Fanciful First Grade

State testing? Benchmark testing? Post testing on a unit? Here are 6 WONDERFUL letter-sized (AND POSTER-sized) test taking strategy posters that you can display as a bulletin board set or at the front of your room to serve as reminders for your students. Posting these test taking strategy posters will help your students to remember to "slash the trash" (eliminate silly answers) and "show your work" (to think through problems). These are only 2 of the 6 catch phrases that will help your class i

Differentiated 1-40 number charts that are pig/farm themed. You can use them as morning warm-up, math small group, number recognition review, homework, or monthly number writing assessment.

Do you need a quick math assessment to check your 2nd grade students' progress? The following skills are assessed: -comparing numbers (1.NBT.3/2.NBT.4) -numbers before/after (1.NBT.1/2.NBT.2) -number sense using tens and ones (1.NBT.2/2.NBT.1) -skip counting (2s, 5s, 10s off the decade, 100s) (2.NBT.2) -addition 1 digit/1 digit, 2 digit/1 digit, four 2 digit numbers (1.OA.6/2.NBT.5/2.NBT.6) -subtraction 1 digit/1 digit, 2 digit/1 digit (1.OA.6/2.OA.2) -related facts (aka fact family) (2.

Use these charts as a daily warm-up for the beginning of kindergarten. Each chart has 4 rows. Same format to build independence. Row 1 read the number (and/or trace the number with pencil or finger) Row 2 count and color the representational picture Row 3 trace the number Row 4 independently write the number or draw a representational picture Check out my other themed number charts. =)

Differentiated 1-30 number charts that are Easter/spring themed. You can use them as morning warm-up, math small group, number recognition review, homework, or monthly number writing assessment.

Do you need a THOROUGH math assessment to check your students' current math mastery? The following skills are assessed: -write #s 1-100 -comparing numbers -ways to make a given number (i.e. ways to make 7; 3+4 or 10-3) -number sense using tens and ones -identify coins -calculate sums of given coins -fact family equations -numbers before/after -10 less/10 more -skip counting (10s, 5s, 2s) -addition 2 digit/1digit (no regrouping+regrouping) -subtraction 2 digit/1digit (no regrouping+regrouping) -

Do you need a quick math assessment to check your students' progress? The following skills are assessed: -missing symbols in equations -comparing numbers -numbers before/after -number sense using tens and ones -10 less/10 more -addition 2 digit/1digit (no regrouping) -subtraction 2 digit/1digit (no regrouping) -word problems (add/sub) -counting (backwards) -skip counting (10s, 5s) This was also very helpful for sending home with parents as extra practice so parents can see firsthand what their

Perfect station for students to practice breaking down numbers into tens and ones place! Each page in this PLACE VALUE math station has 3 numbers. Students must show each number as: -a whole number -as ten rods and unit cubes -an expanded notation -number of 10s and 1s -16 pages (3 numbers each, TOTAL of 48 numbers to practice) -1 page of suggested use -1 thank you page :) Teachers may provide manipulatives as further scaffolding for students that need actual ten rods and unit cubes. Or tea

Are you looking for an attractive presentation to introduce/review 1 less/more, 10 less/more, and how to use the symbols less/greater than symbols with your students? Well, TRY THIS fun and animated PPT!! :) During calendar we practice these skills, but this PPT will formally teach them. This PowerPoint (2010 software version) was created to teach first grade students the following math skills: -1 less and 1 more than a given number -10 less and 10 more than a given number -comparing two nu

Differentiated 1-30 number charts that are St. Patrick's themed. You can use them as morning warm-up, math small group, number recognition review, homework, or monthly number writing assessment.

Common Core State Standards has a huge focus on nonfiction text, but there isn't always a matching passage that supports core curriculum foci. This passage is meant to compliment, or provide an introduction, to comparing fractions with different denominators. CCSS.Math.Content.4.NF.A.2 Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators, or by comparing to a benchmark fraction such as 1/2. CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.3.

Quick part-part-whole Valentine's themed number bonds. You can use them as morning warm-up, math small group, homework, or Valentine's themed math practice of putting together. Use candy conversation hearts as your counting manipulatives to go with the theme or use any math manipulative that you have handy in your class. 6 English and 6 Spanish pages are included. Also, blank templates are included for teacher's convenience in order to allow for differentiation for your class. Enjoy! :)

Here's the follow up lessons I taught after spending several lessons using concrete manipulatives to build students' understanding of "The Magic 10". These are NOT first day lessons, but follow-up lessons using base ten block pictorial representation. In these lessons, students are counting to the magical number 10, whether it's 10 ones or 10 tens, and bundling that group together. They then record how many hundreds, tens, or ones are represented in each problem and write the number in standard

PLC, PBIS, Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset, etc... All good things that many schools have and are embracing. I really created this for my students (because I wanted the cheesy slogans "Growth Mindset" & "Growing Dendrites" {= ), so that they can set a goal for reading, writing, math, behavior, and/or for the year. Let me know if you like my first attempt at clip art in this freebie and as always...CHEERS! =)

Looking to help your students discover (aka "analyze") their math mistakes? This form is an easy one-pager to assist your students in understanding why they missed a problem. It can accommodate up to four problems when printing 2-to-2 sided. The 4 types of errors students will consider are: Careless/Precision ProceduralComputationalConceptualLove to hear how you use this. Cheers! =)

Here is a quick assessment that I use at the beginning of the year to assess my kindergartners. I keep the same assessment for the entire year and write the assessment date on the first page. I also use different colored pens to record checks (if students are correct) and any notes. It is NOT all inclusive, but I am working on a kindergarten ELA and math assessment to post later. Thought I'd share this one for now because I reached my 200 followers milestone. Thank you!! =) NOTE: I may still