5th Grade Classroom Transformation Math Theme Days Room Transformation Bundle 1

This is the FIRST bundle of my fifth grade Classroom Transformations! These fun challenges help make math memorable and meaningful as students learn to relate math to the real-world! These room transformations are great for fifth graders. Each challenge reviews an important skill that 5th grade students need to practice throughout the year. A print and digital version are included in every room transformation.

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When many people think of classroom transformations, they think:

“This would take me hours to set up.”

“This is going to cost so much money.”

“This looks so overwhelming.”

“I could never do this!”

What if I told you classroom transformations could be EASY to set up, FUN to implement, and STRESS-FREE?

Let's Start with the Basics...What is a Classroom Transformation?

A room transformation changes your room into a certain setting or theme to engage students in their own learning with rigorous content.

Classroom transformations are possible in EVERY classroom. You don’t have to spend hours of your time setting up a classroom transformation or spend lots of money to make it SO MUCH FUN!

Skills Included

✔ Magician: Place Value 5.NBT.1

✔ Weather: Read and Write Decimals 5.NBT.3A

✔ Kings and Queens Compare Decimals 5.NBT.3B

✔ Candy Shop: Round Decimals 5.NBT.4

✔ Realtor: Multiply Large Numbers 5.NBT.5

✔ Zoo: Multiply & Divide Decimals 5.NBT.7

✔ Rock Star: All 5th Grade Standards

✔ Floor is Lava: All 5th Grade Standards

✔ Hawaii Vacation: All 5th Grade Standards

✔ Dino Day: All 5th Grade Standards

A Quick Description

This is a bundle of 10 math classroom transformations where students get to pretend they are actually in different careers!

Print out all 10 posters and all 10 aligned worksheets for each classroom transformation. Distribute them around your room. Give each child a recording sheet. Explain to students that they will become that career (scientists, race car drivers, cooks, etc.) and will need to complete all ten challenges around the room! They have to find all ten challenges you've left hidden around the classroom and find the answers to each one. They use the recording sheet to mark off each challenge as they go.

There is ALSO an additional writing activity where students scan the QR codes on each poster and find out fun facts about whatever career they are completing that day! This math activity is perfect for fifth graders. It aligns with common core standards.

What's Included in each Classroom Transformation?

✔ Aligns with 5th Grade Common Core Math Standards

✔ 10 Black & White and Color Posters

✔ 10 Math Challenges in each Room Transformation

✔ Editable Challenge Paper

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Keys Included

✔ Instructions for Kids and the Teacher

✔ Certificate of Completion

✔ Pictures of Set-Up & Shopping Guide for “Extras”

✔ Editable Name Tags

✔ Tips to Make the Room Transformation Even More Fun!

✔ Door Decorations and Banner

✔ Learning Targets

✔ Editable Admission Tickets

✔ Clickable Table of Contents for Easy Use

✔ Digital Version Included for Use with Google Slides™

✔ 10 QR Codes for a Writing Activity that are printable or digital

There is an editable challenge paper included. This means if one of the challenges doesn't work for your classroom, you can make your own! There are ten pre-made challenges included for you to use but we all know sometimes changes are necessary to best fit your classroom :) These challenges are aligned to Common Core and TEKS.

This is a perfect review activity before giving a math assessment or as an extra practice activity. Step by step lesson plans are included so you know exactly what to do. It can be used as a spiral review and is easy to set up and implement. The QR codes add in technology as well. Classroom transformation ideas are a new trend in education and can set the stage to engage!

These classroom transformations can be used for elementary children as a worksheet alternative, printables, in math stations, center rotations, math centers, as enrichment or remediation, in small groups, as test prep, as worksheets, escape room alternatives, homework practice (take what you don’t finish home for homework), digital theme days, end of year themed days, classroom transformation kits, printables, and so much more! These math activities are made to be flexible so you can use them however you’d like in your classroom.

You no longer need to spend hours prepping your classroom for your next classroom transformation! These hands on, low prep activities will keep your students engaged while practicing rigorous material at the same time.

I also call these my Monday Funday math games if you've seen them on Instagram! These are easy to implement classroom transformations!

A DIGITAL VERSION HAS NOW BEEN ADDED!

With remote learning taking center stage in our communities, a digital version is now included in every room transformation! It's compatible with Google Slides™ and can be completed 100% digitally. That means no making copies and less prep for you!

How Does a Digital Classroom Transformation Work?

