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Social studies Common Core 5.NBT.A.3 resources
Decimals - A Real World Math Project about Paying the Bills!
This real world math project is the perfect way for students to practice adding and subtracting decimals in your classroom! It is a cross-curricular project as it incorporates both economics and math. This project includes both a printable and a digital version for use with Google Classroom.Description: Each student is in charge of their family's personal budget for two weeks. They must fill out a bank register by adding and subtracting decimals. They also write checks to pay bills in order to s
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Math Bundle for the ENTIRE YEAR!
2024 Summer Olympics Activities Real World Math Project Data Analysis G3-6
2024 Summer Olympics Activities 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grade - Math Mystery Game is a Real World Math Project with 30 Data & Statistics Analysis word problems. Great also for End of Year Social Studies Activity. Finish the Story Writing is also included with this MYSTERY Game. DIGITAL AND PRINT OPTIONS ARE OFFERED. View the preview for a more in-depth explanation!Try my other Summer Olympic Reading Resource - 5 Nonfiction Passages2024 Summer Olympics Reading Comprehension
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3rd - 6th
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The Cost of Growing Up: A career focused personal finance project
Recently reformatted as an editable Word document. This project allows students to individually research a future profession and walks them through the math to figure out a monthly paycheck. Once there, the students are able to research a home, car, and other necessities all while determining whether or not they will be able to afford them. This is a great project for those in the state of Georgia attempting to fulfill the fifth grade career requirement or anyone wanting to help give their stu
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4th - 8th
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Choice Boards for ALL 5th grade Math, Science, & Social Studies Ohio Standards
Embark on an enriching interdisciplinary journey through 5th-grade math, science, and social studies with our comprehensive Bundle of Choice Boards. Crafted to engage and empower students, this bundle offers a diverse selection of choice boards covering all standards across these core subjects, providing educators with a versatile toolkit to enhance their curriculum.Each choice board within the bundle is meticulously designed to address specific standards in math, science, and social studies, fo
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5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-LS2-1
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Valentine's Day Party Pack - Upper Elementary Party in a Pack!
This party pack contains everything you need to enjoy Valentine's Day with your upper elementary students. (4th, 5th, 6th - Classes of any size!) Whether you are the lone adult in the room OR have parent volunteers, this party in a pack is perfect. The pack includes three Valentine's themed games - Heartfelt Heroes Mix and Match, For the Love of Numbers, and Mission Possible, which can be played in isolation or consecutively. Between playing the party pack games, awarding the included prizes, an
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4th - 6th
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The Great Stock Market Challenge - Complete Math Unit
Suitable and adapted for grades 5-12Open the Preview to see more detailed informationWatch the movie to see a high speed play through of the presentationThis complete cross-curricular unit has students learn about companies, research stocks, create a portfolio, track their performance, submit their project and write a test. Students will learn about real life financial literacy, trade-offs, decision making, strategies, and apply mathematical concepts.The unit runs about 10-14 weeks long, with an
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5th - 12th
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The First Thanksgiving 5th Grade Emergency Sub Plan Math English Science Binder
This research unit on sea turtles is perfect for emergency sub plans, individual research, home school, summer school, enrichment, or a science unit on fthe first Thanksgiving. With a clear lesson outline and specific directions on each page, it's perfect to leave behind or set students up to work on, with meaningful practice in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.This all-inclusive and ready-to-print packet includes:VocabularyReading Comprehension Passage and Graphic OrganizersR
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5th
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Montessori Cosmic Guide: Elementary Montessori & Homeschool Learning Materials
Montessori Cosmic Guide: Elementary Montessori & Homeschool Learning Materials - Montessori-inspired Lessons & Materials in All Subject Areas (165 pages + Key): The COMPLETE Montessori Elementary Guide contains enough content to cover an entire school year!Item specifics: Recommended Ages: 8 to 12 years old (but you know the child best!)Number of Pages: 385 including Answer Key Subjects: For all Elementary subject areas ('Cosmic Education') Genre: Elementary, Montessori, Homeschooling, D
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3rd - 6th
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Data Notebook | 5th Grade | All Subjects
This package is perfect for any 5th grade classroom wanting to implement Data Notebooks into their classroom. This is an ALL INCLUSIVE BUNDLE over 330 pages of printables! This notebook encourages independence and development of individual ideas and goals through leadership. The data notebook includes individual standards by standard abbreviations for example RI.5.1. All of the smaller 5th grade data notebooks are included in this bundle.This data notebook is used to create independent and se
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5th
Electoral College - Election Process - Presidential Election Scavenger Hunt
This Electoral College Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum activity designed to help you teach or review the Electoral College and the Presidential election process. Your students will be moving around while they read and answer 12 high-level questions that require them to dive into the challenging non-fiction text.Scavenger Hunts are a fun and low-prep way to review skills! Just copy the question cards and place them around the room, on the wall, or in a hallway. Students start at
