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Laura has 30 years of teaching experience in grades 4, 5, and 6. In addition, she shares her teaching strategies with others via the virtual File Cabinet and her blog on Teaching Resources (http://www.lauracandler.com). Laura is the author of 7 published books and over 100 ebooks.
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Preview of Island Conquer Area and Perimeter Math Game (Pirate Theme)

Island Conquer Area and Perimeter Math Game (Pirate Theme)

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Laura Candler
Island Conquer Area and Perimeter Quest is a pirate-themed partner math game that kids love! There are two variations of the game, and both involve finding the area and perimeter of rectangular "islands" located on a treasure map. To play the easier game, Level 1, students are only required to find the area or the perimeter of each island. To play the Level 2 game, students must first use given coordinates to find the location of each island on a coordinate grid, and then they find its area or p
Preview of Order of Operations Game | Math Bingo | Level 1

Order of Operations Game | Math Bingo | Level 1

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Laura Candler
Order of Operations Bingo Level 1 includes strategies for reviewing order of operations, a practice worksheet, and a ready-to-use Bingo game. The game can be played with the class, in math centers, in cooperative learning teams, or in small guided math groups. The math game includes 32 unique numbered Bingo boards and 24 problem cards with an answer key. There are two versions of Order of Operations Bingo, Level 1 and Level 2, and each level is sold separately. The instructions and teaching mate
Preview of Classifying Polygons Worksheets or Tests | Printable and Digital

Classifying Polygons Worksheets or Tests | Printable and Digital

Created by
Laura Candler
Are you required to teach specific quadrilateral and triangle concepts? If so, you'll find these Classifying Polygons worksheets to be super helpful! There are 3 forms of the worksheet, which makes it easy to use them for practice and assessment. Printable and digital Google Slides versions of the worksheets are included in this product. Each worksheet also comes with two answer keys; one version of the key applies the inclusive definition for trapezoid to all quadrilaterals and the other appli
Preview of Classifying Quadrilaterals | Sorting Activities, Games, Printables, and Quiz

Classifying Quadrilaterals | Sorting Activities, Games, Printables, and Quiz

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Laura Candler
Classify It! Exploring Quadrilaterals is an exciting collection of lessons and activities to help students master quadrilateral classification. This product includes printables and directions for an introductory lesson, a cooperative learning sorting activity, a challenging and fun game, and two quizzes. The two activities are great for math centers and cooperative learning lessons! Three Versions of Classify It Based on Trapezoid DefinitionsDid you know there are three different definitions of
Preview of Simplifying Fractions Game with Task Cards and QR Codes

Simplifying Fractions Game with Task Cards and QR Codes

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Laura Candler
Simplify and Snap is a fun math game that kids love! Players earn snap cubes for simplifying fractions correctly, and they compete to see who can create the tallest tower. QR codes make this math game even more engaging! It includes 3 levels of task cards and is great for partners, math centers, small guided math groups, or cooperative learning teams. Simplify and Snap includes teacher directions, 2 variations of the student directions, 3 sets of leveled fraction cards with traditional answer ke
Preview of Gallon Man | Gallon Robot | Customary Units of Capacity Activities

Gallon Man | Gallon Robot | Customary Units of Capacity Activities

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Laura Candler
Gallon Robot to the Rescue is much more than a set of Gallon Man or Gallon Girl patterns! It's a comprehensive collection of teaching strategies and printables to help your students learn to convert between the customary units of capacity. The activities also help to reinforce basic fraction concepts. Click HERE to SAVE 30% when you purchase this product as a part of the Customary Measurement Bundle! After creating a Gallon Robot from paper patterns, students learn the fractional relationships
Preview of Mystery Perimeters: Finding Unknown Side Lengths

Mystery Perimeters: Finding Unknown Side Lengths

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Laura Candler
Mystery Perimeters includes a mini-lesson and several practice activities for teaching kids to find the lengths of unlabeled sides of an irregular polygon in order to calculate its total perimeter. Two versions of the lesson and activity pages are included. One uses customary measurement, and all dimensions are given in inches. The other uses metric measurement, and all dimensions are in given centimeters. Mystery Perimeters is aligned with 3rd grade measurement and geometry standards, and it
Preview of Math Stations Made Easy | Math Centers | Upper Elementary

