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Hi, welcome to Practice Makes Cactus! I am currently a 4th grade teacher in my 5th year of teaching! My specialty is making learning engaging and fun with cute & aesthetically pleasing content. A lot of my background has been in SPED co-teach, so a lot of my resources are designed with SPED kiddos in mind! :) Thank you so much for your support, and I look forward to hearing how you use these resources in YOUR classroom!
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Preview of 4th Grade Place Value Galaxy Direct Instruction Presentation and Resources

4th Grade Place Value Galaxy Direct Instruction Presentation and Resources

Blast off into learning! This interactive, astronaut-themed place value resource will take your students on a journey through the galaxy as they explore how digits increase and decrease in value by powers of ten. With animations, music, and student choice built right into the Canva presentation, this resource makes learning about place value feel like an interstellar adventure! What’s Included:Interactive Space-Themed Canva PresentationEngaging astronaut storyline with animated slidesUpliftin
Preview of Real World Rounding: Real Estate Agent Project-Based Learning Activity

Real World Rounding: Real Estate Agent Project-Based Learning Activity

Make rounding come to life with this engaging, real-world math project! In this activity, students take on the role of real estate agents, helping clients find their perfect home while practicing rounding to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, and million. This hands-on project makes math meaningful, fun, and interactive! What’s Included:Teacher Guide for Set-Up and PacingProject Presentation that Hooks Student Interest and Explains the Project for Each DayGuided Student Work
Preview of Place Value Guess Who Game Presentation and Game Cards

Place Value Guess Who Game Presentation and Game Cards

Enrich your students with a fun place value review game! Students will review concepts of rounding, powers of ten, number forms, and digit relationships in a fun Guess Who format! Students will receive a game card and use the clues from the presentation to eliminate answers that don’t match the criteria. Once students are ready to make a guess based on the place value clues, they will write their guess in expanded form and word form! This resource is editable on Canva!This resource includes:  Ed
Preview of Numbers and Operations in Base Ten Higher Order Thinking Question Cards

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten Higher Order Thinking Question Cards

Looking for ways to differentiate learning in math? It can be hard to challenge students with higher order thinking questions on the spot when your attention is pulled towards students who are struggling with the concept! I have found myself in this position before, so I started brainstorming ways I can push my students to the highly proficient level while still supporting students who need extra help.  Introducing Higher Order Thinking Question Cards! Each standard has 6 challenge questions (so
Preview of 4th Grade NBT.01-NBT.03 Place Value Adventure Google Form

4th Grade NBT.01-NBT.03 Place Value Adventure Google Form

Need a fun way to review place value, number form, and rounding but tired of review worksheets? Save paper with this fun and engaging Google Form activity. Students are tasked with a mission from NASA and must use their skills to help them complete it. Students are given choices that further the story, and they must be careful when selecting right answers. Wrong answers could lead the mission astray! Google Forms is also a great resource for collecting student data! You can see how students perf
Preview of 4.NBT.03 Rounding Math Maze FREEBIE

4.NBT.03 Rounding Math Maze FREEBIE

Make rounding practice fun and engaging with this 4th Grade Rounding Math Maze (4.NBT.3)! Students solve rounding problems to find the correct path through the maze, turning math review into an interactive, problem-solving challenge. Perfect for reinforcing skills after a lesson, this activity blends rigor with fun to keep students motivated. ✅ What’s Included: 1 Math Maze Worksheet with 16 rounding problems (students solve 10 to complete the correct path). Answer Key with the solution path
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Hi, welcome to Practice Makes Cactus! I am currently a 4th grade teacher in my 5th year of teaching! My specialty is making learning engaging and fun with cute & aesthetically pleasing content. A lot of my background has been in SPED co-teach, so a lot of my resources are designed with SPED kiddos in mind! :) Thank you so much for your support, and I look forward to hearing how you use these resources in YOUR classroom!

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Rookie of the Year 2021-2022

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Master's of Elementary Education

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