Elementary Matters

Bring the excitement of the outdoors into your classroom with this engaging Camping-Themed Literacy & Math No Prep Resource! Perfect for keeping students motivated during those busy end-of-year weeks, this print-and-go pack combines essential skill practice with a fun, high-interest camping theme your students will LOVE.Designed for grades 1–3, these no-prep worksheets make it easy to review important concepts in both ELA and math, without adding extra planning time to your day. Just print and g

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? This is the perfect bundle for your beginning mathematicians!Why use Cuisenaire Rods Making Mathematicians with Manipulatives Bundle? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished by color and size. These activities and tas

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3 grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This set breaks the 200 basic addition and subtraction facts into 8 different levels, based on patterns and fact families. These are based on how the brain learns, and are highly engaging for the students! Once the routine is se

Make math practice FUN and engaging this spring with these April Fools’ Day Math Word Problems! Perfect for 2nd and 3rd-grade students, this resource combines hilarious, silly stories with meaningful practice in 2-digit addition and subtraction.Designed to keep students laughing and learning, these no-prep math worksheets are ideal for math centers, small groups, early finishers, morning work, or sub plans. The playful April Fools’ theme motivates even reluctant learners while reinforcing essent

Unlock the full potential of your Cuisenaire Rods with this engaging bundle for young mathematicians! Loved by kids, these manipulatives make math fun and effective, helping students internalize concepts through hands-on learning. Perfect for any elementary classroom!Why use Making Mathematicians Cuisenaire Rods Hands-On Big Bundle 7 Resources? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning.

Bring the luck of the Irish into your elementary math lessons with these St. Patrick’s Day Math 2-Digit Addition & Subtraction Story Problems! This themed packet is designed for grades 1–3 and helps students build real-world problem-solving, number sense, and computation fluency through engaging word problems tied to a festive St. Patrick’s Day theme. Perfect for math centers, partner work, homework, or warm-ups, this resource turns holiday excitement into meaningful practice.What’s Included:2-d

Engage young learners with a vibrant, sunflower-themed mental math game that sharpens addition and subtraction of tens and hundreds while keeping learning joyful and accessible. This differentiated math center resource is ideal for 2nd and 3rd graders and aligns seamlessly with CCSS 2.NBT.B.8: mentally adding and subtracting 10 or 100 from numbers between 100 and 900. Key FeaturesBright sunflower board game design that draws students in and enhances engagement.Differentiated card sets tailored t

Many children come to school without basic Number Sense. Here are some activities to do with Cuisenaire Rods that help develop their sense of number, in a fun way!Why use Building Number Sense Hands-On with Cuisenaire Rods? Children LOVE Cuisenaire Rods, and they are great tools for math manipulatives. Here are some practice activities that can be used at math centers or small group instruction to help children develop stronger number sense in a fun way. How it works: For each activity, the c

Do your students confuse the terms area and perimeter?Students struggle to remember "which one" is perimeter and "which one" is area. Here's a sorting game with "real-life" examples to help them figure it out. It also comes with a couple of tricks to help them remember and 30 different sorting cards. Teachers like you said:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jennifer S. said, “My students really enjoyed this activity! Highly recommend!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nancy C. said, “Ideal packet for helping students differentiate between a

This combined set has 30 task cards to practice vowels (Phonics), 30 task cards to practice parts of speech, and 30 task cards to practice vocabulary (antonyms, synonyms, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations.) That's a total of 90 task cards to practice important word work skills!These task cards can be used in Scoot games, Read the Room, center activities, and resources for "fast finishers". They are great for End-of-the-Year Review or a fun way to practice test-taking skills. I've also used

Bring Mardi Gras fun into your classroom with these Mardi Gras Activities No-Prep for Literacy and Math (2nd Grade)! Perfect for grades 1–3, this ready-to-print resource blends seasonal engagement with meaningful skill practice - all without the stress of planning or prep. Whether you’re teaching in February or tying cultural celebrations into your standards, these activities keep students excited while you reinforce important reading, writing, and math concepts. What’s Included:Literacy Act

Bring seasonal excitement to math with no-stress, Halloween-themed story problems that reinforce addition and subtraction skills.Why This Resource Works:Ready-to-use convenience: With zero prep required, teachers print and go - ideal for busy schedules, substitute plans, or bell work. Engaging seasonal theme: Halloween-themed problems intrigue students and make word problem practice feel fun and festive. Research shows that interest-based topics support student engagement. Skill reinforcement: F

Build strong number sense and place value understanding with the Number Grid to 1000 - a classroom-ready visual tool that helps students count, identify patterns, and explore number relationships up to 1000. This versatile number chart is perfect for grades 2–4, small groups, math centers, interactive notebooks, and interventions. Whether you’re teaching counting sequences, skip counting, or place value fluency, this number grid is an essential resource that supports multiple math standards and

Learn Number Sense and Place Value with base ten blocks, and have some fun, too!Why use Base Ten Block Place Value Trading Game? Here's a fun way to help those little ones "get" the number concepts involved in 3- or 4-digit numbers by using base ten blocks and drilling number sense. My students absolutely LOVE this game and go back to play it over and over again. (Which is exactly what we want! Repetition drills in those important concepts of place value!) How it works: With the roll of the dic

This is a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This system contains research-based, brain-friendly, color-coordinated, and fact-family-coordinated practice cards and assessments for building fact fluency with multiplication and division! After practicing facts with minimal succe

Cuisenaire Rods are great tools for math manipulatives. Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods that aren't being used?Why use Building Fact Families Hands-On with Cuisenaire Rods? Research indicates that when children learn facts by fact families, they are more likely to remember the facts. The Cuisenaire Rods are loved by students and internalize the concepts of fact families. How it works: This resource contains several activity sheets that can be used at math centers to build basic math fac

These review and practice task cards are perfect for reviewing important subject matter at any point during the school year. They are designed for second and third -graders.Why use Basic Concepts: Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies | Task Cards? Research tells us that children need to frequently review what they’ve been taught in order for the information to go into their long-term memory. These sets of review cards are based on “general knowledge” information for second and third grades.

Make learning about money interactive, hands-on, and fun with this Coin Trading Game: Finding Coins of Equal Value! This engaging math center activity helps elementary students understand coin values and equivalent amounts of money through gameplay and strategy. Perfect for grades 1–3, this printable game allows students to practice trading and matching coins while strengthening real-world financial math skills.Through repeated play, students build confidence recognizing coins and discovering di

Children LOVE Cuisenaire Rods, and they are a fun way to build knowledge of fact families and fact fluency! These flashcards are perfect for students who need "hands-on" learning!Why use Fact Families with Cuisenaire Rods? Research indicates that when children learn facts by fact families, they are more likely to remember the facts. The Cuisenaire Rods are loved by students and internalize the concepts of fact families. How it works: Each color of the Cuisenaire Rods represents a number from

Make math meaningful, engaging, and seasonal with this set of winter-themed two-part story problems designed specifically for elementary learners! This resource brings the fun of winter into your math block while sharpening critical thinking and problem-solving skills through multi-step tasks that students actually want to solve.What’s Included:A collection of two-step winter word problems tied to relatable seasonal contexts (snowflakes, sledding, hot cocoa, snowy days, winter animals, and more)