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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!
Shapes MEGA Bundle
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Shapes MEGA Bundle

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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
Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade
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Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade

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This Christmas Math Pack is 25 pages and designed for 5th grade students. It covers TONS of 5th grade standards in fun and engaging ways. This Christmas Math Pack is perfect for the week before Christmas or holiday breaks! This Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade Includes: *Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture *Multiplying and Dividing Fractions *Rounding and Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths *Volume *Interpreting Line Plots with fractions *Fraction Word Problems *Order of Operations *Writing and Solving Equations *Scaling *Christmas Logic Problems *Ordered Pairs CCSS 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.3b 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
Christmas MEGA Bundle
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Christmas MEGA Bundle

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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
I Have, WHO Has:  A Fraction Game
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I Have, WHO Has: A Fraction Game

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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
Area of a Shape
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Area of a Shape

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These 5 practice pages use real life examples to teach students how to use and apply the concept of area. Students will be finding area, finding the length of a missing side, and designing shapes that have a given area. CCSS Math Standards: 2.G.2 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 3.MD.7 3.MD.8
Fraction Activity BUNDLE
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Fraction Activity BUNDLE

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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
Santa's Village Christmas Map Project
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Santa's Village Christmas Map Project

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Santa’s Village Map Project This super engaging project is perfect for the week before Christmas! Students will create arrays of different items that might be found in Santa’s Village in the North Pole. This Christmas Map project is a hands-on way to reinforce area, perimeter, factor pairs, map skills and finding and identifying coordinate points on a graph. For each item student are asked to record the array(s) used, multiplication fact(s) that helped them, the total area and the perimeter of each item. Some items are a simple rectangle, while other aspects, such as the reindeer barn have rooms within the building. Specifications are given for each room in the building. Two options of this project are included: Option One: *All buildings are given (Santa’s house, reindeer barn, candy shop, etc) *Units are given for each building and students must create the building to the given specification *Students will add 3 of their own buildings *Word problems that can be solved with the map are included *Graphing coordinate points sheet is included *Blank sheets for students to create their own word and graphing problems are included Option 2 *All buildings to be included are given (Santa’s Workshop, elf club house, etc) *Students must decide how big or small to make each building *Students add 3 of their own buildings *Students write their own word problems *Graphing coordinate points sheet is included This project can be fully differentiated to fit the needs of your students! CCSS Standards 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 3.MD.7 4.OA.1 4.OA.4 4.MD.3 5.G.1 5.G.2
Fall Math:   Fall Money, Fall Time, Fall Word Problems & MORE!!!
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Fall Math: Fall Money, Fall Time, Fall Word Problems & MORE!!!

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Fall Math Pack This Fall Math Pack contains 30 pages packed with standard's matching math activities that are so fun, your students won't even know that they are doing real math! This Fall Math Pack is geared towards 3rd -5th graders. This Fall Math Pack includes story problems, graphing, Hidden Picture, fractions and more! This Fall Math Pack is designed cover many 3rd and 4th grade common core math standards, making this Fall Math Pack great review and practice. Included in this Fall Math Pack, you will find: Student Cover Skip Counting Number Patterns Fall Fact Families- all operations Word Problems- all operations Fall Math Graphing Probability Missing Numbers Hidden Picture- Solve 100 math problems to find the hidden fall math picture Included in this Fall Math Pack, you will find a full Fall Math Pack Answer Key Covers CCSS Math Standards: 2.MD.C.8 3.MD.B.3 2.NBT.B.5 2.OA.A.1 3.OA.A.2 3.OA.A.4 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.B.6 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.8 This Fall Math Pack is a great supplement to your curriculum. Offer this Fall Math Pack as review or offer this Fall Math Pack as enrichment. This Fall Math Pack makes great morning work or an early finishers Fall Math Pack! Put this Fall Math Pack on your smart board and complete as a class or give this Fall Math Pack to students to complete individually or in pairs. Offer this Fall Math Pack as Extra Credit. This Fall Math Pack will engage your students while helping them review important skills.
Winter Math Pack for 3rd Grade
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Winter Math Pack for 3rd Grade

