Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
In this Christmas Coordinate Graph project, students will graph the given coordinate points to create a detailed, “fridge-worthy” Christmas picture.
This is also part of my Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6! You can find that Here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-maths-pack-for-year-6-11182529
Santa’s Village Map Project
This super engaging project is perfect for the week before Christmas! Students will create arrays of different items that might be found in Santa’s Village in the North Pole. This Christmas Map project is a hands-on way to reinforce area, perimeter, factor pairs, map skills and finding and identifying coordinate points on a graph.
For each item student are asked to record the array(s) used, multiplication fact(s) that helped them, the total area and the perimeter of each item. Some items are a simple rectangle, while other aspects, such as the reindeer barn have rooms within the building. Specifications are given for each room in the building.
Two options of this project are included:
Option One:
*All buildings are given (Santa’s house, reindeer barn, candy shop, etc)
*Units are given for each building and students must create the building to the given specification
*Students will add 3 of their own buildings
*Word problems that can be solved with the map are included
*Graphing coordinate points sheet is included
*Blank sheets for students to create their own word and graphing problems are included
Option 2
*All buildings to be included are given (Santa’s Workshop, elf club house, etc)
*Students must decide how big or small to make each building
*Students add 3 of their own buildings
*Students write their own word problems
*Graphing coordinate points sheet is included
This project can be fully differentiated to fit the needs of your students!
Christmas Maths Pack
This Christmas maths packet is made with Year 5 in mind. This Christmas maths packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! Concepts are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Maths packet is perfect for the week before Christmas!
Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Maths:
*Christmas Story Problems
*Colour by Sum- Adding and Subtracting 3 digit numbers
*Factors
*Writing fractions with 10 or 100 as a denominator as a decimal
*Comparing Decimals
*Logic Problems
*Line Plots
*Area and Perimeter
*Number and Shape Patterns
*Time, Money, measuring
*So much more!!!
100th Day of School Fun Pack and 100th Day of School Parent Letter.
Give your students an amazing 100th Day of School to remember with this creative and unique set of 100th Day of School Activities and centres. A 100th Day of School Parent letter is included in this 100th Day of School Activity Pack so that you can be prepared with volunteers and snacks.
In this 100th Day of School Activity Pack, you will find the following 100th Day of School Activities:
100th Day of School Parent Letter
100th Day of School Certificate- This certificate is available in full colour or black line master
100th Day of School Hat- A creative and fun twist on the 100th Day of School Crown. Instructions and photographs included.
100th Day of School Necklace- 100th Day of School counting mat is included
100th Day of School Trail Mix- Have students count out 100 ingredients to make this 100th Day of School snack.
Hop to 100- Students will actually be able to hop to 100
100 Ways to Show 100
Flip to 100- Students will flip a coin 100 times and record their results and answer questions.
Roll to 100- students will roll a dice 100 times, record their results and then answer questions about their results
Which has 100?- A 100th Day of School estimating activity
When I am 100- Students will predict how their life will be when they are 100 years old
Fun with the 100's Chart- Three 100's Chart activities- Find the Missing Numbers and a page of 100 Chart Puzzles in this 100th Day of School activity!
100's Chart Hidden Picture- This 100th day of school activity includes three levels of difficulty.
-a number match
-a set of addition and subtraction problems that can be completed using the 100's chart
-a wide variety of skill review- from tally marks to money. Pick the set that works best for your class or individual students on the 100th day of school!
To complete these activities with younger students, it would be helpful to ask for a parent volunteer for each 100th Day of School centre/activity.
You can set up these activities to complete in one day. You can also celebrate the week of the 100th Day of School by spreading out these activities for the whole week.
Be sure to read through these activities because some of them will require some advanced preparation.
Have a FANTASTIC 100th Day of School!!!!
Use this Rekenrek Number Book to increase number fluency and number sense. Students will show the numbers 1-20 in two ways: On the rekenrek, on a ten frame and then two ways of their choosing (money, tally marks, pictures, number line, etc).
If you like this number book, please check out some of my other Rekenrek Resources or the entire BUNDLE available in my store!
This Christmas Maths packet is geared towards 8-10 year olds. This Christmas Maths packet includes story problems for every operation, graphing, comparing numbers, fractions and more!
