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Make your next field trip more than just a walk in the park!Designed by a 5th-grade ICT educator and Math Specialist, this integrated Scavenger Hunt BINGO board turns a trip to the Botanical Garden (or any local arboretum) into a hands-on inquiry lab. What’s Included:Math Connections: Students will identify acute angles, estimate area in square feet, and find Fibonacci-inspired spiral patterns.Science Inquiry: Focuses on biological adaptations (fuzzy/waxy leaves), decomposition, life cycles, and

Start the year with a math-themed icebreaker that gets students thinking and talking about their math preferences! This “This or That?” Math Interest Survey Worksheet is a fun and easy way to learn more about your students’ math personalities during the first week of school. Perfect for grades 3–5, this activity supports community building, student voice, and early math mindset conversations. ✅ What’s Included: Portrait Version (Front + Back): 25 “This or That?” prompts with space for studen

This rubric makes math communication visible and doable for students. It encourages growth in precision, reasoning, and clarity — and helps students understand what strong math communication looks like in action. A 4-level student-friendly rubric (Master, Practitioner, Apprentice, Novice) Clear examples for every level so students know exactly what each one looks and sounds like Focus areas:Using correct math vocabulary Explaining thinking in clear steps Showing reasoning and proof Organizin

Kick off your school year with this fun and meaningful Find Someone Who: Math Edition resource, designed specifically for Grades 3–5! This low-prep BINGO-style activity helps build math community, review essential skills, and promote growth mindset—all while getting students up, moving, and talking. This resource includes 3 different versions to meet a variety of needs in the first weeks of school: What’s Included: Version 1: Light & Fun Math BINGO Great for Day 1 or 2! Prompts include light m

Make math vocabulary fun and engaging with this print-and-go activity pack! This resource includes a Math Word Search, a Math Crossword Puzzle, and a Math Word Scramble designed for 4th and 5th graders. Word List Included: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Factor, Product, Quotient, Sum, Difference, Remainder, Estimate, Place Value, Fraction, Numerator, Denominator, Equivalent, Mixed Number, Decimal, Tenths, Hundredths, Quadrilateral, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Parallel, Per

Math partner procedure checklist to help organize students problem solving processes. I recommend printing and laminating and making it accessible for students to use whenever working with their partners or small groups. Can also be used as a class anchor chart. This works particularly well for word problems.

Empower your 5th graders to become confident math leaders with this Student-Led Number Talk Project! This engaging resource flips the script—students take on the teacher role by planning and leading their very own Number Talk on a topic they’ve mastered: multiplication, division, fractions, or decimals. Students will: Choose a Number Talk format (e.g., number strings, math images, estimation, WODB, etc.) Anticipate peer strategies and common misconceptions Develop guiding questions to promot

Fun park planning activity to apply multiplying fractions by fractions to a real-world task. Students will draw "blueprints" of 3 different park proposals to determine decomposition of fractional parts of a whole. 5th Grade standard (supportive to Illustrative Math, Grade 5, Unit 3) Includes teacher model.

This resource is the first in a series of mathematical representation models. This resource shows students how they can use Tape Diagrams or Bar Models to model problems for all four operations.