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5th Grade: Volume Unit Test (Summative Assessment)
Volume Test- A Perfect Fit to Common Core Standards: Assesses student understanding of the unit cube, unit cube irregular shapes, unit cube rectangular prisms, rectangular prisms with U.S. and metric measurements, and combined volume. Utilizes the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h. Test is constructed of multiple choice, open-ended, and constructed response questions.*Need activities and classwork for this unit? Visit my page to find lots of Volume printables! Standards Addressed:Geometr
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Growing Patterns Worksheet
This one page worksheet explores growing patterns and even counting by 2s, 3s, and 5s. It has an example of a desending pattern as well.
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K - 2nd
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2024 March Mathness Madness NCAA Basketball Probability and Statistics Lesson
Every year I get my students excited about the NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness Tournament. I see articles written year after year from statisticians, sports journalist, celebrities, etc. about predicting the perfect bracket. Regardless that most have accepted it is nearly impossible, it has not deterred these enthusiast from finding an algorithm or a machine that can predict the outcomes.This packet guides students through 1) An explanation of what March Madness is all about2) A reading abou
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4th - 12th
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Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
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K - 3rd
Pre-Algebra Vocabulary Word Sort
Students match 14 terms with definitions and/or visual. Can scaffold by providing 1 or 2 of the clues. You cut out the words and students place them in the template on the following page. This can also be used a vocabulary station activity, or simply print out as a vocab reference tool. Terms include: variable, coefficient, constant, expression, equation, solution, evaluate, order of operations, substitution, inverse, algebra, and more.
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5th - 8th
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Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Math Skills Pre-Assessment for English Language Learners
This math skills pre-assessment (which was updated in March 2022) was created for newly arrived English Language Learner students so that teachers could identify any major gaps in mathematical understanding before heading straight into the grade level math content. This 100 question assessment is specifically created for students with limited English proficiency as it limits the linguistic demands that are often found in many other math assessments and contains a sample question for each section
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4th - 12th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy
After watching Pixar's short film: Partly Cloudy, students will infer by answering four questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted
After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Grades:
K - 8th
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Go MATH! 2nd Grade - 1.1 - 3.11 lesson plan
Go MATH! 2nd Grade - 1.1 - 3.11 lesson plan with Gradual Release
39 pages
Following is in each chapter lesson:
Chapter • Lesson • Chapter Lesson • Page • TE page • Megamath • Vocabulary 2 • Vocab • Resources/Materials • iTools • Lesson Objective • Objective • I can • I know • Digital Path • Essential Question • Model/Teach and Talk • "Guided &
Indep. Practice" • Math Journal • Quick Check/ RtI • Problem of the Day
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2nd
Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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5th Grade: Volume Quiz
Check students understanding of the unit cube, regular and irregular volumes using unit cubes, calculation volume of rectangular prisms using V= l x w x h and V = B x h, and identify missing dimensions (length, width, or height) using the volume equation.
Plus, a little fun Q-Bert bonus activity!
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Standards addressed:
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement MCC5.MD.3
a. A cube with side length 1 unit, called a “
Football - Super Bowl Math! Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
The big game is almost here! Capture your students' attention and excitement with this fun Math activity. Use it as bell work, homework, partner work, extra credit, or a skill review. This is perfect for upper elementary, middle school, and even some high school kids. It's a great review of the following topics:
Converting percents, fractions, and decimals
Ratios
Mean, median, mode
Prime factorization
Writing expressions
Integers and absolute value
Inequalities
Coverting measurements
Solvin
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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EDITABLE Missing Addends Worksheet
This is an editable (word doc) missing addends worksheet with both addition and subtraction problems. Feel free to change the equations to differentiate for your students and use for multiple days of practice. The credit for the clipart on the worksheet goes to clipartxtras.com.
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1st - 3rd
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Algebraic Expression Match
Cooperative learning activity where students match an algebraic expression to a story problem. Once all expressions have been matched, student teams are given the value of the variable with a clue card. Then they use the substitution property to solve word problem.
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4th - 8th
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Reading Tables to Interpret Science Data for ACT ASPIRE
This is a table of climate data on five different biomes. The students are asked to use the data in the table to answer a variety of questions. They must interpret the information given in order to answer the questions. There are multiple choice, sorting, and open ended questions. It is similar to the type of questions seen on the science part of the ACT Aspire.
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3rd - 5th
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Good Touch-Bad Touch -"Underwear, Swimsuit Rule" CDC Health Standard Four
This lesson emphasizes what a good touch, a bad touch, and a confusing touch is. Never keep a secret is covered, along with the "Underwear and Bathing suit rule" information is included with a visual. It also gives advice on what to do if a bad touch happens to a student. 3 activities and 3 coloring pages with "good touch-bad touch" information that students can take home. Assessment, which is also part of Clip art, printables, no prep needed. answer key. Easel activity and assessment
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1st - 6th
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Inference Mystery Activity - The Stolen Will
My students tend to have a hard time inferencing, or they just don't want to.
I started using mysteries that they have to solve to try and peak their interest, and they LOVE them. They're always asking if I have a new one for them to solve.
This is my first one, and I will be adding more.
In this mystery, students have to figure out who stole the will and testament of a famous singer. They have to read a background passage, answer clues, and then use clues to solve logic puzzles. They h
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5th - 12th
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Quick STEM: Domino Challenges
Quick STEM for Kids: Domino Challenges is a collection of 19 activities that the kids complete with dominoes. It was developed to get kids thinking creatively, problem solving, creating, and having fun! It can be used as a whole group activity, stations, individually, during class or during indoor recess. The challenges start out easy and get harder as you make your way through them. This can be printed out and stapled into a booklet or laminated as center cards. The only thing you need to
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1st - 8th
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