Make learning about Roman numerals fun with this hidden message from Julius Caesar. <br />
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Your kids will love cracking this code. In cracking this code they will learn how to read Roman numerals.
Multiplication Activity - Multiplication Maze Bundle - 8 Pack!<br />
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This fun packed bundle includes eight multiplication mazes with answers. Each maze also has a blank template to allow students to create their own math mazes. These are great to use as early finisher activities, bell ringers, or math warm-ups.<br />
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Each maze has intersections which have multiplication problems - but only the intersection which give certain answers can be traveled through. <br />
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The Mazes are as follows;<br />
1. Stone Guardian Maze - Find the right path.<br />
2. Ant Maze - Save the queen ant.<br />
3. Island Madness - Find the way through deserted islands to the city.<br />
4. Hidden Temple - Navigate the black forest to the hidden temple!<br />
5. Leprechaun - Help the Leprechaun find his pot of gold!<br />
6. Haunted House - Save the princess from the haunted house.<br />
7. Spaceship Maze - Find your way through the spaceship to stop the aliens<br />
8. Labyrinth - Can you escape the labyrinth?
CSI Forensic Science - Be a detective and use science to figure out who stole the jewels from the town hall. <br />
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Your students will love doing this activity, suitable for both middle school and upper elementary. <br />
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Students have to use their detective skills and examine 5 clues to figure out which one of eight suspects stole the jewels from the town hall.<br />
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Each clue also has a bit of scientific information for the students to read to further enhance the students learning. <br />
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Five clues are given to the students and each clue (worksheet) allows them to eliminate 1-2 suspects.<br />
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Clue 1/ Hidden Binary Code Message<br />
Clue 2/ Fingerprint Analysis<br />
Clue 3/ The getaway car, calculating acceleration (basic division)<br />
Clue 4/ Virus, Bacteria, or Fungi?<br />
Clue 5/ DNA sequencing. <br />
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Allow 25-50mins for students to complete the clues and find the criminal. <br />
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ALSO INCLUDED ARE A RANGE OF EXTENSION CSI ACTIVITIES. <br />
These are great to give out to your early finishers, or do them as a whole class as part of your forensic science unit.<br />
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Included is:<br />
1/ Create your own CSI wordfind and write the criminals confession on why he did it.<br />
2/ Draw a wanted picture of the accomplice and write your own coded message<br />
3/ Make your own ransom note <br />
4/ CSI wordfind<br />
5/ Write your own crime story<br />
6/ Draw a map of the crime scene.
Students have to use their math skills to eliminate alien suspects so they can save the world and find out which alien stole the ray gun!<br />
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My intermediate (middle-school) students LOVED doing this. Would be suitable for upper elementary (primary) students also. <br />
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Four clues are given to the students and each clue (worksheet) allows them to eliminate 1-2 suspects.<br />
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Clue 1/ Hidden multiplication message<br />
Clue 2/ Area activity (which alien has the space on their spaceship)<br />
Clue 3/ Time skills (When did the aliens arrive to Earth) <br />
Clue 4/ Fractions (Which alien has the highest charge on their converter).<br />
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Pack also includes 2 extension activities for early finishers<br />
1/ Maths number puzzle - find the ray gun. <br />
2/ Writing activity: Your spaceship journey.<br />
Christmas Math Activity: Christmas CSI Math - Who Stole Santa's Sleigh? - Great for upper elementary and middle school students. <br />
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Students have to use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who committed the crime (a robbery).<br />
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Four clues are given to the students and each clue (worksheet) allows them to eliminate 1-3 suspects.<br />
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Clue 1/ Hidden multiplication message<br />
Clue 2/ Magic to fly the sleigh<br />
Clue 3/ Fractions - fuel in the suspects snowmobile<br />
Clue 4/ Bribing the guard - adding money (including cents/decimals) <br />
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Pack also includes an extension writing activity for early finishers - What would you do if you had Santa's sleigh for a day?<br />
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Answer sheets provided<br />
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Great end of year Christmas math activity
Design a Roman Gladiator: A Rome Activity - Create your own Gladiator<br />
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Bring ancient Rome into your classroom with this activity where students design their own gladiator Gladiator: Two versions of this sheet are included - one with the outline of a gladiator, and one blank worksheet if the students want to draw their own gladiator. <br />
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Also included is writing organiser which encourages your students to think about how the gladiators must have felt being forced to fight. A great topic for class discussion.