Math Stations Made Easy | Math Centers | Upper Elementary

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Laura Candler
Math Stations Made Easy was designed for grades 3 - 6, and the strategies can be adapted for other grade levels. The management suggestions and resources in this resource will make it easy for you to implement math stations or math centers in your classroom. Math Stations Made Easy includes dozens of no-prep printables and ready-to-use learning games on a variety of levels, so the book is perfect for teachers who differentiate their math instruction. Save 40% with the Math Stations and Games Bu
Preview of Order of Operations Games, Task Cards, and Tests Bundle (Save 50%)

Order of Operations Games, Task Cards, and Tests Bundle (Save 50%)

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Laura Candler
Order of Operations Task Cards, Bingo Games, and Tests Bundle includes everything you need to introduce and practice order of operations! These materials are also perfect for a review or test prep activity. There are two levels of resources, with four products on each level. Level 1 problems are shorter and do not include exponents. Level 2 problems are longer, involve multiple steps, and may include exponents. ⭐ Save 50% with the Order of Operations Bundle!⭐ Click the links below to preview a
Preview of Order of Operations Game | Math Bingo | Level 2

Order of Operations Game | Math Bingo | Level 2

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Laura Candler
Order of Operations Bingo Game Level 2 includes strategies for reviewing order of operations using PEMDAS, a practice worksheet, and a ready-to-use Bingo game. The game can be played with the class, in math centers, in cooperative learning teams, or in small guided math groups. The math game includes 32 unique numbered Bingo boards and 24 problem cards with an answer key. There are two versions of Order of Operations Bingo, Level 1 and Level 2, and each level is sold separately. The instructions
Preview of Telling Time Task Cards with QR Codes

Telling Time Task Cards with QR Codes

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Laura Candler
Telling Time Task Cards includes 24 printable task cards in both black and white and color, recording forms, answer keys, and QR code answers. Each task card displays an analog clock face to the nearest minute or 5 minutes. These task cards can be used with a variety of active engagement learning games for partners or teams, in math centers, or even with a whole-class review. Common Core Math StandardsThe task cards included in this game address two Common Core Standards at different grade leve
Preview of Order of Operations Worksheets and Tests Level 2 - Digital and Printable

Order of Operations Worksheets and Tests Level 2 - Digital and Printable

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Laura Candler
Order of Operations Tests (Level 2) includes printable and digital versions of three different forms of an order of operations assessment. Printable answer keys are included. Some of the problems on these worksheets do have exponents. You can use the first assessment for practice and the second assessment to determine which students have mastered basic order of operations skills. Then reteach the skill to those who need additional practice and retest them to check for mastery. Please preview thi
Preview of Elapsed Time Game with Editable Word Problems (Digital and Printable)

Elapsed Time Game with Editable Word Problems (Digital and Printable)

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Laura Candler
Racing Through Elapsed Time is an exciting math game that will help your students master the skill of solving elapsed time word problems. Digital and printable versions are included. Players solve elapsed time word problems, and everyone who solves each problem correctly rolls a die to find out how many spaces to move their car on the racetrack. The game has two levels of difficulty, with different word problems for each level. The elapsed time word problems for Level 1 are fairly simple one-st
Preview of Factor Race Game with Finding Factors Lesson (includes QR Codes)

Factor Race Game with Finding Factors Lesson (includes QR Codes)

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Laura Candler
Factor Race Game and Mini Lesson includes an exciting math game plus a mini-lesson and instructional resources for teaching students how to find the factors of a number quickly. The task cards used in the game include QR codes, but a traditional paper answer key is included as well. The Factor Race game is fast-paced cooperative learning activity that will help your students build speed and accuracy with finding all the factors of numbers up to 100. This skill is especially important in the uppe
Preview of Classifying Polygons, Quadrilaterals, and Triangles Google Slides Bundle