Included you will find 25 pages of Christmas Maths:
*Christmas themed word problems. Single and multi-step Christmas Maths problems for all operations
*Christmas present 3 digit addition and subtraction Christmas Maths problems. Colour odd presents green and even presents red
*Multiplication and Division Christmas tree fact families
*Addition and Subtraction Christmas Maths tree fact families
*Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true on this Christmas Maths Page
*Rounding numbers to nearest 100 and 1000
*Elapsed Time - How long does Jeannette lie in bed awake until she can see if Santa came to her house? How long was Cheyenne wrapping presents? Find out with these riveting elapsed time Christmas Maths problems!
*Graphing- William asks 100 of his closest friends what they want for Christmas. In this Christmas Maths page, use his data to make a graph, fractions, percents and more!
*Fractions- Divide up Christmas biscuits and Christmas cakes
*Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern
*Shape Patterns- In this Christmas Maths page, find the patterns and fill in the missing shapes.
*Hundreds Chart Puzzles- Avery can't open her Christmas Maths presents until she has finished these Hundreds Chart Puzzles. Help her!!!
*Christmas Hidden Picture- Answer 100 Christmas Maths problems to find the Christmas Maths Hidden Picture!
This Christmas Maths packet is a great supplement to your curriculum. Offer this Christmas Maths packet as review or offer this Christmas Maths as enrichment. Send this Christmas Maths packet home over break to keep students thinking. This Christmas Maths pack makes great morning work or an early finishers!
Answer Key is included.
Make number sense FUN with this Rekenrek Quick Image game! This rekenrek game is great for centres or small groups. The cards include all numbers on the Rekenrek from 1-20 in all combinations. One player will show the card for 3-5 seconds. The other player will have to identify the number, or re-create it on their personal rekenrek and then tell the number. The first player to get 20 points wins!
Instructions, score sheet and cards all included!
If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE!!!
Increase number sense and fluency with rekenreks! Step-by-Step instructions with photographs on how to make personal rekenreks for your classroom. These rekenreks are designed to be made with materials that you probably have in your home or classroom already and are super simple to make.
Increase number sense and number fluency with these rekenrek practice sheets! Students will use their own personal rekenreks to complete these practice sheets. 30 pages are included!
Download the step by step instructions on how to make personal rekenreks from my shop!
Rekenrek Practice Sheets Include:
Rekenreks and Ten Frames
Commutative Property
Showing the Number Two Ways
Write the Number Sentence
Draw the Rekenrek
Find the Missing Beads
Create Your Own Rekenrek Problem
What Number is This?
Showing Doubles
Showing Ten
Word Problems
Answer Key Included!
This rekenrek game can be played whole class. There are 30 cards total. Students will each be given a card and they will need to figure out which addition problem is represented on the rekenrek on their card. They will also need to listen carefully for when that fact is called out. Full instructions are included.
If you like this game, please check out my other rekenrek resources or the entire bundle available in my store!
Fall Maths Pack
This Fall Maths Pack contains 30 pages packed with maths activities that are so fun, your students won't even know that they are doing real math! This Fall Maths Pack includes story problems, graphing, Hidden Picture, fractions and more!
Included in this Fall Maths Pack, you will find:
Skip Counting
Number Patterns
Fall Fact Families- all operations
Word Problems- all operations
Fall Maths Graphing
Probability
Missing Numbers
Hidden Picture- Solve 100 maths problems to find the hidden fall maths picture
Included in this Fall Maths Pack, you will find a full Answer Key
This Fall Maths Pack is a great supplement to your curriculum. Offer this Fall Maths Pack as review or as enrichment. This Fall Maths Pack makes great morning work or is perfect for early finishers!
Put this Fall Maths Pack on your smart board and complete as a class or give to students to complete individually or in pairs.
This Rekenrek Memory Game is great for individuals, small groups or centers! In this game, players will be asked to flip over two cards at a time to find a match between a rekenrek image and a ten frame image! The game ends when all matches have been made. The player with the most matches wins.
If you like this game, please check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE available in my store! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rekenrek-unit-bundle-11120968
Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture
Students LOVE puzzles and Halloween, so why not combine them? In this Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture, students will solve 120 problems to find the picture. This Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is perfect for early finishers, centres or extra credit!
This Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture Includes:
Counting to 120
Addition
Subtraction
Mentally finding 10 more and 10 less
Counting Tens and Ones
Comparing Numbers
Students will LOVE playing this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Each player will attempt to find as many matches as they can on their turn. This game includes 30 Commutative Fact matches (60 cards total). Each card contains a rekenrek image and the matching fact.
