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TEKS 3.1A is addressed by allowing students to work in a bakery and divide the pies for their customers according to how much of a single pie they wish to purchase. The students must divide the pie and shade the appropiate amount of the pie with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 (3) Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and explain fractional units. The student is expected to: (A)represent fractions greater than zero and less than or equal to o

Just what is this CUBES thing these kids are bringing home? It is merely and organizational tool to help with problem solving. Each letter represents a step in the process. Having an acronym to help students remember what to do, and in what order when solving math problems can be helpful. C stands for "Circle" U stands for "Underline" B stands for "Box" E stands for "Evaluate" S stands for "Solve & Check" You will find CUBES tiles for your room, also specific mentions of what each step lo

Just what is this QDPAC thing these kids are bringing home? It is merely and organizational tool to help with problem solving. Each letter represents a step in the process. Having an acronym to help students remember what to do, and in what order when solving math problems can be helpful. Q stands for "Question." D stands for "Data." P stands for "Plan." A stands for "Answer." C stands for "Check" You will find QDPAC tiles for your room, also specific mentions of what each step looks like

Reading Comprehension of small scientifically accurate passages about the Solar system. Each task card has a small paragraph of information and a question, with a multiple choice question. The directions ask student's to write their answers in complete sentences (GASP!) So on the bottom of each card I included a sample sentence starter such as: "I hate writing in _______." I think you get the point, it gets them going to re-frame their answers. These task cards work on reading comprehension, wr

Just what is this QDPAC thing these kids are bringing home? It is merely and organizational tool to help with problem solving. Each letter represents a step in the process. Having an acronym to help students remember what to do, and in what order when solving math problems can be helpful. Q stands for "Question." D stands for "Data." P stands for "Plan." A stands for "Answer." C stands for "Check" You will find QDPAC tiles for your room, also specific mentions of what each step looks like