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5.NBT.1-7 Math Mastery Test Prep - PRINTABLES
Included are: 1st quarter math, 5.NBT standards —to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 5.NBT.1-7.
• CCSS aligned with careful adherence to state and district standards.
• No Prep format: Print and go.
• Over 70 unique problems that promote math fluency, collaboration and
accountable talk.
• Answer keys are included.
• Student work-space printouts are included.
• Designed for “brain friendly” classrooms! With 5th grade assessment style questions, students will build strength to persevere in making sense of problems and to complete them with confidence.
Kid Tested--Educator Approved: These products have generated excellent feedback. A quote: “I couldn’t believe how engaged the kids were in talking about math.” They support research and best practices.
You will see your students become participants as they problem-solve and receive instant reinforcement on correct thinking about math.
Build Collaborative Accountable Talk.
These 7 sections progressively develop the “I can” statements and clarify the entire 5.NBT standards.
5.NBT.1
• I can recognize that a digit in one place represents 10 times as much or 1/10 of what it represents.
5.NBT.2
• I can represent powers of 10 using whole number exponents.
• I can explain patterns when multiplying a number by powers of 10.
• I can explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by powers of 10.
5.NBT.3
• I can read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
• I can compare decimals using >, =,
• I can compare two decimals to the thousandths based on the place value of each digit.
5.NBT.4
• I can round decimals.
5.NBT.5
• I can fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers.
5.NBT.6
• I can divide a 4-digit dividend by a two-digit divisor to find a quotient with no remainder.
• I can use strategies to solve division problems.
• I can illustrate and explain division problems.
5.NBT.7
• I can add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths.
• I can explain the reasoning used to solve decimal problems in written form.
Ways to use this resource: supplement whole-class math instruction; use in math centers, in small groups—for intervention and reteaching.
Print in color or grayscale.
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Purchasing this product grants permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom. If you intend to share with others, please purchase an additional license.
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5.NBT.2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—Super Power of Ten
5.NBT.2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—Super Power of Ten
“Think on Your Feet!” Game – a better-than-Jeopardy interactive game to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 5.NBT.2: Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
Based on the latest Growth Mindset developments of successful student engagement and collaboration.
This exciting and engaging game is laid out in Easy, Medium, Hard, Tell Me a Story, and STRETCH categories – so that every level of student can participate.
• Interactive PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 25 engaging problems to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Two ways to master this math standard: 1. The class game. 2. Individual use or small groups recording the answers on a student answer sheet.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
~~~ Kid Tested—Educator approved: The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task and game cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor! ~~~
ACCOUNTABLE TALK: You will see your students become TEAM PLAYERS as they “talk it out” and problem-solve. They can pick an advisor, take a team vote or decide alone for the answers. The game provides immediate reinforcement of correct thinking about math.
These 25 engaging problems progressively develop the standard and clarify the entire 5.NBT.2.
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Grade 5 Math Interactive Test Prep – Superpowers of Ten 5.NBT.2
Grade 5 Math Interactive Test Prep – Superpowers of Ten 5.NBT.2
Included are: Interactive Math PowerPoint Task Cards and Test Prep—to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
This will EXCITE and ENGAGE your students!
The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor!
• Interactive, animated PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 40 Word Problems in two sets of 20 each to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Also included are the same 40 Word Problems in two sets of 20 each without answers for test review, individual or small group practice.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
NOTE: This PowerPoint Tasks Cards resource is designed to be used in the Slide Show View. Please follow the instructions on slide.
Open the preview and try out the engaging problem-solving tasks with eye-catching visuals.
These classroom-tested products have generated excellent feedback. A quote: “I couldn’t believe how engaged the kids were in talking about math.” They support research and best practices.
The 40 word problems progressively develop the superpowers of ten, and clarify the entire 5.NBT.2
• I can represent powers of 10 using whole number exponents (103 = 10 x 10 x 10 = 1000)
• I can explain patterns when multiplying a number by powers of 10.
• I can explain the relationship in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by powers of 10.
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Grade 5 Math Interactive Test Prep – 10 Times the Value or 1/10 the Value 5.NBT.1
Included are: Interactive Math PowerPoint Task Cards and Test Prep—to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 5.NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
This will EXCITE and ENGAGE your students!
The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor!
• Interactive, animated PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 40 Word Problems in two sets of 20 each to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Also included are the same 40 Word Problems in two sets of 20 each without answers for test review, individual or small group practice.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
NOTE: This PowerPoint Tasks Cards resource is designed to be used in the Slide Show View. Please follow the instructions on slide.
These classroom-tested products have generated excellent feedback. A quote: “I couldn’t believe how engaged the kids were in talking about math.” They support research and best practices.