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
Mayan Math Numeral System Workbook and Presentation
Keywords: Maya, Mayan, Hieroglyphs, Place Value, Decimal, Vigesimal, Math and Culture, History, Middle School, High School, Adult Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts Math, Mesoamerican, Mexico, Central America, Hispanic, Native American, Indigenous, Numeracy This workbook integrates culture, history, and math in a lesson that will benefit students by fostering a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts through real-world contexts. The primary objective of this workbook is
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Google Ma(p)th NFL Stadium Tour (Dallas Cowboys)
Dive into the thrill of "Gridiron Quest: NFL Stadium Adventure - Dallas Cowboys Version (9)," tailored for 4th and 5th graders! This groundbreaking educational game merges the excitement of a treasure hunt with the application of math skills and knowledge of American geography, focusing on NFL stadiums. Participants solve math problems to reveal coordinates that guide them to famous NFL stadiums across the United States, navigated via Google Maps. This captivating activity strengthens mathematic
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3rd - 7th
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5th Grade Autumn MATH Learning League Adventure *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you want to focus on
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5th - 6th
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5th Grade September Learning League Adventures- MATH BUNDLE
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure! You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies t
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5th - 6th
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5th Grade September MEGA Bundle- Math & Reading Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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5th - 6th
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5th Grade October MEGA Bundle- Math & Reading Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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5th - 6th
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5th Grade AUTUMN Math & Social Studies Learning League Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you're interested in infusing sci
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5th - 6th
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BACK TO SCHOOL (GLOBE) Color by Code Math: DECIMAL PLACE VALUE
Looking for homework, classwork, workstations, or sub plans? This interactive math activity will reinforce your students' understanding of decimal place value. By associating specific colors with each place value, students are actively engaged in the learning process and can easily identify and differentiate between ones, tenths, hundredths, and so on. Moreover, this creative approach fosters a sense of enjoyment, making math more approachable and less intimidating. Through coloring by code, stu
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Decimal Place Value COLOR BY CODE Math Bundle
5th Grade October Learning League Adventures- MATH BUNDLE
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 5th graders in the month of October, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure! You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies the
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5th - 6th
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Around the States Math: Southeast Region- Place Value, Add and Subtract Decimals
Learn the state names, capitals, sites to see, history and identify state quarters all while sharpening up on your math skills! Students will travel to each state correctly answering math word problems involving different historical and geographical facts about the state as well as sites to see from each state. If students answer question correctly, they earn a state quarter from that state so they are learning to identify the many different versions of the quarter as well. If they answer it
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4th - 6th
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5th Grade November Math Adventure- Case of the Influential Native Americans
The Learning League has been assigned a project to study an influential Native American, but as soon as they open their history books, the information on one of the pages starts to fade away. It turns out that the Bungler has travelled back in time and gotten in the way of someone’s impact on history!! Your classroom explorers will solve clues and answer math questions to find out which Native American has been erased from history, while learning some social studies!100% of the earnings from thi
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: November Math Learning League Adventures- 5th Grade *GROWING BUNDLE*
Modeling Decimals: If the World Were a Village
Using the book "If the World Were a Village" by David J. Smith students model decimals on hundredths grids.
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4th - 5th
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Decimals Project Based Learning- Keeping Track of Money! (mini)
Students will organize transactions in a table and keep a running balance on their ¨money¨. Through this activity, students will be able to add, subtract and multiply decimals in real-world contexts.This is just one part of an activity I am still finishing planning. Enjoy this freebie!
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4th - 6th
Plan Your Own Cross Country Road Trip - PBL
In this self-paced, project-based learning activity, students will plan their own road trip across the country using technology and digital citizenship skills, along with crucial organization and math skills (primarily operations with decimals). The project starts by having students choose 5 destinations in America that they would like to visit and walks them through step-by-step how to calculate the cost of gas, places to stay, excursions, and food. It ends by asking students to reflect on thei
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5th - 12th
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