10, 2013
StephCar310
Good
May 9, 2013
sjoye
Thanks
May 8, 2013
chergrif
Wonderful!
May 7, 2013
Heather Temske (TpT Seller)
Love this. Great addition to our end of the year camping activities
May 7, 2013
altman
great resource. thanks.
May 7, 2013
jacksgignac
awesome to use as a template
May 7, 2013
anbritti
This will be so fun after testing - the kids are already looking forward to it - thank you!
May 7, 2013
bwester
Great activities!
May 5, 2013
thriftyfloridamama
This was so awesome! My kids loved every activity.
May 5, 2013
jscholtz76
Some good activities! Lots of cute graphics.
May 4, 2013
echaymond
Great for my students
April 29, 2013
echaymond
Great for my class!
April 29, 2013
echaymond
Very nice.
April 29, 2013
emilynkyle
Great resource!
April 27, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Thank you so much for the kind feedback! I really appreciate it.
Selina
Selina
April 25, 2013
Elizabeth Pleasant
so, so awesome! my students had a blast!!
April 24, 2013
Elise1213
Great resource and the kids had so much fun!
April 23, 2013
Elise1213
Wonderful resource! Thank you!
April 23, 2013
Beth Carroll (TpT Seller)
Love this Geometry centers/lesson. It is so versatile. I can adapt it for 3rd grade to 8th grade. Thanks!!
April 23, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
You've made my day! Thank you for such kind feedback!
Selina
Selina
April 23, 2013
cwarson
So much fun!!!
April 23, 2013
melbc625
This is super cute but I say this is second and third grade...not 4th grade. Fourth grade needs much more rigor in their activities. This would be good for prerequisite skills. I will be ECE next year and look forward to using it with my younger kids. Very cute! I am in KY so I will use it at Derby time!! :)
April 23, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your honest feedback! My fourth graders have never had line plots before this year. They have only worked with bar graphs. This is more of an introductory lesson to line plots, but in my opinion still a good place to start. I think it depends on where your students are. Maybe after a few years of CCSS implementation, this will be too easy for them. Right now this is where I needed to start with them. I will try to do a better job with the description so teachers will understand this is more of an introduction to line plots. I do have some more advanced line plot products that I would be happy to send you for free. Just drop me an email: selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us Thanks again for your feedback!
Selina
Selina
April 23, 2013
nicholedupre
the kids loved the activities
April 23, 2013
Saremi
A good selection of problems, nicely organized.
April 22, 2013
lexrun
Love it!
April 21, 2013
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
bas117
Hi! Just bought the Engineering Unit - WOW!! Thank you so much! I've been looking for g"gear/robot/STEM graphics. Can you tell me where you got yours? I did a quick search of the graphics you listed on last few pages and was unsuccessful.
Have a great day and thank you for your hard and amazing work!
Beth :-)
Have a great day and thank you for your hard and amazing work!
Beth :-)
April 17, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Beth,
THANK YOU!!! I made those in Publisher with the basic shapes feature and the help of my graphic artist teacher. It was really easy. I would gladly give them to you, but I don't have a clue how graphic artists turn them into png images. I would think you could make them in other programs pretty easily if it has a shapes and grouping tool. Sorry, I can't be of more help to you. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.
Selina
THANK YOU!!! I made those in Publisher with the basic shapes feature and the help of my graphic artist teacher. It was really easy. I would gladly give them to you, but I don't have a clue how graphic artists turn them into png images. I would think you could make them in other programs pretty easily if it has a shapes and grouping tool. Sorry, I can't be of more help to you. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.
Selina
April 17, 2013
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs (TpT Seller)
Your Missing Treasure sets turned out AMAZING!!! Too cute! :)
April 10, 2013
lyn Moon (TpT Seller) re: Fraction Magic: Common Core Aligned
Hi,
I just bought your Fraction Magic, but I don't see the direction for the Halfanator game and the Whole-y Four game. I think the anchor charts are missing, too. Could you please send them to me at weslyn.moon@gcisd.net. Thank you so much! Your lessons are awesome.
I just bought your Fraction Magic, but I don't see the direction for the Halfanator game and the Whole-y Four game. I think the anchor charts are missing, too. Could you please send them to me at weslyn.moon@gcisd.net. Thank you so much! Your lessons are awesome.
March 19, 2013
nawlins74 re: Writing Aerobics: A Year Long Spiral Figurative Language Writing Program
Found your awesome stuff from a link. Definitely want to purchase the figurative language writing program. I looked at the download preview and noticed a misspelling. It's on the simile stretch page. It says as "exited" as, instead of "excited." Can I fix something like this after purchase or do you need to make the correction before I download it? Thanks!
March 5, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Fixed it! Thank you SO much for telling me! I've never noticed it:( I really appreciate you pointing this out to me! Email me, and I'll send you a free copy. selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us
Thanks again!
Selina
Thanks again!
Selina
March 6, 2013
carolstice
You are so sweet! I actually went ahead and purchased it so we can have it to review our fraction unit. It looks awesome!!!!!
March 5, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Oh, thank you so much! You could do a Fraction Athlete instead of the toddler. I could probably change the instructions and make a Athlete Hall of Fame for you, if that would help. I could also make a trophy for the award. Just email me if you want me to make the changes for you. Have a great day and thank you!
March 5, 2013
carolstice re: Fraction Fest: Common Core Aligned Hands-on Activities
We are planning a sports-themed event at our school and are looking for fraction ideas. Can you tell me a little more about the basketball portion of this? THANKS!!!!!
