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!
Fraction Strips are the perfect visual for fractions! Students can compare and order fractions easily with these colorful strips. You can print out the color version or have students color their own (crayons are preferred).
This Fraction Assessment Pack includes a Pre-Assessment, a Mid- Assessment and a Post-Assessment. Answer keys to all are included.
These assessments address all CCSS Math Standards for 3rd Grade Fractions:
3.NF.1
3.NF.2
3.NF.3
If you like these assessments, check out my Fraction Activity BUNDLE! It includes this and much, much more! You can find it in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fraction-activity-bundle-11121361
Having a Hoot with Fractions is an original fraction mat game! Students will use play dough and fill out re-usable cards to show fractions picture models, fraction terms and fractions number models.
This game addresses CCSS Math Standards 3.NF.1 and 3.NF.2
To play this Fraction Memory Game, students will put all the cards face down and take turns flipping two cards over until they find a match. Students will match visual models to number models. This game includes 36 pairs of cards.
CCSS Math:
3.NF.3c
If you enjoy this game, please check out my Fraction Activity BUNDLE!!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fraction-activity-bundle-11121361
Use this fun fraction game to review fraction concepts! This Fraction Game can be played whole class or in small groups. Each student will be given a card with a fraction problem to solve. 30 cards are included. To play, students will have to:
Identify Fraction Models
Identify Fractions on a Number Line
Reduce Fractions
Compare Fractions
Add Fractions
CCSS Math:
3.NF.1
3.NF.2
3.NF.3
If you enjoy this game, check out my Fraction Activity BUNDLE https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fraction-activity-bundle-11121361
On this Fraction Activity Page, students are asked to draw a number of different types of fractions, including improper fractions, a whole number as a fraction and comparing fractions.
CCSS Math:
3.NF.3
If you enjoy this sheet, check out my Fraction Activity BUNDLE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fraction-activity-bundle-11121361
In this Summer Sample, you will find four pages selected from my Summer Math Pack and my Summer Creative Thinking Pack. I hope you enjoy these pages!
Beach Ball Math- Add, subtract, multiply or divide three numbers to get to the number in the middle
Zoo Favorites- Solve this logic problem to figure out which student likes which animals
In Summer You Can’t- Think of some things you absolutely cannot do in summer
So…That Just Happened- Come up with an explanation for something that seems explainable!
This sample contains an answer key.
If you enjoy these pages, check out the full packets and bundle in my store!
Here is a sample of my Spring Math Pack! I have included an Elapsed Time page and a Rounding Hidden Message page.
If you like this sample, check out the full Spring Math Pack! It includes 26 pages of Spring-Themed math pages! Perfect for review, enrichment or subs!
I also offer a Math Pack for every month of the school year!
In this activity page, students will match the number model to the picture model of a fraction. Models include Pie Charts, Number Lines, Comparing Fractions and Tables. Answer Key is included.
CCSS Math:
3.NF.1
3.NF.2
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
Looking for something to get your students in the spirit of Thanksgiving? This Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Pack includes two packs that are perfect for enrichment or early finishers in your classroom! Please see each item for a FULL description!
1. Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
2. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
This Thanksgiving Activity Bundle includes 5 Thanksgiving Themed Activity Packs!!! Packed full of one month's worth of Thanksgiving Themed Learning Activities.
This Bundle Includes:
1. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
2.Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
3. How To Cook a Turkey Writing and Craft https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-cook-a-turkey-11123170
4. Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198
5. Race to the New World- A Game for the 100s Chart https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/race-to-the-new-world-a-thanksgiving-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11124063
Everything you need for the month of November!
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 centers. 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 color 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 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 center/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!!!!
CCCS ELA Math
K.CC.A.1
K.CC.A.2
2.MD.C.8
1.NBT.A.1
1.NBT.B.2
1.NBT.C.5
1.NBT.C.6
2.NBT.A.1
2.NBT.B.5
2.NBT.B.6
2.NBT.B.8
3.NBT.A.2
1.OA.B.3
1.OA.C.5
1.OA.C.6
2.OA.A.1
2.OA.B.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.C.7
3.OA.D.8
3.OA.D.9
This End of the Year Math Project is a wonderful way to enforce and review multiplication and arrays as well as to add a little fun into the end of the year! It is designed for grades 3-5! It is designed to go along with my End of the Year Memory Book, but can also be used independently.
This End of the Year Math Project Includes::
*Multiplication Map instruction sheets for teachers and students
*Festival Map Example Images
*Graph Paper
*Two Memory Book Festival Map Product Options
Option 1- Includes the units of each element of the map. Students will create arrays based on the given units
Option 2- Students will decide the size of the attractions on their memory book festival map. They will decide the units and shapes of each attraction
*Recording Sheets- Students will record the dimensions of the arrays they used as well as the corresponding multiplication facts
*End of the Year Memory Book Map Product Descriptor- The Memory Book Map Product Descriptor is included so that you can easily grade this memory book festival map project. It covers map accuracy, components and effort.
The Memory Book Multiplication Map Projects may be done individually or students may work in pairs and combine elements of their end of the year memory book to make their memory book maps.
CCSS Math
3.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
In this Thanksgiving Math game, 2-4 players will Race to the New World on the hundreds chart.
