CJ's Teaching Tools

Finding Prime Factors of a NumberThis product includes charts that you can use as a part of your lesson introducing prime factorization, Following the lesson, you could them print them and post them in the classroom for student reference.   You could also give students copies for their notebooks so they will have them handy for easy reference. The task cards provide practice in finding the prime factorization of a number using both the factor tree method and the ladder method. A key is included.

Finding Multiples of a Number and LCM Teachers, the lessons in the companion material for this product (sold separately) provide instructions for finding multiples of a number, then identifying the LCM ( Least Common Multiple) of a pair or set of numbers.  This set of task cards can be used as a follow-up to the lesson on finding multiples and LCM. They will provide practice for students in finding multiples and finding the LCM for a pair or set of numbers.   This set of task cards includes

These slides explain multiples, as well as the difference between multiples and factors. In addition, they demonstrate how to find multiples and least common multiple (LCM), as well as a specific multiple. You can use these slides as a part of your lesson on finding both multiples of a number and least common multiple. Following the lesson, you could them print them and post them in the classroom for student reference. You could also give students copies for their notebooks so they will have

Decimal Operations: Addition and Subtraction (Charts)This set includes six charts that could be used in a lesson on operations involving decimal numbers, including both static and dynamic addition and subtraction. The charts provide visuals to support understanding of the process. After using the charts in the lesson, they can be printed and displayed for student reference. They can also be printed and distributed to students for their notebooks. You can follow your lesson with the set of task c

Decimal Operations: Multiplication and Division (Charts)This set includes five charts that could be used in a lesson on operations involving decimal numbers, including both static and dynamic multiplication and division. The charts provide visuals to support understanding of the process. After using the charts in the lesson, they can be printed and displayed for student reference. They can also be printed and distributed to students for their notebooks. You can follow your lesson with the set of

Decimal Operations: Multiplication and DivisionThis set of task cards provides practice for students in both multiplication and division of decimal numbers including digits on both sides of the decimal. These cards work well when used with the companion set (sold separately) that can be used as a part of your a lesson on multiplication and division of decimal numbers. The companion charts include visuals to support understanding of the process. This set of cards include both static and dynamic

Decimal Operations: Addition and SubtractionThis set of task cards provides practice for students in both addition and subtraction of decimal numbers including digits on both sides of the decimal. These cards work well when used with the companion set (sold separately) that can be used as a part of your a lesson on addition and subtraction of decimal numbers. The companion charts include visuals to support understanding of the process. This set of cards include both static and dynamic problems

Finding Factors of a Number, GCF, and Prime and Composite Numbers! Use this product to provide practice for your students in finding factors of a number, then finding the GCF of a pair or set of numbers. It also provides practice in identifying prime and composite numbers. The lessons in the companion material for this product (sold separately) provide step-by-step instructions for finding factors of a number, then identifying the GCF ( Greatest Common Factor) of a pair or set of numbers.  Th

Use this FREE product when you introduce or review the concepts of prime and composite numbers. It defines what prime and composite numbers are and gives examples of each. You can use the chart as a part of your lesson, then you can print it and display it in the classroom for your students to reference when needed. You could also print the chart and distribute it to the students for their notebooks. Be sure to look for additional related products, including finding factors of a number and grea

I like this method for introducing finding factors of a number because it is a systematic, step-by-step method that most of my students found pretty easy to follow. Other methods can be introduced once students get comfortable with finding factors. You can use these slides as a part of your lesson on finding both factors of a number and greatest common factor. Following the lesson, you could them print them and post them in the classroom for student reference. You could also give students cop

Use this FREE product when you introduce or review the concepts of factors and multiples of numbers. You can use the chart as a part of your lesson, then you can print it and display it in the classroom for your students to reference when needed. You could also print the chart and distribute it to the students for their notebooks for quick and easy reference. Be sure to look for additional products related to factors and multiples.

Fact Families are a great way for students to work on memorizing their math facts.  Using Fact Families can shortcut the process by demonstrating the connection between the two multiplication equations through the commutative property, as well as the connections between multiplication and division as inverse operations. This product contains pages with triangle cards for the 1’s through the 12’s which you can print, then cut and laminate them so you can use them over and over. You could use th

Fact Families are a great way for students to work on memorizing their math facts.  Using Fact Families can shortcut the process by demonstrating the connection between the two addition equations through the commutative property, as well as the connections between addition and subtraction as inverse operations. This product includes triangle cards for the 0's through the 12's which you can print, then cut and laminate so you can use them over and over. You could use these cards in centers by p

Integers: Absolute Value and Opposite/Inverse Integers Task Cards!Teachers, the lessons in the companion material use visuals to aid in student understanding of absolute value and opposite integers (additive inverses).  This set can be used as a follow-up to the lesson on absolute value and opposite integers to give your students practice in using the rules for these operations. The set includes task cards with a key. Note: Students should have been introduced to  Order of Operations prior to d

Integer Operations: All Operations!The first four task cards focus on multiplication and division of integers. The remaining task cards incorporate all four operations into the equations.  This set can be used as a follow-up to the lesson on multiplying and dividing integers to give your students practice in using the rules for these operations.   The set includes task cards with a key. Note: Students should have been introduced to  Order of Operations prior to doing these task cards. This prod

Integer Operations! Multiplication and Division Rules Teachers, these charts use visuals to aid in student understanding of multiplying and dividing integers. Rather than just providing the rules, the visuals demonstrate the “why” behind the rule. You can use these slides as a part the presentation of your lessons to students, and following the lesson, you could then print them and post them in the classroom for student reference.  You could also give students copies for their notebooks. You can

This set of task cards can be used as a follow-up to the lesson on order of operations to give your students practice in using the rules for determining the order for solving equations.   The cards present equations using the same sets of numbers with different groupings to illustrate that the answer will be different when the order of operations is different. This task card set includes a key.

More about Integers!Absolute Value and Opposite IntegersUse these charts in your lesson when you teach Absolute Value and Opposite Integers. You can then print them and display them in the classroom for reference when students are working, and you can give copies to students for their notebooks. This product is included in the All About Integers Bundle.

These task cards provide practice using the rules students have learned for adding and subtracting integers. This product can be used as a follow-up to your lesson on adding and subtracting integers to give your students practice in using the rules for these operations.  This set includes task cards with a key, as well as a page of number lines that can be given to the students for use in solving the equations. You can print multiple copies of the sheet of number lines at the end of the document

Teachers, these lessons use visuals to aid in student understanding of adding and subtracting integers.  You can use these slides as a part the presentation of your lessons to students, and following the lesson, you could then print them and post them in the classroom for student reference.  You could also give students copies for their notebooks. You can follow up this lesson with the set of task cards (sold separately) to provide practice for your students. Both this set and the set of task ca