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Hi! I'm Angela, a STEM teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been teaching for 20 years and love making useful, intentional STEM, technology and math resources to help make your life easier as a teacher!
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Preview of 35 Animal Joke Cursive Practice Pages — Tracing, Copying & Independent Writing

35 Animal Joke Cursive Practice Pages — Tracing, Copying & Independent Writing

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Bring laughter into cursive practice! This pack includes 35 printable practice pages, each featuring a kid-friendly animal joke with the punchline written in cursive. Every page is arranged to scaffold learning: the joke appears in full cursive, then the same joke in dotted-line cursive for tracing, and finally several blank cursive lines for independent writing. Perfect for whole-class warm-ups, handwriting centers, morning work, homework, or fast finishers. What’s included:35 printable practic
Preview of Telling Time Dominoes Math Center | Analog & Digital Time Matching Game

Telling Time Dominoes Math Center | Analog & Digital Time Matching Game

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Make practicing telling time fun and hands-on with this Telling Time Match Dominoes Center Game. Students match analog clock faces to digital times as they build a domino chain, giving them repeated, meaningful practice in a playful format. This low-prep math center is perfect for reinforcing telling time skills, partner work, small groups, or early finisher activities. Just print, cut, and play! ⭐ Skills Practiced Reading analog clocksMatching analog clocks to digital timePracticing telling
Preview of Multiply Fractions Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Centers, Assessment

Multiply Fractions Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Centers, Assessment

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Multiplying fractions by whole numbers and multiplying fractions by fractions takes lots of practice. This teacher's toolkit includes helpful activities to provide you with extra practice and other tools for your students when you are teaching them to multiply with fractions. Teacher toolkits provide a great foundation for teaching math standards or can be used to supplement your current math curriculum. Common Core Standard:This product addresses the following standard: 5.NF.B.4- Apply and exte
Preview of Math Centers for Upper Elementary - Self-Checking Domino Games

Math Centers for Upper Elementary - Self-Checking Domino Games

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Do you need a quick and engaging activity to add to your math centers? Students love self-checking dominoes. Help your students practice math topics independently and provide differentiation at the same time! This growing bundle currently has 9 sets of math practice topics, with more to come soon! Buy the bundle and save 20% over buying each resource individually! Buy now and receive all future sets at no additional cost! ☀️ Included Dominoes Sets• Add and Subtract Decimals Dominoes• Add and
Preview of Positive Affirmations for Kids Printing Practice Sheets

Positive Affirmations for Kids Printing Practice Sheets

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Positive affirmations for kids are a great way to help encourage mindfulness and a growth mindset. Handwriting is also an important skill, especially after so many students have spent the year in hybrid or distance learning. These handwriting practice sheets help encourage positive thinking, mindfulness, and good penmanship. Handwriting is a skill that needs practice to improve and sustain. Students can continue to improve their social and emotional well being (SEL) with these positive affirmat
Preview of Cursive Practice - Positive Affirmations for Kids

Cursive Practice - Positive Affirmations for Kids

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Give your students these positive affirmations for kids that they can practice while improving their handwriting skills. Are you worried that students' penmanship has suffered with distance learning? Cursive handwriting is a skill that needs practice to improve and sustain. Students can continue to improve their social and emotional well being (SEL) with these positive affirmations and practice their cursive writing at the same time! Included:50 positive affirmations in cursive writingSee the p
Preview of Number Posters - Cactus Theme

Number Posters - Cactus Theme

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Use this set of cactus-themed number posters to enhance your classroom decor and provide a valuable tool for your students. What's Included: Posters for numbers 0-20 with Pink FontPosters for numbers 0-20 with Black FontEven/Odd Explainer PostersPrinting Suggestions:Print in full-color and laminate for durability and optimal presentation. Posters are designed to fit 8.5"x10" paper, but can be scaled down to print smaller if desired. Please see the preview above for a sample of the different s
Preview of 4th Grade Math Choice Board All Standards

4th Grade Math Choice Board All Standards

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Math choice board activity for ALL 4th Grade Math Common Core Standards. This no prep year long math set is perfect for centers, stations, partner work, independent work or fast finishers. These 4th grade math printables also make great supplemental homework! ✎ Each math topic includes a grid of 9 activity choices onone side of the page and math problems, geometric figures, a graphic organizer, or numbers to be used in math problems on the back side. ⭐ Topics Included in the Bundle:• Read and wr
Preview of 5th Grade Math Choice Board All Standards

5th Grade Math Choice Board All Standards

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NO PREP Math Choice Board activity to for ALL 5th Grade Math Common Core Standards. Perfect for centers, stations, partner work, independent work or fast finishers. Also makes great supplemental homework! Each Tic-Tac-Toe topic includes a grid of 9 activity choices for one side of the page and math problems, geometric figures, a graphic organizer, or numbers to be used in math problems on the back. Topics Included in the Bundle: • Read and write decimals to the thousandths place • Multiply and
Preview of 4th Grade Weekly Math Homework

4th Grade Weekly Math Homework

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Math homework choice board for fourth grade. This year long set includes NO PREP weekly math homework activities for 36 weeks of school. All 4th grade math common core state standards are covered in this bundle. Each weekly homework topic includes a grid of 9 activity choices for one side of the page and math problems, geometric figures, a graphic organizer, or numbers to be used in math problems on the back. Topics Included in the Bundle:• Read and write whole numbers • Multiply by ten • Compar
Preview of Fraction Line Plots Unit

