Christina Cottongame

A fun mini unit to teach students all about perimeter using the idea of pig pens on a farm and ends with a fun project using critical thinking! Targets the following skills: *understanding the concept of perimeter *finding perimeter by counting outside square units *finding perimeter with addition math sentences *measuring to find perimeter of 2D figures *finding missing information to find perimeter *using addition and subtraction (2 step problems) to find the length of a missing side Include

Excuse me, do you have the time?... to let your students have fun and get up and moving to tell time? These activities will have your students enjoying reading time to the hour, half hour, 5 minutes or minute. There's something for every skill level! Students will make a fun watch craft which they will actually wear and use to complete the activities! Also students will make a fun and unique tool to help them as they tell time. (My first grade daughter grabbed this and LOVED it!) Use over and

These poems are made to get your students engaged in solving problems. There are 10 Halloween themed poems, that each turn out to be a problem to solve. Your students will enjoy reading the rhyme while you give them the rigorous problem solving practice they really need! These poems are designed for 3rd graders and cover single and multi-step addition and subtraction, with a few pattern poems! However, they could be fun review for 4th graders and a challenge for your advanced 2nd graders! Ther