Before Thanksgiving break, kids get ansty! Get them out of their seats with this math activity that requires them to use: -group work (recommended to work with students of similar math abilities) -critical thinking -logical reasoning -real-life application (how to manage money shopping for Thanksgiving dinner) -multiplication of decimals (or repeated addition of decimals depending upon how far you've taught in your pacing calendar) Provided: -shopping lists (tiered to 5 levels of difficulty) -in
This activity can be used a station OR a review activity. It focuses on team work and solving long division problems. It includes 3 long division problems (along with their answer keys for answers rounded to the nearest thousandth) are provided. If you would like to purchase the bundle that includes all five stations ( Base Ten War, Geometry Guess Who, Hands-On Volume Creation, and Operations With Fractions), you may do so here.
Full time teacher of 4th and 5th graders since 2007.
High School dance team coach from 2007-2017, then 2021-present.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2016 Teacher of the Year at Fairborn Intermediate School
My own education history
Wright State University:
Bachelors Degree in Education 2005
Masters Degree in Middle Childhood Education 2007
University of Dayton:
Continued Education to attain Generalist Endorsement (Science and Social Studies) 2012
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