Fraction Line Plots Unit

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Fraction Line Plots are easy to teach with this unit. Students will interpret line plots with addition and subtraction with these slides and accompanying worksheets. Students will evaluate ready-made fraction line plot data as well as learn how to make their own graphs from a given set of fraction data. Materials Included- Data Analysis Vocabulary Slide - 7 Interpreting Data Graphs (35 slides) - 3 Charts for Creating Graphs (10 slides) - 9 Student Sheets - Post-Test - Answer Key No-Prep SetupFor
Preview of Weekly Fractions Homework - 5th Grade

Weekly Fractions Homework - 5th Grade

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No prep weekly fractions homework covers 11 5th grade fractions topics. Simply copy the activity grid and problem page, tell the students how many boxes to complete each night, and you're ready to go! Each activity grid consists of 9 choices of assignments for the week. Students choose one or two boxes to complete each night, and turn the work in on Fridays. Topics included in this set: - Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators - Add Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators - Sub
Preview of Rounding Decimals Weekly Math Homework

Rounding Decimals Weekly Math Homework

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This free resource is a perfect, no prep week of rounding decimals homework in as little as 1 sheet of copy paper per student. Students choose nightly activities from a 9-box activity grid. As the teacher, you get to set how many activities the students complete each night! My students love the variety provided by using this homework and parents love that their students are practicing skills in so many different ways. ***************************************************************************
Preview of Add and Subtract Decimals Practice Work and Tests

Add and Subtract Decimals Practice Work and Tests

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Setup These no-prep resources can be used in a variety of ways depending on your personal preferences and available materials. The sheets can be used as classwork, homework, small group, or partner work. Materials Included - Adding Decimals Using Models (2 pages) - Subtracting Decimals Using Models (2 pages) - Adding Decimals {Money Word Problems} - Adding & Subtracting Decimals {Money Word Problems} - Pre-Test - Post-Test - Answer Key Setup These no-prep resources can be used in a variety of
Preview of 5th Grade Weekly Math Homework Year-Long Set

5th Grade Weekly Math Homework Year-Long Set

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NO PREP weekly math homework to for 36 weeks of school. Addresses every 5th grade common core math standard. Each weekly homework includes a grid of 9 activity choices for one side of the page and math problems, a graphic organizer, or numbers to be used in math problems on the back. Topics Included in the Bundle: • Read and write decimals to the thousandths place • Multiply and divide by powers of ten • Compare decimals • Round decimals • Use the decimal place value system (mixed review) • Mul
Preview of Decimal Place Value Task Card Bundle

Decimal Place Value Task Card Bundle

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Students will identify decimal place value, round and compare decimals, multiply and divide by ten and the powers of ten with the cards in this common core aligned bundle of task cards designed to teach and reinforce fifth grade decimal place value concepts. 7 sets of task cards, totaling 216 cards for 5th grade decimal place value for one low price! Buy the bundle and save money off the price of purchasing each set separately! These task card sets all address Common Core Strand 5.NBT.A: Unde
Preview of Add Mixed Numbers with Common Denominators & Regrouping

Add Mixed Numbers with Common Denominators & Regrouping

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36 task cards focused on the practice of adding mixed numbers. All problems have common denominators and require regrouping. Common Core Standard 5.NF.A.1 - Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. Materials Included - Guide for the Teacher - 36 Task Cards in color - 36 Task Cards in blackline - Answer Re
Preview of End of Year Student Feedback Survey

End of Year Student Feedback Survey

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This survey is a great way for a teacher to get feedback from students at the end of the school year. You can have students leave their names off to keep it anonymous, or you could have the students write names if desired. The document is in Microsoft Word format so that it is editable.
Preview of Equivalent Decimals Practice Sheet

Equivalent Decimals Practice Sheet

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This quick 2-page practice sheet will help students to identify which decimals are or are not equivalent to one another. Blank decimal models are included for three problems, and place value charts for four problems. Students should fill in the model or chart and then identify whether or not the given decimals are equivalent. This is a learning target for the CCSS standard: 5.NBT.A.3 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.
Preview of Equivalent Fractions Dominoes Game Math CCSS

Equivalent Fractions Dominoes Game Math CCSS

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This game includes 3 sets of dominoes students can use to practice finding equivalent fractions. The 3 sets have increasing difficulty, so this is perfect for helping you use differentiation in your math class! CCSS Standards addressed by this activity include: 3.NF.A.3 - Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size. 4.NF.A.1 - Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n x a) / (n x b) by using visual fraction models, with
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Hi! I'm Angela, a STEM teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been teaching for 20 years and love making useful, intentional STEM, technology and math resources to help make your life easier as a teacher!

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As a STEM teacher, it's all about problem-solving and teamwork.

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My own education history

I received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in Human Development and Family Studies. I also received my teaching certificate from UNR. I have my Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Lesley University.

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I'm the mother of a high schooler and my husband is a Physical Education teacher. We love to swim, read, and play games. Our latest passion is taking cruises as a family before my daughter goes off to college!