The Upper Elementary Classroom

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

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 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