Rogue Algorithm

The Common Core ELA State Standards demand that students be exposed to a wide variety of challenging literary and informational texts. Increasingly, our children will need to be able to read and analyze a mix of primary and secondary sources as they build their content knowledge. This set of activities is designed to introduce your students to the concept of primary and secondary sources, as well as the difference between firsthand and secondhand accounts (RI.4.6). It includes: • 10-slid

If your kids are anything like mine, they are constantly mixing up the words "there", "their", and "they're". Help them see the difference between these commonly misused words with this 13-slide powerpoint and printables set, and address language standards from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Common Core Standards addressed – • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1) • Correctly

If your kids are anything like mine, they frequently misuse the articles "a", "an", and "the". Help them see the difference between these commonly misused words with this 14-slide powerpoint and printables set, and address language standards from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Common Core Standards addressed – • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1) • Correctly use frequently

Help your students become better writers by building their ability to recognize and use concrete language, a key element in the narrative writing standards in the CCSS for ELA. Common Core ELA State Standards addressed: • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. (W.4.3d, W.5.3d) • Choose words and phrases for effect. (L.3.3a) • Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely. (L.4.3a) • Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and

Multiplying makes things bigger, right? This is what my kids always think – as I’m sure yours do as well. Of course, this causes quite a problem when they start to work with multiplying fractions, where the “rules” they have learned for multiplication don’t seem to apply! This set – including an instructional ppt, 32 task cards, reference sheets, and assessment activities – is the perfect introduction to the concept of multiplication as scaling, and it provides everything you need in one “p

Multiplying makes things bigger, right? This is what my kids always think – as I’m sure yours do as well. Of course, this causes quite a problem when they start to work with multiplying fractions, where the “rules” they have learned for multiplication don’t seem to apply! This bundle – including an instructional ppt, 2 sets of 32 task cards, reference sheets, and assessment activities, and an interactive ppt quiz – is a comprehensive resource designed to introduce, build, and extend to the

Bring some fun to simplifying fraction with this set of two instructional powerpoints and five self-checking math riddles. For a peek at the materials in this set, please download the preview file – it is a zip file that contains a .pdf overview of the materials in this product and a .pps of select slides that will show how the animations in the two ppts work. The two powerpoints in this set feature ninja guides who will lead your students through the process of simplifying fractions, prese

If your kids are anything like mine, they frequently misuse the articles "two," "too," and "to." Help them see the difference between these commonly misused words with this 14-slide powerpoint and printables set, and address language standards from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Common Core Standards addressed – • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1) • Correctly use frequent

Help introduce your students to a wide range of geometric concepts and vocabulary with this set that includes a game and two powerpoints. My students love geometry, and I enjoy teaching it, but sometimes I feel like geometry is more of a vocabulary unit than a math unit! I designed this set to engage my students as they learned, reviewed, and practiced applying geometry vocabulary related to one-dimensional and two-dimensional figures and their attributes. ____________________________________

Help your students practice the correct usage of some commonly misused words with this bundle of grammar ppts and printables that I designed to help my own kids with their mechanics. Included are four powerpoints, a set of four worksheets (with keys), and four reference sheets sized for your students’ journals that address language standards from the Common Core State Standards for ELA. [NOTE: This bundle includes materials available separately. If you purchased any of the Grammar PPT + Prin

Bring some ninja-packed fun to simplifying fractions with this all-purpose bundle. With the materials in this set – powerpoints, games, task cards, and printables –, you’ll have everything you need to help you students become masters of fractional relationships. This set is a bundle of separate products I have available. By purchasing this bundle, you will be getting these materials for more the 25% off the price of the individual products. It's like getting a free set of task cards for the

Help introduce your students to a wide range of geometric concepts and vocabulary related to 1-D geometry and angles with this set that includes a powerpoint, a game, a set of task cards, and three journal-sized reference sheets. My students love geometry, and I enjoy teaching it, but sometimes I feel like geometry is more of a vocabulary unit than a math unit! I designed this set to engage my students as they learned, reviewed, and practiced applying geometry vocabulary related to one-dimension

You'd think that since "are" and "our" are not exactly pronounced the same way, that kids wouldn't mix them up. Every year, though, I have kids that use one when they should use the other. If your kids are having the same problem, these activities will help. Help your students see the difference between these commonly misused words with this 13-slide powerpoint and printables set, and address language standards from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Common Core Stand