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This Winter Math Packet is 28 pages of engaging math puzzles, color by answer and MORE! Completely aligned to 3rd grade common core standards, this Winter Math Pack includes an activity for almost every standard. Included in this pack you will also find a BONUS Fillable PDF so that students can complete this packet on their laptops or Chromebooks using Adobe Reader!** This pack includes: 4 pages of creative Winter word stories 3 different types of graphs/diagrams Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Color by Answer Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100 Find the missing number Area with tiling and multiplication Area as an additive with rectangular figures Fractions on a number line Comparing Fractions Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred Time and Money A 120 Chart hidden pictures- solve 120 problems to find the picture! **Please note that this is my first attempt at a fillable PDF. I am not charging any extra for this bonus feature. The color by number is not included in the fillable PDF as that needs to be done by hand. I would LOVE your thoughts and/or opinions on it! You can e-mail me directly at karenemorris05@yahoo.com CCSS: 3.MD.A.1 3.MD.A.2 3.MD.B.3 3.MD.C.5 3.MD.C.6 3.MD.C.7a 3.NBT.A.1 3.NBT.A.2 3.NBT.A.3 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.NF.A.1 3.NF.A.2 3.NF.A.3c 3.MD.C.7d
Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture for 4th Grade
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Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture for 4th Grade

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Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture for 4th Grade Students LOVE completing puzzles! In this Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture, students will solve 120 math problems to reveal a Christmas Picture! This Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture includes: *Interpreting multiplication as a comparison *Measurement conversions *Elapsed time *Money *Simple fractions *Writing decimals as fractions *Division *Multiplication *Addition *Subtraction This Christmas Hidden Picture makes a great math center or early finisher project! 4.MD.A.1 4.MD.A.2 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.B.4 4.OA.A.1 4.NF.C.6
Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6
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Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6

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This Christmas Maths Pack is 26 pages and designed for Year 6 students. It covers TONS of maths concepts in fun and engaging ways. This Christmas Maths Pack is perfect for the week before Christmas or holiday breaks! This Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6 Includes: *Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture *Multiplying and Dividing Fractions *Rounding and Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths *Volume *Colour by Product *Interpreting Line Plots with fractions *Fraction Word Problems *Order of Operations *Writing and Solving Equations *Scaling *Christmas Logic Problems *Ordered Pairs Check out the other UK Christmas Products available in my shop!
Perimeter and Area I Have Who Has
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Perimeter and Area I Have Who Has

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Make learning and reviewing Perimeter and Area FUN with this Perimeter and Area I Have, Who Has game! This game can be played whole class or is perfect for centers! Students will need to find the perimeter or area of the shape on their card before they can participate in the game. This Perimeter and Area game includes 30 playing cards. CCSS Math Standards: 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 3.MD.7 3.MD.8
Rekenrek Number Book
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Rekenrek Number Book

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Use this Rekenrek Number Book to increase number fluency and number sense. Students will show the numbers 1-20 in two ways: On the rekenrek, on a ten frame and then two ways of their choosing (money, tally marks, pictures, number line, etc). CCSS Math Standards: K.CC.3 K.CC.4 K.OA.1 K.NBT.1 1.NBT.1 1.NBT.2a 1.NBT.2b If you like this number book, please check out some of my other Rekenrek Resources or the entire BUNDLE available in my store! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rekenrek-unit-bundle-11120968
Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade
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Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade

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Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade Christmas Math Pack This Christmas math packet is made exclusively with 4th grade CCSS math standards. This Christmas math packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! 4th grade standards are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Math packet is perfect for the week before Christmas! Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Math: *Christmas Story Problems *Color by Sum- Adding and Subtracting 3 digit numbers *Factors *Writing fractions with 10 or 100 as a denominator as a decimal *Comparing Decimals *Logic Problems *Line Plots *Area and Perimeter *Number and Shape Patterns *Time, Money, measuring *So much more!!! 4.MD.A.2 4.MD.A.3 4.MD.B.4 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.B.4 4.OA.A.1 4.OA.A.2 4.OA.A.3 4.OA.B.4 4.OA.C.5 4.NF.B.3 4.G.A.1 4.NF.C.5 4.NF.C.6 4.NF.C.7
100th Day of School Fun Pack
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100th Day of School Fun Pack