Classifying Polygons, Quadrilaterals, and Triangles Google Slides Bundle

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Laura Candler
The Classifying Polygons Google Slides Bundle includes three slide decks of digital interactive task cards designed to help students practice identifying and classifying different types of polygons, quadrilaterals, and triangles. Click the green preview link to preview every page in all three products. Each slide deck includes 30 to 35 interactive Google Slides that students can use independently or collaboratively. The slides can be assigned with Google Classroom, but Google Classroom is not r
Preview of Place Value Game

Place Value Game

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Laura Candler
Place Value Partners is a place value game for math centers, cooperative learning partners, small guided math groups, or even whole class instruction. The concept is similar to the game Battleship with partners facing each other across a barrier. Instead of ships and a grid, they have a place value game board and number tiles or number cards. One partner is the “Sender” who calls out the numbers and places, and the other is the “Receiver” who listens and builds the number on his or her game boar
Preview of Classifying Quadrilaterals Boom Cards (Self-Grading with Audio Support)

Classifying Quadrilaterals Boom Cards (Self-Grading with Audio Support)

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Laura Candler
Classifying Quadrilaterals digital self-checking Boom Cards are a fun way for students to practice identifying and classifying quadrilaterals based on the properties of their sides and angles. This product includes 2 versions of the same set of Boom Cards because there are two accepted definitions of a trapezoid. Download the PDF preview to learn more about each version and to see all 35 cards in each deck. These self-checking digital task cards are perfect for classroom use and for distance lea
Preview of Comparing Decimals Game and Review | Comparing and Ordering Decimals

Comparing Decimals Game and Review | Comparing and Ordering Decimals

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Laura Candler
Capture the Decimals is an exciting math game for comparing and ordering decimals. There are two variations of the game, a whole class version and a partner version, and there are three levels of game cards. Students take turns placing decimal cards in sequential order. If any player is able to place one of his or her cards between two other cards, he or she may capture and take all three cards. This game works well in in a whole class setting, in cooperative learning teams, in small guided math
Preview of Mastering Multiplication Facts: Lessons, Activities, Games, and Assessments

Mastering Multiplication Facts: Lessons, Activities, Games, and Assessments

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Laura Candler
Frustrated because your students don't know their times tables? Looking for specific teaching strategies for teaching and reinforcing multiplication and division facts? Mastering Math Facts is a comprehensive resource that includes dozens of lessons, strategies, games, and activities to introduce or review multiplication and division facts. The step-by-step lessons make it easy to teach the foundational concepts of multiplication and division, and the Mastering Math Facts motivational system ens
Preview of Math Centers | Math Stations with Games for Task Cards Bundle

Math Centers | Math Stations with Games for Task Cards Bundle

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Laura Candler
The Math Stations and Games bundle includes the newly updated Math Stations Made Easy book, the editable PowerPoint templates, and all seven of my Just Add Task Cards games. These games are easy to customize by adding your own task cards, so you can use them over and over again throughout the year, and they work perfectly with many of the games and strategies described in the math stations book. Math Stations Made Easy includes management strategies and resources to make it easy to implement mat
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About the store

Experience

Laura has 30 years of teaching experience in grades 4, 5, and 6. In addition, she shares her teaching strategies with others via the virtual File Cabinet and her blog on Teaching Resources (http://www.lauracandler.com). Laura is the author of 7 published books and over 100 ebooks.

Teaching style

Laura is known for her active engagement strategies and cooperative learning lessons. She believes in teaching students to accept responsibility for their own behavior and learning. She uses many interactive strategies and hands-on math lessons. Laura is passionate about using the Reading Workshop approach to share the joy of reading with kids!

Awards & shining teacher moments

Milken Family Foundation Awardee, National Board Certified - Middle Childhood Generalist, Author of educational books for teachers, Creator of Teaching Resources website

My own education history

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education - UNC Chapel Hill Master of Arts in Elementary Education - UNC Pembroke

Additional biographical information

Laura Candler is a retired elementary teacher with 30 years classroom experience as well as the owner of the Teaching Resources website (http://www.lauracandler.com). Laura is the author of over a dozen books for teachers. She was recognized as a Milken Family Foundation recipient and has her National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist.