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This set of 28 word problems is an End Of Year Common Core Math Review, based on what your students learned in fourth and fifth grade. Most are fun word problems based on folktales and fairy tales, with a few straightforward number problems. These task cards can be used: * at an independent center, using the answer keys for a self-check * at a teacher-led center, for focused review or instruction * as a Scoot Game * as a whole-group, jigsaw-style game * as an assessment early in the year Prin

This no-prep resource for understanding tape diagrams (also known as strip diagrams) and double number lines will help reinforce your lessons in ratios and proportions, as well as prepare your students for their state tests. The word problems and diagrams are aligned with CCLS 6.RP.3 and clarify how and when to use the tape diagram and the double number line (the double number line is modeled with both unit rates and percents). You can use this product as: * small group lessons to focus instruc

NOTE: THIS IS THE SAME PRODUCT AS THE HOLIDAY VERSION OF "USING VISUAL MODELS TO SOLVE DIVISION OF FRACTIONS PROBLEMS." THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO BECOME A NON-HOLIDAY THEMED ITEM. Use these mini-lessons and diagrams to teach your students how to solve division of fractions problems using models. The step-by-step directions will help your students to create visual models to solve dividing fractions by fractions, whole numbers by fractions, and unit fractions by whole numbers. Students w

This bundle includes my Tape Diagram & Double Number Lines: Minilessons and Practice Printables, More Tape Diagram Problems, and More Double Number Line Practice, bundled to save you more than 20% off the price if you bought them separately. Please view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links in the description. Tape Diagrams & Double Number Lines: Minilessons and Practice PrintablesThese printable lessons and practice in understanding tape

This is just what you need when teaching, reviewing, and reinforcing ratios, proportions, and rates! Four of my best-selling Ratio products in one package and all of them are aligned with CCLS RP standards! You can use this as four centers and work with your students at any one of them. Or use the four stations as a way to assess anecdotally while all students are engaged. Please view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links in the descripti

Fourteen resources in one package and all of them are aligned with Common Core Learning Standards! This is just what you need when teaching, reviewing, and reinforcing the Number System, Geometry, Ratios and Proportional Relationships, and Equations & Expressions. You can use these as centers and work with your students at any one of them. Or use the stations over the course of a few days as a way to assess anecdotally while all students are engaged. There are products you can use as mini-les

Seven 5th grade CCSS-aligned math games, mini-lessons, task cards, and practice printables for use at independent centers, small-group instruction, and whole-class activities. Included in this bundle are six priced products with a freebie included. Buying these products as a bundle will save you 20%! Please take the time to view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links in the description. This way, you will see clearly what you are purchasing.

These printable double number line word problems are designed to use after you have taught this model of solving ratio problems. They will help reinforce your lessons in ratios and proportions, as well as prepare your students for their state tests. The word problems and diagrams are aligned with CCLS 6.RP.3. You can use this product as: * small group review * use on an Interwrite board as whole-group review * center or station work, with the answer key available for self-check * an assessmen

This Back to School Common Core Math Review for sixth grade is a set of 28 problems in a task card format based on what your students learned in fourth and fifth grade. Most are fun word problems based on folktales and fairy tales, with a few straightforward number problems. These task cards can be used: ★ at an independent center, using the answer keys for a self-check ★ at a teacher-led center, for focused review or instruction ★ as a Scoot Game ★ as a whole-group, jigsaw-style

Understanding mood and tone is integral to gaining deeper meaning from text. The CCSS requires a realignment of a reading program as well as additional skills and strategies to better comprehend text. Understanding text at a deeper level requires readers to comprehend the connotation of words that an author uses to create mood and tone. This mini-lesson and activity defines the two and provides a large group of words for small groups or partners to sort into Neutral, Positive, or Negative gro

Adding and subtracting fractions can be fun when your students have these holiday-themed task cards to work with! Use these printable math task cards at independent centers, as an Interwrite/Smartboard assessment activity, or in small groups to focus instruction on these concepts: * Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators * Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators * Adding and subtracting mixed numbers These word problems are aligned with Common Core standards 4

This is just what you need when teaching, reviewing, and reinforcing ratios, proportions, rates, and diagrams! Six of my best-selling Ratio products in one package at 20% off the individual cost and all of them are aligned with CCSS RP standards. You can use these as centers and work with your students at any one of them. Or use the stations as a way to assess anecdotally while all students are engaged. Please view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clickin

Boost your students' learning with these Ratios and Rates task cards. The word problems are aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards 6.RP.1-3 and 7.RP.2-3 and will provide practice with ratios, unit rates, tape or bar diagrams, and proportions. Teachers can use these cards: * in centers * in small group work * as whole group practice, using a Smartboard or Interwrite Board * as an assessment A printable answer sheet is provided for your students and an answer key is provided to save

This literature guide to Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles contains vocabulary, Common Core State Standards-aligned short response and multiple choice questions, activity pages, a writing assessment, and a culminating project. The questions are designed for close reading so can be teacher-led or used as discussion within scaffolded groups, but can easily be used as assessment questions at the end of chapters. Vocabulary is set up in three different ways: context clue-guided, dictio

Decimal Place Value Lineup deepens understanding of decimal place value with an engaging and cooperative method. Each student in a group is given a decimal card and the group cooperatively decides how to correctly line themselves up least to greatest/greatest to least. When each group shows their cards to the class, the other students decide whether the students have lined themselves up correctly and, if not, realign themselves to reflect the correct place value order. Directions for two di

Engage your students cooperatively with Common Core aligned math games and they will review Equations, Expressions, Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Ratios and Proportions with enjoyment! Rather than buying the games separately, you will get one game FREE with this bundle of five games! Please take the time to view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links in the description. This way, you will see clearly what you are purchasing. In this bundle,

This three page quiz can be used to assess knowledge of unit rates and equivalent ratios. The 8 real-world word problems ask the students to: * find unit rates * compare ratios to see if they are equivalent * use a tape diagram to solve a ratio problem * use a double number line to solve a ratio problem This product can also be used to work with students in a small-group setting or in a math center as a unit rate and ratio activity. Ensure that you have taught double number lines and tape

This reading response guide for Exploring the Titanic by Robert Ballard is designed for your students to explore vocabulary, cite textual evidence, determine the author's purpose, and analyze the central idea of the reading selection. This guide accompanies the MacMillan 6th Grade Anthology whose green cover has a winding river on it. Students will: * determine vocabulary based on context clues * check word meaning using a reference * answer questions by stating a claim and using evidence fro

Reinforce those ratio and rate math lessons with this fun center activity. Students can play in a small group, individually or as teams, to match up cards with their corresponding card. * 32 cards, for a total of 16 matches * vary between vocabulary, knowledge of proportions, understanding of unit rates and prices, and equivalent ratios * Print them on heavy cardstock and then laminate for long-term use. * Instructions for use and an answer key are provided. * aligned to the Com

Using visual fraction models is a pervasive standard in the CCLS and this explanatory teaching tool and practice worksheet will be useful in helping your students master this concept. The first page has a step by step illustration of how to use visual models to solve a problem involving multiplication of fractions. Then there are 10 problems posed, with room to draw a visual model and solve the problem. There is an answer key provided, with a thorough illustration of each problem, not just th