First, invite your students into a video call on whatever learning platform your school district uses. Set the scene and tell your class online what themed day they will be completing.

Then, assign your students the Google Slides™ activities that come with this digital classroom transformation. Each digital classroom transformation is interactive and has movable pieces for students to enjoy playing with. Every activity can be modified for what works best in your virtual classroom! A digital cover page, digital recording sheet, 10 digital challenges, and a digital certificate are included in the Google Slides file.

Finally, as a digital reward, students are invited to play the self-checking game that shows them fun facts about each room transformation. It's engaging, interactive, and a great way to motivate students throughout the digital room transformation while completing distance learning.

Let's Break Down What Comes in the Digital Version:

✔ Instructions for the Teacher

✔ Instructions How to Assign in Google Classroom Individually or in Teams

✔ 10 Google Slides Challenges

✔ Digital Answer Key for Teacher or Self-Checking

✔ Digital Self-Checking Reward Game

✔ Videos Explaining Best Practice /How To Set It Up

✔ Digital Tips and Tricks

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO ACCESS?

-The digital version was created with Google Slides™.

-This means you will need a Google email to make a copy for your Google Drive.

-You can assign these games by assigning them in Google Classroom or send them via email to students.

Choose which version works best for your classroom -- print, digital, or a combination of both!

This aligns with 4th Grade Texas TEKS:

• TEKS 4.2E: represent decimals, including tenths and hundredths, using concrete and visual models and money
• TEKS 4.2F: compare and order decimals using concrete and visual models to the hundredths
• TEKS 4.2G: relate decimals to fractions that name tenths and hundredths
• TEKS 4.2H: determine the corresponding decimal to the tenths or hundredths place of a specified point on a number line
• TEKS 4.4A: add and subtract whole numbers and decimals to the hundredths place using the standard algorithm
• TEKS 4.4B: determine products of a number and 10 or 100 using properties of operations and place value understandings
• TEKS 4.6D: classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size
• TEKS 4.8B: convert measurements within the same measurement system, customary or metric, from a smaller unit into a larger unit or a larger unit into a smaller unit when given other equivalent measures represented in a table

This aligns with 5th Grade Texas TEKS:

• TEKS 5.5A: The student applies mathematical process standards to classify two-dimensional figures by attributes and properties. The student is expected to classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy of sets and subsets using graphic organizers based on their attributes and properties
• TEKS 5.2A: represent the value of the digit in decimals through the thousandths using expanded notation and numerals
• TEKS 5.2B: compare and order two decimals to thousandths and represent comparisons using the symbols >, <, or =
• TEKS 5.2C: round decimals to tenths or hundredths
• TEKS 5.3B: multiply with fluency a three-digit number by a two-digit number using the standard algorithm
• TEKS 5.3C: solve with proficiency for quotients of up to a four-digit dividend by a two-digit divisor using strategies and the standard algorithm
• TEKS 5.3D: represent multiplication of decimals with products to the hundredths using objects and pictorial models, including area models
• TEKS 5.3E: solve for products of decimals to the hundredths, including situations involving money, using strategies based on place-value understandings, properties of operations, and the relationship to the multiplication of whole numbers
• TEKS 5.3F: represent quotients of decimals to the hundredths, up to four-digit dividends and two-digit whole number divisors, using objects and pictorial models, including area models
• TEKS 5.3G: solve for quotients of decimals to the hundredths, up to four-digit dividends and two-digit whole number divisors, using strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm
• TEKS 5.3H: represent and solve addition and subtraction of fractions with unequal denominators referring to the same whole using objects and pictorial models and properties of operations
• TEKS 5.3I: represent and solve multiplication of a whole number and a fraction that refers to the same whole using objects and pictorial models, including area models
• TEKS 5.3J: represent division of a unit fraction by a whole number and the division of a whole number by a unit fraction such as 1/3 ÷ 7 and 7 ÷ 1/3 using objects and pictorial models, including area models
• TEKS 5.3K: add and subtract positive rational numbers fluently
• TEKS 5.3L: divide whole numbers by unit fractions and unit fractions by whole numbers
• TEKS 5.4C: generate a numerical pattern when given a rule in the form y = ax or y = x + a and graph
• TEKS 5.4D: recognize the difference between additive and multiplicative numerical patterns given in a table or graph
• TEKS 5.4E: describe the meaning of parentheses and brackets in a numeric expression
• TEKS 5.4F: simplify numerical expressions that do not involve exponents, including up to two levels of grouping
• TEKS 5.4G: use concrete objects and pictorial models to develop the formulas for the volume of a rectangular prism, including the special form for a cube (V = l x w x h, V = s x s x s, and V = Bh)
• TEKS 5.6B: determine the volume of a rectangular prism with whole number side lengths in problems related to the number of layers times the number of unit cubes in the area of the base
• TEKS 5.8A: describe the key attributes of the coordinate plane, including perpendicular number lines (axes) where the intersection (origin) of the two lines coincides with zero on each number line and the given point (0, 0); the x-coordinate, the first number in an ordered pair, indicates movement parallel to the x-axis starting at the origin; and the y-coordinate, the second number, indicates movement parallel to the y-axis starting at the origin
• TEKS 5.8B: describe the process for graphing ordered pairs of numbers in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane
• TEKS 5.8C: graph in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane ordered pairs of numbers arising from mathematical and real-world problems, including those generated by number patterns or found in an input-output table
• TEKS 5.7A: The student applies mathematical process standards to select appropriate units, strategies, and tools to solve problems involving measurement. The student is expected to solve problems by calculating conversions within a measurement system, customary or metric

