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This year marks my 30th year of teaching! I have taught kindergarten, first grade, second grade, sixth grade and currently I teach 5th grade. While I have taught all subjects, I specialize in creating math and science products that align with current standards.

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This year marks my 30th year of teaching! I have taught kindergarten, first grade, second grade, sixth grade and currently I teach 5th grade. While I have taught all subjects, I specialize in creating math and science products that align with current standards.
Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Building Cube Root Fluency
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Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Building Cube Root Fluency

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Let Goofy Gorilla help your students practice cube roots! This Goofy Gorilla card game allows students to practice matching a cube root equation with the answer in the classic ‘Old Maid’ game format. In addition, the cards could be used to play the classic game of “Concentration”--just remove the “Goofy Gorilla” card. The set contains a total of forty pairs of cards. Check out the preview page to see they types of equations on the cards . Also, included are five “Goofy Gorilla” cards (my version of the ‘Old Maid’) and an instruction card. I have included multiple gorilla cards for those teachers that choose to divide this product into smaller sets. Each of those sets will need a "Goofy Gorilla" card!
Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Perfect Square Root Fluency
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Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Perfect Square Root Fluency

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Let Goofy Gorilla help your students practice square roots! This Goofy Gorilla card game allows students to practice matching a square root equation with the answer in the classic ‘Old Maid’ game format. In addition, the cards could be used to play the classic game of “Concentration”--just remove the “Goofy Gorilla” card. The set contains a total of forty pairs of cards. Check out the preview page to see they types of equations on the cards . Also, included are five “Goofy Gorilla” cards (my version of the ‘Old Maid’) and an instruction card. I have included multiple gorilla cards for those teachers that choose to divide this product into smaller sets. Each of those sets will need a "Goofy Gorilla" card!
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Customary Conversions
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Customary Conversions

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice making customary conversions while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Metric Conversions
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Metric Conversions

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice making metric conversions while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Multiply Decimals
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Multiply Decimals

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice multiplying decimals while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Multiply & Divide Integers
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Multiply & Divide Integers

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice multiplying and dividing integers while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice changing mixed number to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Two-Step Linear Equations
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Two-Step Linear Equations

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice solving two-step linear equations (some containing negative numbers) while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Simplify Variable Expressions
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Simplify Variable Expressions

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice simplifying variable expressions while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Calculate Percent of a Given Number
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Calculate Percent of a Given Number

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice calculating the percent of a given number while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Compare Percents, Fractions and Decimals
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Compare Percents, Fractions and Decimals

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice comparing percents, fractions and decimals while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game
Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Add and Subtract Integers
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Pokey Porcupine Poke Cards: Add and Subtract Integers

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Pokey Porcupine provides a fun way to practice math skills! This Pokey Porcupine card game allows students to practice adding and subtracting integers while playing a friendly game of Poke. In addition, the cards could be by individual a student at their desk. Be sure to check the preview for the types of questions students will be asked to solve. The set contains: • 36 poke cards. • Instructions for assembly. • Instructions for game play. • Answer key.
Parts of an Equation Foldable
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Parts of an Equation Foldable

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Students learn the names for the parts of a equation! This packet includes four foldables: • Addition: Addend, Plus Sign, Addend, Equal Sign, Sum • Subtraction: Minuend, Minus Sign, Subtrahend, Equal Sign, Difference • Multiplication: Factor, Multiplication Sign, Factor, Equal Sign, Product • Division: Dividend, Division Sign, Divisor, Equal Sign, Quotient On the front cover of each fold-up is an equation. Each cover is divided into 5 parts. Open one of the 5 flaps to reveal the name of that part of the equation as well as a definition. Each resource can be used in a math journal or as a stand alone resource. Note that the grey line on each is for the teacher to cut before distributing to kids. Trimming at the line makes for a nicer fit in a math journal. In addition, the 'cover' of each fold-up is upside down for easier copying. I do advise, however, that you run just one copy to make sure the front and back are on correctly and then run all you need.
Monkey's Mayhem Card Game: Multiplication Patterns with Decimals
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Monkey's Mayhem Card Game: Multiplication Patterns with Decimals

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This Monkey's Mayhem card game allows students to practice multiplication patterns with decimals in the classic ‘Old Maid’ game format. In addition, the cards could be used to play the classic game of “Concentration”--just remove the “Monkey Mayhem” card. Students need to understand the concept of moving the decimal when multiplying by multiples of 10. Students also need to have experience working with exponents. For example, an equation might be 5.67 x 10. It will be obvious that some cards are not matches, but others will involve some thinking because I intentionally used the same number with a different decimal placement.The set contains a total of twenty-seven pairs of cards. Also, included is the “Monkey Mayhem” card (my version of the ‘Old Maid’) and an instruction card.
Monkey's Mayhem Card Game: Customary Measures Basic Conversion
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Monkey's Mayhem Card Game: Customary Measures Basic Conversion

