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RESOURCES TO THE STARS - YOU!! I want you Superstar teachers to feel that you have not only purchased a quality resource, but got it for a BARGAIN! Every SINGLE resource has been created to make your life a little easier.
Describing 2D and 3D shapes
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Describing 2D and 3D shapes

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A worksheet for students to assign the correct labels for describing 2D and a 3D shapes. Can be completed individually or in pairs. Good for a quick diagnostic of mathematical language knowledge in describing 2D and 3D shapes.
Thanksgiving Theme Fractions for Juniors – half and quarter, Notes, 11 pgs
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Thanksgiving Theme Fractions for Juniors – half and quarter, Notes, 11 pgs

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A Thanksgiving themed hands on activity for 1st and 2nd grade students. Students work with the concept of a half and a quarter and cut and paste representations of each. This resource includes; Teacher instructions, 2 recording sheets, images to cut into fractions, answer sheet examples. The images are; Pumpkin Pie, apples, Fall wreath and pilgrim hats. Great for follow-up work, consolidation, revision and discussion about simple fractions. The completed work can also make excellent wall displays of student learning and understanding. You may like to also check out these other math resources of mine here: Rotating around a Point - for Juniors Measuring Length for Juniors Fractions for Juniors - Bundle Two Digit Place Value Bingo Coding for Juniors Pack – Using Scratch Jr Geometry Transformations for Juniors, Translation, Rotation, Reflection
Transport Theme Binary Number Puzzles
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Transport Theme Binary Number Puzzles

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A quick, ready to go, little instruction required math activity. This resource is a fun hands-on Transport themed activity that uses the binary number system to create Transportation mini images. The images are; Set A – sailboat 1, submarine, sailboat 2, tug boat Set B – dump truck, bulldozer, golf cart, forklift Set C – gondola, car, rocket 1, scooter Set D – plane, hot air balloon, rocket 2, helicopter Students will devour these and be wanting more! By then they will have a beginning understanding of the binary number system. Binary numbers are an essential part of understanding how computing works. Understanding binary numbers is not only learning within the digital curriculum and helping students become 21st Century learners, but they are also a core element of maths knowledge and learning about different counting systems. This resource includes; Four activity sheet sets of 4 puzzles Answer sheets
Halloween Coding -Using Scratch Jr, making turns, extra block, answer key, notes
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Halloween Coding -Using Scratch Jr, making turns, extra block, answer key, notes

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This Halloween themed resource gives an opportunity to expose junior students to the world of coding using the user friendly coding app Scratch Jr. Coding is an essential skill in the digital curriculum for 21st Century learners. Coding is the ability to create instructions that allow a set of actions to be carried out. The resource doesn’t require a device or access to the internet. Students can cut and past the missing pieces of code into a command to achieve the desired outcome on the worksheet. The focus of this activity is being able to work out the correct right hand turn at the correct point. The extra challenge with this activity is that there is an extra superfluous block. The students need to decide which block is not needed to complete the code. The resource has 2 activity sheets (2 levels of difficulty with the same task), answer sheet and teacher notes.
2 Digit Addition and Subtraction Regrouping and no Regrouping Worksheets
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2 Digit Addition and Subtraction Regrouping and no Regrouping Worksheets

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2 Digit Addition and Subtraction regrouping and no regrouping Worksheets. An excellent math center activity to allow your students practice and maintenance adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. The challenge here is working out the digits under the splotches to make the equation correct. When I printed these off at home to proof-read before I knew it my own children were sitting at the kitchen table working them out. Practice, maintenance and mastery of adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers will allow for a smoother transition to 3 digit addition and subtraction. This resource includes; •1 worksheet of 2 digit addition with no regrouping •1 worksheet of 2 digit subtraction with no regrouping •1 worksheet of 2 digit addition with regrouping •1 worksheet of 2 digit subtraction with regrouping •Answer sheets
Three Digit Place Value Bingo, Game Instructions, 26 pgs
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Three Digit Place Value Bingo, Game Instructions, 26 pgs

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This resource is a fun way to consolidate and practice place value from 100 to 999. Great as a support for a place value lesson focus, a quick break out game, or independent math center activity. This resource includes; Instructions 36 individually unique bingo cards 29 number calling cards, with blank spare card
Two Digit Place Value Bingo, Game Instructions, 26 pgs
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Two Digit Place Value Bingo, Game Instructions, 26 pgs

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This resource is a fun way to consolidate and practice place value from 10 to 99. Great as a support for a place value lesson focus, a quick break out game, or independent math center activity. This resource includes; Instructions 36 individually unique bingo cards 19 number calling cards, with spare blank cards
Thanksgiving Coding for Juniors – Using Scratch Jr, notes, answer key, 8 pgs
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Thanksgiving Coding for Juniors – Using Scratch Jr, notes, answer key, 8 pgs

