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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!

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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!
Addition & Subtraction on the Hundreds Chart
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Addition & Subtraction on the Hundreds Chart

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Addition and Subtraction on the 100’s Chart Students need to become fluent with the hundreds chart in order to understand how numbers relate to each other. This Addition and Subtraction on a Hundreds Chart Activity Packet will ask students to use the Hundreds chart to add, subtract, find patterns and more! This Addition and Subtraction on a Hundreds Chart Activity Packet will help your students use a hundreds chart to: -find and recognize patterns on the hundreds chart -List the numbers they shaded on a hundreds chart -write addition and subtraction facts for a number from 1-10 using the hundreds chart -Identify items that always come in that number (Ex: bicycle wheels) -Draw a picture to represent the number (tally marks, dice, etc) -Identify patterns that they see within the hundreds chart for that number -Complete a practice page with addition and subtraction problems -Track Hundreds Chart Fluency with Pre, Mid and Post Assessments Have students keep this Addition and Subtraction on a Hundreds Chart Activity Pack in their desk for reference. This hundreds chart activity packet is a great activity to do whole class or offer this hundreds chart skip counting pack as an early finishers activity. CCSS Math Standards 1.OA.B.3 1.OA.B.4 1.OA.C.5 2.OA.B.2
M&M Math: Probability, Fractions, Addition, Multiplication, Sorting, Graphing
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M&M Math: Probability, Fractions, Addition, Multiplication, Sorting, Graphing

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M & M Math Math so fun your students will beg for more!!! This M&M math activity is guaranteed to become an instant favorite. Students will love practicing their math skills with this colorful candy-themed math activity. These M&M activities cover: sorting estimating probability addition subtraction multiplication mean median mode graphing plotting points on a line fractions This M&M math activity makes an excellent weekly review of essential math skills. Copy this M&M math activity and hand out to students, or simply slip a class set into plastic sleeves and allow students to use dry or wet erase markers to fill in the blanks. Students love the novelty of using wet-erase markers and will beg for the job of cleaning the used sheets. Keep a large bag of M&Ms in your classroom and give students a small handful (10-15) or use individual packets of M& Ms. Choose the sheets that are appropriate for your students. Black-line masters are also included for each activity!!!! CCSS Math Standards: 1.MD.C.4 2.MD.B.6 2.MD.D.10 3.MD.B.4 3.NBT.A.2 3.NF.A.1
Seasonal Math Bundle
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Seasonal Math Bundle

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This Seasonal Math Bundle contains a themed math packet for every month of the school year! This is great for morning work, review, enrichment, extra credit or for guest teachers! This Seasonal Math Bundle covers mostly 3rd grade standards and some 4th and 5th grade standards. Please see each packet link for a full description! *Fall Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11118890 *Halloween Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-math-pack-11118961 *Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478 *Christmas Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491 *Winter Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-math-pack-11119493 *Valentine's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-math-pack-11119495 *St. Patrick's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-math-pack-11119496 *Spring Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spring-math-pack-11119514 *Summer Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-math-pack-11119517
Christmas Math and Literacy Pack
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Christmas Math and Literacy Pack

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This Christmas Math and Literacy Pack are two packets that will get your students in the Christmas Spirit. Use these Christmas packs for early finishers, review or enrichment! Please see each product for a FULL description! 1. Christmas Math Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491 2. Christmas Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892 Looking for even MORE things Christmas? Check out my Christmas MEGA Bundle!!! The Mega Bundle includes FIVE Christmas-Themed Activities! You can find it HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-mega-bundle-11123164
Spring Math Pack for 5th Grade
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Spring Math Pack for 5th Grade

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This Spring Math Pack is designed to cover many 5th Grade Common Core Standards in a way that is engaging and fun for your students. Included are graphing, line plots, multiplying fractions, word problems and so much more. This math packet is perfect for review, small groups, extra practice or early finishers. Many of the activities in this packet are self-checking. Included in this Spring Math Pack for 5th Grade you will find: *Spring Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture – combine a love of math with a love of art as students use the ordered pair to complete this intricate mystery picture. This picture does use graphing with simple fractions. *Color by Product- Students will multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers *Multiplying and Dividing Fractions *Multiplying and Dividing Decimals *Adding and Subtracting Decimals (with visual models) *Multiplying whole numbers by fractions greater than or less than one and explaining the outcome *Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths *Rounding Decimals to the ten thousandths place to find the answer to a Spring Riddle *Volume *Interpreting Line Plots with fractions *Fraction Word Problems *Order of Operations *Writing and Solving Equations *Scaling word problems *Spring Logic Problems *Finding and Graphing Ordered Pairs A full answer key is included! Math Standards Covered: 5.MD.B.2 5.MD.C.3 5.MD.C.4 5.MD.C.5a 5.MD.C.5b 5.NBT.A.3 5.NBT.A.4 5.NBT.B.5 5.NBT.B.7 5.OA.A.1 5.OA.A.2 5.OA.B.3 5.NF.A.1 5.NF.A.2 5.NF.B.5b 5.NF.B.7 5.G.A.1
Valentine's Day Maths & Literacy BUNDLE for Year 4
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Valentine's Day Maths & Literacy BUNDLE for Year 4

