The R.I.C.E. strategy is something that has helped many of my students determine not just what information is needed in a word problem, but what operations need to be used with the word problems as well. It is a decision making tool that has even helped struggling readers organize their work in a way that is easy to understand. Teachers and students can better visualize word problems using this strategy.
The file can easily be tweaked to fit a teachers delivery style and used as a full lesson,
This dictionary contains over 250 fifth grade math vocabulary words. They can be used in a fifth grade journal as a resource, for writing assignments in math, word banks, or whatever else your brilliant mind can think of. With a few alterations it can be used in other grades as well, there are more common words such as less than and increase that we often forget to be explicit about in the upper grade levels.
This homework/worksheet template will help you make personalized (or even individualized) worksheets that are easy for you and meaningful for the students. One problem a night can be given that is more purposeful and relevant than worksheets alone. Use the suggested edits or make the homework your own. From the first week of school up until testing time, a few minutes a week is all you need. Vocabulary words are also included for each week.