The Upper Elementary Classroom

Did you know there may only be 21 Fact Families that your students need to learn on a 10 x 10 multiplication/division grid? Most students know their 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's. This program teaches the 21 fact families that are left - one a day for 21 days. Teaching time required per day is approximately 15 minutes. Use as a whole class or as a math center. Each day students will focus on one family. They will make a fact triangle (which can later be cut out and used as a flashcard) and write a sto

Need to teach your students how to extend multiplication facts? (5 x 3 = 15 can be extended to 50 x 3 = 150, 50 x 30 = 1500 etc.) This is a fun way to do just that! Start with a lesson and extend it with a game! Start by introducing how to balance the zeros in the original problem and in the answer. Steady Freddie helps - giving your students a fun, memorable visual! There are examples to look at and practice problems for students to “balance.” Once students have the hang of it, secure the

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? You know some of your students are ready! This game is just in time for the end of the football season and the Super Bowl! This game exercises problem-solving skills and basic computation in adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division. It can be used to practice order of operations with older students. Football scores are a combination of 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6 points. Combine the numbers from each card to achieve the target number and TOUCHDOWN! This game

Do you ever have your students count off to randomly put them into cooperative groups? If so, now you can group them and have them practice Common Core skills at the same time! Just pick a set and pass out one card to each student in your class. Students compare cards with each other and form groups. Instructions and answers are included. Why Group Students with these Cards? Because you can... *Practice skills and randomly group students for various activities at the same time! *Build the