FREE MATH LESSON - “STAAR Math 5th Grade Math Battle Game”

by SchoolBoxTreasures
4th - 6th Grade

This is a card gamer to help review for that last stretch before the STAAR Test approaches! This is for 5th grade Math STAAR. It does utilize the questions from previous tests that work with the NEW TEKS or the latest release of example questions for the new TEKS. Even if you have used these tests as review or benchmark testing, the students will still have a great review and support in those so important skills.

How to Play:
Students will be in groups of 2: There are 58 question cards plus blanks to have your own questions or have students make questions up to 64 cards total.

Students will draw a card and answer the question with strategies on their personal whiteboard. If neither got it right then no points are awarded and they need to have the teacher or a class tutor student coach them on that skill. If one students gets it right they get to color in two boxes on their game board score side. If both students get it right then they each color in one box. First to color in all of their boxes wins!

I suggest laminating the scoreboards so that they can use expo and can be reused!

Please check out my other resources in my store for more quality and creative concepts for the classroom!

Although this is based on the 5th grade testing, it could be used as enrichment for 4th grade and resource for lower 6th grade students!

And of course you can use any other cards you have on hand for review! (or cut out old ones from those millions of unit tests and release tests I know you have given lol)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/STAAR-Math-5th-Grade-Math-Battle-Game-2457368

Join The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative at
https://thebestofteacherentrepreneursmarketingcooperative.net/the-best-of-teacher-entrepreneurs-marketing-cooperative-one-year-membership/
and get THOUSANDS OF PAGE VIEWS for your TpT products!

Victoria Leon's TpT Store

Go to http://www.pinterest.com/TheBestofTPT/ for even more free products!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “October Words”

by Kathy Babineau
Kindergarten - 6th Grade

This October words activity is a great, easy to use activity for mixed groups.

Contains a coloring page filled with October themed vocabulary words containing many of our most frequently targeted speech sounds (s, l, r, ch, sh, th, k, s-blends, r-blends). Students simply search for the pictures that contain their target sounds and say the words aloud to practice. Depending on goals, I may also have the students generate sentences containing the words with their target sounds. Students can color or circle or even use bingo daubers or mini erasers to mark items containing their target sounds. For most groups, I simply print the page containing the pictures and hand a copy to each student in the group.

The page containing the list of words is an alternate activity for some of our students who may not like pictures. Students can simply underline or highlight words containing their sounds, and practice the same way.

This activity can also be used with students who are working on language skills. Have students name the items on the page, give definitions, generate describing words for items, discuss how items are similar and different, etc.

This is a versatile, ready to go activity that can be used for a variety of goals. I hope you like it!

If you are looking for other October themed activities, try these:

Free Fall Recipe Snack Mix

Oreo Spiders

Halloween Hashtags

Halloween Social Skills

Halloween Speech and Language Activity Kit

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/October-Words-7327492

Join The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative at
https://thebestofteacherentrepreneursmarketingcooperative.net/the-best-of-teacher-entrepreneurs-marketing-cooperative-one-year-membership/
and get THOUSANDS OF PAGE VIEWS for your TpT products!

Victoria Leon's TpT Store

Go to http://www.pinterest.com/TheBestofTPT/ for even more free products!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Halloween Secret Homework Message”

by D Conway
Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Celebrate Halloween with this secret message puzzle and give your students the treat of no homework for the night. Using the picture code, students will uncover the mystery message - "No tricks, just a treat - there's no homework tonight!"

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Secret-Homework-Message-101961

Join The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative at
https://thebestofteacherentrepreneursmarketingcooperative.net/the-best-of-teacher-entrepreneurs-marketing-cooperative-one-year-membership/
and get THOUSANDS OF PAGE VIEWS for your TpT products!

Victoria Leon's TpT Store

Go to http://www.pinterest.com/TheBestofTPT/ for even more free products!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Analyzing Character Development: Lesson Plan for Any Text”

by Stacey Lloyd
7th - 10th Grade

Students will analyze how characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. Can be used with ANY literary text.

---

This lesson is just one of the 50+ lessons contained in my Design Your Own Literature Unit: Resources for Any Text product: a vast library of ready-made lesson plans which can be adapted for absolutely any literary text. CHECK IT OUT NOW!

---

OVERVIEW

This lesson can be used in any literary unit. The focus of this lesson is to examine how students’ opinions of characters have changed over the course of reading a text. Through this exploration, they will analyze how these responses reflect a character’s development. This prompts students to consider the author’s choices in character development and understand the deeper impact on the overall story and its underlying themes.

CONTENTS

• Detailed, step-by-step lesson plan
• "At first I thought..." Graphic Organizer
• Literary Analysis Writing Planning Page

WHEN TO USE: Towards the end of/after reading a text, so that students can chart how characters have changed.

IDEAL FOR: Any text - novel or play.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Analyzing-Character-Development-Lesson-Plan-for-Any-Text-12221047

Join The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative at
https://thebestofteacherentrepreneursmarketingcooperative.net/the-best-of-teacher-entrepreneurs-marketing-cooperative-one-year-membership/
and get THOUSANDS OF PAGE VIEWS for your TpT products!

Victoria Leon's TpT Store

Go to http://www.pinterest.com/TheBestofTPT/ for even more free products!

FREE MISC. LESSON - “FREE Coloring Pages - Pumpkins - Great for Halloween & Autumn! Print and Digital”

by Rachel Lynette
Kindergarten - 8th Grade

Enjoy these I Heart Coloring Pumpkins. They are perfect for your Halloween or Harvest party or anytime during fall. So much fun, you might want to color one yourself!

