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

This set contains 15 kid-friendly, real-life division story problems with visual, tangible remainders. The problems teach students that there is a "mathematically correct" answer to a problem and a "real world" answer for a problem. Often, they can be different. In real world situations, we usually do one of three things with the REMAINDER after dividing: * IGNORE it * ROUND it up * Report it as a FRACTION or DECIMAL This set helps students secure the skill of interpreting the remainder in a fun

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

Please remember - leaving FEEDBACK earns YOU TpT credits and money off your future purchases on TpT! :) Want more Estimation Jar fun? Check out Estimation Jar #2! FIND IT HERE.  This UPPER ELEMENTARY Estimation Jar Activity teaches students to look at data and analyze its features. The Estimation Jar is a favorite of my students. Use these two activities over and over! Activity #1: Students learn the difference between a guess and an estimate. They estimate how many items are in the est

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

Why is his name "Andy"? Because that's what we say when we see him after a counting number, of course! For example, read the following decimal - 1.93. It's read 1 AND 93 hundredths! Points and commas we see in math are very different than those we see in literature. When we come across points and commas in math, they are not meant to make us pause, but SAY SOMETHING! CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES! This bundle contains a fun, high-interest way for students to learn all about dec

CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES! Do your students have trouble rounding numbers or are you looking for a hands-on way to teach rounding? Then try this creative, hands-on way to secure rounding skills! Students will love using "The Roundinator" with the Dry Erase Helpers or Flipbooks. Practice sheets, Exit slips, and Pre/Post Assessments are included too! Note: The Dry Erase Helpers and Flipbooks can also be used to teach students how to write numbers millions through thousandths.

Why is his name "Andy"? Because that's what we say when we see him after a counting number, of course! For example, read the following decimal - 1.93. It's read 1 AND 93 hundredths! Points and commas we see in math are very different than those we see in literature. When we come across points and commas in math, they are not meant to make us pause, but SAY SOMETHING! This Andy bundle is a fun, high-interest way for students to learn all about decimals. At the end of this unit, students will b

This is a great way to introduce or practice calculating percents with your students in a fun way – with Smarties! (or any other multi-colored candy) Complete with photographs, the teacher page explains how to use the activity in your classroom. Smarter Balanced Math Claim #4 has been incorporated into this activity through students converting fractions into decimals and then percents using a real world example. Students will then visualize the concept of 100% through graphing their results o

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FUN COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES! Includes: Reproducibles for Practicing Place Value (Thousands through Quadrillions) Andy the Decimal Reproducibles Comma Crew Characters to Use in Classroom Demonstrations Hands-on Reproducible Flip Books (through millions and decimals too!) Extension Activities for Going Beyond Quadrillion Coloring Pages I developed this program after noticing that students continually had trouble reading numbers year after year. Once I started TEACHING the com

This program will help your students read and write numbers, recognize place value, and round numbers with ease! **What's included: -Blackline Masters with Answer Key -Comma Crew Classroom Banner in 2 Sizes - see below for more information* -Six Printable Comma Crew Characters (in two sizes)* -Desktop Plates -Hands-On Flipbooks -The Roundinator -Hands-On Dry Erase Helpers -Original Artwork *The banner is included in two sizes: 11 inches x 85 inches (each section is approximately 11x 17 inche

This estimation jar is one of my new favorites to use with my kiddos! It teaches students how to find percents and gives them a tool to VISUALIZE and take ownership as to what percents REALLY mean. The kids liked it so much we did it again the LAST WEEK of school because of their interest! ☺ The Estimation Jar can be used over and over with your students in the same school year. Complete with photographs, the teacher pages explain how to use the jar in your classroom. In the Estimation Jar

CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES! Includes: 28 Bingo Boards Calling (Showing) Cards - these can double as flash cards for math centers too! Instructions This fun bingo game gives students a fun way to practice place value. Use the game in math centers or use it with your whole class - there are 28 different bingo cards. There are two sets of calling (showing) cards. The larger set can double as flashcards, helping students identify decimal place value with a partner. These would a

Teach your kiddos to say and write numbers in a fun way! CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES TO GO WITH THIS KIT! I developed this program after noticing that students continually had trouble reading numbers year after year. Once I started TEACHING the commas - students had a much easier time reading the numbers. So began my quest for supplemental place value materials to use in my classroom. After finding none that adequately addressed the skill of reading numbers, I decided to come

Why is his name "Andy"? Because that's what we say when we see him after a counting number, of course! For example, read the following decimal - 1.93. It's read 1 AND 93 hundredths! Points and commas we see in math are very different than those we see in literature. When we come across points and commas in math, they are not meant to make us pause, but SAY SOMETHING! CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMMA CREW ACTIVITIES! This bundle contains a fun, high-interest way for students to learn all about dec

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

Now you can create newsletters on the go! Create and send newsletters from your Mac, iPad, or even iPhone! If you have PAGES on your iPhone or iPad, you can create and send your newsletters while waiting at the doctor's office, sitting on the subway, or even relaxing in bed! This time-saving,100th Day of School newsletter template will take your newsletter to the next level. It is fun and super easy to use! Just open and type or add pictures. That's it! Fonts are color coordinated for you, bu