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$Rudolph Reindeer Math Activity$

Rudolph Reindeer Math Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

*Updated with an EDITABLE nose so you can write your own word problems!*With this activity students can practice working out math word problems and justifying their responses, while still having some holiday fun.There are 6 multistep word problems

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Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 5^th

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3.OA.D.8, 5.OA.A.1, MP1, MP2

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$3rd Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer$

3rd Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

I use this graphic organizer with my students to help develop mathematical writing and critical thinking skills. Students use this graphic organizer to break apart word problems and explain their thinking, which is called upon in state testing.In

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Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

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Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$3.50

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$Math Graphic Organizer Bulletin Board$

Math Graphic Organizer Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$3.00

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$5th Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer (Growing Resource)$

5th Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer (Growing Resource)

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Updated in April 2020 with a digital component. Answer key for this digital component are coming soon, along with more word problems. I use this graphic organizer with my students to help develop mathematical writing and critical thinking skills.

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Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

5^th

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Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.4, 5.NBT.B.7, 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2

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$Christmas Tree Math$

Christmas Tree Math

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

With this activity students can practice working out math word problems and justifying their responses, while still having some holiday fun.There are 6 multistep word problems to choose from in this download. You can assign them individually to

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Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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3^rd

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Activities

CCSS:

3.OA.D.8, MP1, MP2

$3.50

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$Math Talk Anchor Chart$

Math Talk Anchor Chart

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Don't have enough space for bulletin boards? Use an anchor chart!This is a simple Math Talk anchor chart display to put up in your classroom or home learning space.You get a "Math Talk" title and the accompanying thought bubbles to create the

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Math, Word Problems, Problem Solving

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Centers

$2.00

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CUBES Anchor Chart

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Don't have enough space for bulletin boards? Use an anchor chart!This is a simple CUBES anchor chart display to put up in your classroom or home learning space.You get a CUBES title and the accompanying words to create the chart.Just print

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Math, Word Problems, Problem Solving

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Centers

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$Cactus Math Activity$

Cactus Math Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

With this activity students can practice working out math word problems and justifying their responses, while still keep up with the cactus trend! There are 8 word problems to choose from in this download. They are aligned to the CCSS in the area

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd

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Activities

CCSS:

3.OA.D.8, 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, MP1, MP2

$4.00

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$3D Dreidel Math Activity$

3D Dreidel Math Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

With this activity students can practice working out multi step math problems and justifying their responses, while still having some holiday fun.There are 7 multistep problems to choose from in this download. You can assign them individually to

Subjects:

Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd

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Activities

CCSS:

3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.D.8, MP1, MP2

$3.50

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Word Problem Strategy...Give me 5!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Solving word problems can be very tricky! It's important to give students steps to solve problems. In our classroom we use a simple strategy titled, "Give Me Five!" It's modeled after some other word problem solving strategies, but I tailored it

Subjects:

Other (Math), Word Problems, Study Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Handouts, Homework, Printables

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