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

✍️ PRINT:

• 3 Pumpkin Coloring Pages
  

DIGITAL:

• Click here to see how the digital coloring works.
• Housed on Minds-in-Bloom.com, a safe and ad-free website

TIPS FOR USING THIS RESOURCE:

• Great for calming your class
• Indoor Recess
• Rewards for a job well done
• Just for fun!

Here’s what teachers are saying:

✏️ "My students love coloring these pumpkins. I have them during the fall so it goes along with our pumpkin cycle in science." -Janine S.

✏️ "I loved watching the creativity come out of my students as they colored. You begin to see the talent that comes from them with such a simple project. Thank you!" -Theresa R.

✏️ "My students loved using this resource. We used it during the fall season when we talked about the pumpkin life cycle. The students were engaged and loved all the different patterns they could create." -Yolanda J.

Looking for more coloring resources like this one?
Check out our complete line of I HEART COLORING resources!

OTHER HALLOWEEN RESOURCES:

• Halloween Reader's Theater: Who Swiped the Spells
• Halloween Parts of Speech Sort - Digital Activity
• Halloween Math Digital Activities BUNDLE

YOU MIGHT ALSO LOVE…

• Paragraph of the Week 3-5
• Close Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions
• Book Projects for Any Book
• Who Freed the Fish? Mystery Readers Theater
• 4th Grade Flipped Classroom Year-Long Math
• Reading Posters BUNDLE
• Brain Breaks
• Would You Rather Questions
• Math Brain Teasers

____________________________________

Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources!

• Follow us on TpT.
• Join our Teachers Club.
• Check out our Blog  www.Minds-in-Bloom.com
• Follow us on Social Media - Facebook or Instagram

Get TPT credit to use on future purchases:

• Go to your My Purchases page.
• Click on the Provide Feedback button to leave a rating and a short comment. 
• You’ll earn TPT credits, which you can redeem on future purchases!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WE STRIVE FOR 5 STARS! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

NEED HELP? Before leaving feedback:

• Visit the FAQs section
• submit a help ticket
• ask a question on the Q& A tab

Copyright/Terms of Use:

This artwork was hand-drawn and copyrighted by Rachel Lynette. This resource is for personal and single classroom use only. You may not alter, redistribute, or sell any part of this resource. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.

If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses from TpT. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.

This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom

SKU: 3441394

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Coloring-Pages-Pumpkins-Great-for-Halloween-Autumn-Print-and-Digital-3441394

Join The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative at
https://thebestofteacherentrepreneursmarketingcooperative.net/the-best-of-teacher-entrepreneurs-marketing-cooperative-one-year-membership/
and get THOUSANDS OF PAGE VIEWS for your TpT products!

Victoria Leon's TpT Store

Go to http://www.pinterest.com/TheBestofTPT/ for even more free products!

Teaching Math Vocabulary to Elementary Students 🧮

 

Teaching Math Vocabulary to Elementary Students is easy with games! As elementary school teachers, we play a crucial role in shaping the foundational skills of our students. One of the key areas that often requires extra attention is math vocabulary. Understanding and using math-specific terms accurately can significantly enhance a student’s ability to grasp mathematical concepts. Let’s explore why teaching math vocabulary is essential and how incorporating games can make this learning process more effective and engaging.

Why Math Vocabulary Matters

Math vocabulary forms the building blocks for understanding more complex mathematical concepts. When students know terms like “sum,” “difference,” “product,” and “quotient,” they can follow instructions and solve problems more effectively. Without a solid grasp of this vocabulary, students may struggle to comprehend what is being asked of them, leading to confusion and frustration.

Additionally, strong math vocabulary supports overall academic language development. It helps students articulate their thought processes and reasoning, which is vital not only for math but for all areas of learning. When students can describe what they are doing and why, they are better able to engage in meaningful discussions, ask relevant questions, and demonstrate their understanding.

The Power of Games in Learning Math Vocabulary

One of the most effective ways to teach and reinforce math vocabulary is through games. Games provide a fun and interactive environment where students can practice new terms and concepts without the pressure of formal assessments. They also promote active learning, which is proven to enhance memory retention.

Using games to teach math vocabulary caters to various learning styles. For example, visual learners benefit from seeing terms and their definitions, while kinesthetic learners engage by actively participating in game-based activities. Games also foster social interaction and teamwork, encouraging students to work together and learn from one another.

A Great Resource for Teachers

For teachers looking to integrate math vocabulary games into their curriculum, resources like the Math Vocabulary Games, Math Vocabulary Cards, Math Vocabulary Activities available on Teachers Pay Teachers are invaluable. This comprehensive resource provides a variety of activities and games designed specifically for elementary students, making it easier for teachers to introduce and review math terms.

These ready-to-use games and activities are aligned with educational standards and are suitable for all students, including English Language Learners (ELLs). They offer a structured yet flexible approach to teaching math vocabulary, ensuring that every student can participate and benefit from the lessons.

Conclusion

Incorporating math vocabulary games into your teaching strategy can significantly enhance your students’ understanding and enjoyment of math. By making learning interactive and enjoyable, you help students develop a strong foundation in math vocabulary, setting them up for success in future mathematical learning and beyond.

Remember, the goal is not just to teach words but to build a deeper understanding and appreciation of math as a subject. So, let’s make math vocabulary an exciting adventure for our students!

Let’s teach!

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OUR MULTIPLICATION RESOURCES, GAMES AND ACTIVITIES!

Looking for time-saving tips and tricks for teaching math and ESL? Sign up for my email newsletter to get free teaching resources and helpful strategies right in your inbox! Click here to sign up.