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I have made this Thanksgiving themed resource to help begin meet the needs of our 21st Century learners. The skills they will need will involve a capability of working in a digital environment. This activity focusses on coding. However it can equally be seen as a sequencing activity, a problem solving activity or a positional maths activity. This is an introductory activity to using coding. It doesn’t require the use of a device or access to the internet. Though you may like to show students the actual Scratch Jr app as well. The success of these tasks is best achieved with plenty of prior discussion and modelling. The challenge with these activities is working with anticlockwise and clockwise turns This resource comes with; Four worksheets of simple coding. The four increase in challenge. Answers for each worksheet
Present Numeral Cards to 25, classroom resource and clipart
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Present Numeral Cards to 25, classroom resource and clipart

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This is a set of numeral cards on colorful present images. They were initially created by me for advent activities, but they have extensive uses as a math resource in the classroom. This resource includes a set of numeral cards and also a set of clipart images of the cards that can be used to create your own resources. You may already have an excellent range of uses for this set of numeral cards. Below are a number of suggested uses of these numeral cards. · Say the numbers · Talk about the numbers · Counting up · Counting down · Order the numbers · Create number sequences with gaps to fill · Match numerals to groups of objects · Comparing numbers · Notice patterns · Create an advent calendar · Guess the mystery number game This resource doubles as a clipart set for teachers and resource creators. Included in the resource is a set of all the individual numerals, including a blank set for any numbers (or letters) you may wish use. If you do use the images as clipart in resources you create please refer to my Terms of Use (included).
Thanksgiving Rotating around a Point - for Juniors, Notes, answer key, 6pgs
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Thanksgiving Rotating around a Point - for Juniors, Notes, answer key, 6pgs

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This Thanksgiving themed resource provides an introduction to the concept of rotation around a point. This is a simple worksheet with a choice of two Thanksgiving images to rotate 4 times around a point. Students have the choice as to how they position their icons for rotation. This resource contains a recording sheet, 2 sheets of Thanksgiving images (4 per sheet) and a range of possible answers. You may also like to check out some of my other junior math resources: Measuring Length for Juniors Fractions for Juniors - Bundle Two Digit Place Value Bingo Coding for Juniors Pack – Using Scratch Jr
Multiples - Mystery Picture Worksheets
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Multiples - Mystery Picture Worksheets

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This resource is a fun, engaging approach to working with multiples. Nothing says engagement like a mystery to solve! No doubt even older students will want to complete these sheets if they get hold of them. All students need to do is locate and colour in the multiples of the number indicated on each sheet. This resource contains 10 mystery pictures to uncover – one for each numeral 1 to 10. Each numeral sheet has a clue to the picture that will be revealed. Note: the number ‘0’ is also a multiple of each of the numbers 1-10. Designed for Grades 3 through 6. This is great as a supporting resource to multiplication facts, a math center activity (laminate and make reusable!), homework, an early finisher activity and many more uses. There are two options for printing – 1. One whole sheet per numeral, and 2. Two numerals per sheet to save on photocopying. This resource includes; Teacher notes 10 sheets, one for each numeral 1-10 5 sheets, two numerals per sheet Answer sheet
Pi Day Agamograph Art Activity
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Pi Day Agamograph Art Activity

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Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This resource is a fun hands-on Pi Day themed activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 4 Pi Day themed images ( Pi, 3.14, a piece of pie, π ), to put together and create the agamograph. This resource has all the combination pairs (6). There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one Pi Day image and 4 strips for the other), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one Pi Day image and 8 strips for the other) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine.
Mapping New Zealand Battles - WW1
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Mapping New Zealand Battles - WW1

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An activity sheet that combines the maths concepts of position and direction within a New Zealand ANZAC unit study (with a focus on World War 1 battles). Students work on locating New Zealand battle locations in World War 1 using longitude and latitude. Students will require access to an atlas or (more preferably) an online map app, such as Google Maps. Students are provided with the recording sheet and an information card that contains information on three battles New Zealand was involved in, the dates of the battles and the country. Please note - they are not in order on the card! Using the information cards and the coordinates on the recording sheet students then work out which battle took place in which country and when. Includes; recording sheet, information cards, teacher instructions and answer sheet.
Halloween Rotating around a Point - for Juniors
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Halloween Rotating around a Point - for Juniors

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This Halloween themed resource provides an introduction to the concept of rotation around a point. This is a simple worksheet with a choice of two Halloween icons to rotate 4 times around a point. Students have the choice as to how they position their icons for rotation. This resource contains a recording sheet, 2 sheets of Halloween icons (4 per sheet) and a range of possible answers.
Halloween Coding for Kindergarten, teacher notes, 17pgs
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Halloween Coding for Kindergarten, teacher notes, 17pgs