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Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for Year 4 Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centres and guest teachers! This Valentine’s Day Math and Literacy BUNDLE for Year 4 includes: Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack Included in this Valentine's Day Math Pack for Year 4 you will find: This pack includes: Valentine’s Day Word Problems Graphing Data and Picture Graphs Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Colour by Answer Ordering Numbers Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100 Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units! Comparing Fractions Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred Time and Money A 100 Chart hidden pictures- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture! Cupid’s Busy Day- a Multiplication Game for the hundred chart Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find: Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find: Don’t Know What You've Got Love is Grand? World Without Love The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day Really, You Shouldn't Have Will You Be My BETTER Valentine? Love is in the Air A Valentine’s Day Surprise The Future of Valentine Heart Sweets Valentine’s Day in Pictures A Remote by Any Other Name Love Machine Answer: Valentine’s Day Love City A Unique Valentine A Valentine's Day Mystery The Procrastinating Valentine Pucker Up I love Cinquains Cupid’s New Job Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 3rd Grade
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Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 3rd Grade

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Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 3rd Grade Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers! This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes: Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack Valentine's Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade includes: *Valentine’s Day Word Problems *Valentine's Day Math Graphing Data and Picture Graphs *Valentine's Day Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Color by Answer *Valentine's Day Ordering Numbers *Valentine's Day Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100 *Valentine's Day Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units! *Valentine's Day Comparing Fractions *Valentine's Day Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred *Valentine's Day Time and Money *A Valentine's Day Math Hundred's Chart hidden picture- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture! *Cupid’s Busy Day- a Valentine's Day Multiplication Game for the hundred chart Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find: Don’t Know What You've Got Love is Grand? World Without Love The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day Really, You Shouldn't Have Will You Be My BETTER Valentine? Love is in the Air A Valentine’s Day Surprise The Future of Candy Hearts Valentine’s Day in Pictures A Remote by Any Other Name Love Machine Answer: Valentine’s Day Love City A Unique Valentine A Valentine's Day Mystery The Procrastinating Valentine Pucker Up I love Cinquains Cupid’s New Job Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 4th Grade
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Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 4th Grade

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Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 4th Grade Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers! This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes: Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack Included in this Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade you will find: *Valentine’s Day word problems for all operations. One and two step *Writing fractions as a decimal *Ordering fractions with different denominators or numerators *Valentine’s Day Hundred Chart hidden picture! Students will answer 120 questions to find the hidden picture *Valentine's Day Math Color by Product- Multiply two double digit number or a four digit number by a one digit number to find the correct colors *Rounding numbers to any place value, expanded form and word form up to the millions *Valentine's Day Math Map Problem Follow the directions to draw a map of Cupid’s Neighborhood! Identify rays, line segments, lines and right triangles within the map. OR use the map that is already provided to answer the questions *Valentine’s Day Fraction line plots *Valentine Card shapes *Cupid’s Busy Day- a multiplication game for the hundred chart Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find: Don’t Know What You've Got Love is Grand? World Without Love The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day Really, You Shouldn't Have Will You Be My BETTER Valentine? Love is in the Air A Valentine’s Day Surprise The Future of Candy Hearts Valentine’s Day in Pictures A Remote by Any Other Name Love Machine Answer: Valentine’s Day Love City A Unique Valentine A Valentine's Day Mystery The Procrastinating Valentine Pucker Up I love Cinquains Cupid’s New Job Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
Valentine's Maths Pack for Year 4
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Valentine's Maths Pack for Year 4

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Valentine’s Day Maths Pack for Year 4 Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Maths Pack! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This pack is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centres and guest teachers! This pack includes: Valentine’s Day Word Problems Graphing Data and Picture Graphs Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Colour by Answer Ordering Numbers Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100 Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units! Comparing Fractions Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred Time and Money A 100 Chart hidden pictures- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture! Cupid’s Busy Day- a Multiplication Game for the hundred chart
St. Patrick's Day Hundred Chart Hidden Picture
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St. Patrick's Day Hundred Chart Hidden Picture

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Tiny McStickyfingers is at it again! He has stolen parts of the hundred chart and hidden a picture in its midst! Students will need to fill in the missing numbers and solve 120 problems to reveal the St. Patrick's Day Hidden Picture. Problems Include: Addition & Subtraction Multiplication & Division Money Order of Operations Navigating the Hundred Chart Expanded Form Standard Form Word Form This St. Patrick's Day Hidden Picture is also included in my St. Patrick's Day Math Pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-math-pack-11119496 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
Christmas Coordinate Graphing
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Christmas Coordinate Graphing

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In this Christmas Coordinate Graph project, students will graph the given coordinate points to create a detailed, “fridge-worthy” Christmas picture. This project covers fifth grade standard 5.G.1 This is also part of my Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade! You can find that Here: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/christmas-math-pack-for-5th-grade-11182257
Hundred Chart Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle!
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Hundred Chart Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle!