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100th Day of School Fun Pack UK Version Give your students an amazing 100th Day of School to remember with this creative and unique set of 100th Day of School Activities and centres. A 100th Day of School Parent letter is included in this 100th Day of School Activity Pack so that you can be prepared with volunteers and snacks. All vocabulary, spelling and money is for the UK. You can find the US Version HERE In this 100th Day of School Activity Pack, you will find: 100th Day of School Parent Letter *100th Day of School Certificate- This certificate is available in full colour or black line master *100th Day of School Hat- A creative and fun twist on the 100th Day of School Crown. Instructions and photographs included. *100th Day of School Necklace- counting mat is included *100th Day of School Trail Mix- Have students count out 100 ingredients *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?- An 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 Chart Puzzles 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! These 100th Day of School activities will have students cheering "Best 100th Day of School EVER!!!!" To complete these 100th Day of School activities with younger students, it would be helpful to ask for a parent volunteer for each 100th Day of School centre/activity. You can set up these 100th Day of School 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 100th Day of School activities because some of them will require some advanced preparation. Have a FANTASTIC 100th Day of School!!!!
Thanksgiving Math Pack
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Thanksgiving Math Pack

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Thanksgiving Math This Thanksgiving math packet is geared towards 3rd -5th graders. Included you will find 18 pages of Thanksgiving Math: *Thanksgiving themed Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division stories. Single and multi-step problems *Graphing - Natalia surveys her class about their favorite Thanksgiving food. Answer questions about her data and make a graph and fractions * Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true *Rounding- rounding numbers to nearest 10 and 100. Use the answers to answer a secret Thanksgiving Math message! * Elapsed Time- What time did Jackson's dinner start? How long did Thanksgiving dinner take? What time did Tonya and her family get to Grandma's? Solve these time problems to find out *Addition and Subtraction with 3 and 4 digit numbers *Fractions- Divide Thanksgiving dessert up for the guests. Help a Farmer make a new turkey pen *Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern. *Even and Odd. Color even numbers orange and odd numbers brown. Identify what fraction of the items are even *Hidden Picture- answer 100 math questions to find this Thanksgiving Hidden Picture! This Thanksgiving math packet would make a great supplement to your curriculum! Answer Key is included. CCSS Math Standards: 3.MD.A.1 3.MD.B.3 3.NBT.A.1 3.NBT.A.2 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
Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game
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Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game

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Students will LOVE playing this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Each player will attempt to find as many matches as they can on their turn. This game includes 30 Commutative Fact matches (60 cards total). Each card contains a rekenrek image and the matching fact. This game can be played individually, in small groups, or is perfect for centers! Increase number sense and fact fluency with this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Directions to a BONUS game are included! CCSS Math Standards: K.NBT.1 1.OA.3 1.OA.6 If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE! It includes this game and so much more!
Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture K-1
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Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture K-1

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Students LOVE Puzzles! Have them loving math with this Fall Hundreds Chart Hidden Picture. Students will solve 120 problems to reveal the hidden picture! The problems in this Hidden Picture are for Kindergarten and 1st grade. Problems Include: Base 10 Blocks Adding and Subtracting 10 Adding a single digit to a double digit number Number Comparison Number Sense This Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is also part of my Fall Math Pack for 1st Grade!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-for-1st-grade-11119520 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
Rekenrek Quick Image Game
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Rekenrek Quick Image Game

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Make number sense FUN with this Rekenrek Quick Image game! This rekenrek game is great for centers or small groups. The cards include all numbers on the Rekenrek from 1-20 in all combinations. One player will show the card for 3-5 seconds. The other player will have to identify the number, or re-create it on their personal rekenrek and then tell the number. The first player to get 20 points wins! Instructions, score sheet and cards all included! CCSS Math: K.CC.3 K.CC.4 K.CC.5 If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE!!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rekenrek-unit-bundle-11120968
Race to the New World:  A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart
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Race to the New World: A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart

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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!