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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!
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
Biography Research Project BUNDLE
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Biography Research Project BUNDLE

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This 168 page integrated Biography Research Unit Bundle contains EVERYTHING you need to teach students how to complete an individualized, self-directed Biography Research Project. This Biography Research Project is Common Core Aligned. Students will learn how to synthesize biographies and put the information in their own words! You will use the gradual release of responsibility model to teach this Biography Research Project. This Bundle is differentiated and a perfect way to meet the needs of all of your students. This Biography Research Bundle includes: *5+ weeks of detailed Biography Research instructions- how to teach students how to read, evaluate and synthesize biographies into their own words. No more copying straight from the book! *Parent letters explaining the biography research project. These letters are ready to sign and send home! The letters are available in English and Spanish *Biography anchor chart printables *Interactive Journal Pages *All needed student hand outs and teacher masters *Detailed preparation instructions- how to choose biographies, contacting your library and gathering biography materials *Suggestions of biographies: Figures of American History and Contemporary Figures lists. There is also a blank page for you to make your own lists *Visual examples for the teacher of biography research note taking and biography anchor charts *Creative ways to assess prior knowledge about *Review of important parts of biographies *suggestions on how to supervise student biography research work and create guided reading groups based on needs you see during biography research *step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate how to make a digital end product using PowerPoint or Prezi. I have included a finished biography Prezi and a mostly complete biography PowerPoint for you to complete with your class. *Invitations to the Biography Research Finale- a Living History Museum! Invite other classes and school staff! *suggestions of audio resources *Personal Student Dictionary *Writing Process Clip Chart! This Biography Research unit contains CHOICE, which is key for student engagement. Students will choose one biography from a selection of grade-appropriate biographies and focus on their person's Important Life Events, Personality Traits, Interests and Hobbies, Challenges, Contributions to Society and Other Interesting Facts.
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
Being Respectful in Art Class
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Being Respectful in Art Class

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Do you want an art class where kids keep the paint only on the paper and clean up quickly right away when asked? You can use this power point to help you begin to teach these behaviors to your students! Students will get direct, concrete examples of what being respectful in art class looks like and sounds like! This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups! If your like this product, please check out: All the items below are also available in a Behavior Lesson BUNDLE Showing Respect in the Library Showing Respect in the Bathroom Slide Show Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show Bucket Filling Power Point Trust Bank Presentation The Golden Rule and Acceptance The Importance of Being Honest Tattling vs. Telling Snow at School Being Respectful Lining Up Properly Know Your Anger Triggers Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Good Fit Video Games Dealing with Conflict Dealing with Anger Controlling Your Behavior How to be a Bucket Filler Behavior T-Charts A Safe Recess 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
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 centres! Increase number sense and fact fluency with this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Directions to a BONUS game are included! If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE! It includes this game and so much more!
A Safe Recess
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A Safe Recess

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Sometimes kids can have a hard time making good choices at recess. All that free time with less adult supervision can lead to fighting and new bumps and bruises. This lesson will help students think about making better behaviour choices. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behaviour Dealing with Anger I Feel ____ and Talk and Squawk Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Behavior Coupons:  11 No-Cost Rewards
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Behavior Coupons: 11 No-Cost Rewards

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Did someone make it to Outstanding? Have their homework all quarter? Well behaved for a week? Give them a reward coupon! Here are 11 Classroom Management Behavior Reward Coupons Use these no-cost-to-you reward coupons to reward student behavior. A coupon to appeal to every student!! Designed to coordinate with my classroom management Clip-up- Chart. Reward Coupons include: Lunch with the Teacher Invite a Student from Another Class to Sit with You at Lunch Write with a Crazy Pen for a Day No Homework Pass 30 Minutes of Computer Time Get Your Name Read over the Announcements Sit Next to a Friend for the Day 5 Extra Points on a Test Bring a Stuffed Animal to School for a Day Teacher's Helper for a Day Care for the Class Pet Check out my other behavior items in my store!
Animal Research Project
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Animal Research Project

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This 155 page Animal Research Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete an individualized, self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum. Students will learn how to research using non-fiction books and put the information in their own words! No more copying directly from the book! The process is broken down into day-to-day lessons. This Animal Research bundle is differentiated and a perfect way to meet the needs of all of your students. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predators, prey/diet and other interesting facts. Common Core and Science Standards aligned! Suggestions for guided reading groups are also included. This Animal Research Bundle includes: -5 + weeks of complete daily lesson plans -Completed PROJECT SAMPLES to show your students what a quality animal research project looks like -All student handouts, parent letters (English and Spanish) and teacher masters -Choosing books for animal research -Suggested Animal Lists -Anchor Chart Printables -Interactive Journal Pages -Creative ways to assess prior knowledge -Informational Text Features -Informational Text vocabulary activities -detailed instructions on how to teach students how to write an interesting paragraph with strong, varied language -suggestions on how to supervise student work and create guided reading groups based on need -step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate to students how to make a No-to-Low cost diorama -step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate how to make animal research product using PowerPoint or Prezi -Product Descriptors for easy grading! These Animal Research Product Descriptors are available in English and Spanish (translated using Google Translate) -Writing Process Clip Chart If you enjoy my Animal Research Project, check out my Biography Research Project! CCSS ELA Standards: RI.3.1 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 RI.3.9 RI.3.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.5 RI.4.7 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.3.5 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8 W.3.10 W.4.2 W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.6 W.4.7 W.4.8 W.4.9 W.4.10 SL.3.3 SL.3.4 SL.3.6 SL.4.1 SL.4.2 SL.4.4 SL.4.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.3.3 L.3.4 L.3.5 L.3.6 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.4.3 L.4.4 L.4.5 L.4.6
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 Creative Thinking 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 Sweets!?! -The Vampire and the Pumpkin -Crazy Costume -Frankenstein is the Answer -The Next Big Thing -Sweets 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 Maths Activities This Maths Pack includes story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and graphing. Included you will find 25 pages of Halloween Maths: *Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Stories *Multiplication and Division Stories *Halloween Sweets Graphing *Fractions *Probability *Find the Missing Number *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). Halloween Word Scramble Game Pass the Pumpkin Game Trick or Treat Game Jelly Bean Relay Game Halloween Word Search Halloween Colouring 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!
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. This hidden picture makes great morning work, centre 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 Maths Pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-maths-pack-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11135235
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
Winter Creative Thinking Pack
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Winter Creative Thinking Pack