You will see your students become participants as they problem-solve and receive instant reinforcement on correct thinking about math.
The 40 word problems progressively develop 10 times the value or 1/10 the value of multi-digit numbers, and clarify the entire 5.NBT.1
• I can name place values of numbers through 1,000,000.
• I can determine that a digit represents ten times what it would be in the place to its right and one-tenth to its left.
• I can identify place values in decimals.
• I can perform operations with place value.
• I can use place values to solve word problems.
Terms
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Grade 2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—COUNTING TIME 2.MD.7
Grade 2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—COUNTING TIME 2.MD.7
“Think on Your Feet!” Game – a better-than-Jeopardy interactive game to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 2.MD.7: Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
• Interactive PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 25 engaging problems to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Two ways to master this math standard: 1. The class game. 2. Individual use or small groups recording the answers on a student answer sheet.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
~~~ Kid Tested—Educator approved: The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task and game cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor! ~~~
ACCOUNTABLE TALK: You will see your students become TEAM PLAYERS as they “talk it out” and problem-solve. They can pick an advisor, take a team vote or decide alone for the answers. The game provides immediate reinforcement of correct thinking about math.
The 40 word problems progressively develop the 6 “I can” statements and clarify the entire 2.MD.7.
I can skip count by 5’s, covering each 5 minute interval on the clock.
I can tell time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest 5 minutes.
I can explain the difference between a.m. and p.m.
I can understand and use common time terms such as: half past, quarter after/past, quarter to, ten till, and ten after.
I can solve elapsed time problems.
I can solve addition and subtraction problems that involve time.
Terms
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5.NBT.1 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—Place Value: “10x and 1/10 of”
5.NBT.1 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—Place Value: “10x and 1/10 of”
“Think on Your Feet!” Game – a better-than-Jeopardy interactive game to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 5.NBT.1: Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
Based on the latest Growth Mindset developments of successful student engagement and collaboration.
This exciting and engaging game is laid out in Easy, Medium, Hard, Tell Me a Story, and STRETCH categories – so that every level of student can participate.
• Interactive PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 25 engaging problems to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Two ways to master this math standard: 1. The class game. 2. Individual use or small groups recording the answers on a student answer sheet.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Open the preview and try out this engaging “Jeopardy-type” game that reviews 5.NBT.1. Enjoy the fast-paced questions with hyperlinks, sounds, keeping score, and eye-catching visuals.
~~~ Kid Tested—Educator approved: The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task and game cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor! ~~~
ACCOUNTABLE TALK: You will see your students become TEAM PLAYERS as they “talk it out” and problem-solve. They can pick an advisor, take a team vote or decide alone for the answers. The game provides immediate reinforcement of correct thinking about math.
These 25 engaging problems progressively develop the standard and clarify the entire 5.NBT.1.
Terms
Copyright © Classaroundthecorner.com. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.
Personal Note
We want you to be satisfied with our products and we make sure we do everything in our power to provide you with quality resources. Any issues, suggestions, questions please email: Classaroundthecorner@gmail.com.
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Grade 2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—MONEY MASTERY 2.MD.8
Grade 2 THINK ON YOUR FEET MATH! Interactive Test Prep Game—MONEY MASTERY 2.MD.8
“Think on Your Feet!” Game – a better-than-Jeopardy interactive game to reinforce students’ practice and mastery of 2.MD.8 Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. —using pictures, symbols and words.
• Interactive PowerPoint designed for computer/doc camera and Smart Boards.
• No Prep format: Plug in computer and go.
• 25 engaging problems to promote fluency, collaboration and accountable talk.
• Two ways to master this math standard: 1. The class game. 2. Individual use or small groups recording the answers on a student answer sheet.
• Adherence to state and district standards.
~~~ Kid Tested—Educator approved: The feedback from TpT teachers and my fellow teachers at school, who use these grade-level interactive sets of task and game cards, state that kids are engaged and enthused; that the students are focused on the screen, calculating the problems, helping one another with the answers, laughing at the images and animations, and most of all – TALKING OUT LOUD ABOUT MATH.
We call it the “WOW” factor! ~~~
ACCOUNTABLE TALK: You will see your students become TEAM PLAYERS as they “talk it out” and problem-solve. They can pick an advisor, take a team vote or decide alone for the answers. The game provides immediate reinforcement of correct thinking about math.
The 20 word problems progressively develop the 8 “I can” statements and clarify the entire 2.MD.8.
I can identify dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
I can give the value of dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
I can use $ (dollar) and ¢ (cents) symbols correctly.
I can count money by combinations of coins up to 1 dollar.
I can count money by combinations of coins and bills up to 5 dollars.
