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

Have your students demonstrate their learning of Math and Social Studies personal financial literacy standards by making this fun file folder book! I use this book to integrate student learning among both subjects for these Texas TEKS: Math: *3.9C identify costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending *3.9D explain that credit is used when wants exceed the ability to pay and that it is the borrowers responsibility to pay the money back, usually with interest *3.9E identify reasons to

This unit was created to put some fun into measuring length! In this unit, students will become carpenters and use tools to measure to the nearest inch and centimeter, half inch, and fourth of an inch. Included you will find: *teaching guide *pictures of examples *measurement posters for reference *practice cards measuring in inches and centimeters *map scale measurement activity *rotation activities for measuring with rulers and measuring when the ruler doesn't line up with 0! *project: stude

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

Aaaare your students ready to problem solve?Pirate Problem Solving contains 4 activities for your students to practice one and two-step word problems with adding and subtracting money, estimation, coins, multiplication and division, and using problem solving steps. You will get: *problem solving pirate ships word problems with coins *4 practice word problems for problem solving steps that each fold into a cute treasure map! *mixed practice for adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and coi

Your students will drool over these activities that will have them comparing fractional parts of a set and a whole, creating models for equivalent fractions, and measuring with fractions all with a sweet theme! It's critical thinking built into coloring fun! What's included: *comparing fractions ice cream craft *making chocolate and ice cream equivalent fraction models *measuring to 1/2 an inch *answer key included Enjoy! Christina Cottongame ;) I would love to know what you think of the act

Get your students engaged and excited about place value as they assume real life job roles to practice reading, writing, comparing and ordering whole numbers to the hundred thousands place! This unit contains: *teacher guide with directions and suggestions *27 annual and monthly salary cards *8 colorful vocabulary cards *value of digits activities *spinner games *writing numbers foldables *comparing numbers activities *ordering numbers activities *skills check *an end of unit craft with examp

This activity is designed to help your students understand that 1/2 and 1/4 are numbers on a number line and to master counting by halves and fourths. This activity is also the perfect pre-lesson to teach right before measuring length! One set of activities is for halves and the other is fourths, so you could do one or both depending on the level of your students! Included for both halves and fourths: 1. Introductory activity for students to add to their math notebook 2. Number Line sections f

So What's In Your Wallet? Get your students up and moving with these fun activities that will give them plenty of practice to master finding the value of coins and bills!! This main activity has students create a fun wallet pocket which they will use to move around the room and find the value of each other's coins and bills. Then follow up with fun partner activities and a game! Inside you will find: *class set (up to 24) of money cards including coins and bills -includes penny, nickel, dim

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

This is a collection of 8 poems that are math word problems for your kids to solve! It makes problem solving more fun! These poem problems focus on the skills of addition and subtraction with one or two steps, perimeter, counting coins and bills, and place value. The poems at the beginning of the file are created to be presented on a projector for your class. There are also printable options to give each student all 8 problems to create a book or an assignment, or you can print small copies of