New! This product now includes editable labels that can be customized using powerpoint! This product has everything you need to organize your classroom library by AR Book Levels or the following 10 genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Traditional Literature, Informational, Biography, Autobiography and Poetry. Colors Used Include: Sky Blue & White Polka Dot, Lime Green & White Polka Dot, Tangerine & White Polka Dot, Hot Pink & Polka Dot, Red & White Polka Dot, Lemon Sherbert & White Polka Dot This set includes: ~Genre Posters: One poster for each genre. Each poster contains a definition and several titles from the genre. ~Genre Labels: One set of 4.25”x 3.5” genre labels for book tubs or bookshelves. ~Book Label Code Sheet Poster: One poster that serves as the ‘key’ for the book spine labels. ~Book Spine Labels: One sheet of sixty book spine labels for each genre. These labels work with Avery Return Address Labels (60 per page). ~AR Book Level Labels: One set of 4.25”x 3.5” AR labels for book tubs or bookshelves ~Editable Multi-colored Poster Page (Powerpoint needed) ~Editable Labels (Powerpoint needed) Personally, I prefer to leave the posters a standard 8.5 x 11 size. My thinking is that I don't need someone to be able to read them from across the room. Instead I want them to be a resource students can use when browsing the library. Therefore, a standard size is perfect. The posters, however, can be enlarged. For directions how to make posters using your printer, read my blog post on the topic.

Solve & Check cards POP with Color! This set features solving double-digit divisor long division problems. There will be no remainders. A Solve & Check Math Skills set contains: • 32 math skill cards. Each card has an equation in the center along with 4 possible answers (an answer is located in each corner of every card). After solving the equation, the student finds the answer the got and scans the QR code. If the correct QR code is scanned the word ‘YES!!!’ will be revealed. If an incorrect answer is scanned, the word ‘Sorry’, ‘No’ or ‘Try Again’ will be revealed. Please view the preview page for and example of the types of questions on the task cards. • Four white-out cards which can be used to cover QR codes that are not being scanned • Card cover which can be used to help identify the math skill when displaying or storing the cards. • A two-sided student recording sheet. • A two-sided color coded answer key.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Solve & Check cards POP with Color! This set features working with Powers of Ten & Exponents. A Solve & Check Math Skills set contains: • 32 math skill cards. Each card has an equation in the center along with 4 possible answers (an answer is located in each corner of every card). After solving the equation, the student finds the answer the got and scans the QR code. If the correct QR code is scanned the word ‘YES!!!’ will be revealed. If an incorrect answer is scanned, the word ‘Sorry’, ‘No’ or ‘Try Again’ will be revealed. Please view the preview page for and example of the types of questions on the task cards. • Four white-out cards which can be used to cover QR codes that are not being scanned • Card cover which can be used to help identify the math skill when displaying or storing the cards. • A two-sided student recording sheet. • A two-sided color coded answer key.

Solve & Check cards POP with Color! This set features double-digit divisor long division problems. There will be no remainders. A Solve & Check Math Skills set contains: • 32 vibrant math skill cards. Each card has an equation in the center along with 4 possible answers (an answer is located in each corner of every card). After solving the equation, the student finds the answer and records the coordinating color on the recording sheet. Please view the preview page for and example of the types of questions on the task cards. • Card cover which can be used to help identify the math skill when displaying or storing the cards. • A two-sided student recording sheet. • A two-sided color coded answer key. Note! This set does not include QR codes!

Solve & Check cards POP with Color! This set features calculating percent of change. A Solve & Check Math Skills set contains: • 32 vibrant math skill cards. Each card has an equation in the center along with 4 possible answers (an answer is located in each corner of every card). After solving the equation, the student finds the answer and records the coordinating color on the recording sheet. Please view the preview page for and example of the types of questions on the task cards. • Card cover which can be used to help identify the math skill when displaying or storing the cards. • A two-sided student recording sheet. • A two-sided color coded answer key. Note! This set does not include QR codes!

Solve & Check cards POP with Color! This set features working with Powers of Ten & Exponents. A Solve & Check Math Skills set contains: • 32 vibrant math skill cards. Each card has an equation in the center along with 4 possible answers (an answer is located in each corner of every card). After solving the equation, the student finds the answer and records the coordinating color on the recording sheet. Please view the preview page for and example of the types of questions on the task cards. • Card cover which can be used to help identify the math skill when displaying or storing the cards. • A two-sided student recording sheet. • A two-sided color coded answer key. Note! This set does not include QR codes!