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Students LOVE Hidden pictures! To reveal each hidden picture, students must complete at least 100 math problems! This Hundred Chart Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle is great for morning work, centers, enrichment or early finishers! Most of the standards in these Hidden Pictures are 3rd - 5th Grade. Problems Include: Place Value Base 10 Blocks Money Time Multiplication & Division Addition & Subtraction Order of Operations Word Problems & MORE!!!
Valentine's Day Hundred Chart Hidden Picture
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Valentine's Day Hundred Chart Hidden Picture

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Puzzles are super motivating for students! For this Valentine's Day Hundred Chart Hidden Picture, students will solve 100 math problems to reveal the picture in the Hundreds Chart. This activity is great for morning work, enrichment or early finishers. Problems Include: Addition & Subtraction Multiplication & Division Place Value Base 10 Blocks Time Money This Valentine's Day Hidden Picture is also included in my Valentine's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-math-pack-11119495 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
The Great Elf Contest:  A multiplication game for the 100s chart
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The Great Elf Contest: A multiplication game for the 100s chart

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This is a Christmas Math multiplication game for the 100's chart. The premise for this Christmas math game is that Santa wants to bring an elf along this Christmas Eve to help him deliver presents. This is a HUGE honor! Play this Christmas math game to be the first Elf to color 5 presents in a row to win the opportunity to help Santa this Christmas. This Christmas math game makes a great partner game, but can be played by up to 4 players. For this Christmas math game, students will each get a set of digit cards. On each turn, students will draw two digit cards, multiply them together, and color the corresponding present on the Christmas math game board. The first player to color 5 presents in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) wins this Christmas math game! Included in this Christmas Math game: -Instructions -Digit Cards -Game Board Put this Christmas math game out for early finishers or use it as a Christmas math center. I hope you and your class enjoy this Christmas Math Game! Merry Christmas! If you enjoy this Christmas Math Game, check out my Christmas Math Pack, Christmas Activities for Literacy and a Christmas Party Games Pack. These are also available in a discounted bundle! They are available in my store! CCSS Math Standards 3.NBT.A.3 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.9
Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture
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Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture

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Puzzles are super motivating for students! For this Christmas Hidden Picture, students will solve 100 math problems to reveal the picture in the Hundreds Chart. This activity is great for morning work, enrichment or early finishers. Types of Problems Include: Addition & Subtraction Multiplication & Division Word Problems Fractions Base 10 Blocks Navigating the 100s Chart This Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is also part of my Christmas Math Pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture for Firsties
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Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture for Firsties

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Halloween Hundred Chart Hidden Picture Students LOVE puzzles and Halloween, so why not combine them while covering a ton of 1st grade standards? 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, centers 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 You can also find this as part of my Halloween Math Pack for Firsties! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-math-pack-for-firsties-11146990 CCSS Standards: 1.NBT.A.1 1.NBT.B.2 1.NBT.C.4 1.NBT.C.5 1.NBT.C.6 1.OA.B.3 1.OA.B.4 1.OA.C.5 1.OA.C.6 1.OA.D.8
Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture
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Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture

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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. The standards in this Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture are 3rd -5th grade. This hidden picture makes great morning work, center 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 Math Pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11118890 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
Halloween BUNDLE
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Halloween BUNDLE

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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 Activities for Literacy 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 Candy!?! -The Vampire and the Pumpkin -Crazy Costume -Frankenstein is the Answer - The Next Big Thing -Candy 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 Math Activities This Halloween math Activity packet is geared towards 2nd, 3rd and as a review for 4th graders. It includes story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and graphing. Included you will find 25 pages of Halloween Math: *Halloween Math Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Stories *Halloween Math Multiplication and Division Stories *Halloween Math Candy Graphing *Halloween Math Fractions *Halloween Math Probability *Find the Missing Number *Halloween Math 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). These letters are available in English and Spanish. Halloween Word Scramble Game Pass the Pumpkin Game Trick or Treat Game Candy Corn Relay Game Halloween Word Search Halloween Coloring 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!
Christmas BUNDLE for 4th Grade
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Christmas BUNDLE for 4th Grade

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This Bundle contains two of my popular Christmas packets! These packets are perfect for early finishers or enrichment. Save 20% when you BUNDLE! 1) Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade 2) Christmas Creative Thinking Pack
Christmas Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 5th Grade
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Christmas Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 5th Grade

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This Bundle contains two of my popular Christmas packets! These packets are perfect for early finishers or enrichment. Save 20% when you BUNDLE! Please see each product for a full preview! 1. Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade 2. Christmas Creative Thinking Pack