Elementary math test prep resources for GATE

Grades:

3rd

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!

Open Ended Word Problems: Complex, Multi-Step Challenges for Enrichment

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Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Prepare your students for state testing in a highly engaging way with the click of the print button. These challenging story problems are perfect for fast finishers, enrichment for the whole class or targeting your gifted students. This resource is by far my best seller, because it instantly engages the students in meaningful problem solving.The problems are deep, multi-step and require perseverance. You will notice that the Standards for Mathematical Practice are embedded within these problem

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Rubrics

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Math Project-based Learning for 4th Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!

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Check out this bundle of engaging Math project-based learning (PBL) activities for 4th grade math! These projects will help your students practice area, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and more. Each project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing Math in a real-life situation! Students will put their Math skills to work completing each project!All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support! Read my feedback below to see what it's all about!Common Q

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep

Grades:

4th

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Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!

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Check out this bundle of engaging Math project-based learning (PBL) activities for 3rd grade math! Great for Geometry! These projects will help your students practice area, graphing, multiplication, and more. Each project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing Math in a real-life situation! Students will put their Math skills to work completing each project!All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support! Read my feedback below to see what it's all about!C

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Grades:

3rd

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CCSS:

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Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade: Open a Toy Store

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Check out this Math project-based learning (PBL) for 3rd grade math! This fun project will help your students practice area, graphing, multiplication, and critical thinking skills. It includes many Math concepts and links to other subject areas, as well as discussion questions for each section.This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing Math in a real-life situation! Students will put their Math skills to work planning their very own toy store business, beginning by doing s

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Grades:

3rd

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Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

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Also included in: Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!

2nd Grade Place Value Critical Thinking Activities | Gifted and Talented Math

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These 2nd Grade Place Value Critical Thinking Activities were specifically designed for high achieving and gifted and talented math students in grades 2 or 3. The 2nd grade place activities and questions allow students to demonstrate conceptual understanding and think deeply as they answer innovative and challenging questions about place value using logic, analogies, comparing and contrasting, identifying questions, making models, and more! Students will get the chance to tackle 2nd grade math c

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Math Test Prep, Place Value

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

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4th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Differentiation Marzano Proficiency Scale

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Mrs L's Leveled Learning

Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehen

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Math Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: 4th Grade Math Leveled Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation Marzano Scale

The ULTIMATE 3rd Grade Common Core Math Bundle - Interactive Notebooks + PBL

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Check out this bundle of amazing Math project-based learning (PBL) activities and interactive notebook lessons for 3rd grade math! It's 40% off! Teach the standards using these detailed interactive notebook lessons and then spiral them using the project-based learning activities!Project-based Learning:Great for Geometry! These projects will help your students practice area, graphing, multiplication, and more. Each project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing Math in a real-life

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Grades:

3rd

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CCSS:

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Reasoning Puzzles: Area of Irregular Shapes and Rectangles - Tasks for Math Talk

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Geometry, Math, Math Test Prep

Practice finding the area of regular and irregular rectangles and composites figures with these no prep true/false puzzles. These are great tasks that will supplement your area and perimeter unit lessons. The puzzles get progressively more difficult allowing you to differentiate for your class.The puzzles begin with regular rectangles with grid lines. Then, they move to irregular composite figures where the grid lines disappear. It's a great way to teach area and have them practice with area mo

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

3.OA.A.3

, 3.OA.C.7

, 3.G.A.2

Open Ended Word Problems - Set 2: Complex, Multi-Step Challenges for Enrichment

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Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Teachers are always looking for what to do with students in need of enrichment, which is why my first set of open ended problems became an overnight best seller. Here is set 2! All you need to do is print these amazingly fun problems, and your students will love to solve them. Not only are they great for fast finishers, but these problems also will help prepare ALL of your students for your state testing. The preview contains a free sample of one of the problems, Sleepover Shenanigans. It took m

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Rubrics

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Reasoning Puzzles: Multiplication Enrichment Activities for Math Talk

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In these no prep true/false multiplication puzzles, students practice multiplication concepts using repeated addition, equal groups, arrays and multiplication expressions. These are awesome tasks for when students need enrichment, or to use in a small group for your students who might be struggling with the concepts. These also work great as math warm ups, centers, or early finisher activities! There are 10 no prep puzzles are easy to print and just hand out for instant engagement. In this acti

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Grades:

2nd - 4th

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CCSS:

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Valentine's Day Math Project-based Learning: 3rd Grade Edition

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Check out this Math project-based learning (PBL) for 3rd grade math! This fun Valentine's Day project will help your students practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time, and measurement. It includes Math concepts and links to other subject areas, as well as discussion questions for each section.This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing the Math they've learned this year! Students will put their Math skills to work planning their very own Valentine's Da

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Grades:

3rd

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CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!