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This Monkey's Mayhem card game allows students to practice making basic customary measurement conversions in the classic ‘Old Maid’ game format. In addition, the cards could be used to play the classic game of “Concentration”--just remove the “Monkey Mayhem” card. Only, what I call, ‘basic’ conversions are included. For instance, 1 day equals 24 hours or 4 quarts equal 1 gallon or 12 inches equal 1 foot. Customary units of capacity, length, weight and time are included. The set contains a total of twenty-three pairs of cards. Also, included is the “Monkey Mayhem” card (my version of the ‘Old Maid’) and an instruction card.
Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Multiplication Patterns with Multiples of 10
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Goofy Gorilla Card Game: Multiplication Patterns with Multiples of 10

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This Goofy Gorilla card game allows students to practice multiplication patterns with multiples of 10 in the classic ‘Old Maid’ game format. In addition, the cards could be used to play the classic game of “Concentration”--just remove the “Goofy Gorilla” card. The set contains a total of twenty-seven pairs of cards. The equation card might be 30 x 500 and the matching answer card would be 15,000. Also, included is the “Goofy Gorilla” card (my version of the ‘Old Maid’) and an instruction card.
Geometry - Learn About Angles Fold-Up and Practice Pages
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Geometry - Learn About Angles Fold-Up and Practice Pages

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Hands-on resource! • This four flap fold-up examines four different angles: acute, right, obtuse and straight. A definition and a visual representation is given of each. • This product also includes a 2-sided practice page and answer key. Always make a test copy before copying for your students to make sure the cover and inside fold up properly. Note that the cover is intentionally upside down for easier printing. Also, teacher will need to trim each copy on the grey line--this makes for an nicer fit in a math journal.
Using Compatible Numbers to Divide BIG Numbers Fold-Up
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Using Compatible Numbers to Divide BIG Numbers Fold-Up

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Long division is extremely challenging for most students and just when they seem to be getting the hang of it, they are asked to divide bigger and bigger numbers by two or more digit divisors. I have found that if the students can just get past the first step of determining how many times the divisor goes into part of the dividend, they can usually solve the equation. This past year, I began teaching my students how to use compatible numbers to help them determine a starting point for how many times one number goes into another. I have to say it seems to have helped many. Note, you will have to practice this skill in isolation for a period of time before the kids will really get the hang of it. I typically, give the students a page or two of these type of division problems. I then have them show me the compatible numbers and complete just the first step of each problem. I find this shows me who gets it and who doesn't...plus it helps build a student's confidence! This product is a tri-fold fold-out. Run the cover up-side down on one side and the inside, right side up on the other side. To fold, lay the paper with inside face up. Bring the bottom of the page up to the upper horizontal line and fold. Next, bring the top down to the bottom fold and fold. When finished it should resemble a brochure.
Mean, Median, Mode & Range Fold-Up Resource
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Mean, Median, Mode & Range Fold-Up Resource

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Hands-on resource they will use time and time again! This fold-up includes definitions and examples of minimum and maximum value, mean, mode, median and range. It will fit perfectly in a math journal or as a stand alone resource. When I create a new fold-up, I try to imagine all the possible ways a classroom teacher may want to use it. This fold-up has a number of possibilities. 1) You can choose to run a complete fold-up. The fold-up will have words on the outside and definitions and an example inside. 2) A complete fold-up, but you could choose to only have definitions on the inside (perhaps both definitions and example is too 'busy' for you students). 3) You can have the students assemble either of the two fold-up types mentioned above--just run the appropriate template for them to glue the parts on. 4) Run the cover only and have the students glue the inside in appropriately...or vice-vers-a. I also included two 'squares' of information on how to find the median when you have two middle numbers and what to do when you figure that median and have remainder 1. If you do run a complete fold-up, be sure to do a trial print to make sure the front and inside fold up correctly.
Making the Distributive Property Work for You
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Making the Distributive Property Work for You

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Help students and parents understand the distributive property! The new Common Core Standards promote teaching students a variety of ways to solve a problem. Using the various properties of math are utilized a great deal. Most of my students catch on to the Communative, Associative, etc. But the Distributive really causes a great deal of frustration. I created this tri-fold handout for my students to use as a resource they can refer to when asked to use the Distributive Property. The original handout has two different type of problems: Example One and Example Two. I have taught my 5th graders both. It, however, dawned on me that not all teachers may want to delve into Example Two since it is a bit more in depth. So, I created two covers for this handout: One which includes both examples and a second that separates the two examples. This allows the teacher to only teach one or the other or perhaps teach them at different times. The covers are upside-down for easier front and back copying for the tri-fold finished product. Please visit my blog post for additional pictures of this handout and instructions on how to use the fold-up.