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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

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.

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 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

This is just what you need when incorporating Close Reads in your classroom! These three Close Reads will allow you to increase the text complexity to which your students need to be exposed, while using both informational text and literature. Please view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links in the description. In this bundle, you will get: Close Reading - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow To prepare your students to read independently at higher text

This End Of Year Common Core Math Review for fourth grade is a set of 28 problems in a task card format based on what your students learned in third and fourth 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 ass

To prepare your students to read independently at higher text complexity bands with the Common Core standards, students need to be exposed to readings with complex syntax and difficult vocabulary. This will be effective in building both confidence and abilities. This close reading, "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow", is a Japanese fable, rich in characterization and with a theme evident from text-based examples. With this activity, you will find: * Clear instructions for use * Suggested discussion activ

These printables are designed for practicing double-digit multiplication, as well as estimating the answer before solving the problem. Each page reminds the student to estimate first, then solve the problem. Students can check whether their answer is reasonable against their estimate. The worksheets can be used as part of a lesson in class, reinforcement in centers, and extra practice as independent work. In fourth grade, these printables can be used as supplementals to your teaching unit. Use

Your students will be required to independently read at higher text complexity bands with the Common Core. To prepare for that, students need to be exposed to readings with complex syntax and difficult vocabulary in order to build confidence and abilities. This close reading, "The Lost Colonies" by Alfred E. Church, summarizes the Revolutionary War and provides key information as to why the British lost and our colonies became America. With this activity, you will find: * Clear instructions

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: * Multiplying fractions with whole numbers * Multiplying fractions with fractions * Multiplying mixed fractions * Modeling fraction problems with a picture/diagram These word problems are aligned with Common Core standards 4.NF.B.4b,c and 5.NF.B.6. Since there are questions that go above and beyond multiplying a fraction by a whol

This cooperative printable game with fractions can be used as review prior to an assessment or as a pre-unit prior knowledge assessment. Students answer questions on each other's boards, and record their name on the squares they answer. When bingo is played, the students whose names are on the squares must give the correct answers for bingo to be awarded. The review is twofold: when they answer each others' boards and when answers are reviewed during the bingo game. Included: * Directions *

To prepare your students to read independently at higher text complexity bands with the Common Core standards, students need to be exposed to readings with complex syntax and difficult vocabulary. This will be effective in building both confidence and abilities. This close reading, "Ben Franklin and His Wonderful Kite", is an informational selection about Franklin and how his character informed his accomplishments. With this lesson, you will find: * Clear instructions for use * Suggested discu

Reinforce your properties of multiplication 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 and solving * Print them on heavy cardstock and then laminate for long-term use. * Instructions for use and an answer key are provided. * aligned to the Common Core standards for third and fourth grades but can also be used in fifth

Six 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, for a total of seven resources. 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 cle

To prepare your students to read independently at higher text complexity bands with the Common Core standards, students need to be exposed to readings with complex syntax and difficult vocabulary. This will be effective in building both confidence and abilities. This close reading of "The Emperor's New Clothes", by Hans Christian Andersen, is rich in characterization and with a theme evident from text-based examples. With this activity, you will find: * Clear instructions for use * Suggested di

When it comes to fractions, the more resources the better! In this bundle are five resources to help you teach, review, and assess fractions. You can use these as centers and work with your students at any one of them, or use them whole-group. Buying these materials in a bundle will save you 20% of the cost of buying them all individually. Also included in this file is a free fraction game! Please view the preview files for the individual resources prior to purchasing by clicking on the links

This Back to School Common Core Math Review for fifth grade is a set of 28 problems in a task card format based on what your students learned in third and fourth 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

This back to school set of 36 schedule cards for upper elementary and middle school is ready to be printed in landscape orientation onto cardstock (for best results), and then laminated for long term use. They're perfect for pocket charts but you can, of course, adhere them with sticky tack, clips, double-sided foam strips, magnets, etc. to the locations you need. Signs include: Mathematics Science Social Studies English Language Arts Health Phys. Ed. Art Band Orchestra Chorus Lunch Read Alo