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Black History Month Activities!

Black History Activities

While in the classroom, I always looked for ways to connect our learning standards with the part of American History that is not often presented. On my TpT store, I have 14 resources for upper elementary and middle school students. Check them out!

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New Math Resource: Distance Learning – Sports Place Value Review Task Cards 4th Grade

Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
TEKS: 4.2A, 4.2B, 4.2D
CCSS: 4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.1

PRODUCT OVERVIEW:

  • ENGAGING review activity with SPORTS theme!
  • Expanded form, ten times as much, 1/10 of, and rounding with numbers to the ten billions place
  • PowerPoint and Google Slides versions included
  • Answer keys included
  • Easily assign in Google Classroom

In the classroom, I found that students get more engaged in assignments and activities when I make the content RELEVANT to the real world. To that end, I created this sports competition inspired place value review activity that consists of 18 task cards/slides. You may choose to have students work in teams or individually on these slides. There are varying levels of difficulty within the TEKS covered.

Students will review 4th grade place value TEKS 4.2A, 4.2B, and 4.2D in the context of a world sports competition with numbers to the ten billions place. Each task card/slide has a sports competition statistic followed by a question or task. There are a total of 18 task cards/slides (28 questions). There are 3 slides for expanded form, 5 slides for ten times as much or 1/10 of, 5 slides for rounding, and 5 slides with mixed practice. Some of the questions will has students extend their understanding of 1/10 of or 10 times as much to 1/100 of or 100 times as much and 1/1000 of or 1,000 times as much.

All task cards/slides can be completed digitally or with paper and pencil.

Product includes:

  • Student version of the task cards/slides in Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Link to STUDENT version of task cards/slides in Google Slides
  • PRINTABLE Student version of task cards/slides (PDF)
  • ANSWER KEY (PDF)
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New Math Resource: Distance Learning – Interactive Decimal Place Value Bundle GRADE 5

Grades: 4th, 5th, Homeschool
TEKS: 5.2A, 5.2B
CCSS: 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.A.3

PRODUCT OVERVIEW:

  • This is a TRUE distance learning resource for students working away from the classroom OR on their own.
  • Can also be used for reteaching or in other whole or small group settings.
  • No need to print anything!
  • Interactive slides with fun graphics keep students engaged!
  • Resource covers 4 lessons (review of whole number place value, intro to decimal place value, forms of numbers, and comparing and ordering decimals)

What’s Included?

  • Overview document (PDF)
  • 4 Lessons PowerPoints (easy to use for students):
    – Lesson 1 – Whole Number Place Value and Basketball (Review)
    – Lesson 2 – Decimal Place Value Intro and Negro League Baseball
    – Lesson 3 – Place Value Forms of Numbers and Track and Field (standard form, expanded form, and word form)
    – Lesson 4 – Comparing and Ordering Decimals and Swimming
  • 4 Answer Keys

What makes the slides interactive and engaging?

I don’t like boring. When I am in front of students, I get bored with the same photo copies. In the midst of a pandemic, I think it is important to not just upload a worksheet, but give students something interesting and interactive.

  • Students can move numbers or pictures around to answer questions
  • Students can read about a sports context with each presentation (and hopefully learn something new)
  • At the end of each presentation, students reflect on the math content AND the sports content.
  • Students get to rate their understanding of the content with fun emojis.
  • There are several challenge problems
  • There are plenty of pictures throughout the presentation that are related to the slide’s content.
  • Some slides they can move the boxes to reveal the examples/answers and test themselves.
  • There are some check for understanding slides with multiple choice question too so that the teacher can check their understanding!

These slides can be used by students or by the teacher in a whole/small group lesson.

(76 total slides in 4 lessons)

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New Math Resource: Area and Perimeter Bundle (Interactive Notebooks, Challenge, and Review)

Grades: 4th, 5th, Homeschool
TEKS: 4.5D, 4.5C, 5.4H
CCSS: 4.MD.A.3

Bundle Description

  • Introduce, Challenge, and Review with this Area and Perimeter Bundle!
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  • 50+ pages of material!