Your students will love this as it lets them use their maths knowledge (multiplication, basic algebra, odds/evens etc) in an Egyptian maths adventure where they need to break the curse, defeat the mummy and get the treasure. <br />
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Great for adding onto an Egyptian unit - or simply use it as a fun maths activity. There are four main puzzles to solve (plus 2 early finisher activities) so can be used all in one go or broken into parts.<br />
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Setting the scene: Read to students the provided passage then the students have to accomplish four tasks:<br />
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1/ Break the curse (by decoding a hieroglyphic message)<br />
2/ Put the mummy to sleep (using multiplication)<br />
3/ Take the treasure (basic algebra)<br />
4/ Escape the labyrinth (odds/even maze)<br />
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Also included as early finisher activities:<br />
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5/ Write your name in hieroglyphics<br />
6/ Writing Activity & design your own obelisk.
Easter Math Activity: Easter CSI Math - Who Stole the Easter Bunnies Eggs? - Great for upper elementary and middle school students. <br />
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Students have to use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who committed the crime and stole all the Easter eggs!<br />
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Five clues are given to the students and each clue (worksheet) allows them to eliminate 1-2 suspects.<br />
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Clue 1/ Hidden multiplication message<br />
Clue 2/ Wheeling away the eggs - Calculating Volume<br />
Clue 3/ Chocolate Zapper Gun - Adding basic fractions<br />
Clue 4/ Eating the eggs - Long Subtraction <br />
Clue 5/ Travel Time: A time activity. <br />
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Pack also includes 3 extension activities for early finishers <br />
- A writing activity - confessions of a thief (why I stole the eggs)<br />
- A math brain problem<br />
- A design your Easter Egg activity. <br />
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Answer sheets provided<br />
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Great math activity to do before Easter!
Everything you need to create an awesome CSI orienteering course at your school - one of my favourite lessons! <br />
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Included in this pack is:<br />
*Detailed instructions - including how to create your own map for your school. <br />
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*2 sets of Orienteering marker cards, (an easy version and a harder one with riddles and maths questions).<br />
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*A power point to introduce the task/lesson to your students.<br />
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*Editable templates / instructions for your students to use while completing the course. <br />
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With just a bit of extra effort from you to create a map for your school (instructions provided), you will have a lesson your students will remember for a long time.
Pre-algebra CSI math activity - King Arthur: Who stole Excalibur? Use math to find out!<br />
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King Arthur needs your help! Someone has stolen Excalibur - and without it, his kingdom will fall into ruin.<br />
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Five clues have been found throughout the kingdom. Give these clues to your students and each clue (worksheet) will allow them to eliminate 1-2 suspects.<br />
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Clue 1/ Hidden Message: Basic Algebra<br />
Clue 2/ The Treasurer has fled: Order of operations clue.<br />
Clue 3/ Journey of the creatures – Find the missing distances<br />
Clue 4/ Who has the power? – Algorithm clue.<br />
Clue 5/ The soldiers are marching? – A simple patterns clue. <br />
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Three early finisher/extra activities are also included. Keep these on hand to give to your students who finish early or to use as an extra activity with your class.<br />
Create your own hidden message<br />
My Life – creative writing from the point of view of a suspect.<br />
Design one of King Arthurs knights.
This lava lamp science experiment will leave your student's loving science. <br />
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Science experiments are a great way to engage your students and give them an interest in science. This activity gets your students practicing science procedure and also explore concepts such as density, reactions liquids and gases. <br />
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Included with this lava lamp download are full instructions on how to complete the activity, a scientific explanation and some worksheets for your students to complete. Please check the preview for a detailed look at what is included.
