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Ms Laura

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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I am a fifth year teacher and instructional coach for science and math. I make all of my own resources. I focus on hands on activities that make my students want to learn!
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Preview of Area and Perimeter of Rectangles, Triangles, Circles and Trapezoids Work Packet

Area and Perimeter of Rectangles, Triangles, Circles and Trapezoids Work Packet

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Ms Laura
This 11-page work packet helps students practice finding the area, perimeter & circumference of rectangles, triangles, circles, and trapezoids.
Preview of Multiplication/Arrays/Repeated Addition Jeopardy

Multiplication/Arrays/Repeated Addition Jeopardy

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Ms Laura
This jeopardy game has 5 categories-- Arrays, Repeated Addition, Fast Facts, Fast Facts 2 (harder problems), and Word Problems. Students see a question, get the correct answer, then go back to the main jeopardy board to pick another question. Instructions on how to work the powerpoint included.
Preview of Measurement Conversion Jeopardy

Measurement Conversion Jeopardy

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Ms Laura
Students practice selecting, using, and converting appropriate units of measurement within the U.S. Customary system and the metric system.
Preview of Why Math Is Important

Why Math Is Important

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Ms Laura
This 23-slide powerpoint is meant to inspire students to see the importance of math. It addresses the skills that math helps students develop, a number of careers that require math, and some tips for students who have always struggled with math in the past.
Preview of Fun Unit Project on Area and Perimeter

Fun Unit Project on Area and Perimeter

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Ms Laura
Students design their own amusement park using area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles. Includes extensive instruction sheet, project guide for students, and extra writing activity if students finish early. Students make a poster to show park design, and can even use manipulatives to find the longest and cheapest roller coaster ride possible! Students also calculate tax and price, coming up with a total budget!
Preview of Factors and Multiples Jeopardy

Factors and Multiples Jeopardy

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Ms Laura
This jeopardy game has 5 categories: Multiples, Factors, GCF, LCM, and Multiplication/Place Value. It runs like a real jeopardy game, although I only posted the factors section in the preview. Students can click on the dollar amount and then click forward to the answer. The jeopardy board blacks out the numbers as students play them. This is for a 5th/6th grade level, but can be used as review for other grades.
Preview of Naming Polygons in the Real World

Naming Polygons in the Real World

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Ms Laura
This slide show goes through pictures of polygons found in the real world-- from beehives to soccer balls to coat hangers-- and asks students to name the shape. Each slide contains a little bit of history or a fun fact about where the shape was found, or its origins. Good for teachers trying to integrate social studies into the math classroom. Students name-- rectangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, square, triangle (isosceles, equilateral), hexagon, pentagon, and decagon.
Preview of Area and Perimeter of Rectangles Jeopardy

Area and Perimeter of Rectangles Jeopardy

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Ms Laura
Review game for area and perimeter of rectangles and squares.
Preview of Fractions Jeopardy (Adding/Subtracting, Multiplying/Dividing)

Fractions Jeopardy (Adding/Subtracting, Multiplying/Dividing)

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Ms Laura
Categories include: Simplifying fractions, Adding & Subtracting Fractions (like and unlike denominators), Multiplying & Dividing Fractions, Word Problems, and Potpourri (includes multi-step word problems and "which is bigger" problems).
Preview of Isosceles, Equilateral, Scalene, Right, Acute, or Obtuse?

Isosceles, Equilateral, Scalene, Right, Acute, or Obtuse?