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⭐Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): ⭐

Can I edit this?

YES! This comes with 3 versions: 1 set of pre-made challenges that are no-prep for you, 1 set of my challenges that are editable in case you want to change a few pages/questions, and 1 set of blank editable challenges if you want to add your own content. This means you could use this room transformation to teach any skill you’d like using the blank editable version!

Will a classroom transformation cost me a lot of money?

NO! Classroom transformations, or themed-days, do not have to cost you a fortune to complete. In fact, you can use ONLY what’s included in this purchase and have a great day with your students! Decor, posters, the academic challenges, and more extras are included so you have more than enough to set the scene. You do not need to spend extra money! There is more than enough for you to transform your classroom without spending any additional money. There is a shopping guide included for teachers who’d like to add additional supplies but that is completely optional.

How long will this take to set up?

It depends! Are you going to use all of the decorations provided or just a few? Are you going to buy additional decorations or just what’s included? You could set this room transformation up in as little as 10 minutes with just a few included posters printed out and put on the walls. There are also teachers who like to spend a few hours decorating their rooms. There’s no wrong answer and I’ve done both! Students LOVE a change from the normal environment and that's what makes a room transformation special--not how many hours you spend setting it up.

Personally, I like to set aside about 30 minutes before the school day starts to set up my room. Whatever I get done in that time period is what my students get to enjoy. This works perfectly for me–do whatever works best for your classroom! The important thing to remember is anything different from a “normal” day is going to be SO much fun for your students and they will love it no matter how much effort you put into decorating.

How long will it take my students to complete the room transformation?

• If you are completing a math room transformation, I would estimate 1-2 hours.
• If you are completing a reading room transformation, I would estimate about 2-3 hours.
• If you are combining a math and reading room transformation together, I would allow several hours for students to complete the room transformation.

***Please note that these time frames will vary depending on: how many students you have, how quickly they work, what grade level you teach, ability levels, working in partners/groups/individually, etc.***

Can I do a room transformation in a shorter amount of time?

These room transformations are made to be flexible! If you only have 30 minutes to an hour to complete the room transformation, you’re able to use this resource! I include 10 challenges in each room transformation for students to complete. You could easily have students complete 5 (or any number you’d like) of the challenges to make it work for your time period. You can also have students work independently or in groups to make things go quicker or slower.

Can students complete less than 10 challenges?

Absolutely! Have students complete however many you think are appropriate for your classroom.

When do you recommend doing a room transformation?

The best time to complete a room transformation is at the end of a unit! When you’ve finished a skill and want to provide a fun, informal assessment of what students have learned, this is the perfect activity to pull out! I also love to do room transformations before holidays and on Friday afternoons as a reward for working hard all week.

How do you check student papers during a room transformation?

Students need to come see you to be checked after each academic challenge they complete. To help ease the number of papers you need to check, I suggest trying one of the following ideas:

• having a few answer keys available for students to check themselves
• have early finishers help you check other students’ papers
• have students work in small groups or partners (fewer papers to check and students can assist one another)
• check students after every 2 challenges instead of after every challenge
• invite volunteers in on your room transformation day to help
• put challenges together in a packet for easy checking

Have more questions?

I’m happy to answer at lindsaythelifetimelearner@gmail.com.

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