This unit contains multiple readings, activities, and worksheets related to ancient Rome. A great unit for middle-school or upper elementary students. <br />
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In this unit you will find:<br />
2x Rome readings with activities:<br />
A novel story about the life of Julius Caesar – Based on fact.<br />
A non-fiction article about Roman leaders.<br />
Both readings come with an activity for the reader to complete once finished. <br />
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Rome Vocab List<br />
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Rome word find<br />
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Roman Laws - an examination into strange but true Roman Laws.<br />
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Veen Diagram: Compare Rome with your own country.<br />
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Design a Gladiator: Students design their own gladiator. <br />
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Roman Numerals Hidden Message: Students use Roman numerals to find a hidden message from Julius Caesar. <br />
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Roman Emperor: Students create a facebook page for an emperor of their choice.<br />
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Pompeii: Students create a story around Pompeii: - linked to a video<br />
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Dig it up: An organiser to go with a bbc Roman archaeology computer game.<br />
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Roman Map: Students mark off Roman spots on a map.
Chinese New Year Math Activity: Chinese Math Story - Dragon Adventure - Great for upper elementary and middle school students.<br />
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Students are transported to ancient China and have to use their math skills to complete a math quest. Great activity for Chinese new years.<br />
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Five scrolls (pages) are given to the students and each scroll (worksheet page) takes them further along their quest - to find the dragons lair.<br />
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Scroll 1/ Hidden multiplication message (with Chinese numbers)<br />
Scroll 2/ Map with long addition and subtraction<br />
Scroll 3/ Chinese Zodiac (years)<br />
Scroll 4/ Choose the right path (decimal addition/order of operations).<br />
Scroll 5/ Choice the right amount of treasure - basic algebra. <br />
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Pack also includes three extension activities for early finishers - a number puzzle, a writing activity and a drawing activity.<br />
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Answer sheets provided<br />
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Great Chinese new year math activity.
Math Game Bundle containing 10 games to enhance your students learning of math. Great for upper elementary and middle school students.<br />
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Maths games are a great way to engage all students and allow your students to practice their math in a fun way. Some of the games in this unit are best played in pairs while others can be played as a whole class. Dice and counters may be required for some games.<br />
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Four in a Row: A popular two player game which allows students to practice their basic multiplication facts. Students have to connect 4 numbers in a row – a bit like connect four. <br />
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Bowl a Fact: Another two player multiplication game where students have to knock down the numbers (pins) in order to win.<br />
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Dominos: Two versions of this game are provided. For this game you will have to cut out the dominos (I would suggest laminating the page first) before the students can play. In the first version students use the dominos to convert between basic percentages, fractions, and decimals. The second version is a basic facts version. <br />
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Multiplication Bingo: Always a popular warmup activity to start off your maths lesson. Students choose numbers between 1-50 and mark them off as you call out basic fact questions from the four provided tables. <br />
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Time Machines: This game is a bit like snakes and ladders but instead uses time machines and black-holes to race through time. When students land on one of these squares they have to answer a basic fact question to find out how far they move. <br />
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Beat the Teacher: A whole class game exploring probability and place value up to hundreds of thousands.<br />
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Greedy Pig: A fun whole class game exploring luck, probability, and mental adding. can also be played in pairs.<br />
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Land Grab: A printable 2-3 player area based game.<br />
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Probability Game: This dice game can either be played in pairs or as a whole class. It lets the students see probability in action.<br />
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Race to the Moon: This is a printable board game which can be played with 2-5 students. Students roll a die to move around the board answering math questions as they go. A blank template is also provided if you want to create your own questions – or perhaps you could get your students to make their own game
THIS BUNDLE PACK INCLUDES 6 HIDDEN MESSAGE SHEETS WITH ANSWER SHEETS INCLUDED<br />
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Students will love these worksheets as it allows them to use their multiplication and basic fact knowledge to find a hidden mystery quote.<br />
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Great for a maths warm-up, early finishers, or even a maths station.<br />
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Mainly multiplication questions, but some addition and subtraction is required to find the hidden message.
Math Warm-up or Early Finishers Activity - Defuse the Bomb - 10 Number Activity.<br />
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This number activity will get your students thinking and using problem solving skills. Perfect as an early finishers activity for upper elementary or middle school students.