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Ms Laura
This powerpoint provides definitions for the 6 types of triangles and 7 multiple choice questions at the end where students can choose the type of triangle. Lots of pictures!
Preview of Holiday Packet: Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple

Holiday Packet: Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple

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Ms Laura
Good for sub days, review, or independent work. 8 pages of holiday themed GCF and LCM worksheets. One page of word problems, one activity-based activity (students find the LCM on a calendar), two color-in-the-answers activities, and one riddle activity (If you live in an igloo, what's the worst part about global warming? No privacy!) Includes Christmas, Hanukkah and general winter questions.
Preview of Using Rules of Divisibility to Solve a Crime

Using Rules of Divisibility to Solve a Crime

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Ms Laura
Fannie Forgetful's dog Max was kidnapped. Students walk around the room and look for a number divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 to know who committed the crime. Each clue comes with a
Preview of Election 2012: Electoral College Lesson on Repeating Addition/Multiplication

Election 2012: Electoral College Lesson on Repeating Addition/Multiplication

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Ms Laura
You can use this product with my powerpoint presentation explaining the electoral college, and accompanying math worksheet. This worksheet allows students to practice repeated addition and multiplication. They look at a map of the electoral college, find how many states have, say 5 electoral votes, then express the quantity as 5 + 5 + 5 or 5 x 3. It also has a few review word problems at the end of the worksheet. You can use it for Social Studies or Math-- it is part of my integrated SS/Math
Preview of 2012 Election/Electoral College Social Studies/Math Lesson

2012 Election/Electoral College Social Studies/Math Lesson

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Ms Laura
This lesson aims to explain the electoral college system to students, as well as provide them with a math lesson. It begins with an explanation of the electoral college. Students calculate the total number of votes themselves by adding up the state votes. They then calculate the majority needed to win. Next, the lesson talks about whether or not the electoral college is "fair." Finally, students hold a mock election. They do one mock election with an electoral college, and one with the pop
Preview of Using Real World Examples to Teach Least Common Multiple

Using Real World Examples to Teach Least Common Multiple

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Ms Laura
First, students are introduced to the concept of LCM by recording dates on a calendar-- the days when a child will have to take out the trash and do the dishes, and the days when a dog will have to get his hair brushed, medicine, and a walk. Then students pause for a short worksheet to practice finding the LCM. Finally, students return for a lesson on cicadas and calculate when different types of cicadas will emerge from underground in the same year.
Preview of Football Fraction Game: Adding Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators

Football Fraction Game: Adding Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators

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Ms Laura
1. Players sit opposite from each other, across the desks. Each player places a board in front of him. S/he is not allowed to block the board with his/her arms or hands. 2. Player 1 "punts" his paper football or coin, trying to land in one of the circles with a high fraction. 3. Player 2 does the same, aiming at his partner's board. 4. Player 1 shoots for a second time. 5. Player 2 shoots for a second time. 6. Both players take 2 minutes to add the two fractions that their football landed
Preview of Division Fast Facts

Division Fast Facts

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Ms Laura
Basic facts for 2-12, as well as three pages of division facts for students to practice with. I like to start each class with two minutes of fast facts. Students try to be at their "record" every day.
Preview of Multiplication Fast Facts

Multiplication Fast Facts

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Ms Laura
Multiplication fast facts for 2-4 minute time frames. Instead of giving students 1-minute half sheets, each page is a full sheet of facts. In my classroom, students try to "beat their record" every day. A full page keeps even my speediest students busy for the entire time frame. 27 pages of facts, divided by digit, with 12 traditional half-slips at the end.
Preview of Halloween GCF: Finding Greatest Common Factors in the Pumpkin Patch

Halloween GCF: Finding Greatest Common Factors in the Pumpkin Patch

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Ms Laura
Students find the GCF of 10 pairs of numbers, then look for the correct response in the "pumpkin patch" below. They color the correct pumpkin orange. Look for a similar resource on LCM.
Preview of Converting Measurement Units BINGO!

Converting Measurement Units BINGO!

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Ms Laura
Includes 26 teacher word problems and 7 student boards. Students solve the word problems and look for the answer on their bingo cards. Converting between inches, yards & feet, as wells as cups, gallons, pints & quarts, and ounces & pounds.
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I am a fifth year teacher and instructional coach for science and math. I make all of my own resources. I focus on hands on activities that make my students want to learn!

Teaching style

I'm incredibly energetic in the classroom. I love to dress up in costume and write songs and dances for different math concepts!