Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT. See how this improves your TpT experience.

Beyond Traditional Math

Follow Me (2,790)

United States - Wisconsin

$Beyond Traditional Math$

4.0

4,694 votes

Visit me at my blog: Beyond Traditional Math

FREE Download

Assess the general quality of my work with this free download

Open Ended Word Problem: Compl...

DOWNLOAD NOW

My Products (57)
Ratings & Comments
Ask a Question
My Profile

CUSTOM CATEGORIES

Grades

Subject

Prices

Top Resource Types

See All Resource Types

Activities Assessment Cooperative Learning For Parents Fun Stuff GATE Games Graphic Organizers Homeschool Curricula

Lesson Plans (Bundled) Lesson Plans Math Centers Mini-Course Minilessons Multimedia Nonfiction Book Study Other Posters

Printables Projects Rubrics Simulations Study Guides Test Prep Unit Plans Workbooks

MY FEATURED ITEMS

$Open Ended Math Journal: 125 Prompts to Promote Differenti$

Open Ended Math Journal: 125 Prompts to...

$10.00

212 ratings

4.0

Recipe Disasters! Benchmark/Equivalent...

$3.00

60 ratings

4.0

$Sleepover Madness: Open Ended Performance Task Math Projec$

Sleepover Madness: Open Ended Performance Task...

$3.00

79 ratings

4.0

Reasoning Puzzles Complete Bundle: 3 FREE Sets!

$33.00

$27.00

53 ratings

4.0

My Products

sort by:

Best Seller

view:

Open Ended Word Problems: Complex, Multi-Step Challenges (Grade 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

If you've been paying attention to the assessments that are following the Common Core State Standards, then you know that we need to raise rigor in our classrooms when it comes to problem solving. These problems will help prepare students for

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Rubrics

$3.50

438 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (0.46 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Design a Dream Bedroom: Open Ended Performance Task Math P$

Design a Dream Bedroom: Open Ended Performance Task Math Project (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Students get to step into the shoes of a designer in this open ended performance task. After years of begging student's parents are finally letting them design and remodel their bedroom. What is in the problem? There are 6 in-depth problems

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Test Prep

$3.00

305 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (5.20 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Mini Golf Course Geometry: A Math Project for Designing an$

Mini Golf Course Geometry: A Math Project for Designing and Building(Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Everyone loves to mini golf! In this math project students design mini golf course holes on paper, buy supplies, and build their design as a model. It is an engaging math project that became a student favorite. This math project has been used for

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Measurement

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Projects, GATE

CCSS:

3.G.A.1, 4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2

$5.00

240 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (7.08 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Reasoning Puzzles (Place Value): Activities to Engage in M$

Reasoning Puzzles (Place Value): Activities to Engage in Math Talk (Gr. 3-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

This resource is here to help students engage in math talk, practice for the SBAC, PARCC or other standardized tests, and to work through the Standards for Mathematical Practice. In this activity, students decide for themselves whether six

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Math Centers

$3.00

307 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (1.76 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Open Ended Math Journal: 125 Prompts to Promote Differenti$

Open Ended Math Journal: 125 Prompts to Promote Differentiation (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Open ended problems encourage students to think outside the box, find multiple answers, and to challenge themselves. I've used these prompts for years to promote math talk in the classroom, and finally put them all together into a large document,

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Mental Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Workbooks, GATE, Math Centers

$10.00

212 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (7.49 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Earth Day Cross Curricula$

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Earth Day Cross Curricular Study (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Go beyond coloring sheets and cleaning up the playground for Earth Day. Go deeper with students by studying important environmental issues. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an environmental problem in the Pacific Ocean. Discovered in 1997, it is

Subjects:

Math, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Minilessons, Nonfiction Book Study

$5.00

142 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (2.69 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Open Ended Word Problems - Set 2: Complex, Multi-Step Challenges (Grade 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

My first set of open ended problems became an overnight best seller. I was asked by many buyers to create more, and they are finally here. I think these are just amazingly fun to create, and the students love to solve them. These problems will help

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Rubrics

$3.50

182 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (1.75 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

The Wind Powered Car: Cross Curricular STEM Project (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

This is an exciting STEM project that spans several days (depending how you'd like to structure it, you could fit it in for two full school days up to a week). This unit is cross curricular, with structured lesson and learning targets in Reading,

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

CCSS:

3.MD.B.4, 4.MD.B.4, RI.3.1, RI.4.1, W.3.2

$3.00

131 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (0.62 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Reasoning Puzzles (Area): Activities to Engage in Math Tal$

Reasoning Puzzles (Area): Activities to Engage in Math Talk (Gr. 3-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Staff

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Math Centers

$3.00

152 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (1.36 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Hands On Map Skills: Cross Curricular Project to Teach Map Skills (Grades 2-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Tired of using worksheets to teach map skills? I used worksheets for years but something didn't feel right. I knew my students weren't learning map skills deeply when I was teaching this way. That was when the Hands on Map Skills project was