Order of Operations Interactive Math Notebook Freebie

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Looking for a way to help your students remember AND organize order of operations? The hopscotch teaches the order, and the pizza slices show them how to organize their work. The pepperoni is the answer! Download for free now! Looking for all of the Operations & Algebraic Thinking Standards? Find them {here}. ............................................................................................................................... GET ALL THE HIGH-INTEREST 5TH GRADE MATH ACTIVITIES AND

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

5.OA.A.1

Reasoning Puzzles: 2 by 2 Digit Multiplication, Area Model, Partial Product Task

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Deepen your student's understanding of two by one digit and two by two digit multiplication with these true false puzzles that feature area model, arrays, partial product and that standard algorithm. These puzzles can just be printed and handed out to students to get started. Check out the preview to try a free one. This is the second in the multiplication series. After learning about the meaning of multiplication in the first set, students will be ready to move on to both single and double digi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.5

, 4.NBT.B.6

Equivalent Fraction Practice: Using Visual Models, Number Lines & Equations

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Fractions, Math, Math Test Prep

Finally! Get all of your students up to speed with equivalent fractions without tears, blank stares or needing to use tricks. These 10 thoughtful no prep puzzles to bring all of your lessons on equivalent fractions together, connecting all different representations! All you need to do is print, and the students cut and solve. Every time I do this with a class, the students BEG for more puzzles. This is a highly engaging task for your early finishers, for enrichment, gifted students or to use for

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

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What's the Verdict: Sharks vs. Lightning? Modes of Center, Spread, and More!

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On Your Marks Get Set

Put it to the test! Use the age-old expression: "You are more likely to get struck by lightning than to be bitten by a shark!" to learn and practice Measures of Center, Measures of Spread, Measures of Shape, and Statistical Graphing including:MEANMEDIANMODERANGEOUTLIERS [Using IQR +/- 1.5(IQR)]QUARTILES [lower quartile (IQ-1) and upper quartile (IQ-3)]INTERQUARTILE RANGE (IQR)MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION/ M.A.D. ft. ABSOLUTE VALUESYMMETRY/ASYMMETRY OF DISTRIBUTIONCLUSTERS AND GAPSBELL SHAPED CURVE AN

Subjects:

Math Test Prep, Science, Statistics

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

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Reasoning Puzzles - Geometry Vocabulary: Math Talk, Early Finishers, Enrichment

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Geometry, Math, Math Test Prep

Instead of flashcards, memorize and learn geometry vocabulary words by reasoning and applying those words to a super fun no prep puzzle. These also make wonderful math warm ups, centers, or early finisher activities. Geometry vocabulary included:right angleacute angleobtuse anglerayline segmentlineintersectparallel linesperpendicular linesrectangleparallelogrampolygonhexagontrapezoidquadrilaterallines of symmetryequilateral triangleisosceles triangleright triangleThere are 10 no prep puzzles a

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

CCSS:

3.G.A.1

, 3.G.A.2

, 4.G.A.1

, 4.G.A.2

, 4.G.A.3

Math Word Problems for Winter Addition Addend and Subtraction Story Problems

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Looking for fabulous, Winter-y story problems of all types for your first grade through third grade students? This enormous set of practice problems includes standards-aligned addition and subtraction story problems, separated by type. A handy graphic shows you the eleven different types of story problems for addition and subtraction. The word problem practice sheets offer students the chance to practice all of the story problem types, including that all-important unknown addend standard! Of co

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Winter

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Addition and Subtraction Story Problems for the Year Growing Bundle

Multiplication Depth and Complexity Bundle

Created by

Kimberly Smith

This bundle includes 3 different word problems and task cards which all deal with multiplication. They include: Finding Factors of Prime and Composite Numbers, Multiply 3-4 Digits by 1 Digit, and Multiply 2 Digits by 2 Digits. All problems are multi-step problems in which students have to complete three different questions in order to complete the problem. This will help prepare students for similar formatting during state testing.Each lesson can also be purchased separately by clicking on th

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Reasoning Puzzles - Meaning of Division: Tasks for Math Talk and Enrichment

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Do you need math warm ups, centers, or early finisher activities? There are 10 no prep puzzles are easy to print and just hand out for instant engagement. In this activity, students decide for themselves whether six statements are true/false about a given puzzle. You can then have them engage in math talk to defend their thinking, and critique the reasoning of others.Why work on reasoning activities?The Standards for Mathematical Practice put a focus on the thinking processes of students. There

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Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Use the Clues: Differentiated Collaborative Problem Solving (Grades 3-5)

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Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

What do you do when you hit a road block or a problem? You call a friend, talk to someone near you to get help or look it up. This makes us better learners, and it allows us to gain new knowledge and strategies. Students can become better problem solvers when they are given opportunities to work together. When the problem are differentiated, they are working at their highest level. Why work on problem solving together? 21st century skills are definitely going to be needed in the workforce i

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Assessment, GATE

Error Analysis: Multiplication

Created by

Raise the Rigor

Higher Order Thinking Task Cards Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error. The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.5

, 5.NBT.B.5

, 6.NS.B.3

Multiplication Practice Card Sort: Meaningful Task for Partner Work & Math Talk

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Are your students mixing up rows and columns? Adding instead of multiplying?Get all of of that cleared up with these 10 thoughtful no prep puzzles to bring all of your lessons on multiplication together, connecting all different representations!This no prep multiplication card sort is perfect for fast finishers who need math enrichment activities and problem solving opportunities. Students will deepen their understanding of multiplication by working with arrays, equal groups, and repeated addit

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