I can count money by combinations of bills up to 100 dollars.
I can solve two-step word problems that use bills and coins.
I can apply math strategies that use money.
2.MD.8
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
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65 ESSENTIAL LITERARY DEVICES QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
65 ESSENTIAL LITERARY DEVICES QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
(Aligned to Common Core, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Backward Design)
A link to hundreds of “free to use” stories from the historic McGuffey Eclectic Readers is included.
This product covers five categories of Literary Devices:
Story Structure
Point of View and Theme
Tone and Mood
Literary Techniques
Unique Genres: Poetry and Drama
Here is a resource to connect kids daily to in-depth thinking and writing about reading. The rigorous questions are kid-friendly. The teacher can use a question to model thinking and get a lively collaborative discussion going in minutes. These 65 questions are not only for teacher modeling and collaborative discussion but also for paired interaction, and for independent journal writing. They correlate with “I Do,” “We Do,” “You Do” and can be adapted as essential questions or “Ticket Out” tasks.
Post them anywhere in your room, or print the task cards for students to use in groups, in centers, or for independent writing. Several posters can be placed together on a board so that you can refer to them throughout the week. The matching task cards will help kids focus on key concepts you are emphasizing in class. Spiral notebooks work well for students’ written responses to these types of questions. They are able to refer to pieces they have written to review concepts and to monitor their progress in writing about reading.
Teacher read-alouds are important again in the reading classroom. They give the teacher the opportunity to model thinking aloud as the story is read. These reading posters will provide a print-rich environment for your students. Kids will make connections between their thinking and the questions. They will get better at responding about reading.
Literary devices cover literary elements, such as theme, plot, point of view, tone, mood, and characterization. Literary devices also cover literary techniques, such as imagery, word choices, rhythm, rhyme, inferred meaning, and figurative language. These posters will help keep momentum high as students think about reading connections.
Included are reading reward coupons. The rewards are intended for expanded thinking and reasoning and for demonstrating improved depth of knowledge each week.
Other products related to writing about reading are: Story Elements Posters and Task Cards, Comprehension Strategies Posters and Task Cards, Informational Text Posters and Task Cards, and Literary Nonfiction Posters and Task Cards.
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58 ESSENTIAL LITERARY NONFICTION QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
(Aligned to Common Core, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Backward Design)
A link to hundreds of “free to use” stories from the historic McGuffey Eclectic Readers is included.
This product covers five categories of Literary Nonfiction:
Character Development
Point of View Order and Sequence
Setting
Conflict
Explain Relationships
Writer’s Craft
Reason and Evidence
Here is a resource to connect kids daily to in-depth thinking and writing about reading. The rigorous questions are kid-friendly. The teacher can use a question to model thinking and get a lively collaborative discussion going in minutes. These 58 questions are not only for teacher modeling and collaborative discussion but also for paired interaction, and for independent journal writing. They correlate with “I Do,” “We Do,” “You Do” and can be adapted as essential questions or “Ticket Out” tasks.
Post them anywhere in your room, or print the task cards for students to use in groups, in centers, or for independent writing. Several posters can be placed together on a board so that you can refer to them throughout the week. The matching task cards will help kids focus on key concepts you are emphasizing in class. Spiral notebooks work well for students’ written responses to these types of questions. They are able to refer to pieces they have written to review concepts and to monitor their progress in writing about reading.
Teacher read-alouds of non-fiction text is important in the reading classroom. Literary nonfiction (also referred to as narrative nonfiction) gives the teacher the opportunity to model thinking aloud about text structure and text features.
Literary non-fiction text for grades K-5 covers biography and autobiography. For grades 6-12 it broadens to include essays, speeches, and memoir. Questions here relate to making personal and textual connections, asking about content, accuracy, relevance, style, text structure and features. Literary nonfiction text relates literature by placing importance on description, sequence or time/order, compare/contrast, cause and effect, and problem/solution. These posters will help keep momentum high as students think about reading connections.
Included are reading reward coupons. The rewards are intended for expanded thinking and reasoning and for demonstrating improved depth of knowledge each week.
Other products related to writing about reading are: Literary Devices Posters and Task Cards, Comprehension Strategies Posters and Task Cards, Informational Text Posters and Task Cards, and Story Elements Posters and Task Cards.
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66 COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
(Aligned to Common Core, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Backward Design.)
A link to hundreds of “free to use” stories from the historic McGuffey Eclectic Readers is included.