A step-by-step guide for using the Lattice Method for Multiplying! The purpose of a ‘We Flip for Math’ Flip Book, is to provide a struggling student with a step-by-step guide to take them through the process they are struggling with. I have various flip books available in my classroom, but only after I’ve taught the concept and we have practiced it a number of times. The complexity of some skills can be quite challenging for many students. Being able to remember all the steps can become overwhelming for some. A flip-book can help walk these children through the process. In addition, I have found flip-books can be helpful when sending homework home . Including a flip book can make for very happy parents! Just a bit about the Lattice Method ~ Teaching the Lattice Method for Multiplication to my 5th grade students has proven to be very worthwhile. While not every student will choose to use this strategy, I do find that an amazing number of students will. This was proven during state testing--time and time again, I saw lattice grids on the scrap paper they were allowed to use. Once students become proficient with the process, they will find that they can solve a multiplication problem faster than they would using the traditional method. And, even more important, their answers are correct! This packet contains three flip-books. • The first book features using the Lattice method to multiplying a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number. • The second book practices using the Lattice method to multiply a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number. • The third book models how to multiply a 3-digit number by a 3-digit number using the Lattice Method. • 10 jumbo practice cards. Detailed jumbo answer key cards are also included. • Ready-made tabs which could be used to easily find each problem type in a combined book. The purchaser has two assembly options. You can make three separate flip books or combine all three problem types into one book. Individual covers are provided as well as a fourth cover that would be used if the three books are combined. Ready-made tabs which could be used to easily find each problem type in a combined book.

"I Have, Whoooo Has" is a fun game that can be used to practice a variety of skills. This pack includes THREE sets, all designed to practice adding and subtracting integers (to see examples of types of questions asked take a look at the preview page). I have found that having a deep understanding of multiplying and dividing by powers of ten is critical to mastering the metric system which is usually introduced later in the school year. Laying the groundwork early with this type of practice, makes the metric system so much easier for all students. Please take a look at the preview page to see the types of questions asked. Each set includes 24 cards. Also included are card covers. I usually run a cover on the backside of each card. This allows me to easily keep sets together and not mixed up. Plus, it adds some color to the game. If colored printer ink is at a premium, you can choose to run the black and white cover instead. Again, this will allow you to keep the cards in the proper set. You can play this game whole class by distributing cards to all students. Note that some students may have more than one card. Next, the teacher prompts the student that has the first card to start by reading their card. Students will have to determine the next number in the sequence. Whichever student has the card with the correct answer will read theirs. And so on. The game continues until the last student reads their card, "I have the last card!" Another alternative to playing whole class is to play it with small groups of students. The process would work the same way, however each student would have multiple cards. I like playing it this way even better, because it really keeps the players on their toes. So, in my room, this is usually an activity that groups of 6 or 8 play. Now, since you have 3 sets with this purchase, you could have three groups of 8 playing at once in your room. As I said, if a player has multiple cards, they have to be paying attention. Let’s face it we all know that many students will be less attentive once they have read their card.

"I Have, Whoooo Has" is a fun game that can be used to practice a variety of skills. This pack includes THREE sets, all designed to practice multiplying a decimal by a power of ten. I have found that having a deep understanding of multiplying and dividing by powers of ten is critical to mastering the metric system which is usually introduced later in the school year. Laying the groundwork early with this type of practice, makes the metric system so much easier for all students. Please take a look at the preview page to see the types of questions asked. Each set includes 24 cards. Also included are card covers. I usually run a cover on the backside of each card. This allows me to easily keep sets together and not mixed up. Plus, it adds some color to the game. If colored printer ink is at a premium, you can choose to run the black and white cover instead. Again, this will allow you to keep the cards in the proper set. You can play this game whole class by distributing cards to all students. Note that some students may have more than one card. Next, the teacher prompts the student that has the first card to start by reading their card. Students will have to determine the next number in the sequence. Whichever student has the card with the correct answer will read theirs. And so on. The game continues until the last student reads their card, "I have the last card!" Another alternative to playing whole class is to play it with small groups of students. The process would work the same way, however each student would have multiple cards. I like playing it this way even better, because it really keeps the players on their toes. So, in my room, this is usually an activity that groups of 6 or 8 play. Now, since you have 3 sets with this purchase, you could have three groups of 8 playing at once in your room. As I said, if a player has multiple cards, they have to be paying attention. Let’s face it we all know that many students will be less attentive once they have read their card.

