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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 Comparing Fractions Potion Challenge | Hands-On Math Activity for 4th Grade

Comparing Fractions Potion Challenge | Hands-On Math Activity for 4th Grade

🧪✨ Make comparing fractions magical! Engage your students with this Fraction Potion Challenge—a hands-on math activity where students mix and match potion cards to create their own magical brews while practicing how to compare fractions with unlike numerators and denominators.Perfect for upper elementary classrooms, this activity combines conceptual understanding, creative problem-solving, and seasonal fun! Students will love designing their own potions while mastering 4th Grade fraction sta
Preview of Creating & Interpreting Line Plots | Amusement Park 3-Day Math Progression

Creating & Interpreting Line Plots | Amusement Park 3-Day Math Progression

🎢 Turn line plot lessons into an amusement park adventure! This 3-day unit is designed to make teaching and learning 4th Grade Line Plots (CCSS 4.MD.B.4) exciting, hands-on, and stress-free. With a 29-slide Canva presentation, guided notetaker, and practice activities, students will explore how to create line plots, answer questions using addition and subtraction, and solve for missing data points—all while enjoying an amusement park theme that keeps them engaged. ✨ What’s Included: 🎡 29-S
Preview of Division Party Planner Project: A Real-World Project Based Learning Activity

Division Party Planner Project: A Real-World Project Based Learning Activity

Make division meaningful, fun, and engaging with this real-world party planning project!Perfect for 4th grade students, this 4-day math project puts learners in the role of party planners for a variety of fun and creative clients. As they work to design themed celebrations, students apply division, interpret remainders, manage a budget, and make strategic decisions — all while boosting real-life problem-solving and collaboration skills. ✅ What’s Included: Teacher Pacing Guide 6 Client Profiles
Preview of Adding/ Subtracting Mixed Numbers Worksheet FREEBIE

Adding/ Subtracting Mixed Numbers Worksheet FREEBIE

Looking for mixed review for adding and subtracting mixed numbers with like denominators? Look no further! This worksheet includes 7 mixed review questions that includes word problems and decomposing fractions.  This resource includes:  PDF 7 questionsAnswer KeyLooking for more fraction practice? Check out this SLAP! Comparing Fractions & Equivalent Fractions Review Game or this Equivalent Fractions Direct Instruction Presentation! Or, check out this digital Thanksgiving Fraction Review resour
Preview of Equivalent Fractions Math Joke Puzzle Worksheet

Equivalent Fractions Math Joke Puzzle Worksheet

I’m a huge fan of math enrichment and jokes, so why not combine the two? This resource provides a worksheet and answer key for students to find missing numbers using their knowledge of equivalent fractions. Then, they will use their answer to solve clues to help them find a hilarious equivalent fractions joke! This resource is completely EDITABLE using Canva! This resource includes:  Equivalent Fractions Puzzle WorksheetAnswer KeyLooking for more equivalent fraction practice? Check out this SLA
Preview of Build-A-Monster Multiplication Halloween Math Craft

Build-A-Monster Multiplication Halloween Math Craft

Make standards-based learning fun by adding this multi-digit or math fact Halloween craft to your lesson plans! Students will solve 2x2, 1x3, and 1x4 multiplication problems and use their creativity to choose and build their Halloween monsters! This resource is differentiated for students at different skill levels! Have students who are building up to multi-digit multiplication practice their math facts and use their creativity to build their monster! This resource is completely EDITABLE using C
Preview of Incoming 4th Grade Foundational Skill Preparation Kit

Incoming 4th Grade Foundational Skill Preparation Kit

Get your student ready for the first day back to school with this incoming 4th grade review packet! This resource reviews ALL the foundational skills in reading, math, and writing that students should have ready before entering 4th grade! Review essential skills such as paragraph structure, writing complete sentences, reading comprehension, multiplication facts, division facts, and place value.Each resource included is EDITABLE with Canva!This download includes:  7 Writing WorksheetsParagraph St
Preview of Multiplication Fact Pirate-Themed Google Form Adventure

Multiplication Fact Pirate-Themed Google Form Adventure

Engage your students in an engaging, digital way to practice math multiplication facts! Monitor student success and progress with a self-grading Google Form that gives students opportunities to find clues and solve puzzles and riddles to help Pirate Pete find the buried treasure!This resource includes:  Editable Google Form that reviews math multiplication facts from 2-12Google Form includes puzzles and riddles to boost problem solving skillsLooking for more multiplication fact practice? Help st
Preview of Measurement Word Problems Flick/ Paper Football Game