This product covers five categories of Comprehension Strategies:
Ask Questions
Make Connections
Visualize
Inference
Determine Importance
Synthesize
Here is a resource to connect kids daily to in-depth thinking and writing about reading. The rigorous questions are kid-friendly. The teacher can use a question to model thinking and get a lively collaborative discussion going in minutes. These 66 questions are not only for teacher modeling and collaborative discussion but also for paired interaction, and for independent journal writing. They correlate with “I Do,” “We Do,” “You Do” and can be adapted as essential questions or “Ticket Out” tasks.
Post them anywhere in your room, or print the task cards for students to use in groups, in centers, or for independent writing. Several posters can be placed together on a board so that you can refer to them throughout the week. The matching task cards will help kids focus on key concepts you are emphasizing in class. Spiral notebooks work well for students’ written responses to these types of questions.
Teacher read-alouds are important again in the reading classroom. They give the teacher the opportunity to model thinking aloud as the story is read. These reading posters will provide a print-rich environment for your students. Kids will make connections between their thinking and the questions. They will get better at responding about reading.
This resource covers comprehension strategies questions such as summarizing, visualizing, synthesizing, summarizing, asking questions, making connections, inferring, and determining importance. These questions will help students connect what they know to what they are reading—resulting in their ability to analyze, appreciate, and interpret literary text.
Included are reading reward coupons. The rewards are intended for expanded thinking and reasoning and for demonstrating improved depth of knowledge each week.
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58 ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONAL TEXT QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
(Aligned to Common Core, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Backward Design.)
A link to hundreds of “free to use” stories from the historic McGuffey Eclectic Readers is included.
This product overs five categories of Informational Text:
Text Features
Explain Relationships
Reasons and Evidence
Text Structure
Integrate Information
Here is a resource to connect kids daily to in-depth thinking and writing about reading. The rigorous questions are kid-friendly. The teacher can use a question to model thinking and get a lively collaborative discussion going in minutes. These 58 questions are not only for teacher modeling and collaborative discussion but also for paired interaction, and for independent journal writing. They correlate with “I Do,” “We Do,” “You Do” and can be adapted as essential questions or “Ticket Out” tasks.
Post them anywhere in your room, or print the task cards for students to use in groups, in centers, or for independent writing. Several posters can be placed together on a board so that you can refer to them throughout the week. The matching task cards will help kids focus on key concepts you are emphasizing in class.
Teacher read-alouds of non-fiction text is important in the reading classroom. Informational text gives the teacher the opportunity to model thinking aloud about text structure and text features. These reading posters will provide a print-rich environment for your students. Kids will make connections between their thinking and the questions. They will get better at responding about reading.
Informational text questions include making personal and textual connections, asking about content, accuracy, relevance, style, text structure and features. Informational text demonstrates predominantly expository structures, which may include arguments, opinions, and information/explanation. Expository text relates to description, sequence or time/order, compare/contrast, cause and effect, and problem/solution. You will see that there are similarities here with the components of literature. These posters will help keep momentum high as students think about reading connections.
Included are reading reward coupons. The rewards are intended for expanded thinking and reasoning and for demonstrating improved depth of knowledge each week. As a result of the teacher modeling thinking and writing, students will become more confident and polished writers. The rewards are for the great ideas you will see kids express on paper.
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66 ESSENTIAL STORY ELEMENTS QUESTION POSTERS AND TASK CARDS
(Aligned to Common Core, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Backward Design.)
A link to hundreds of “free to use” stories from the historic McGuffey Eclectic Readers is included.
This product covers five categories of Story Elements:
Setting
Character
Plot
Conflict
Reader’s Connection
Here is a resource to connect kids daily to in-depth thinking and writing about reading. The rigorous questions are kid-friendly. The teacher can use a question to model thinking and get a lively collaborative discussion going in minutes. These 66 questions are not only for teacher modeling and collaborative discussion but also for paired interaction, and for independent journal writing. They correlate with “I Do,” “We Do,” “You Do” and can be adapted as essential questions or “Ticket Out” tasks.
Post them anywhere in your room, or print the task cards for students to use in groups, in centers, or for independent writing. Several posters can be placed together on a board so that you can refer to them throughout the week. The matching task cards will help kids focus on key concepts you are emphasizing in class.
Teacher read-alouds are important again in the reading classroom. They give the teacher the opportunity to model thinking aloud as the story is read. These reading posters will provide a print-rich environment for your students.
This resource covers varied questions relating to story elements: setting, characters, plot, conflict, and reader’s connection. These questions will help students connect what they know to what they are reading—resulting in their ability to analyze, appreciate, and interpret literary text.
Included are reading reward coupons. The rewards are intended for expanded thinking and reasoning and for demonstrating improved depth of knowledge each week. As a result of the teacher modeling thinking and writing, students will become more confident and polished writers.
Check out other resources at my store at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/classaroundthecorner.