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This is a 14-page PDF that contains a set of 24 task cards and 3 supporting worksheets that all focus on solving rate problems using a double number line diagram. These cards are directly aligned with Common Core 6.RP.A.3b, which involves solving rate problems. Each card presents the situation and gives a partially completed double number line diagram. The rate problems range in difficulty from beginner to intermediate. The worksheets then use a comparison of 2 different rates to determin

This is a set of 24 task cards (and recording sheet and answer key) designed to give kids practice identifying transformations (changes in shape position). I made these to use with fifth graders (on and above level) to give them practice identifying flips, slides and turns using the more sophisticated language that our district requires at this level. I find this skill a bit tricky to cover, since some shapes do not visibly change when rotated or reflected, and so I chose very specific shapes

This is a 10-page PDF file that provides practice in solving problems with percents, including those where students must find the part (given the percent) or the whole, given a part. Each situation is scaffolded with a partially completed bar model/tape diagram that helps students visualize the quantities in the problem. All of the answers are whole numbers, with some problems requiring more challenging reasoning than others. These cards were designed to directly align with Common Core 6.RP.A.3

This is a double set of task cards (2 sets of 24, or 48 cards total) designed to give students practice with solving rate problems using a double number line diagram. These problems were designed to support common core 6.RP.3. I first started using this model last year when my school implemented common core and made a set of task cards to use with my above level fifth graders. My students did well with the model, and I quickly realized that I needed more practice for them. I particularly wan

This is a 15-page document (plus a few pages of answer key) that is intended for an introduction to decimals. It includes tenths and hundredths with practice on number lines, word form, comparing, and adding and subtraction. The emphasis is on making sense of the numbers and the place value. All computation problems are presented horizontally, and many can be solved mentally with adequate understanding of tenths and how they combine to form wholes. I created this for use with on grade level a

This is a 13 page document that includes worksheets/homework practice with fraction and mixed number computation. It was created for an above level fifth grade math class (learning sixth grade objectives). Many problems were designed specifically to allow cross-canceling and use of the reciprocal with simplification. Five of the sheets feature multiplying, 1 is practice converting improper fractions, and the remaining 7 feature dividing fractions (6 computation, 1 with word problems). It was c

This is a double set bundle of task cards (2 sets of 24 cards each) that give students practice using a tape diagram/bar model to solve percent problems. In some problems, they are finding the part, and in others the whole. All problems use whole numbers for solutions. I created my first set of cards with this model and used them with my above level fifth grade students this past school year. I hadn't used this model prior to my school adopting the common core, but I have to say that I was qu

This is a set of 20 task cards designed to be used with fifth graders as part of the common core multiplication of a whole number by a fraction. Each card has the students find the fraction of a set using a dot array. I created these for use with on grade level fifth graders who are transitioning into multiplying with fractions to start thinking about a fractional part of a set. I usually print several sets and use them for small group work within the room, but they could easily be used for

This is a set of 32 task cards designed for beginning protractor practice. All of the angles fall on multiples of ten, although they do face to the right and to the left. These cards were designed for students just learning to read the protractor. They would be best for students who need to learn how to select the proper scale based on whether the angle is right or left facing, and acute or obtuse (or right). The file is a 10-page PDF that includes 8 pages of task cards (4 per page), a studen

This is a bundle of my 2 sets of task cards designed to support 5.NF.B.4.B, multiplying mixed numbers using the area model. Each set is available separately in my store, but this is the bundle of both SET A (one dimension is fractional) and SET B (both dimensions are fractional). All of the cards in this set use unit fractions for the fractional values. I designed these cards to use with my above level fifth graders as we transitioned into the common core. I was working to build towards findi

This is a set of 16 task cards designed to help students evaluate whether to multiply or divide with a fraction in a problem solving situation. These are all situations in which whole numbers are either multiplied or divided by a fraction. All of these cards use only unit-fractions (all numerators of 1), which means that the answers are very different when you multiply or divide. That should make it more obvious to the students which operation would make sense in a given situation, and it keep

This is a set of 24 task cards designed to give students practice finding the surface area of a 3 dimensional shape. It includes rectangular prisms, cubes, cylinders, square pyramids, and triangular pyramids. Eight of the 24 of the shapes (rectangular prisms and cubes only) are shown in 3D form. The remaining 16 shapes are shown as nets. Students need to be able to find the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles in order to be successful. I have these listed as applicable to both

This is a set of 24 task cards designed to give students practice at writing ratios to match a picture. Some cards ask for a quantity to be compared to another partial quantity and others compare to the whole set. I made these to use with 5th grade students who need practice in ordering the numbers correctly in a ratio, and in locating equivalent ratios to match a situation. Ratios are written in 3 different formats (x:y, x to y, and as a fraction) and some are presented in simplest form. Som

This is a 24-page PDF that addresses 6.RP.A.3d. It includes practice converting capacity (fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters, cubic centimeters), linear units (inches, feet, yards, centimeters, miles, kilometers), and weight (ounces, pounds, kilograms, tons). There is a 24-card task card set that includes a recording sheet and an answer key. Each card gives the student the conversion factor and then presents the units to be converted. There are 4 cards per page for 6 pages, a

This is a bundle of 40 task cards (2 sets of 20 cards each) that I created to use with my students as they learn ratio and proportion in the context of scale drawings. Twelve of the cards in each set have a shape and students are given the scale. They must measure the shape with a ruler (cm or inch) and then calculate the actual size. The final eight cards give the shape and tell the students the actual size of the object. They must work backwards to find the scale (1 cm = n). The measurem

This is now a 14-page PDF that contains matching cards, warm-ups, and worksheets. The matching cards include square numbers shown in 4 different forms (exponent form, standard form, expanded form, and as an array). I have updated this file to include the cards in 2 different sizes, based on a good suggestion from a purchaser. The warm ups are in half page format and include practice with mainly square numbers, but a few cubed numbers. The worksheets then add in other exponents and writing numb

This is a review aimed at fifth/sixth grade students. It includes writing and solving algebraic equations for a single variable, substituting given whole number values into basic algebraic expressions, and evaluating inequalities. Substitution includes basic exponents. It is a 1 page PDF. Great homework or review sheet!

This is a set of 20 task cards designed for students learning how to write a proportion using a percent and either a missing part or whole. Each card consists of a situation that gives a whole number answer and uses a percent that is a multiple of 10%. I designed these to use with my above level fifth grade students. They have learned how to use proportions in other situations, transition to learning about percent as a ratio. I still want them to have practice completing proportions, so the

This is a set of 20 task cards that are designed to help children calculate a tip. I teach the kids to find discounts mentally (find 10%, double it for 20%, halve it for 5%, etc). All of these cards use either 20% or 15% for the tip amount. My students had already learned how to find a discount mentally, but needed more practice with finding 15%. I also wanted them to see that the percent isn't always subtracted from the total, as it is with a discount. The cards could also be used with the p

This is a set of 20 task cards designed to give students practice with complementary and supplementary angles. Students do not need to be able to use protractors in order to use these cards, instead they must use reasoning (or addition) to find the angle pairs or the measurement of missing angles. All necessary angles are labeled with their measurements. I made these to use with above level fifth grade math students. For some reason, this skill seems to cause kids trouble and I've been trying