Measurement Word Problems Flick/ Paper Football Game

Engage your students in a Football or Super Bowl-themed activity that covers measurement word problems where students must convert units of measurement. Students will partner up to solve task cards and compete for touchdowns and field goals! This resource includes:  Editable Canva link to resource to edit problems & values as you wishPrintable PDF with Game InstructionsLink for How To Make Paper FootballsYou will love how easy this enrichment activity is to prep, teach, and assess. Your students
Preview of Valentine's Day Multi-Step Word Problem Secret Message Activity

Valentine's Day Multi-Step Word Problem Secret Message Activity

Engage your students in a Valentine’s Day themed enrichment activity that covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division multi-step word problems. Students will multiply, add, subtract, divide, and interpret remainders to reveal a secret message!This resource includes:  Editable Canva link to resource to edit problems & values as you wishPrintable PDFAnswer KeyYou will love how easy this enrichment activity is to prep, teach, and assess. Your students will love how interesting, engag
Preview of Identifying Shapes Snowball Fight Winter Activity

Identifying Shapes Snowball Fight Winter Activity

Engage your students in a winter-themed, movement-based identifying shapes review game. Students crumple small shapes cards and “snowball fight” in the classroom. When the timer is up, students will grab a snowball and solve the problem on their card in their recording sheet. When they are done, they will crumble the paper back up, ready for the next round! Watch out for yellow snow!This resource includes:  Editable Canva/ Microsoft PowerPoint Instructions Presentation that can be displayed when
Preview of Thanksgiving-Themed 4th Grade Fraction Review Interactive Whiteboard Activity

Thanksgiving-Themed 4th Grade Fraction Review Interactive Whiteboard Activity

Looking for an engaging way to review 4th grade fraction standards this Thanksgiving? Look no further! With this fun interactive whiteboard on Google Slides, students will take on the role of a restaurant owner making decisions to make this Thanksgiving their best one yet! Students will have 8 different situations that will require them to compare fractions and decimals, add tenths and hundreds, add and subtract mixed numbers, and multiply fractions by whole numbers. This word problem-based mixe
Preview of 4th Grade Angles & Additive Angles Google Form Adventure

4th Grade Angles & Additive Angles Google Form Adventure

Need a fun way to review angles and additive angles but tired of review worksheets? Save paper with this fun and engaging Google Form activity. Students are tasked with successfully flying a fighter jet mission and must use their skills to help them complete the tasks. Students are given choices that further the story, and they must be careful when selecting right answers. Wrong answers could lead their mission astray! Google Forms is also a great resource for collecting student data! You can se
Preview of Factors and Multiples Halloween Logic Puzzle

Factors and Multiples Halloween Logic Puzzle

Happy Halloween! Integrate the spooky festivities into your factors and multiples lesson! Using higher order thinking strategies, students must use clues and their knowledge of factors and multiples to solve the puzzle.  This resource includes:  Factors and Multiples Puzzle PDFAnswer KeyYou will love how easy this math lesson is to prep, teach, assess, and grade. Your students will love how interesting and engaging this lesson is! Check out some of my other math resources for 4th Grade:  4.NBT M
Preview of 4th Grade Math Higher Order Thinking Question Challenge Cards

4th Grade Math Higher Order Thinking Question Challenge 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 Measurement and Geometry Higher Order Thinking Question Cards

4th Grade Measurement and Geometry 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 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 Operations and Algebraic Thinking Higher Order Thinking Cards

4th Grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking Higher Order Thinking 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 Numbers and Operations with Fractions Higher Order Thinking Question Cards

Numbers and Operations with Fractions 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 Math Maze Mega Bundle

4th Grade Math Maze Mega Bundle

Engage students in a fun, problem-solving assignment that covers all 4th Grade Math Standards in Operations and Algebraic Thinking (4.OA), Numbers and Operations in Base Ten (4.NBT), Numbers and Operations in Fractions (4.NF), Measurement and Data (4.MD), and Geometry (4.GA).  This downloadable content includes math maze worksheets and answer keys to engage students in applying and enriching their learning after a math lesson. This download includes:  All of My Math Maze Worksheets and Answer Ke
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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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Awards & shining teacher moments

Rookie of the Year 2021-2022

My own education history

Master's of Elementary Education

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