Elementary Inquiry

Bring valentine fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep February math center, early finishers, morning w

Bring St. Patrick's Day fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep March math center, early finishers, morn

Bring spring fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep spring math center, early finishers, morning work,

Bring holiday fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Correlated to 4th and 5th Grade CCSS, TEKS, and VA SOL standards. Perfec

Bring halloween fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep October math center, early finishers, morning wo

Bring fall fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep November math center, early finishers, morning work,

In this Halloween math activity with 6 hands-on measuring pumpkins centers, students will estimate, compare, and convert standard and metric measurements for length, volume, mass and weight. Students will make qualitative observations about pumpkins and count the number of seeds inside an average pumpkin. An optional density station is included to explain why pumpkins float. A poster for each station is designed to help students visualize and estimate before measuring. Recording worksheet with s

Have fun finding Pi by measuring the circumference and diameter of circles of all sizes! Students will calculate the ratio of the length of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. They’ll discover that the circumference is always a little more than three times as long as the diameter. This full lesson plan and teacher script will help you lead an inquiry based investigation and class discussion. It’s perfect for an introduction to these geometry concepts, or for a fun Pi Day activity. A full,

Bring coloring fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for a no-prep anytime math center, early finishers, morning wor

Students will construct a 12-sided paper pumpkin and “carve” a Jack-o-lantern using the included craft patterns and glyph key. Choose one of the four included worksheets, aligned to 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade standards, to reinforce math concepts related to gathering and graphing data, subdividing polygons, or calculating area of non-rectangular polygons. All worksheets include a review of the geometry vocabulary words face, edge, vertex, and pentagon. This fall craftivity involves prec

Decorate your makerspace with these STEAM (or STEM!) alphabet wall cards. Geared towards upper elementary and middle school grades, these alphabet wall cards include vocabulary from science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Over 90 words are included in this set, so you can mix and match posters to customize your alphabet line to match your curriculum. Three printing options are also included: color circles, black circles, and low ink outlines. The black and low ink options look fant

Summer math practice for rising 5th graders. Review all 4th grade VA SOL math standards with 10 worksheets designed for daily or weekly practice. Computation and problem solving with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals are emphasized on every page, and all SOLs are addressed throughout the resource. Teacher notes include ideas for using this resource as an in-class test prep or an at-home summer challenge. This resource has been updated to align with the 2016 Virginia 4th grade math Standards

Bring seasonal fun into your classroom AND keep working on the math standards you have to teach! Each of these 10 color by code worksheets features a different skill, such as identifying equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and decimals to benchmark numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like or unlike denominators. Choose different pages for your students to practice the specific skills they're working on. Perfect for no-prep holiday math centers, early finishers, morning work

Practice identifying equivalent unit fractions, adding fractions with unlike denominators, and rounding decimals to the nearest tenth with these 3 free activity sheets. They are great for independent practice in math centers! For lots more fractions and decimals color-by-number pages, check out the matching School Days pack or the Complete Fractions and Decimals Color-by-Number Bundle, which includes several more holiday themes. Standards Addressed:CCSS 4.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.1, 5.NBT.A.4 VA SOL (20

Investigate the formula for calculating the area of a circle using cereal O’s to measure everyday circular objects. This full lesson plan begins with a guided inquiry and then has students work in groups to investigate the relationship between a circle’s area and the area of a square with sides the length of the radius. In a class discussion, you’ll calculate pi by averaging the ratios of everyone’s measurements. Reflection and extension ideas are included. This activity can either be an introdu

Use conversation hearts and soda to practice measuring and converting length, mass or weight, and volume in the metric and/or U.S. standard systems. Drop candy hearts into lemon-lime soda, make observations, and use science vocabulary to describe what happens. A fun lesson for incorporating math and science content with your Valentine’s day celebration! A full, free preview is available above to help you decide if this activity will be a good fit for your classroom.This download is one pdf file

Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa while learning about geometry, gathering and graphing data, subdividing polygons, calculating area of non-rectangular polygons, and/or finding the surface area of a dodecahedron. Students will use the included glyph key to decorate and construct a dodecahedron ornament from twelve pentagonal faces. 3 corresponding math worksheets give you the option to incorporate various math content with this holiday activity. A full, free preview is available above

5th Grade math review for Virginia SOL test prep or at home summer practice. Review all 5th grade VA SOL math standards with 10 worksheets designed for daily or weekly practice. Computation and problem solving with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals are emphasized on every page, and all SOLs are addressed throughout the resource. Teacher notes include ideas for using this resource as an in-class test prep or an at-home summer challenge. This resource has been updated to align with the 2016 V

This bundle contains two guided inquiry lessons to help students discover pi by: measuring circle circumference and diameter, andmeasuring the area of a circle and the area of the square formed by its radius

A list of 10 different Pi Day activities that you can do at the last minute with no prior planning and minimal materials. A word search and Pi digits poster are included! Some ideas can be completed in just a few minutes, while others could fill an entire lesson! Choose just one activity if you can’t set aside much time to celebrate, or do them all for loads of Pi Day fun! This download is one pdf file that includes:★A list of 10 activity ideas to celebrate Pi Day ★A wordsearch and answer key ★A