Subjects:

Applied Math, Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Lesson Plans (Bundled), GATE

$5.00

106 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (23.55 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Party Planning Awesomeness Math Project: Plan and Throw a$

Party Planning Awesomeness Math Project: Plan and Throw a Party (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

This is a chance for students to plan their dream party! Using the attached budget sheet, flyers from the grocery store and a little cash upfront from you (or from your students), students create the best party that they can with the limitations

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Decimals

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

$3.00

97 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (2.61 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Reasoning Puzzles (Addition/Subtraction): Activities for M$

Reasoning Puzzles (Addition/Subtraction): Activities for Math Talk (Gr. 3-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Math Centers

$3.00

149 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (1.83 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Elementary Architects Math Project: Design Blueprints & Ex$

Elementary Architects Math Project: Design Blueprints & Explore Area (Grade 2-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

An architect firm would like to hire your students! In this math project students design a one room space of their choice to learn how to calculate area to estimate flooring needs. They are paid for their designs and can be hired on for more!

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

CCSS:

3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 4.MD.A.3

$4.00

104 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (4.96 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Guide to Introducing Standards for Math Practice to Your S$

Guide to Introducing Standards for Math Practice to Your Students (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

In this resource, the Standards for Mathematical Practice are broken down so that elementary students can understand and use them. This guide will walk you through all of the standards, including how to create a classroom community of problem

Subjects:

Math, Other (Math), Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Test Prep, Cooperative Learning

$5.00

130 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (11.33 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Sleepover Madness: Open Ended Performance Task Math Projec$

Sleepover Madness: Open Ended Performance Task Math Project (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Students plan an epic sleepover in this open ended performance task! What is in the problem? There are 11 in-depth problems within this gigantic problem (each step is it's own problem) walking the student through what they need to do. The

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Test Prep

$3.00

79 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (6.07 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Word Problems for Multiplication and Division: 9 CGI Problem Types (Grades 3-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Incorporate problem solving into your math block with 90 practice word problems that are based on CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction) problem types. These multiplication and division problem types are in the Common Core State Standards and

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Math Centers

CCSS:

3.OA.A.3

$5.00

88 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (4.70 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Reasoning Puzzles (Perimeter): Activities to Engage in Mat$

Reasoning Puzzles (Perimeter): Activities to Engage in Math Talk (Gr. 3-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Staff

Types:

Activities, Test Prep, Math Centers

$3.00

120 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (1.39 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

$Movie Theater Multiplication: Performance Task Math Projec$

Movie Theater Multiplication: Performance Task Math Project (Grades 2-4)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Students are asked to become builders and designers as they make movie theaters! This is an in-depth look at arrays and the conceptual understanding behind multiplication. This is a perfect project for those students that continually mix up the

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Test Prep

$5.00

54 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (11.09 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Open Ended Problem Bundle: Grades 3-5 (20% Savings)

By Beyond Traditional Math

Open ended problems (or performance tasks) are a great way to get students to think deeply, and to use the Standards for Mathematical Practice. You can purchase all three separate, or save by purchasing all three together. Open Ended Word Problems

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Test Prep, Printables

$13.00

91 ratings

4.0

Digital Download ZIP (8.29 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Use the Clues: Differentiated Collaborative Problem Solving (Grades 3-5)

By Beyond Traditional Math

What do you do when you hit a road block or a problem? You call a friend, talk to someone near you to get help or look it up. This makes us better learners, and it allows us to gain new knowledge and strategies. Students can become better problem

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Assessment, GATE, Cooperative Learning

$5.00

90 ratings

4.0

Digital Download PDF (4.88 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

showing 1-20 of 57

123next ›

Ratings

Digital Items

4.0

Overall Quality:

4.0

Accuracy:

4.0

Practicality:

4.0

Thoroughness:

4.0

Creativity:

4.0

Clarity:

4.0

Total:

4,694 total vote(s)

Ask Beyond Traditional Math a question. They will receive an automated email and will return to answer you as soon as possible. Please Login to ask your question.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Elementary Math Coach, 10 years experience teaching 3rd and 4th grade. Striving to teach deep conceptual understanding through real world math projects, math talk, and rigorous problem solving.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Problem/Project Based Learning, Inquiry Learning, Hands on Activities. I use Jane Pollock's GANAG format for many of my products. Her method is research based and gets results! My math lessons heavily focus on the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's Degree in Pyschology/Human Development Teaching License Grade 1-8 Master's Degree in Educational Technology

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Yet to be added

GRADES

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Social Studies - History, Computer Science - Technology, Math Test Prep, Geography, Critical Thinking, Statistics, Word Problems, Writing, Mental Math, Decimals, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Early Intervention

Beyond Traditional Math

Ratings

About

Support

Keep in Touch!