I have the square root of 64 years experience teaching fifth grade math to students of all ability levels, the cube root of 27 years experience teaching 6th and 7th grade math, and currently teach gifted elementary math classes.
Need an engaging way for students to practice classifying quadrilaterals? Quadrilaterals Wanted Signs will engage reluctant learners and provide meaningful practice for quadrilateral classification involving parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids. Quadrilaterals have committed crimes! Students will read the humorous wanted signs, correct mistakes on incorrect signs, and make their own signs to show what they know about polygons. These fun wanted signs: Relate Quadri
Keep students learning and thinking at the end of school year and over the summer with these logic puzzles for practicing critical thinking and basic math skills! Use as math enrichment worksheets for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center. Available as a printable resource (PDF) and a digital version (made with Google Slides™). Math Skills Included:- Basic Operations - 2-D Shapes - Logic with Coins and Adding & Comparing Money - Area and Perimeter - Reading Pictograp
These 62 holiday logic puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the entire school year! Use as a math activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center. Buy the Halloween, Thanksgiving/Fall, Christmas/Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter/Spring, and End of Year/Summer Logic Puzzles together and save 30%! Digital versions of puzzles, made in Google Slides™, now included! Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations -Ar
Six Valentine's Day Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the February! Use as a Winter-themed activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or an enrichment math center. Digital version made in Google Slides™ and compatible with Google Classroom™ also included! Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations & Multiples -2-D Shape Characteristics -Add Coins and Money -Round to the Closest 10 -Area and Perimeter Check out the preview
Ten Halloween Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the month of October! Use as a Halloween-themed activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center. Digital version compatible with Google Classroom™ now included for distance learning!Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations -Add/Subtract within 100 and within 1,000 -Arrays -2-D Shape Characteristics -Add and Subtract Coins -Identify Fractions (halves, thirds, f
Ten Winter Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the winter months! Use as a Winter-themed activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or an enrichment math center. Digital version in Google Slides™ also included! Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations & Multiples -2-D Shape Characteristics -Add Coins and Money -Compare Fractions with the same numerator or denominator -Round to the Closest 10 -Area and Perimeter -Elapsed T
Need area & perimeter enrichment to challenge your fast finishers and help make connections to real-life? This area & perimeter measurement project based learning activity that extends understanding and includes many multistep word problems to challenge your students. Perfect for:- Project Based Learning Activity - Skills Practice - Review or Test Prep - Test or Assessment - Enrichment - Fast Finisher Challenges - Cooperative Learning Partner or Small Group Work - Differentiated Math Station
Need fun fact fluency practice or math review? Mystery Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of multiplication & division facts, multiplication properties, addition & subtraction of 3-digit numbers, and rounding to the closest ten or hundred. There are 30 mystery number puzzles included in three different formats. The puzzles are available as 15 printable worksheet pages, a printable math center, and 30 paperless digital slides made in Google Sl
Need something engaging for the fast finishers in your math class? Equivalent & Compare Fractions Logic Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of fraction basics, comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator, identifying fractions equal to whole numbers, and finding equivalent fractions. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF file and a digital version made in Google Slides™. These enrichment challenges were made for st
Need to keep the fast finishers in your math class engaged? Equivalent & Compare Fractions, Fractions on a Number Line, & Partition Shapes Enrichment Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of fraction basics, comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator, identifying fractions equal to whole numbers, finding equivalent fractions, partitioning shapes into equal areas, and plotting fractions and mixed numbers on a number line. All of
Ten Thanksgiving and Fall Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the fall months! Great for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a digital or printable math center. Digital Version in Google Slides™ for Google Classroom™ also included.Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations -2-D Shape Characteristics -Add and Subtract Coins and Money, Compare Money Amounts -Compare Like Fractions -Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Numbers -Round to
Start your school year practicing math, critical thinking, & reasoning skills with these five back to school math logic puzzles. Perfect for:Critical & Deductive Reasoning PracticeEnrichment ActivitiesFast Finisher ChallengesCooperative Learning Partner or Small Group WorkMath Stations or CentersMath Skills:Logic only (1st puzzle)Basic Addition & Subtraction (2nd & 3rd Puzzles)Multiples and Prime Numbers (4th Puzzle)Add and Subtract Money (5th Puzzle)Digital version made with Google Slides™
Six St. Patrick's Day Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills! Use as a St. Patrick's Day enrichment activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center. Digital version, made in Google Slides™, now available! Looking for More Challenging St. Patrick's Day Puzzles? Click Here. Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations -Logic with Coins and Adding/Comparing Money -Reading Pictographs -Rounding to the Closest Ten -Compare Like
Partitioning Shapes enrichment puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of fractions, area, and how shapes can be split evenly. This resource provides students opportunities to think creatively and critically about partitioning shapes. Some of the challenges include determining whether statements are true or false, explaining whether a shape is partitioned correctly, partitioning shapes into fractional pieces, deciding whether a shape can be partiti
Area and Perimeter Logic Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of calculating area of rectangles & composite shapes and perimeter of polygons. These math enrichment activities are available as a printable PDF file and a digital version made in Google Slides™. Four different early finishers activities are included: grid logic puzzles, missing digits puzzles, mystery dimensions challenges, and area & perimeter challenge tasks. Both a printable mat
Need something engaging for the fast finishers in your math class? Fractions on a Number Line Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of plotting fractions on a number line, including improper fractions and mixed numbers. These activities and logic puzzles are available as a printable PDF file and a digital version made in Google Slides™. These enrichment challenges were made for students who have mastered or almost mastered the fol
Twenty Thanksgiving and Fall Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the fall months! Use as a fall math activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a printable or digital math center. Puzzles available in Google Slides™ and compatible with Google Classroom™. Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations -Multiples and Factors -2-D Shape Characteristics and Classifications -Add/Subtract & Multiply Money, Compare Money Amounts -
Need some challenging math activities to keep early finishers learning all year long? This Seasonal Math Brain Teasers Bundle allows students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills at the same time! Most logic puzzles involve addition and subtraction. Uses Include:Seasonal Enrichment WorksheetsDone Early OptionCooperative Learning TaskCritical Thinking ActivityMath CenterTypes of Puzzles Included:Sum Square PuzzlesMystery Values Logic Puzzles - Add & Subtract onlyBalanced Scales Lo
Need challenging enrichment for your early finishers or problem solving activities for adding and subtracting within 20? Math tile logic puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding and subtracting within 20. These puzzles promote problem solving and fact fluency at the same time! Ideas for Use:Enrichment Option for Early FinishersHands-On Math Centers, Stations, or Small Group ActivitiesWhole Class Problem Solving ChallengeCooperative Learni
Need some challenging math activities to keep early finishers learning in September, October, or November? Fall Math Brain Teasers allow students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills at the same time! Most puzzles involve addition or subtraction. A couple puzzles also involve coins and geometry. Uses Include:Fall enrichment worksheets Done early optionCooperative learning activityMath centerTypes of Puzzles Included:Sum Square PuzzlesMystery Values Logic Puzzles - Add & Subtract o
I have the square root of 64 years experience teaching fifth grade math to students of all ability levels, the cube root of 27 years experience teaching 6th and 7th grade math, and currently teach gifted elementary math classes.
Teaching style
I connect math to real-life and use humor while teaching. I also use challenges and logic puzzles to keep students engaged and thinking. I have always loved problem solving and help my students to love it as well!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Most Effective Teacher based on Value-Added Data
My own education history
Master's Degree in Middle Childhood Education (4-9), Gifted Endorsement (K-12)
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