"I Have, Whoooo Has" is a fun game that can be used to practice a variety of skills. This pack includes THREE sets, all designed to practice dividing a decimal by a power of ten. I have found that having a deep understanding of multiplying and dividing by powers of ten is critical to mastering the metric system which is usually introduced later in the school year. Laying the groundwork early with this type of practice, makes the metric system so much easier for all students. Please take a look at the preview page to see the types of questions asked. Each set includes 24 cards. Also included are card covers. I usually run a cover on the backside of each card. This allows me to easily keep sets together and not mixed up. Plus, it adds some color to the game. If colored printer ink is at a premium, you can choose to run the black and white cover instead. Again, this will allow you to keep the cards in the proper set. You can play this game whole class by distributing cards to all students. Note that some students may have more than one card. Next, the teacher prompts the student that has the first card to start by reading their card. Students will have to determine the next number in the sequence. Whichever student has the card with the correct answer will read theirs. And so on. The game continues until the last student reads their card, "I have the last card!" Another alternative to playing whole class is to play it with small groups of students. The process would work the same way, however each student would have multiple cards. I like playing it this way even better, because it really keeps the players on their toes. So, in my room, this is usually an activity that groups of 6 or 8 play. Now, since you have 3 sets with this purchase, you could have three groups of 8 playing at once in your room. As I said, if a player has multiple cards, they have to be paying attention. Let’s face it we all know that many students will be less attentive once they have read their card.

Organize all your ELA materials by Common Core Standard! When I first began teaching in 1989, a wonderful teacher gave me a binder filled with teaching materials. All the materials were organized by objectives--we didn’t call them standards or indicators back then. That binder was my life-line. Enter Common Core. While much of the content of my binder was still relevant, it needed to be reorganized. Some things did have to go and new things were added. Some of the objectives, now called standards, were looking a little thin. But with my binder, it was easy to see the gaps that still need to be filled. This product doesn’t have actual lessons, but it does provide you with everything you need to get organizing by make your own common core binder! Every 8th grade English Language Arts Standard has it’s own sheet (both a color and black and white version), a master list of all standards for tracking dates taught, ready made index tabs for every standard/indicator, binder spines (both color and black and white) and a Quick Note/evaluation sheet for recording additional resources (websites, smart-board lessons, videos, etc.) and the effectiveness of the lesson. I personally opted to do 4 binders (literature, informational text, writing and language). I included foundational skills with the literature binder and speaking and listening with writing. I printed the main covers in color, but the individual standards on coordinating colored paper. You could laminate the divider pages, but I opted to slip each into a protective sleeve. The possibilities of how to set your binder up are virtually endless. To see how I set mine up, be sure to which contains pictures showing the final product. visit my blog post which contains pictures showing the final product.

Give students the review they need to master the skill! If there is one thing I have learned since I began teaching math to 5th graders 10 years ago, it is that students must practice a skill repeatedly. Just because a student is able to find the median of a number set, does not mean they will remember the skill a month later. With this in mind, each day I set aside a portion of time to practice previously taught skills. From this practice, R.E.D., Review Every Day, was born. This packet contains 28 quick review half sheets focused on statistics. All statistics skills are practiced: Minimum value, maximum value, median, range, mode and mean. Most reviews have 12 questions. Beginning with Review 14, every other lesson requires students to gather data from a graph or table. Students are required to use the data gathered to calculate various statistics. Please note that this packet does NOT teach the skill, but only serves to review the skill after you have taught it to the students. Each review has anywhere from 8 to 12 questions. In my classroom I spread the 28 lessons out and usually do not use them one day after another. I have other RED lessons that I would mix and match. So, for instance, Monday might be Fractions 1 and Tuesday might be Decimals 1. By Friday, I may be ready to use Fractions 2. Each review is a half-sheet. Lesson 1 and Lesson 3 are on page 1. Lesson 2 and Lesson 4 are on page 2. I do this intentionally. If you run page 1 on the front and page 2 on the back and then cut the sheet in half, you will have Fractions 1 on the front and Fractions 2 on the back. The entire document is set up this way. This saves paper, and allows the teacher to teach the lessons in order and in a more efficient way. At the back of the packet you will find the answer key which provides the answers to all questions.

Kids love experimenting with the Short Division Method! The purpose of a ‘We Flip for Math’ Flip Book, is to provide a struggling student with a step-by-step guide to take them through the process they are struggling with. I have various flip books available in my classroom, but only after I’ve taught the concept and we have practiced it a number of times. The complexity of some skills can be quite challenging for many students. Being able to remember all the steps can become overwhelming for some. A flip-book can help walk these children through the process. In addition, I have found flip-books can be helpful when sending homework home . Including a flip book can make for very happy parents! This flip book product shows students the step-by-step process for using the 'short' division method to divide. NOTE--The 'short' division method is designed to be used when dividing by a single-digit divisor. There are no examples of how to use this method with multiple-digit divisors. This method is not easily used with multiple-digit divisors and not recommended. If you are wanting a product that demonstrates how to divide using multiple-digit divisors, this is NOT the product for you :) This packet contains a ‘three-in-one’ flip-book. • Section 1 provides a step-by-step guide for using 'short' division to divide small numbers by a single-digit divisor. • Section 2 covers how to use the 'short' division method to divide larger numbers by a single digit. • Section 3 demonstrates how to use the 'short' division method to divide numbers with remainders by a single-digit. • Ready-made index tabs for marking each of the four sections.

