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Core Competency Cut and Paste Reflection Activity Fun and simple activity for students to r eflect on the various core competency statements. I always found it difficult for the students to cipher through all the statements. This activity makes reflecting a simple and intuitive activity. I've picked out certain statements and simplified some of the jargon. Included is EVERYTHING you will need to do the reflections for all 3 core competencies. The preview shows the "Communication and Collabor

My start of the year survey with 40 questions. This is a word document. Therefore everything can be edited. I use this with my students RIGHT when they get into my classroom. It gives them something that is low pressure to do and helps me get to know them right away. I've also updated the generic questions to fit with what kids like now (instead of TV show, it is Youtube channel, etc). Some of my favourite questions that I have are: #12: People (friends or teachers) in the school that I feel saf

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Division with remainders. The notes go over using these 4 strategies: repeated subtraction, number line, picture and algorithm. The answers are included in the zip file. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition to that you can add commas o

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on reviewing multiplication strategies and multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000. The notes go over using these 4 strategies: repeated addition, using an array, number line and equal groups. It also goes over multiplying by multiples of 10, 100 and 1000. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs.

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Rounding numbers. The notes go over using rounding using a 4 step process. It is laid out step-by-step. When working in small groups, I have them refer back to the 4 step process. This also includes teaching students to use a number line to show how to round. The answers are on the page after. I have also included a bonus page of teaching reflections and a book recommendation.

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on reviewing Division strategies. The notes go over using these 5 strategies: repeated subtraction, array, picture, fact families and number line. The answers are included in the zip file. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition to that you

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Place Value: Standard, Written and Expanded forms of larger numbers. The answers are on the page after. I have also included a bonus page of book recommendations, game recommendations and extensions. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, material exploration or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on reading Analog Clocks. The answers are on the page after. I have also included a bonus page of my hook activity (using mini clocks or paper clocks to explore). You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school dismissal times, etc). Adaptations: I print c

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Place Value: Ordering and Comparing forms of larger numbers. The notes go over using standard form, base 10 blocks and using a number line to compare and order numbers. The answers are on the page after. I have also included a bonus page of book recommendations, game recommendations and extensions. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Division: 3 digit by 1 digit. The notes go over using the 3 strategies: partial quotient, base 10 blocks and short division. It is broken down STEP by STEP. In the notes, the answers have remainders, no decimals. The answers are included in the zip file. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbe

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Long Division. The notes go over using the algorithm. It is broken down STEP by STEP, students get to practice it twice in the notes. The answers are included in the zip file. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition to that you can add co

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Multiplying by 2 digit factors. The notes go over using these 3 strategies: grid/box method, partial products and the traditional algorithm. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition to that you can add com

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Multiplying by 1 digit factors. The notes go over using these 4 strategies: area/box model, base 10 blocks, partial products using distributive property and the traditional algorithm. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Subtraction in 5 different ways. The notes go over using these 5 strategies: decomposing the number by place value, using base 10 blocks, number line, algorithm and compensation. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Addition Mental Math 3 ways. The notes go over using these 3 strategies: breaking apart by place value, counting on using a number line and using friendly numbers. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition

How I teach math: Hook (a book, personal story, or a prompting question)NotesPracticeThis product is the note page on Addition in 3 different ways + Estimating sums. The notes go over using these 3 strategies: decomposing the number, number line and algorithm. The answers are included in a pdf. You are downloading the PowerPoint document. It is completely customizable to your class' needs. You can use special numbers (student birthdays, school address, etc). In addition to that you can add c

This can be used to send out as a checklist and suggested schedule for families. VERY EASY TO EDIT. Can be uploaded to Google Docs Included is: A FULLY EDITABLE checklistA sample scheduleAn Art activityA PE activityA probability Math GameA technology landing page for set up informationHyperlinked pages, and a "back button" for ease of useIf you don't like a particular page or activity, simply delete and fill in with what you like. I suggest saving it as a PDF for families before sending out. Fon

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