PRODUCT #1: Perimeter Notes for Interactive Notebook (PowerPoint & Fill-in-the-Blanks Sheet)

  • Keep students engaged in your introduction lesson to perimeter with this PowerPoint slideshow and fill-in-the-blanks note sheet. It is easy for students to follow along because the fill-ins are highlighted in the presentation. Also, there are transitions that will catch students attention.

PRODUCT #2: Area Notes for Interactive Notebook (PowerPoint & Fill-in-the-Blanks Sheet)

  • Keep students engaged in your introduction lesson to area with this PowerPoint slideshow and fill-in-the-blanks note sheet. It is easy for students to follow along because the fill-ins are highlighted in the presentation. Also, there are transitions that will catch students attention. At the end of the presentation, there are slides that have students distinguish between area and perimeter scenarios.

    These are great for interactive notebooks as the sheets can be glued into their journals.

PRODUCT #3: Area & Perimeter Challenge Activity

  • Problem Solving with Area and Perimeter
    Multi-Step Problems
    Higher Order Thinking Questions

    In this challenge activity, students are given 12 open ended measurement problems where they must solve for area, perimeter, length, or width. All 12 problems have multiple steps. Some problems explicitly ask for area, perimeter, length, or width, but others ask for “how much trim is needed to go around” or “how many square units of grass will be needed to cover.” At the end, students are asked to write their own question when given a rectangle with one side measurement. Then the reflect on how formulas helped them solve problems with area and perimeter.

    This product is will truly challenge your students as it requires them to really understand area and perimeter formulas. For example, in one problem students are given the length of one side and perimeter and then asked to find area. For assistance, students are given an Answer Bank as well as formulas for area and perimeter. Each problem has a picture, and students are encouraged the label the measurements on each rectangle.

    What’s Included?
  • 4 pages of questions
  • 12 multi-step questions, plus students will write their own question
  • Answer Bank and Formulas for students
  • Answer Key for teachers


PRODUCT #4: Area and Perimeter Review with Texas Missions Activity

  • This set of review questions are all related to Texas Missions that are part of the 4th grade Social Students TEKS (in Texas). Your students will have a chance to put what they’ve learned regarding area and perimeter to use in these real-world questions. I did make up the numbers, but the missions are real, and I included a QR code to learn more about each mission. My students enjoyed this activity when we did it in class, and it was a great tie in to a field trip that our grade level took, which is what inspired me to create this activity.

    In the classroom, I used this activity as a review at the end of the place value chapter, but I can also see using it as a test prep review of place value closer to the STAAR testing. Whenever you use this, your students are sure to have a great time and learn something new!

    What’s Included?
    Area and Perimeter Questions    ……………. Pages 3 – 6
    1. Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo
    2. Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo)
    3. Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
    4. Mission San Francisco de la Espada
    5. Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña
    6. La Misión de Corpus Christi de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur
    7. Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Answer Key ………………………………………… Page 7
    Credits ……………………………………………….. Page 8
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New Math Resource: Area & Perimeter Challenge Activity

Grades: 4th, 5th, Homeschool
TEKS: 4.5D, 4.5C, 5.4H
CCSS: 4.MD.A.3

Product Description

  • Problem Solving with Area and Perimeter
  • Multi-Step Problems
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions

In this challenge activity, students are given 12 open ended measurement problems where they must solve for area, perimeter, length, or width. All 12 problems have multiple steps. Some problems explicitly ask for area, perimeter, length, or width, but others ask for “how much trim is needed to go around” or “how many square units of grass will be needed to cover.” At the end, students are asked to write their own question when given a rectangle with one side measurement. Then the reflect on how formulas helped them solve problems with area and perimeter.

This product is will truly challenge your students as it requires them to really understand area and perimeter formulas. For example, in one problem students are given the length of one side and perimeter and then asked to find area. For assistance, students are given an Answer Bank as well as formulas for area and perimeter. Each problem has a picture, and students are encouraged the label the measurements on each rectangle.

What’s Included?

  • 4 pages of questions
  • 12 multi-step questions, plus students will write their own question
  • Answer Bank and Formulas for students
  • Answer Key for teachers
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