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Each year, I look forward to our Area & Perimeter unit because I just love this activity for my students.  And each year, my students end up loving it as well!This download comes with 2 options: Design Your Dream Backyard or Dream Theme Park.  Additionally, you can modify the activity to focus on area or perimeter or both.Once my students have completed the sections and calculated the area/perimeter, I give them time to decorate and color their project.  This is a great activity to hang in the c

Any time there is a break in the school year, be it Teacher’s Convention, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Spring Break, I’ve always found that my students benefit from a little at-home practice of skills we’ve touched on thus far.  While I do not make the practice packets mandatory, I try to give them an incentive to complete it (who doesn’t love choosing form the prize box?)Included in this download is Math (multiplication, division, area & perimeter), Reading (read and answer), and Writing (corres

Task cards are a fun twist on a regular old worksheet.  My students have always loved doing task sheets and you can implement them in so many ways: independent work, centers, test review, or assessments!These task cards are to be used when learning about Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers.  All you have to do is print them and they are ready!  If you’d like to keep them around for awhile, they are perfect to laminate for future use.  On days when my students needed more movement, I liked to ta

Roll It, Make It, Expand It is a fun and engaging activity for students to practice their understanding of Place Value. Included in this download are 2 options for differentiation: one sheet goes up to the Hundred place and the second sheet goes up to the Thousands place. Students may play this in pairs or as an independent activity.

This ‘Back to School’ bundle is all about getting to know your new students but also have them get to know you!  Included in the bundle is ‘Roll a Story: Back to School Version,' a fun way to get your students writing, while giving you a sneak peek at their writing skills.‘The Skittles Challenge’ is a fun and yummy way to bring some Math into the mix.  Of course, the beginning of the school year wouldn’t be complete without a ‘Getting to Know You’ form for your students to fill out and it pairs

This ‘Report Card: Student Reflection Sheet’ is a great way for your students to take ownership and accountability for their school work throughout the year.  It allows them an opportunity to identify areas in which they feel they can improve and reflect back on those areas in the next marking period.