Students will use two dice to play this Thanksgiving Math game. Following the instructions on the instructions page, they will roll the dice and move the number of spaces shown on the dice. Watch out for Doubles! Each time a student rolls a double, they will see if it means smooth sailing or a misfortune for their travels.
A full color page hundred board (shown in thumbnail) and a white hundred board with a colorful background are both included in this game.
This Thanksgiving Math Game makes a wonderful center or an activity for early finishers.
Game pieces included!
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
Everything you need for the month of December! 159 pages of Christmas FUN! There is simply too much in this bundle to describe it all in this space! Please see each link for a FULL product description and preview. Included in this Christmas MEGA Bundle:
Christmas Math packet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Christmas Kindness Elves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kindness-elves-a-new-christmas-tradition-11122273
Christmas Party Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-party-pack-11122280
The Great Elf Contest https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-great-elf-contest-a-christmas-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11122281
Save 15% when you bundle!!!
CCSS ELA Standards:
W.2.5
W.2.8
W.3.2
W.3.5
W.4.2
W.4.8
W.5.4
W.5.8
L.2.1
L.2.2
L.3.1
L.3.2
L.4.1
L.4.2
L.5.1
L.5.2
L.5.3
CCSS Math Standards:
2.MD.C.7
2.MD.C.8
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.A.2
3.MD.B.3
2.NBT.A.3
2.NBT.B.7
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
3.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
3.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.OA.B.5
3.OA.B.6
3.OA.C.7
3.OA.D.8
3.OA.D.9
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.C.5
3.NF.A.1
3.NF.A.3b
2.G.A.3
Shapes Activity Pack: A Shapes Activity Unit - Shape Identification, Shape Games, Shape Fractions, Shape Activities, Anchor Charts and MORE!!!
This Shapes Activities Unit is 190 pages for grades 2-5 (a great review for 5th) and is aligned to the common core. This Hands-On shapes unit includes all you need to get your students "In Shape!"
In this Shapes Activity Unit you will find:
*Shapes Anchor Chart Printables
*Interactive Journal Pages
*Pre-, Mid and Post unit assessments
*Where Did I Put My Polygon?- Solve the riddles to discover which polygon shape is being described. Paste the shape in the correct box
*Polygons All Gone!- A fun shapes dice game where students will make polygon shapes
*Shape Sorting- Students will sort quadrilateral shapes and polygon vs. non polygon shapes
*Measuring Shapes- 4 pages for students to find the area and perimeter of given shapes
*Gardener Gracie's Dilemma- Help Gracie shape the area and perimeter of her garden beds
*I Have, Who Has- A great shape warm-up game practicing the area, perimeter and naming of shapes
*Shape Fraction Memory- Students will have to find shapes divided into the same number of fraction
*Shape Fraction play dough mats- mold and cut the given shapes into fractions, have your partner name the shape fractions, label the shape fraction pieces
*Shape Posters- display these shape posters in your math area and help students master area of shapes, perimeter of shapes and more!
*find the area of shapes by dividing them into smaller rectangles
*Learn and Practice the distributive property of area
This Shape Activities Unit is packed with tons of activities that are aligned to the common core. This Shapes Activities unit makes a great addition to your school's curriculum! I hope you and your students enjoy this shapes activities unit!
If you enjoy this product, check out some of my other math products available in my store!
CCSS Math Standards
2.G.A.1
2.G.A.2
2.G.A.3
3.MD.C.5
3.MD.C.6
3.MD.C.7
3.MD.D.8
3.G.A.1
3.G.A.2
4.G.A.3
Fraction Activity Bundle
Make learning fractions super FUN with the 8 unique fractions activities and assessments in this Fractions Activity Fun Pack! This Fractions Activity Fun Pack is 156 pages and the perfect addition to your fraction curriculum or use these fractions activities as fractions review.
This fractions activity pack includes assessments, fractions games, fractions centers, fractions word problems, fractions on a number line, fractions strips, fraction posters and more fractions!
Fractions activities will include fractions games, using play dough and cooking to get hands-on experience with fractions in this Fractions Activity Fun Pack.
This Fractions Activity Fun Pack includes:
*Pre-, post and mid unit assessments aligned to standards
*Fraction Anchor Chart Printables
*Word Problems
*Find the Fractions
*Fraction-ary
*I Have, Whoooo Has
*Fractions Match Up
*Having a Hoot with Fractions
*Eating Like a Bird- Use fractions to make this delicious snack with your class.
*Fractions Strips
*Fractions Posters
*You Don't Know the Whole of It!- This is a fraction math secret message!
Use these fractions activities as a supplement to your fractions curriculum. Some of these fractions activities can be played individually or with up to four players. Leave them out as fractions centers or as fraction activities for early finishers. Make the independent fraction practice pages into a fractions packet, or print out when extra fractions practice is needed.
Students will review fractions, reinforce their knowledge of fractions and increase their understanding of fractions with this Fractions Activity Fun Pack.
CCSS Math Standards:
3.NF.A.1
3.NF.A.2
3.NF.A.2a
3.NF.A.2b
3.NF.A.3
3.NF.A.3a
3.NF.A.3b
3.NF.A.3c
3.NF.A.3d
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!