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Students who can make real-life connections to math will be more successful than those just learning a procedure. Multiplying decimals can be tricky so I created an activity for my students which allows them to create estimates and then multiply the actual dollar amount so they can have better understanding of where the decimal belongs in the product to their multiplication problem. This fun activity has students: Make Estimates.Determine if they over or underestimatedMultiply whole numbers b

This resource was created so that I could have a better understanding of what information my students learned this year and what areas are still going to need to be addressed as they head into third grade. This is a standards based assessment versus a math program end of year assessment. At the end of second grade, it's important to know which of your students understand place value, have number sense, flexibility in their thinking, can add and subtract multi-digit numbers, and who can make s

I created these puzzles to use with my students and they loved them! It was so fun to watch them match up the pieces of the puzzle to their answers to see if they got them correct. When they realized that something didn't match or line up, they went back to their problem to check their math! I work with RTI students so this was a huge way for them to be independent and to gain confidence with addition and subtraction. This bundle features: Two digit addition and subtraction (with and without reg

As a math teacher, I know that it is critical for students to have tools at home to help them to be successful learners! I created this bundle of resources to send home with my students so that we can work on math together using the same materials. These will also work great for in school as well! We are doing a hybrid so these sheets are great for distance learning and working with students in person. I used sheet protectors and put in the appropriate resources depending on the grade level

These are strategies that I teach my students to help them to become more confident mathematicians.Too often they resort to finger counting as their only method to produce the sum to an addition problem.Giving them strategies and helping them to learn to be flexible in their thinking gives students a strong foundation for all of the operations that follow addition. It’s a great resource to share with parents so that they can help reinforce the fact strategies at home! Included: 15 Posters with s

Help students learn their doubles facts by making real world connections! Doubles facts are the foundation for multiplication facts including 2’s (Doubles), 3’s (Doubles plus one more set), 4’s (Double Doubles) and 6’s (Doubles+Doubles+Doubles)! Print out on cardstock or laminate. Teach the facts and then hang the posters in your room for students to reference. Student size cards are also included! Included in the download: 10 colorful doubles fact posters using real life photographs. 10 Flash

Some of my students were getting confused when multiplying with decimals. I created this resource to support my lesson which encouraged students to view the problem first as whole numbers and then inputting the decimals. This has helped with their understanding since many thought they needed to treat the multiplication like adding or subtracting decimals by needing to line up the decimals. I included a reference sheet along with some practice problems. I hope you will find this resource ben

Figuring out the cost per item is a life skill! Students are going to decorate a class tree. They need to figure out the cost to decorate the tree. This fun activity has students divide dollar amounts that include decimals to find the cost for each of the items that will be used to decorate the tree. Then they need to multiply to find out the cost to buy a set amount of that decoration. Finally, they will find the total to see how much it will cost to decorate the tree. So much practice built i

This resource is perfect if you are looking to introduce subtraction with regrouping to your second grade students. Through 6 lessons that build upon each other, students will see how regrouping works. Place Value is the focus of these lessons. If the students understand the "why", it will allow them be able to make meaning of the process. The lessons include: Subtracting (mixed) with and without regrouping.Subtraction emphasizing place value.Using Place Value Blocks to Regroup.Understanding

I created these puzzles to use with my students and they loved them! It was so fun to watch them match up the pieces of the puzzle to their answers to see if they got them correct. When they realized that something didn't match or line up, they went back to their problem to check their math! I work with RTI students so this was a huge way for them to be independent and to gain confidence with addition and subtraction. This bundle features: Three Digit Adding and Subtracting 100's(Answer Keys are

What math concepts do your students remember from 2nd grade? What areas have fallen down the summer slide? This 24 question assessment is standards based and will give you a great picture as to which of your new third graders understand place value, have number sense, can make sense of addition and subtraction word problems, skip counting off of the decade and more! Math programs come and go, but a standards based assessment allows you to know exactly where your students are at the beginning

RTI teachers are bombarded with paperwork! My first two years as an RTI teacher were frustrating as I was trying to keep track of data on multiple forms throughout the year just for one student! This form streamlines the information collected to determine if a student is eligible for RTI services along with the prescribed course of action and any additional follow-up. It's a great starting point for students and teachers to have conversations about students of concern. What's included: Two-si

Three years ago I was finishing up my Masters with a focus on Cognitively Guided Instruction for elementary math. I noticed that my students would methodically circle or underline numbers in a word problem with no thought behind it. They guessed at the operation. They were missing the understanding of what the problem was asking. I wanted students to develop their math thinking and that’s how I created the EASY strategy. It is a meaningful ans strategic way to attack and solve word problems. (

I created these puzzles to use with my students and they loved them! It was so fun to watch them match up the pieces of the puzzle to their answers to see if they got them correct. When they realized that something didn't match or line up, they went back to their problem to check their math! I work with RTI students so this was a huge way for them to be independent and to gain confidence with addition and subtraction. This bundle features: Two digit addition (with and without regrouping) within

If you are looking for a way to better organize your data collection and keep track of your students' progress, then look no further! All of the student data is sorted per topic. Keep track of all of the information starting with a pre-topic assessment (curriculum based measure), anecdotal notes throughout the topic, strategies utilized, and overall student outcome at the end of the topic. In this resource: A two sided pdf that can be reproduced for each of your students, organized by math t

I had an AHA moment trying to help my students differentiate between finding common multiples and simplifying fractions! This resource is the result! Included are two sheets that help to solidify the steps involved in finding common denominators and simplifying fractions. It also includes practice problems where students can practice finding common denominators and then simplifying some of the fractions. I used this resource virtually by uploading the slides to jamboard, and I have also use

I created these puzzles to use with my students and they loved them! It was so fun to watch them match up the pieces of the puzzle to their answers to see if they got them correct. When they realized that something didn't match or line up, they went back to their problem to check their math! I work with RTI students so this was a huge way for them to be independent and to gain confidence with addition and subtraction. This bundle features: Three Digit Addition Adding 100's(Answer Keys are includ

Our district requires a summary sheet for each student receiving RTI services. Choose which summary works best for you, either by trimester or quarter. Print a copy for each student. Fill it out using the progress monitoring forms. This acts as a summary to help you fill out report cards. You may also like: RTI Student Screening FormRTI Progress Monitoring Form-Math

Looking for fun practice for place value including exponents and fractions for your 5th grade students? This activity sheet can be uploaded to Google Classroom and students can fill in the answers using the Kami app or other resources for editing a PDF file. I have also included a black and white version that can be printed out for students to use with pencil and paper. Included: Color PDF Black and White PDF

I created these puzzles to use with my students and they loved them! It was so fun to watch them match up the pieces of the puzzle to their answers to see if they got them correct. When they realized that something didn't match or line up, they went back to their problem to check their math! I work with RTI students so this was a huge way for them to be independent and to gain confidence with addition and subtraction. This bundle features: Three Digits Subtracting 100's(Answer Keys are included)