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This is a packet of 20 creative thinking Winter writing activities. These language rich creative thinking winter activities are perfect for early finishers, gifted and talented learners or a great addition to your sub folder! Included in this Winter Activities packet you will find: Frosty! Noooo!- Frosty the Snowman is alive and well...for now. Name 10 things he absolutely cannot do Winter Shape Poem Winter 24/7- It is always winter where you live now. List three ways your life would be different and three consequences of each difference The Snow Shovel- List 3 problems with a snow shovel and two fixes Not-So-Prime Realty- the Abominable Snowman is selling his cave. Help him write a realty listing The New Hot Chocolate Mug- redesign the plain old hot chocolate mug. Winter Words- think of a word for each letter of the alphabet that has to do with winter The Unexpected Snowstorm- You visit southern Florida where there has never been any recorded snowfall. Suddenly you get a snowstorm. How can you still enjoy your trip? Winter Picture- tell how a given picture has to do with winter The Future of Winter- If the temperatures of the world continue to rise, winter in the future will be different than it is today. Tell how it is different in the future What Else Can I Do with THIS?- You no longer need your car window ice scraper and brush combo. Name other ways that you could use it Too Cold for…Anything- There is a new law in town. No one can go outside for anything in winter. Come up with five reasons that this could possibly be a good thing. The Snowman and the Spoon- How is a snowman like a spoon? Ooooh! Ooooh! I know! Winter!- The answer is Winter. You think of the questions Save the Polar Bears- The polar bears need some TLC right now. How can people be encouraged to help the polar bears? Think of 8 ways Winter Inventions- Given a list of 3 needed inventions, choose one and...Invent It! The Last Penguin- You have been asked to guard the last remaining penguin, but you have been given some pretty weird materials to do the job. Explain how you would use these materials to save the last penguin. The Snowman that Won’t Melt- You find an intact snowman in May. How is this possible? Crossword Puzzle Writer- You write the weekly crossword puzzle for the paper. Given the words, you write the clues Winter Film Director- You have been asked to direct a winter film. Using the given materials, create a scene, photograph it and tell about it in writing.
Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5
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Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5

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Christmas Maths Pack This Christmas maths packet is made with Year 5 in mind. This Christmas maths packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! Concepts are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Maths packet is perfect for the week before Christmas! Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Maths: *Christmas Story Problems *Colour 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!!!
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade
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Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade

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Students will fall madly in love with this Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 4th Grade! Included are 30+ pages of puzzles, games and activities that are fully aligned with 4th Grade common core standards! This Valentine’s Day Math pack is super engaging and students won’t even know that they are learning! This pack is perfect for early finishers, review, sub folders and centers! This is also a great way to review before standardized tests! 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 *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 *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 A full answer key is included! CCSS Math Standards: 4.MD.A.1 4.MD.A.2 4.MD.A.3 4.MD.B.4 4.NBT.A.1 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.B.5 4.OA.A.1 4.OA.A.2 4.OA.A.3 4.OA.B.4 4.NF.A.2 4.G.A.1 4.G.A.2 4.NF.C.6
Christmas Hidden Picture Year 5
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Christmas Hidden Picture Year 5

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Students LOVE completing puzzles! In this Christmas Hundred Chart Hidden Picture, students will solve 120 math problems to reveal a Christmas Picture! You can also find this as part of my Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5. 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 maths centre or early finisher project!
Halloween Maths Pack
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Halloween Maths Pack

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25 Halloween Maths pages packed with Halloween Maths Fun! Included in this Halloween Maths Pack you will find: Halloween Maths Word Problems- 4 pages of Halloween maths word problems Halloween Maths Graphing- Graph Finn's class favourite Halloween candy. Answer questions about the tally chart and find the mean, median, mode and range. Halloween Maths Fractions- Answer Halloween maths fraction questions Halloween Maths Probability- What are Shana's chances of picking out different Halloween candies? Missing Pumpkin Number- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Halloween Maths Fact Families- 4 pages of Halloween Maths fact families for all operations Halloween Hidden Message- Round to solve the riddle Halloween Time- Two pages of time problems Halloween Hidden Picture- The ultimate Halloween Maths pack activity! This Halloween Maths activity is fun for all ages. Students will solve 100 Halloween maths problems to find the Halloween maths Hidden Picture in the 100’s chart. Students will be engaged and learning in this self-checking fun Halloween maths activity. This Halloween Maths Packet will make a great supplement to your curriculum. This Halloween Maths Pack is great for centres or for early finishers! Offer this Halloween Maths Pack as review or enrichment. Put this Halloween Maths Pack on your smart board and complete this Halloween Maths pack as a class or give this Halloween maths pack students to complete individually or for extra credit! A Halloween Maths pack Answer Key is included.
Fraction Memory Game
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Fraction Memory Game

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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