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These forms can be used to help increase students’ math engagement, involvement, ownership, and accountability. They also provide great repetition and practice for students. There are several useful ways to use them: 1) Copy enough double-sided forms for each student for the entire year, then insert into a 3-prong folder or binder for students to bring to math each day. This method is great for allowing students to compare and review work from previous days and also for the teacher to check t

These visual math vocabulary cards include: the word, the syllables in the word, a definition of the word and an illustration or example. All of the following words are included: addend addition commutative property of addition data digital time equal doubles fewer longer number o'clock ordinal number minute hand parallelogram repeating pattern right graph greater hexagon hour hour hand largest less left shape shorter size smallest square sum trapezoid triangle circle divide even fraction hal

This multiplication fact challenge is designed to encourage students to learn their times tables facts 1-12. Each student has their own clock (included) with their name on it displayed somewhere in the classroom. Once they pass off each of their times facts (for example, all x3 facts) they earn a sticker on that number on the clock. When they have mastered all of their multiplication facts and numbers 1-12 have a sticker on them they earn the "It's Time to Times" award (included) and a prize.

This challenge is a fun way to motivate young students to learn to count by Odds, 3s, 4s, 20s and 10s starting with any number (like 7, 17, 27...) once they have completed the Shooting Star Challenge to count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s (free in my store). This challenge is WONDERFUL for helping students with addition and preparing them for multiplication. Each student has a star displayed somewhere in the classroom. Once they can count by 3s to 100 they get a star sticker to stick on their