Rogue Algorithm

These dual-purpose Common Core ELA task cards allow students to practice two different ELA Common Core Reading Standards for Literature. One standard is specific to grade 4, while the other standard is part of the CC ELA Atandards for Grades 3, 4, and 5. • Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are written, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL.4.6) • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. (RL.3.4,

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

This bundle of activity cards and printables will help your students become masters of fraction decomposition. The I Have…Who Has cards, task cards, game, reference sheets, and assessment activities will keep your kids active and engaged as they explore with the different ways that fractions can be decomposed. _______________________________________________________________________________ Common Core State Standards for Mathematics addressed: Numbers and Operations – Fractions (4.NF) Build f

Students begin to develop their ability to reason comparatively in elementary school, learning to distinguish between multiplicative comparisons (21 is 3 times as big as 7) and additive comparisons (21 is 3 greater than 18), and such reasoning underlies the work with algebra and ratio & proportion that they will be doing in middle school and beyond. This bundle of resources – which includes 3 sets of task cards, 5 sets of I Have…Who Has? cards, 4 reference sheets, and 9 different assessment act

Build your students’ proficiency with multi-digit multiplication with this set of task cards and resource materials that focus on using the area model of multiplication to multiply two two-digit numbers. Your students will be challenged to reason about number relationships as analyze the area models presented on the 32 task cards in this set. Evaluate their understanding (or extend their practice!) with the four included assessment activities. With this “print-and-go” resource, you’ll have ev

Build your students’ understanding of multiplicative and additive comparisons with this set of task cards and printables. The 32 task cards in this set will allow your students to practice distinguishing between story problems that are best represented with multiplication & division equations and ones that show the characteristics of addition & subtraction. Extend your students’ practice (or assess their mastery of interpreting comparative situations) with the included activity sheet. With th

Use these hundreds charts and posters to help your students learn the prime and composite numbers through 100 and remember the characteristics of prime and composite numbers, addressing one of the math standards in the Grade 4 Math Common Core State Standards Math Common Core State Standards addressed – 4.OA.4 – Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite. Each chart contains definitions of prime and composite numbers, as well a

Build your students proficiency with prime and composite numbers with the engaging materials in this bundle. These resources have been designed to address one of the math standards in the Grade 4 Math Common Core State Standards. Math Common Core State Standards addressed – 4.OA.4 – Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite. NOTE: This bundle combines resources that are available separately – Prime and Composite Numbers 100s Charts and Posters Prime or C

Help your students become proficient with equivalent fractions with this set of task cards and printables. Fraction equivalency is a major concept in the Common Core State Standards for Math in the intermediate grades, and a strong understanding of fraction equivalence lays the foundation for addition and subtraction of fraction with unlike denominators in fifth grade. The task cards, journal inserts, and assessment activities in this set will provide your students with practice with key fractio

Help your students practice comparing decimals with this set of task cards, reference sheets, and assessments – the perfect “print-and-go” resource for beginning decimal concepts. The 32 task cards provide a variety of mutliple-choice and short-answer questions to keep your students on their toes as they use tenths and hundredths grids to examine decimal relationships. Extend your students’ practice (or assess their level of mastery) with the four included assessment activities. With these

Build your students’ proficiency with multi-digit multiplication with this set of task cards and resource materials that focus on the area model of multiplication. Your students will be challenged to reason about number relationships as analyze the area models presented on the 32 task cards in this set. Evaluate their understanding (or extend their practice!) with the four included assessment activities. With this “print-and-go” resource, you’ll have everything you need to develop, strengthen

This writing mini-unit is designed to help lead children through the writing process to compose an autobiographical narrative from the point-of-view of a snowman. It includes: • Planning grid, detailing sequence for implementing the elements of the mini-unit • Autobiography mini-poster listing elements of an autobiographical narrative • “Snowman Interview” pre-writing activity sheet • Four one-page figurative language activity sheets, focusing on alliteration, onomatopoeia, idioms, an

These twelve self-checking riddles are a great resource for classwork, centers, or homework. My kids love doing riddles like these (though I think what they love even more is telling me how corny the jokes are). I, of course, love being able to quickly grade an entire stack of papers! These activity sheets focus on addition and subtraction and allow students to evaluate expressions for the reasonableness of their sums and differences and to calculate sums & differences of multi-digit num

Help your students become proficient with equivalent fractions with this set of task cards and printables that focus on fractions of a set. This set complements Fraction Matchin': Set A, which focuses on fractions of a rectangular whole. Fraction Matchin' – equivalent fractions task cards + printables (set a) The journal insert, task cards, and equivalent fraction task in this set are unique, so if you purchased (or want to purchase) Fraction Matchin': Set A, the materials in this set are

Help your students become proficient with equivalent fractions with the four games, task cards, and printable resources in this bundle. Fraction equivalency is a major concept in the Common Core State Standards for Math in the intermediate grades, and a strong understanding of fraction equivalence lays the foundation for addition and subtraction of fraction with unlike denominators in fifth grade. The games, task cards, and resources included will provide your students with practice with

Your kids will be wild about this animal-themed task card set that focuses on multiplicative vs. additive comparisons. Each of the 32 cards presents a “context clue”-type story that compares attributes of two animals – weight, length, lifespan, etc. – and students have to reason what the missing numbers are. With this “print-and-go” resource, you’ll have everything you need to develop, strengthen, and assess your students’ understanding of the difference between multiplicative and additive com

These three sets “I Have…Who Has?” cards and accompanying printables are everything you need to introduce, practice, and assess your students’ understanding of multiplicative comparisons! The 3 sets of cards will provide your students with varied practice with interpreting multiplication as a comparison. Extend your students’ practice (or assess their mastery of interpreting comparative situations) with the included activity sheets. With these resources, your students will grow stronger in th

Help build your students’ proficiency with adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators with this set of task cards and printables. The 32 task cards will provide your students with the necessary practice to build skills with addition and subtraction with like denominators. Extend your students’ practice (or assess their level of mastery) with the four included worksheets. With these resources, your students will grow stronger in their understanding of key fractional computatio

Build your students’ logical reasoning as well as their understanding of multiplicative and additive comparisons with this set of task cards and printables. The 32 task cards in this set will allow your students to practice distinguishing additive and multiplicative comparisons as they work through a series of logic problems. Includes reference material, assessment activities, and even material for differentiating for your high-flyers in need of extension! With these resources, your students w

Build students' understanding of factors and multiples with this bundle of games, task cards, and printables. The two-in-one winter-themed game provides for differentiation based on student need. Students will be able to practice identifying factors of given two-digit numbers, as well as explore the relationship between numbers that are factors and multiples of each other. You can also use the game simply to build students' fluency with their multiplication and division facts. Follow up the g