These CSI projects are a great way to capture your students’ interest in math. <br />
This activity is also great to use as a fun Halloween math activity. <br />
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HALF OFF FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS!<br />
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This activity has a short story at the start which sets up your class for an adventure where they have to find out which of the creatures is the skeleton bride’s forgotten fiancé. Also included with this resource is a video – please check it out before showing it to your class to judge whether it is appropriate for them. It can be used as a video hook to get your students interested in the math challenge.<br />
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Link to video:<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XQX31pRiM<br />
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Included in this activity you will find:<br />
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Four math clues which your students will need to solve in order to uncover who the skeleton bride’s fiancé is. The clues are: <br />
Hidden Message: Students use their basic facts, mainly multiplication, in order <br />
to uncover a hidden message left by the witch.<br />
Basic cardinal directions and long addition: Students map the witch’s flight <br />
path.<br />
Decimal addition – Students figure the weight of the ingredients in magic vials.<br />
Fractions – Students work out how much pizza each creature ate.<br />
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After the students have found out which creature is the skeleton bride’s fiancé they can complete the last activity to find out which room is the witch’s spell room. To make this activity shorter you don’t have to include this sheet. <br />
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Two early finisher activities are also included. Keep these on hand to give to your students who finish early. One of the extra activities is a short writing activity and the other is a haunted house multiplication maze
Have your students read about plant needs and then complete activities showing plant parts and flower parts. Also in this unit is an inquiry worksheet and activity to complete about seed transportation. <br />
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This unit is part of a larger bundle on creating a school garden - which can be seen by clicking here<br />
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This unit contains multiple readings, activities, and worksheets related to man-made flight. Below is a brief summary of what’s in this unit. <br />
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Science Readings: Four short readings on flight with questions and tasks. These are great to use as bell ringers or for your students to work through to increase their understanding of flight. The readings answer the following questions;<br />
How do planes fly?<br />
How does a jet engine work?<br />
How does a hot-air balloon work?<br />
How does a helicopter fly?<br />
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Activities: Two hands on activities with worksheets. These activities will engage your students - they are easier done with smaller classes or in larger spaces such as a gym. Activities; Paper helicopter investigation.<br />
Paper plane investigation. <br />
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Research Projects: Included are three organizers which will provide guidance to your students as they conduct research. Best done if your students have access to the internet. Suggested links are included.<br />
Topics are; The first flight: The Wright brothers<br />
Choose a plane to research<br />
Choose a pilot to research<br />
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Other activities/worksheets: Also included in this unit are the following activities and worksheets listed below: <br />
Design presidents plane: area & design math activity<br />
Create a passport: design/art activity<br />
Race around the world: look at flight times and research the wonders of the world.<br />
Story/Writing activity: write a story about a fictional plane journey<br />
Videos and games: extra information for the teacher which suggests some good videos and games related to flight.
Climate change, human needs and the concept of sustainability are discussed as your students design a new island for the inhabitants of a small island nation called Chill-Ville, whose current island is sinking due to rising sea levels. <br />
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An enjoyable activity that gets your students thinking - great for middle school. Can last 1-3 lessons depending on teacher preference. <br />
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This resource has 5 main activities and a teacher notes section with a set of instructions. <br />
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Activity 1: Students attempt to help the residents of Chill-Ville out by coming up with ideas about what can be done about the rising sea levels. A link to a short youtube clip is provided which highlights the plight of a real island nation suffering this fate (Kiribati). Human needs and the concept of sustainability is also addressed. <br />
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Activity 2: Students pretend to be different inhabitants of Chill-Ville and have to think about what they would want on the new island.<br />
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Activity 3: Students design the new island, along with flag, laws and government budget. <br />
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Activity 4: Students use rubric to grade their island and then complete a list of "scenarios" to see how well their island manages. <br />
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Activity 5: Students create poster and use persuasive writing to try and get visitors to come and stay at the new island.
I Have Who Has Place Value Hundreds of Thousands - 100000<br />
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This is a fun whole class game which allows your students to practice their place values in the hundreds of thousands. <br />
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Simply print these cards out and laminate them (optional) so they can be used multiple times. <br />
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Jumble up the cards and give to your students – make sure all the cards are given out (some students might get two cards).<br />
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Select a student to start – they read aloud the “I have, who has” on their card – all other students are listening and the student with the next number then reads aloud their “I have, who has”. Carry on until you are back to the first card. <br />
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I use this game as a math warm-up. Students love a bit of competition also – so I record the class time – and then challenge them to improve upon the class time when we next play the game.