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Everyone loves a road trip! Let your students use their math skills on real-life problems. They will plan their gas mileage, budget for snacks, figure the cost of repairs. There is plenty of work with decimals, mulit-step problems, and all operations. I designed this for my fifth grade class, but it is a great activity for 4-6 grades and would be a great homeschooling packet. -fractions -decimals -perimeter -elapsed time This packet would be great for centers, partner work, or a day when

I have created this for my fifth graders. If you think you would use it, I have ten more bundled together. I have used them for homework, warm-ups, and even as a station of my CENTERS. My kids seem to like the format and I like that I only use one sheet of paper per week.I make a front to back copy.

I like to start out my week (or unit) with a quick pre-assessment. It is easy to quickly make decisions on differentiation. My students who ace the pre-assessment are able to spend time on more challenging, independent work. (applying to projects, more complex). Students who struggle with the concept spend time in small groups where I can reteach. Students spend time practicing more basic concepts. I am including TWO assessments for each concept. Sometimes I like to assess twice. One

I use these MASTERY CHECKS as pre-tests. It helps me target kids who need more small group instruction or target difficult concepts. It also helps me identify students who has mastered the concepts. I let these kids move on to deeper work on these same concepts. In order to differentiate, we need to know what our kiddos know. These check are quick and target specific topics. Each Mastery Check has four questions. They could be used as a pre-test, tutoring curriculum, a post test, or a

Systematic assessment of readiness TEKS. We all know how important the mastery of READINESS TEKS is (65%(ish) of the STAAR TEST). I have found great success with targeting these concepts. I have used these MASTERY CARDS as a way to assess my whole class. I make decisions about reteaching, small groups, mini-lessons, and tutoring. I see no need to hash over a concept that my students have mastered. I like to give one mastery a day (as a warm up), but this could also be used as an assess

Three math booklets that will challenge your kiddos. Each ‘booklet’ is one page printed front to back and folded. Students will use their knowledge of decimals to add and multiply… and PROBLEM SOLVE. Of all the math activities my kids love, they seem to love math that simulates real life math the most. Here are three activities that will keep your kiddos busy with some real life calculations. They will love it. Gift Buying -Kids shop from a page of catalog as they calculate costs Tr

Somehow when kids are solving problems to solve a riddles, it makes the process so much more fun! My students love them because they can check their work. I didn’t make up this method, but I compiled this set of practice problems for my kids to review their decimals. Because they can check their own work, this is great to leave with a substitute or with math centers. DECIMAL OPERATIONS -add/subtract -multiply -divide -word problem -order of operations

Build mathematical literacy through a methodical series of fun, interactive, chatty, partner processes. Would you love it if your students could verbalize math concepts? This file includes resources to hold this activity two times… repetition helps! Talk and Trade: Model the process for students. Two students come together and show each other their cards. They take turns in verbalizing the answer (for this process, I tell students to say POINT TWO (.2)). Give time to mingle around the

Common Core: 5.NBT.7, 5.NBT.1 Texas TEKS 4.4A As a child I played 'city' where each of my friends had a business. We spent hours buying and selling with our fake money. I created LET'S GO SHOPPING as an interactive activity where students buy and sell. It should be very easy for you to set up and kids will LOVE playing city. Each student has a business with five items to sell. They price their items using the pricing guide and some place value math skills! It is very interactive and r