Elevator Classroom

2nd-3rd Grade Version: Students work on understanding table data and place value addition and subtraction up to the hundreds place. 4th-5th Grade Version: Students work on understanding decimals. 6th-7th Grade Version: Students work on applying percentages with sales and taxes. To edit any of the documents, open the .docx files in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5". Otherwise, simply print the PDF files. As an extension activity, you could make smoothies as a class, create business

If your students understand how to solve logic problems and have access to the internet, this is a great exercise to give them foundational research skills and sharpen their inductive and deductive reasoning skills. This is a potentially challenging worksheet geared toward driven students.

This collection of 4 mad lib comprehension stories provides enrichment for students as they determine what needs to go in the blanks to make the stories coherent and logical. This is an activity especially geared toward context comprehension and demonstrating for students the importance of close reading.

I'm not a big fan of tape diagrams, but if a student can understand tape diagrams, they can really nail down the conceptual understanding of fractions. Students don't create their own tape diagrams with these problems. Instead, they critically examine pre-drawn tape diagrams and determine their accuracy when applying them to a word problem. If you want to make any changes to any of the problems, open the .pptx file instead of the PDF file.

Here are 6 math word problems that, before solving, students must first determine whether to solve them forward or backward. This is as much a reading comprehension exercise as it is a math worksheet. Backward word problems consistently trip up many students - even strong readers. This activity hopes to help students become more thoughtful in their approach to multi-step, tricky word problems. These questions are designed for 5th-8th graders. If you want to edit the document, open the .docx f

Fraction to percentage fluency is tricky. Using tape diagrams and clearly laid out equations creates a clear visual from which students can decipher these interrelated concepts. There are two worksheets with attached answer keys. Both worksheets use sale prices as the avenue for understanding. One uses tape diagrams to illustrate the relationship between fractions and percentages; the other uses a series of equations. If you want to edit the material, open the .docx file in Google Docs and adjus

Perfect for math centers or homework assignment. In this download are 16 logic problems, 4 for each grade level (2nd-5th). All 16 logic problems include the answer key, and allow you to meet your students where they are in their math journey. Corresponding logic problem video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3aAH3ag94Also included in the download are two blank templates for students to create their own logic problems.

Perfect for math centers or a challenge homework assignment. In this download are three logic problems that focus on rounding place values as large as million, and as small as hundredths (4th-6th standards). All 3 logic problems include the answer key, and offer different place value work depending on your students' needs. Corresponding logic problem video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3aAH3ag94Also included in the download is a blank template for students to create their own logic probl

These 7 early algebra worksheets are fun math challenges. Some of the worksheets can be completed by 1st and 2nd graders, and a couple might be more suitable for 3rd or 4th graders. They also focus on vocabulary building for early literacy or ELL students. All of them have some problems using color, so if you don't have a color printer, you'll want to color in the squares with the assigned marker.

These 4 worksheets were designed for ELL students, but could easily apply to an early reader and writer. Students determine if they need to use on or in, then write the sentence words in the correct order. There's also a blank template for you to create your own. Open the .docx file in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5".

These 4 dialogues are perfect for students who still struggle with writing but need to work on story construction. This early literacy comprehension activity focuses on student understanding of the linear structure of stories and dialogue. It also builds the difficult skill of context comprehension. In the activity, the first line is given to the students. They must then place the other four lines of dialogue in the correct order to create a coherent narrative. Make them even easier to meet you

These 4 worksheets focus on sentence structure and vocabulary. They're geared toward ELL students, but could easily be applied to any early reader and writer. Students determine what word best describes the noun and writes the words in the correct order. There's also a blank template for you to make your own. Simply open the .docx file in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5".

This is a logic puzzle that requires internet research. Students will determine through careful reasoning who studied which president. I recommend this activity lead up to an activity involving research on the government and/or presidency. I'll be posting such an activity later this week and will link to it when it's complete.

Each picture has corresponding 5 sentences. At least 1 of the sentences is not accurate. The students must find the inaccurate sentence(s), then correct it/them. Color printing or digital display is required for the image so the corresponding sentences make sense. Have students make their own drawing-sentence discrepancies afterward. To edit any of the documents, open the .docx file in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5". Otherwise, simply print out the PDF documents. Intended for e

In this math center activity, students add together the number of sides from different shapes to equal a defined sum. For example, if the sum goal were 12 sides, you could use 3 squares to reach 12 sides (3 x 4 sides). By using shapes in this way, students not only become familiar with the shape names, but also work on a variety of implicit numeracy skills such as the concept of multiples. With modeling, first graders, and potentially some kindergartners could benefit from this activity though i

You can adjust these up or down in level very easily in Google Slides. Students slide the number circles to the line going from least to greatest. They also find which of the number circles doesn't belong in the pattern and put it in the Ostracism Box where I grew up.

What you hear is not always what you read. This activity is geared toward students who skip words when they read and don't like tracking. There are 6 audio files in this download with 6 accompanying texts (2 beginner, 2 intermediate, and 2 difficult). Each audio file has a series of sounds or words; some are stories, one is common ambient sounds. Students listen to each audio file and follow along on the corresponding text file. There are several discrepancies between each audio file and the cor

For a video demonstrating the understanding of this activity, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxBtFVCCd0kThis collection of 4 dialogue algebra worksheets provides a challenge for students by leaving blank dialogue spaces in the middle of the story. Students work to determine which character is speaking in the story and what they could be saying that makes the story coherent and logical. This is an activity especially geared toward context comprehension and demonstrates the necessity for