So, this past school year, my daughter was helping me change the calendar in my classroom. We weren’t far into the process when she announced that my calendar was looking pretty shabby and that I really ought to consider getting a new one. Wow, really... Now even though I still maintain my 20+ year old calendar kit looked pretty good, I decided to take her advice and create a new kit. And thus, “Not Your Mom’s” Calendar Kit was born. This kit contains 7 complete polka dot sets in the following colors: Tangerine, Lime, Lemon, Red, Sky Blue, Hot Pink and Black. Having seven different colors allows you to mix and match! Want a lime and tangerine calendar? You can do that! Each set contains: Calendar number cards 1 - 31, 12 month cards and 7 day of week cards. Note: This set does not contain the background sheet to which the cards are attached. I just recycled my old one, but you can easily make one using poster board. I would recommend running the number cards and month cards on white card stock and laminating, so you can make it last 20+ years! Also included are all 12 months written in bubble letters. I personally use these letters (not the polka dot month cards) to label the month. I purchased several 8.5 x 11 pattern paper packs. (Available at Walmart in scrapbooking section.) Choose a coordinating texture/color to compliment the number cards and run the pattern pack paper through your printer. When you are finished you’ll have colorful letters to cut out and use for your calendar. And...even better...you won’t use any colored ink!

A step-by-step guide for using the Order of Operations! The purpose of a ‘We Flip for Math’ Flip Book, is to provide a struggling student with a step-by-step guide to take them through the process they are struggling with. I have various flip books available in my classroom, but only after I’ve taught the concept and we have practiced it a number of times. The complexity of some skills can be quite challenging for many students. Being able to remember all the steps can become overwhelming for some. A flip-book can help walk these children through the process. In addition, I have found flip-books can be helpful when sending homework home . Including a flip book can make for very happy parents! This product contains two complete flip books. One uses the term PEMDAS with the 'P' referring to parentheses. The second flip book uses the term GEMDAS with the 'G' referring to grouping symbols. Each flip-book is a ‘multiple-section’ flip-book. • The first flip-book section provides definitions. • The second flip-book section provides four examples. • The third flip-book section defines additional grouping symbols. • Ready-made file tabs which can be used to divide each section. • A single page Order of Operations flowchart. This chart can be used when students are first learning the Order of Operations rules. I recommend laminating and allowing students to write directly on the flow-chart for added fun!

"I Have, Whoooo Has" is a fun game that can be used to practice a variety of skills. This pack includes THREE sets, all designed to practice using mental math to add and subtract numbers 1 - 100. Please take a look at the preview page to see the types of questions asked. Each set includes 24 cards. Also included are card covers. I usually run a cover on the backside of each card. This allows me to easily keep sets together and not mixed up. Plus, it adds some color to the game. If colored printer ink is at a premium, you can choose to run the black and white cover instead. Again, this will allow you to keep the cards in the proper set. You can play this game whole class by distributing cards to all students. Note that some students may have more than one card. Next, the teacher prompts the student that has the first card to start by reading their card. Students will have to determine the next number in the sequence. Whichever student has the card with the correct answer will read theirs. And so on. The game continues until the last student reads their card, "I have the last card!" Another alternative to playing whole class is to play it with small groups of students. The process would work the same way, however each student would have multiple cards. I like playing it this way even better, because it really keeps the players on their toes. So, in my room, this is usually an activity that groups of 6 or 8 play. Now, since you have 3 sets with this purchase, you could have three groups of 8 playing at once in your room.

"I Have, Whoooo Has" is a fun game that can be used to practice a variety of skills. This pack includes THREE sets, all designed to practice the math skill - Elapsed Time. Each set includes 24 cards. Also included are card covers. I usually run a cover on the backside of each card. This allows me to easily keep sets together and not mixed up. Plus, it adds some color to the game. If colored printer ink is at a premium, you can choose to run the black and white cover instead. Again, this will allow you to keep the cards in the proper set. You can play this game whole class by distributing cards to all students. Note that some students may have more than one card. Next, the teacher prompts the student that has the first card to start by reading their card. Students will have to determine the next number in the sequence. Whichever student has the card with the correct answer will read theirs. And so on. The game continues until the last student reads their card, "I have the last card!" Another alternative to playing whole class is to play it with small groups of students. The process would work the same way, however each student would have multiple cards. I like playing it this way even better, because it really keeps the players on their toes. So, in my room, this is usually an activity that groups of 6 or 8 play. Now, since you have 3 sets with this purchase, you could have three groups of 8 playing at once in your room. As I said, if a player has multiple cards, they have to be paying attention. Let’s face it we all know that many students will be less attentive once they have read their card.