Ozobot Fraction STEM Challenge

It doesn't matter what age students are, but they love being hands on in their learning. I was that middle school teacher with robots, legos, lincoln logs, race tracks, etc. I tried to find any way to take a simple worksheet and make it engaging. Students weren't trying to hide due to their lack of ability, but they wanted to know the skill to engage in the fun. There were a lot of laughs in my classroom. 

Ozobots are an easy tool to add into math curriculum. You can turn any boring math worksheet into a coding worksheet for the Ozobots. It then becomes a 2 for 1 deal. Students are solving math, but they are also working on coding and algorithms. Definitely check it out and start to think of different ways to you combine coding into your curriculum. 

Updating Decade Old Content

 I'm embarrassed to say that a lot of the content on my TPT store is from when I was teaching 4th grade. At the time, it was great content, that I made using PowerPoint. You read that right, PowerPoint. I'm slowly taking the time to update these products that are about 15 years old at this point. My goal with the refresh is to help the customers that previously purchased the product, and for the product to hopefully last another 15 years. 

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  This is a fun math activity with math problems based around Spring. Topics this worksheet covers include:
  - Area and Perimeter
  - Multiplication
  - Division
  - Addition using a table
  - Fractions (Addition,Subtraction, Simplifying)
  - Word Problems

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  Make multiplication review fun with this Multiplication Maze: Find the Hidden Treasure! Students solve multiplication problems to determine the correct path through the maze. Wrong answers lead to dead ends, encouraging students to check their work and try again.

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  Make every classroom celebration extra special with these bright, colorful Printable Treat Labels! Perfect for attaching to candy, snacks, and small student gifts throughout the school year.
  
  

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  Make the First Week of School Meaningful, Engaging, and Stress-Free! Start the school year with confidence using this 22-page Back-to-School Activities Bundle designed specifically for Grades 3–5! This print-and-go resource helps students build classroom community, reflect on personal goals, strengthen problem-solving skills, and get excited about the year ahead through engaging, hands-on activities.

  
  

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  Turn Classroom Procedures into an Exciting Detective Mission! Skip the long classroom lectures and transform procedure practice into an engaging classroom adventure!

  With this fully editable Google Slides resource, students become Classroom Procedure Detectives as they solve clues, explore your classroom, and learn important routines in a fun, interactive way.

  
  

Some of my resources are currently getting a complete refresh to align with the latest research and best practices in education. One of the biggest updates is my Reading Interactive Notebook.

After spending considerable time learning about and researching the Science of Reading, I've been redesigning this resource to better reflect evidence-based instructional practices while keeping it engaging and classroom-friendly.

I'm excited to share the updated version with you soon! In the meantime, take a look at a few sneak peeks of what's coming.

 

 

    

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Math-Aids.com

I love to use as many extra resources as I can for teaching, especially for those topics that need extra skill work. Our textbook series at my school only gives so much extra resources that I like. Typically I head on over to commoncoresheets.com. Sometimes I don't find what I want there (don't get me wrong, I still love this site. I recently discovered their spelling word activities).

As I was saying, I'm always looking for new sites to use. I recently discovered math-aids.com. I am absolutely in love with this site. I've been able to find those extra resources for my math topics, and I love that I can slightly manipulate what will be on the worksheet. Another feature I love is that I can print the document or just download it to my computer to save! I love downloading the PDF file to have for future use, and so I can upload it to Showbie rather than wasting paper to print it.

I highly recommend that you add this site to your list of must haves for math!

Center/Bulletin Board Idea

These are the cutest thing I have ever made! They are tiny iPods that you add text or pictures to the display screen! I'm going to use them on my classroom door with the heading: This Years Playlist in Room 9 and have all my new kiddos names on an iPod (picture to follow when completed). They have more uses than as a welcome board. You can put a sight word on each iPod and display them on your sight word wall. You can also type in math problems or literacy activities. These have endless possibilities! Check them out!

          

                  

*This is also posted under my TPT tab.