March 5, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
I don't want you to spend $7.25 for one activity. Email me and I'll send you the basketball activity for free. selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us
March 5, 2013
kimberlykovach re: Alien Math: Problem Based Learning/ Common Core Aligned
Is there an answer key? Thanks!
February 3, 2013
Liza Scheer (TpT Seller) re: Fraction Fest: Common Core Aligned Hands-on Activities
I am interested in your product for reviewing equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and mixed and improper fractions. Do these activities cover these skills? I have middle school students that are working way below grade level (4/5 grade?) - would this be appropriate or too babyish? Thanks for your input!
February 3, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
This is not the right product for your needs. Sorry! I don't teach older students, but I think they would think this was too babyish. I would be afraid to recommend anything from my store for older students. I have Presto Changeo in my store that covers improper and mixed fractions, but it is a game. I'm super proud of all my fraction products because they have worked so well for my students. All of my students are able to decompose fractions (even IEP students) and apply their knowledge to answering fraction word problems. I've done a lot of research on teaching fractions and believe they should be well grounded in fractions before being taught algorithms. I believe in teaching students to visualize a fraction first. I have an anchor, I'd be happy to send you for free. It teaches them to first, "Ask what is the WHOLE?" Then compare it to the benchmark fraction 1/2. If your students can't do that, I think you need to back track. I believe with all my heart this is key to being successful with fractions. I've used this and my other games to ground my students. At this point in the year, I would put my kids head to head with 7th graders. Seriously! I had two students last week find the answer to a fraction word problem by dividing using a decimal, convert back to a fraction, and simply the fraction. Blew my mind because they are only 4th graders. I'm sorry to make this response so long, but fractions are my passion. I did not get fractions when I was in school and my Master's is in Special Education, so I'm passionate about helping students "get it." My email is: selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us If you have any more questions or would like a copy of the anchor chart, please email me your email address.
February 3, 2013
jkohler re: Fraction Fest: Common Core Aligned Hands-on Activities
What skills are covered with these materials? It says common core aligned, but which standards are addressed? I couldn't tell from the preview. Thanks!
February 3, 2013
pocantico
Thank you so much!
I would love to see the chart.
dawn
I would love to see the chart.
dawn
January 25, 2013
pocantico re: Fraction Magic: Common Core Aligned
Thanks for the explanation. I teach third grade, it is not their first experience with fractions, but I like to create a strong foundation, too. I can apply the CCLS following along with our NY READY CC book, we are now using.
I will look at it again and decide, but I really appreciate the hard work.
Are you drowning in CC, too?!
Dawn
I will look at it again and decide, but I really appreciate the hard work.
Are you drowning in CC, too?!
Dawn
January 25, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Some days I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water:) Please, let me send you a copy of my anchor chart that I refer to often. You will be able to use this no matter where your students are. Email me your email, and I'll send it to you. selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us
January 25, 2013
pocantico re: Fraction Magic: Common Core Aligned
Looks great! Is it CC aligned?
Thanks,
Dawn
Thanks,
Dawn
January 24, 2013
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Yes and no. I'm teaching Common Core and used the standards to create all my fraction products, which is why I say yes. I do not have the CC standards listed in the product, which is why I say no. I don't mind adding them in but they would flip flop between 3rd and 4th grade CC standards primarily. I consider this unit to be foundational. My students were weak in fractions so they needed some 3rd grade foundational work. If your students are strong in fractions then you will probably want to wait for my advanced unit to come out. If they are weak, then this is where you should start. This unit focuses primarily on visualizing fractions and understanding benchmark fractions. These are the lessons I used with my students, and they honestly blow me away now with their fraction knowledge. Even my special ed student is able to decompose fractions. (This unit does NOT go into decomposing fractions.) This unit is NOT about teaching algorithms. In fact, I try to keep the algorithms a secret. At this point (January) they are starting to figure some the algorithms out though. I have read numerous professional books on fractions, including Marilyn Burns. I created these products based on their research and my own classroom research. I apologize for the length of this reply. I'm so passionate about my fraction lessons because they have worked so well for my students. But I want my costumers to be completely satisfied, and would never want someone to buy something they couldn't use. If you would like more information or a sample lesson sent to you, please shoot me an email at selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us
January 24, 2013
Christy427 re: Crusin the Number Line: Games for Teaching Fractions
I purchased this item but can NOT get it to download. I went to the link and downloaded the program to unzip it even though I have been able to unzip other files but still no luck! Please help I really need this for tomorrow.
November 26, 2012
CLASSROOM MAGIC (TpT Seller)
Can you leave me your email and I will send it to you unzipped in two separate files. I'm sorry, I don't know of any other way. I'm not sure how to fix the problem. (Others have downloaded with no problems.) These are both large files so I will have to send it to you from an online source like YouSendIt and it make take awhile for it to go through. Super sorry!!!
8:25
Did you get it to download? Here's my email (I check it often) if you want to email me your contact info, and I will try to get it to you tonight. (selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us)
8:25
Did you get it to download? Here's my email (I check it often) if you want to email me your contact info, and I will try to get it to you tonight. (selina.smith@pottsville.k12.ar.us)
November 26, 2012
dstgirl re: Teaching Context Clues Freebie
I was able to open the sheet you created w/the word, synonym and picture but I can't open the powerpoint. Is it possible for you to email it to me - dstgirl9of9@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance!! I know I'm asking a lot since you've already given it to us for FREE. But I just found your blog and am in LOVE with all of your ideas!!!
October 31, 2012
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10 years in the public school system.
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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master's degree in Special Education
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