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** Featured on the 2 Sisters' Tip of the Week 7/6/12** This is a great activity to combine both math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of play coins and have students determine the worth of each of their spelling words. You could also use content vocabulary words, sight words, and more! On the bottom of this page, they are asked which word is worth the most, least or if any are worth the same. The second page is a simple recording sheet- I print several out on cardstock and lam

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different ways to write numbers in standard form, word form, expanded form, and using place value blocks. The Monster Math packet includes 24 cards, 5 student work pages and a corresponding answer key. Each monster card features a unique monster and a number in either standard form, word form, expanded form, or using place value blocks. Numbers are either two or three digits. Set these cards up around the

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different ways to show multiplication: through problems, products, arrays, and fact triangles. The Multiplication Monsters packet includes 24 cards, 5 student work pages and a corresponding answer key. Each monster card features a unique monster and a multiplication problem, array, or fact family. Multiplication problems are from the 2-9 times tables. Set these cards up around the class for an all-class s

Do you struggle to stay on top of all of the 3rd Grade Common Core Math Vocabulary? These cards can help by providing your students with math terms and helpful illustrations! Be sure to download the "PREVIEW" for a full list of words, as you may find these cards cover many grade levels' needs :) This HUGE set of cards is currently at 104 terms. These cards measure approximately 2 1/4" x 5" and come with full-color illustrations to held deepen your students' understanding. Use these laminated w

This unit includes five center activities to keep you warm in math during the upcoming winter months. Included are: - 3 pages of measurement figures (snowflakes) - 3 pages of clocks- :00, :15, :30, :45 - 2 pages of 2 & 3 digit (mostly 3 digit) number cards- 18 total (to be used in 3 centers- keeps it manageable for you!) - 5 student worksheets with directions (practicing skip counting, multi-digit addition & subtraction, rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, time and +/- 30 min, measurement to

This is another great activity to combine math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of place value blocks in ones, tens & hundreds to have students determine the worth of each word. On the bottom of this page, they are also asked to order the words from least to greatest, which word is worth the most, least and more. The second page is a simple recording sheet for up to five words. I print out several of these on cardstock and laminate. Kids use dry erase markers to record their wor

For all of my Canadian friends, I have adjusted my popular Word Worth activity to fit your currency! Included in this activity are the $2, $1, .25, .10, and .05 coins. **For the original version with American coins, click HERE. This is a great activity to combine both math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of play coins and have students determine the worth of each of their spelling words. You could also use content vocabulary words, sight words, and more! On the bottom of thi

Similar to my other Word Worth products, this version incorporates the three smallest common US coins (pennies, nickels, & dimes). This is perfect for students just starting out with money or those that may need some additional practice with smaller coins. Use this in a Word Work or Math Center to help build money skills and practice spelling words. The perfect way to combine math and spelling! The second page is a simple recording sheet for up to five words. I print out several on cardstock a

Similar to my other Word Worth products, this version incorporates all four common US coins (penny, nickel, dime & quarter) as well as dollar bills. Use this in a Word Work or Math Center to help build money skills and practice spelling words. The perfect way to combine math and spelling! The second page is a simple recording sheet for up to five words. I print out several on cardstock and laminate. Kids then use dry erase markers to record their work and that way I can reuse the sheets all y

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different ways to write fractions using pictures, word form, numerators & denominators, and a number line. The Fraction Friends packet includes 24 cards, 5 student work pages and a corresponding answer key. Each monster card features a unique monster and a fraction in either picture form, word form, using a numerator & denominator, or on a number line. Set these cards up around the class for an all-class s

This HUGE file will help complement your Math Rotations/Math Workshop/Small Group Math Time. *Be sure to download the Preview file above to see an examples of each of the sides* Included in this pack are: - Teacher Time & description - Lesson Work & description - Math Centers & description - Fact Practice & description - Math Rotations sign for display - Rotation one-four - Group 1-4 Each poster is available in EVERY color of chevron (and will match all of my other chevron products): - teal -

This unit includes four math center activities to welcome the springtime after the chilly winter. Included are: - 3 pages of finding area & perimeter cards - 3 pages of fractions (halves to eighths) - 2 pages of 3 & 4 digit (mostly 3 digit) number cards- 18 total - 3 pages of priced items (18 total) to help kids practice adding & subtracting money while shopping for gardening supplies - 4 student worksheets with directions (finding permieter & area, drawing and writing a fraction, adding and

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different ways to write money amounts using pictures, dollars & cents notation, and finding change. The Money Monsters packet includes 24 cards, 5 student work pages and a corresponding answer key. Each monster card features a unique monster and a money amount in either picture form or dollars and cents notation. Set these cards up around the class for an all-class scavenger hunt or use them in centers as

This unit includes seven center activities to celebrate the changing seasons into the colorful fall. Included are: - 2 pages of measurement figures (fall items) - 4 pages of 2 & 3-digit number cards- 36 total (to be used in 3 centers- keeps it manageable for you and able to differentiate for all students!) - 2 pages of quadrilateral cards & 1 header page for sorting - 7 student recording sheets with directions (practicing skip counting, multi-digit addition, rounding to the nearest 10, writing

This freebie is designed to help your students review the different types of solids and their real-life examples. Included in this packet are nine solid shape cards, nine real-life example cards, and a recording sheet. Use this as a quick center, a memory game to review, or even a partnering activity to help students recognize 3D shapes and where we see them in our every day lives. If you enjoyed this freebie, be sure to take a look at my Seasonal Math Centers! For more information and freeb

Are you looking for a highly-engaging early-finisher or math center activity? Magic Squares is the perfect choice! These 26 task cards will get your students thinking, working on their mental math, and testing answers. Each task card has a Magic Number. There is a 3x3 grid below with some of the numbers filled in. Their job is to fill in the remaining squares so that every row, column, and the diagonal equal that Magic Number! A blank recording page and answer key is included. These are great ch

This freebie is the perfect way to review polygons, from triangles through decagons. Students will trace each regular polygon in a color, then fill in the side and name. A word box is included to help with spelling. Polygons include: - Triangle - Quadrilateral - Pentagon - Hexagon - Heptagon - Octagon - Nonagon - Decagon A key is included. This works well as an assessment, homework assignment, center activity, extra credit, or even whole class! Find more information on my blog: 3rd Grade Tho

This is another great activity to combine math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of place value blocks in ones, tens, hundreds and thousands to have students determine the worth of each word. On the bottom of this page, they are also asked to order the words from least to greatest, which word is worth the most, least and more. The second page is a simple recording sheet for up to five words. I print out several of these on cardstock and laminate. Kids use dry erase markers to rec

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different number sense activities such as even/odd, rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds, placing a number on a number line, and telling the value of the underlined digit. The Number Sense Monsters packet includes 24 cards, 5 student work pages and a corresponding answer key. Each monster card features a unique monster and a three or four-digit number. Set these cards up around the class for an all-c

Are you looking for a highly-engaging lesson for Valentine's Day or Halloween? This Bar Graph Candy Activity is just what you need! Included in this packet are five print-and-go sheets to help your students make both vertical and horizontal bar graphs. There is even a sheet to help them sort their candy by color. At the end of their graphing, students can write sentences about their data on the included Observation Sheet. Sentence starters are included to help. All you will need to provide i