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Elementary critical thinking decimals resources for Microsoft Publisher
Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas
This project gives the background on how the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas is calculated. Students need to fill in a chart that names the differences in prices from last year to this year. They also can shop for someone off the list. They are given a budget of $5,000. They need to determine the cost and also the "change" they'd get back. The source of the article is listed. It is a website. The website can be used to access videos. This project can be done independently at school or ho
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4th - 8th
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Water Filter Experiment- packet
This experiment is great for understanding water filtration. We use 2 liter bottles with the bottom cut off. Students preplan in their groups what materials to use and how to place them in the upsidedown 2 liter. Once the prepare their "filtration system", I pour dirty water in and we collect it (glass baby food jars work great because you can see inside) out of the small opening at the bottom. Students then evaluate what they could improve, empty the 2 liter and try again. We compare all of the
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3rd - 6th
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Decimal Place Value Chart
This is a resource used to help students identify decimal place value and represent decimals in several ways. Students can use a hundreds grid, a number line, and represent it in word form.
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3rd - 5th
Virginia SOL 4.3 Write Decimal Model Task Cards
SOL 4.3 Decimals Task Cards can be used as a station or center, whole group activity, or in remediation.
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4th
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Unplugged Coding Activity
Ever wondered how to teach coding without a computer? It happened to me, so I created my own codes from scratch. You can break your students into teams and give them a set of codes to program the teacher or a group member through a maze. I used masking tape and created a maze throughout the lab. These codes can be printed off using different colored cardstock and laminated for durability. Give your students a specific amount of time to create the right code to get someone from start to finish. I
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2nd - 5th
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Snowman Thinking Activities
Students use attribute clues to determine which snowman. This packet covers sorting, classifying, problem solving, observing, and following directions. I also included ideas for writing compare and contrast sentences. It has activities for whole group, small group, independent practice and centers.
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K - 2nd
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20 Weeks of Writing Prompts and Activities-Common Core
This resource offers a fun, engaging way for students to explore a variety of writing genres throughout the school year! Students will have an opportunity to write a narrative, descriptive, and opinion piece every week, as well as two creative writing activities. This product could be utilized during a morning warm-up time, a center station, or small group instruction. I have also included pages that could be used to post the quotes of the week, as well as full-size color pictures that the st
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3rd - 5th
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Personal Financial Literacy Game of "LIFE"
6.14C
With a starting balance of $500, students roll dice and move their game piece through the board game of Financial LIFE. Along the way, students will record each transaction in their checkbook register and experience paychecks, lottery wins, phone bills, electricity bills, etc. Working with a partner, the student who reaches the finish circle with the largest balance wins.
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5th - 8th
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Rounding Decimals with a Number Line
Teach kids to use the number line to round decimals. Instead of chanting the rule for rounding, allow students to justify why we round.
Decimal Multiplication and Division
This booklet has all you need for decimal multiplication and division. Just print and go. Comon Core aligned
-Journal prompts
-Multiplying and dividing decimals by base ten
-Fun activities and homework
-Word problems
-Decimal multiplication and division models
-Multiplying and dividing money
-Study guide
-Quiz
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5th - 7th
Intermediate Decimal Valentines Day Dot-to-Dot
Need a fun activity to do with your students for valentines day? This is perfect for 4th and 5th graders who have finished decimal operations. Students answer quick problems, connect the dots to make a heart, and then have a chance to exchange sheets to give each other personalized messages.
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4th - 6th
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Decimal Place Value Chart
I use this chart to help my students understand place value. I laminate them and use them like a dry erase board where students can write the number and then identify the values for each place.
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2nd - 5th
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Back to School Logic Problems for Gifted Students or Math Centers
These logic problems are addicitive!Challenge students to use their logical skills to complete the graph.All logic problems are Back to School themed: * What bus number does each student ride? * What room number does each student assigned? * What color is each student's backpack? * How many paople in each student's family? * What school subject is each student's favorite?A sample Logic problem is included for teaching.Answer keys included.For use with gifted st
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2nd - 3rd
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Spring Bingo for Preschool
A big hit with all of my preschoolers! Game includes 6 bingo cards, each with 8 images of different flowers, corresponding flower pictures to match bingo cards and ladybug bingo markers. Kids love all of the different variations of a single item as well as the bingo markers that correspond to the overall theme.
Skills targeted include comparing and contrasting like items, paying attention to details, using descriptive language to tell about an item, turn taking and 1:1 correspondence counting
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PreK
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Pi Day! Calculate Pi
In this activity students will learn how to calculate Pi on their own. They will learn how to find circumference and diameter, and then calculate pi to the nearest hundredth. A great activity for strong dividers and for helping to teach circumference, diameter, chords, and center point.
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5th - 6th
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Zoo Animal Patterns
Giraffes and Alligators and Koalas OH MY! Your students will love engaging with this zoo animal themed pattern activity! Instructions: Print the desired pattern pages as well as the additional zoo animal cards. Laminate the printouts to allow your kiddos to have lasting fun creating zoo animal patterns! Cut out the individual pattern cards, these will be used to continue on the patterns. *Optional: Place Velcro dots on the fill in the pattern squares as well as the individual animal cards to al
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PreK - 2nd
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It's My Life: A real-life budgeting activity with decimals
This activity is a great way to apply decimal skills to real life. Students will manage a budget and write checks to pay their bills. There is also a group activity at the end that allows them to experience real situations (doctor bills, eating out, etc.). My students LOVE this activity!
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5th - 6th
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Makerspace Design Thinking Process Poster
Use this poster at your makerspace or during lessons that would support this type thinking process.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Positional words assessment
Assessment for positional words also could be used a s a small group activity.
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PreK - K
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Winter Olympics math worded problems fractions decimals percent Sochi 2014
Winter Olympics math activities worded problems fractions decimals percentages.
Features:
- six fraction worded problems
- six decimal worded problems
- six percentage worded problems
- Three sets of eight general questions (one set each of fractions, decimals and percentages)
- time and money problems
- fractions: making the whole
- decimals: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- percentages: discounts and mark-ups.
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Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics math, Winter Olympics m
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5th - 7th
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Benchmark Fractions Flash Cards
Students can color and practice benchmark fractions and percentages. What a great way to help kids understand fractions as it relates to real world decimals.
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4th - 6th
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Kid-Friendly Common Core Standards for Math Practices
This is a collection of 8 mini posters with the Common Core Standards for Math Practices written in kid-friendly language. I use them with my kindergarten students when they are solving word problems and discussing their answers with peers. Leslie Johnson
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PreK - 2nd
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O-Trio Virtual Interactive games
O-Trio is a great game but this is Virtual O-Trio!!! An interactive game you can play during distance learning or telehealth. Up to three players. Advanced game for higher functioning individuals. Included link to a video for the rules to game.
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4th - 12th
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Estimate Decimal Quotients
Using this fun, real-life menu activity, students get to practice their estimation and division skills. This is Microsoft Publisher, so make sure you have the correct application.
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4th - 6th
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