This game can be played individually, in small groups, or is perfect for centres! Increase number sense and fact fluency with this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Directions to a BONUS game are included!
If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE! It includes this game and so much more!
This is the Ultimate Halloween Activity Bundle. It contains everything you need for Halloween! Included in this Halloween Activity Bundle is 116 pages of:
Halloween Creative Thinking Pack
This is a packet of 20 creative thinking, writing and math Halloween Activities. These Halloween activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a Halloween Activities packet
Included in this Halloween activity packet you will find:
-A Mummy Can't
-Halloween Everyday
-Ghostly Problems
-What is THAT?
-Halloween Words
-Halloween BAR
-The Bagless Wonder
-Halloween Imagination
-Halloween Fashion
-Halloween Problems
-Malinda the "Green" Witch
-What? No Sweets!?!
-The Vampire and the Pumpkin
-Crazy Costume
-Frankenstein is the Answer
-The Next Big Thing
-Sweets Drop
-Pumpkin Carving
-The Missing Foot
-Halloween Haiku
This Halloween Activity Pack includes a Product Descriptor for easy grading!!!
Sample Answers included to get you and your class thinking!
Halloween Maths Activities
This Maths Pack includes story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and graphing.
Included you will find 25 pages of Halloween Maths:
*Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Stories
*Multiplication and Division Stories
*Halloween Sweets Graphing
*Fractions
*Probability
*Find the Missing Number
*Fact Families
*Halloween Rounding and Secret Message
*Halloween Hidden Picture
Answer Key is included!
Halloween Party Pack
Halloween Letter home to parents requesting volunteers and snacks (all provided choices are peanut free).
Halloween Word Scramble Game
Pass the Pumpkin Game
Trick or Treat Game
Jelly Bean Relay Game
Halloween Word Search
Halloween Colouring Pages
Halloween Bingo
No Hands Pass the Mini Pumpkin
I Want My Mummy!
I hope that you and your class enjoy this selection of Halloween activities and Halloween Party Games! All of these items are available individually in my store. Save money when you bundle!
Puzzles are super motivating for students! For this Fall Hidden Picture, students will solve 100 math problems to reveal the picture in the Hundreds Chart. This hidden picture makes great morning work, centre work, review or enrichment!
Problems include:
Money
Tally Marks
Addition & Subtraction
Word Problems
Order of Operations
Multiplication and Division
This Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is also included in my Fall Maths Pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-maths-pack-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11135235
Students LOVE completing puzzles! In this Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture, students will solve 120 math problems to reveal a Christmas Picture! You can also find this as part of my Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5.
This Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture includes:
*Interpreting multiplication as a comparison
*Measurement conversions
*Elapsed time
*Money
*Simple fractions
*Writing decimals as fractions
*Division
*Multiplication
*Addition
*Subtraction
This Christmas Hidden Picture makes a great maths centre or early finisher project!
25 Halloween Maths pages packed with Halloween Maths Fun!
Included in this Halloween Maths Pack you will find:
Halloween Maths Word Problems- 4 pages of Halloween maths word problems
Halloween Maths Graphing- Graph Finn's class favourite Halloween candy. Answer questions about the tally chart and find the mean, median, mode and range.
Halloween Maths Fractions- Answer Halloween maths fraction questions
Halloween Maths Probability- What are Shana's chances of picking out different Halloween candies?
Missing Pumpkin Number- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Halloween Maths Fact Families- 4 pages of Halloween Maths fact families for all operations
Halloween Hidden Message- Round to solve the riddle
Halloween Time- Two pages of time problems
Halloween Hidden Picture- The ultimate Halloween Maths pack activity! This Halloween Maths activity is fun for all ages. Students will solve 100 Halloween maths problems to find the Halloween maths Hidden Picture in the 100’s chart. Students will be engaged and learning in this self-checking fun Halloween maths activity.
This Halloween Maths Packet will make a great supplement to your curriculum. This Halloween Maths Pack is great for centres or for early finishers! Offer this Halloween Maths Pack as review or enrichment. Put this Halloween Maths Pack on your smart board and complete this Halloween Maths pack as a class or give this Halloween maths pack students to complete individually or for extra credit!
A Halloween Maths pack Answer Key is included.
Make improving number sense FUN with this game for the rekenrek. Players will be shown a number and need to make it as fast as they can on their rekenrek!
See how far your students have come with the rekenrek with these assessments! Pre, Mid and Post assessments are included along with answer keys for all items!