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This is a resource to introduce young students to the world of coding. Coding is an essential skill in the digital curriculum for 21st Century learners. Coding is the ability to create instructions that allow a set of actions to be carried out. This resource gives an opportunity to expose pre-school (and early elementary) students to the world of coding with the format used in the user friendly coding app Scratch Jr. The resource doesn’t require a device or access to the internet. Students can cut and past the missing pieces of code into a blank box sequence to achieve the desired outcome on the worksheet. There are two ways this resource can be used; As a cut and paste worksheet. There are 5 different Halloween themed coding worksheets, with answers. As a reusable independent learning centre activity. There are 5 activity cards and a set of ‘coding blocks’ to cut out and laminate. These can all be kept in a tray or container and the students can then take the activity and work with it. This resource comes with; 5 activity worksheets Answer sheets 5 activity cards (card versions of the worksheets) 1 set of 15 ‘coding blocks’ If you have students ready to move beyond this then you may like to check out the next level of this type of resource I have made: Coding for Juniors – Using Scratch Jr Coding for Juniors - Using Scratch Jr, with 1 block too many Coding for Juniors - Using Scratch Jr, making turns Coding for Juniors - Using Scratch Jr, making turns, with 1 block extra Or get the entire set here: Coding for Juniors Pack – Using Scratch Jr
Mapping New Zealand Battles - WW2
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Mapping New Zealand Battles - WW2

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An activity sheet that combines the maths concepts of position and direction within a New Zealand ANZAC unit study (with a focus on World War 2 battles). Students work on locating New Zealand battle locations in World War 2 using longitude and latitude. Students will require access to an atlas or (more preferably) an online map app, such as Google Maps. Students are provided with the recording sheet and an information card that contains information on four battles New Zealand was involved in, the dates of the battles and the country. Please note - they are not in order on the card! Using the information cards and the coordinates on the recording sheet students then work out which battle took place in which country and when. Includes; recording sheet, information cards, teacher instructions and answer sheet.
Using the Words of Probability
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Using the Words of Probability

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Have students become familiar with words to use in describing degrees of probability. This is a single worksheet where students place 5 words describing the probability of an outcome of a dice roll. Then they explain the reasoning for giving an answer to the last question. The five words used in this resource are; Impossible, Poor, Equal, Good and Certain.
100s Board Place Value Jigsaws
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100s Board Place Value Jigsaws

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The 100s board provides students with the opportunity to explore learning around number properties, place value and number sequencing. This resource is great for independent learning, math centers or take a worksheet home for homework. Two blank boards are provided for laying out jigsaw pieces. One is a blank grid. The second has the numbers 1-100 faintly visible for students who need an easier pathway to success. Worksheets can be cut and the pieces glued on to a blank 100s board or into the student’s workbook. The jigsaw pieces range in difficulty from pieces made up of columns and rows, to large regular shapes (i.e. rectangles) through to more complicated irregular shaped pieces. The preview shows all the worksheets, plus the black and white and colour versions of one of the print and cut jigsaws. This resource includes; 2 blank 100s boards – one blank grid and one grid with faint numbers A set of 11 jigsaw pieces, black and white A set of 11 jigsaw pieces, colour A set of 11 worksheets Teacher notes Each set has jigsaw pieces shapes as such; 10s columns 10s rows 5s rows 2x5 blocks Rectangle blocks of 4 numbers, 6 numbers and 9 numbers Large rectangle blocks of numbers Lots of ‘L’ shaped blocks Shapes that form a symmetrical pattern Mixed size shapes ‘Big L’ shapes Big ‘chunks’ Yeah, I did give them crazy names, but that’s what they look like to me!
Halloween theme Fractions for Juniors – half and quarter
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Halloween theme Fractions for Juniors – half and quarter

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A Halloween themed hands on activity for 1st and 2nd grade students. Students work with the concept of a half and a quarter and cut and paste representations of each. This resource includes; Teacher instructions, 2 recording sheets, images to cut into fractions, answer sheet examples. Great for follow-up work, consolidation, revision and discussion about simple fractions. The completed work can also make excellent wall displays of student learning and understanding.
Bundle Rotate shapes around a point - Half turns and Quarter turns
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Bundle Rotate shapes around a point - Half turns and Quarter turns

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Four worksheets for students to practice working with the concept of rotating around a point. The first two involves the idea of rotating a shape a half turn around a point. There are 6 exercises on each of 2 sheets, graduating in difficulty. The second sheet is slightly more challenging than the first. The third worksheet involves the idea of rotating a shape a quarter turn once clockwise around a point. There are 6 exercises on the sheet, graduating in difficulty. The fourth involves the idea here is rotating two shapes around a point - one shape does a half turn, the other shape does a quarter turn. There are 6 exercises on the sheet, graduating in difficulty. Answer sheets are included. If you would like to check out each resource on its own please click on the links below. Rotating shapes a Half turn a and a Quarter turn around a Point Rotate a shape a Half Turn around a Point Rotating a Shape a Quarter Turn around a Point