Jayne Robbins

Your students will ease into the world of coordinates (ordered pairs) by plotting small shapes on a grid. Then they'll build up their plotting stamina by mapping larger shapes. They'll be rewarded by being able to make this pleasing symmetrical snowflake image.

Here are seventeen reading fluency drills using commonly confused words and related phrases. Students write the date and time on the chart below each drill; five days of drills showing steady improvement will inspire confidence in your students! Left-to-right rapid eye movement, visual discrimination, and speedy processing are the focus of these fluency drills. Useful too as an intervention in RTI.

Did you know that there are 12 types of addition and subtraction word problems (story problems) identified in the Common Core Math Standards? Actually there is a little overlap between types, but even so, that is a whole lot of different scenarios to understand and tackle! This resource will present your students (or teachers) with examples of all the types of story problems presented by the Common Core Math Standards. Print these pages singly, or as a workbook, or as laminated cards. U

I came up with this activity in response to the second grade Common Core Math Standard 2.G.A.2: Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them. The rectangles on these four activity pages can be divided exactly into 1" rows and columns. Your students will use a ruler to mark the edges into inches, then joins the marks to create rows and columns. They will then count the squares to find the total number. There are many sub-skil

This is the epidural you need to take the pain out of contractions! These nine easy lessons will guide your students through the reading and writing of small groups of contractions step by step, making your task of teaching contractions an easy labor. (Am I overdoing the birthing analogies here?) Your students will either rewrite the two underlined words as a contraction, or rewrite the entire sentence including the two underlined words as a contraction. Your choice. Reproduce this docume

Easy-to-follow scaffolded worksheets guide your students' thinking through the multi-step process of estimating sums and differences of 2-digit numbers. Your students will thank you for breaking down this daunting task into easy steps, starting with the art of rounding up and rounding down.

This elementary rhyming dictionary is a must-have addition to every student's Writer's Toolbox! Inexpensive to print, these eleven pages of (mostly one-syllable) words arranged in alphabetical order are grouped according to word families that share a common spelling pattern or phonic cluster. Not only will your students find it useful for composing poetry, but by referring to it they will also be strengthening their phonic knowledge and spelling skills. Please buy one per classroom. Thanks!

Did you know that there are 12 types of addition and subtraction word problems (story problems) identified in the Common Core Math Standards? Actually there is a little overlap between types, but even so, that is a whole lot of different scenarios to understand and tackle! This resource will present your students (or teachers) with examples of all the types of story problems presented by the Common Core Math Standards. Print these pages singly, or as a workbook, or as laminated cards. U

More fun than linear skip counting exercises, students write the numbers on beads arranged in bracelets according to the rule. Six bracelets per page, six beads per bracelet. Addition and subtraction of a single digit starting from a gven number on the first bead. On pages 7 and 8, the students must figure out the rule for themselves. Page 9 is a blank master for you or your students to devise more puzzles. I would not assign them all at once... I give one or two per lesson over a couple wee

This scaffolded workbook will guide your students through the tricky parts of learning to tell time to the half hour. By the end of this twelve-page workbook, your students will be be able to tell and write the time using digital and analog expressions.

Variety is the spice of life, right? Your new students will enjoy completing the labels on the jars on this spice rack, telling you and their new colleagues all about themselves! Eleven jars labels encourage students to share with others nuggets of info such as: My favorite color is_________; I'm proud of myself because______. Jayne Robbins produced this Spice Of Life Rack activity as an ice-breaker to promote self esteem in her new students. This activity also serves as an interest inventor

Did you know that there are 12 types of addition and subtraction word problems (story problems) identified in the Common Core Math Standards? Actually there is a little overlap between types, but even so, that is a whole lot of different scenarios to understand and tackle! This resource will present your students (or teachers) with examples of all the types of story problems presented by the Common Core Math Standards. Print these pages singly, or as a workbook, or as laminated cards. Use them

What two numbers added together make ten? Common Core Math Standard K.OA.4. requires that Kindergarten students should find the number that makes 10 when added to a given number from 1 to 9 by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation. In this engaging activity, your students will count raindrops and draw additional raindrops to make 10, then record their equations in the spaces provided. Standard 1.OA.3. requires that first grade students should apply the

Your students will understand the place value of hundreds, tens and units when you use this set of scaffolded worksheets with them. They will be able to write the value of the underlined digit in no time!

This Powerpoint will guide your students and parents through this engaging poetry activity and emerge twenty-five minutes later with a smile on their faces and an original poem in their hands! First, the writers in your room will be invited to think about how enjoying a poem is like eating a chocolate chip cookie. Then, using the well-known poem "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (which is in the public domain, so no copyright worries) they'll explore rhythm and rhyme. You'll all be tapping out t

Looking for something engaging to help your students reflect on their school year? Your students will make this ten-page memory book their own precious keepsake, recalling things they learned, their favorite subjects, field trips, favorite books, favorite lunch, favorite teachers, happiest memory, classmates' names, and favorite playground activities. There are also four autograph pages, an empty frame for a self-portrait, and a Diploma to complete. All this and lots of cute Alice Smith black

This word book (5 1/2" x 8") is a useful, up-to-date list of spelling words most often used by second and third graders in their writing. The words are arranged alphabetically. An alphabet is printed at the top of each page. Make a personal copy for each student so that they will be able to check the spellings of the words they write during the composing and editing phases of the writing process. There are spaces in the book for teachers to add extra words. Also included are useful lists o

This PowerPoint will guide your students through the process of partitioning a rectangle into same-size squares using a ruler to measure columns and rows in inches. Most of it is animated and proceeds without mouse clicks. Follow up this presentation with the activity sheets posted separately: Partition A Rectangle Into Same-Size Squares: Four Activity Pages.

This is page 14 of Common Core Math Word/Story Problems Grade 1 by Jayne Robbins posted before October 16, 2012. The original page 14 was missing question 1. This page replaces it. Sorry for the inconvenience. I've corrected the download on the website also, so files downloaded after October 16, 2012 will have the corrected version of page 14.

A handy handout of harrowing Halloween words! Young writers will find this page useful for writing and revising Halloween poems and stories.