Beth Van

Help students get the big picture of how to decompose complex shapes with these work mats! Simply print and go! When working with area and perimeter it's important that students know how to break down a complex shape into squares, rectangles, right triangles to find the area. These mats also make it so students can easily recognize how to find the perimeter of a shape that might not have side with a labelled measurement. This product includes: 20 Area and Perimeter Grid Task Mats Students can

This set of 24 task cards has students focus on mastering order of operations. 16 of the cards are problems for students to solve and 8 of the cards ask the students to determine what they will do first and then solve the problem (it's a good way for them to 'strategize' how to solve a problem as well as a great way to have them discuss with partners). These are perfect to use the entire year! You can introduce concepts using these, have pop quizzes, review, and use them for centers. They are al

32 VOLUME task mats that are perfect for whole page work, task cards, SCOOT and much, much more! Let’s work VOLUME out! Included in this purchase are 32 TASK MATS (16 composite and 16 regular) to help your students conquer finding volume of both right rectangular prims (or regular rectangular prisms) and composite figures. Common Core aligned to CCSS 5.MD.5C. PLUS, an answer key and a student recording sheet are also included. Print these task mats 1 to a page, 4 to a page, or whatever size

A set of 20 task cards for helping students find Area and Perimeter of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Complex Shapes (also a few polygons as well..perimeter only). Students will need to apply their knowledge of how to find area of shapes as well as decomposing complex shapes (my students called them “weird shapes”). Eight of the cards require students to breakdown the shape to find the area. Also included are student answer sheets and an answer key for you to assess their progress. These cards

***UPDATED 11/5/18 Whether you are introducing order of operations or just need a quick review or refresher this activity pack is PERFECT! You can use all of the activities at once or to review and refresh throughout the year! Here is EVERYTHING that is included: 24 TASK CARDS Simple and straight. Students are given a problem to solve using the order of operations 20 What Would You Do First? CARDS Each card has a problem that asks which operation should be done first. Answer key includes the ope

Battle out your area skills! Here are 72 triangle cards to play WAR (card game), SCOOT, or compare areas! There are 72 triangles with whole number measurements for students to exercise and display their triangle area skills. Also included in this product is an answer key, recording sheet, and 2 versions (black & white and color). Spot on perfect to use as a review, SCOOT, center/station, reteach activity, or practice. There are four cards per page for a total of 72. The unit used on the c

The game of skunk is simple and fun! All you need is a die for each student. My students love playing this game as a fast finisher because of the chance that they could gain a lot of points or possibly lose them all! Included in this set: -Game instructions- -12 SKUNK! game cards- -1 blank set of SKUNK! game cards so you can customize cards to meet your students needs- -SKUNK recording sheet- Here's how you play! Directions: *Players select the SKUNK! Card to use for the game. If the box s

***FREE PRODUCT*** When it comes to teaching factors and multiples my students always seem to get them mixed up! I love these tips and tricks because they are fun and catchy and really help out those kiddos that need a trick to help them remember (who am I kidding, they even help me!). I created these posters as great reminders for my students to refer to. There are phrases that and some small examples that I have on the posters. I also printed with all four posters on one page for my students

Get your MATCHING on! Your students will be able to go from mixed numbers to improper fractions just like that! This product includes 20 matching sets of mixed numbers and improper factions, 20 matching sets of fraction models, and 20 matching sets of equivalent fractions and fraction models! Whether you are introducing the concepts or reviewing--these are perfect.  Answer key and recording sheets are also included! Please note that the cards are correctly matched when prepping this activity.

This is the perfect hands on AREA AND PERIMETER Activity! Do you teach finding area and perimeter of squares, rectangles, and complex shapes? Your students will love exploring, building, and demonstrating their area and perimeter knowledge. Gather your favorite area and perimeter manipulatives to get going! Check out the preview to get a good look!The cards have a variety of tasks for students: find the area, find a perimeter, build a shape with a perimeter of x number, build a complex shape an

How many times do we say "Show Your Work!" to students? #thestruggleisreal isn't it? Grab this FREE collection of work boxes to use throughout the year! With just a glance you can see if students showed their work on anything from task cards, quizzes, & tests. This set had recording pages in both portrait and landscape formats and different table layouts! Students have room for their names and to write the title of what they are working on to keep things organized (I'm all about that! Aren't y

Factors, factors, factors! These are fabulous to introducing, practicing, reviewing, and dusting off cobwebs from earlier in the year! Also, these are fantastic to use a SCOOT set, quick assessment, centers, or small groups! This purchase includes set of 40 task cards for helping students master how to find factors. Students will need to apply their knowledge of basic math facts. Also included is an answer key and two recording sheets. One can be copied front and back and has response squares f

RATIO SCAVENGER HUNT This is a simple and fun activity for students to practice reading and writing ratios! What better way to do that than with a self-checking scavenger hunt?! There are 26 ratios for students to count and find. This scavenger hunt does not loop and students can start with any card and do them in any order. Simply print, place around your room, and have students find ratios. Easy peasy. There’s a preview up above! Have you checked it out?! Students complete the ratios and find

Included in the product: -32 Task Cards- -Recording Sheet- -Answer Key- A set of 32 task cards for helping students write numbers in scientific notation, change between standard notation and scientific notation, as well as correcting scientific notation exponents. The task cards include: -8 scientific notation to standard notation problems- -12 standard notation to scientific notation problems- -4 problems where students need to correct the scientific notation by moving the decimal point and c

36 cards 12 require students to order fractions, decimals, and percents from least to greatest or greatest to least 24 have students converting between fractions, decimals, and percents (example: Write 24% as a fraction (24/100) and a decimal (0.24)) Recording Sheet and Answer Key provided

Master finding volume of rectangular prisms and cubes with these colorful and bold task cards! Students are to solve for volume with a variety of problems--word problems, set of given dimensions, looking at a 3-d figure with measurements. These task cards vary is difficulty ranging from basic problems to a few multi-step problems that have students thinking deeply about their understanding of volume. Also included are 2 recording sheets and a handy dandy answer key.This set prints just as perfec

Think out of the box with this fun set of Finding Volume of Rectangular Prisms Matching Cards! Students think in terms of boxes and apply their knowledge of the volume formula (l x w x h) to solve each card (all whole numbers). 10 problems are included and 2 different formats of recording sheets as well as an answer key. This makes for a great small group activity, center, or station. Whether you are introducing volume or need a quick review works great! A black and white set is included as we

This is a fun and free activity to use to get your students thinking, drawing, and talking about fractions. Students show their understanding of modeling fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers. Each student is given a card with a mixed number written down and it is to be kept top secret! To figure out their mixed number they need to draw a clear fraction representation of the mixed number and write it as an improper fraction. Their mixed number is revealed under a flap in numerical f

50 Fraction Task Mats versatile for whole page work, task cards, and everything in between! Whether you need centers or a FRACTION SCOOT activity this is perfect to meet the needs of all your learners. 50 Task Mats (labelled by five different focus categories), recording sheets, and answer key are included. All of the task mats fall under the following categories of focus for all things FRACTIONS: • Writing Fractions • Fractions on a Number Line  • Simplifying Fractions • Equivalent Fractions

Teaching fractions? This puzzle set is sure to keep your students engaged and quickly turn them into fraction masterminds. This 16 puzzle set has students looking at fraction models, working with mixed numbers and improper fractions, and searching for fractions in word form. Included in this purchase are 16 puzzles plus 16 puzzle mats to use if you have students who need a designated work space. There are recording sheets (4 puzzles to a page for clarity) and an answer key. Also included is a