MissThomas

This is a series of twelve short tasks (with easy, medium, and hard levels) intended to introduce fifth grade students to the concept of powers of ten, place value, multiplying decimals by 10, and similar concepts. Some problems are closed-ended, while others are open ended. This problem set is intended to be used with students who have access to a calculator, though most of the problems could be solved without one. The emphasis in this problem set is noticing patterns when multiplying and divi

A page of word problems centered on the skill of rounding. Problems include numbers ranging from the tens to the hundred-thousands. Students must decide based on the problem's context which place makes the most sense. One problem involves students evaluating the work of others--deciding if the way that someone has chosen to round makes sense in the context of the problem. Intended for 4th grade (NBT3), but could be used for 3rd grade or for struggling 5th graders.

A page of word problems centered on the skill of rounding. Problems include numbers ranging from the tens to the hundred-thousands. Students must decide based on the problem's context which place makes the most sense. One problem involves students evaluating the work of others--deciding if the way that someone has chosen to round makes sense in the context of the problem. Intended for 4th grade (NBT3), but could be used for 3rd grade or for struggling 5th graders. This can be given as independe

A learning progression I created for math standard 4OA4. Learning progressions are a good way to help students (or parents/teachers) understand how close they are to meeting the grade level standard. File is a .docx to allow for editing if desired. PLEASE NOTE: 4OA4 is a standard that includes several different elements. In order to make this a "one-pager" the fonts are slightly smaller than on the other learning progressions and may be difficult to read if not printed as a full page. You may w

A learning progression I created for math standard 4OA5. Learning progressions are a great way to help students (and teachers/parents) understand how close they are to meeting the grade level standard. File is a .docx to allow for editing if desired.

A page of word problems centered on the skill of rounding. Problems primarily involve rounding to the hundreds or tens place. Students must decide based on the problem's context which place makes the most sense. Two problems involve students evaluating the work of others--deciding if the way that someone has chosen to round makes sense in the context of the problem. Intended for 4th grade (NBT3), but could be used for 3rd grade or for struggling 5th graders.