3 Strategies for Practicing Math Vocabulary

Do your students struggle with math?

Do your students know their math vocabulary?

3 Strategies For Practicing Math Vocabulary 

Math is a language like English, French, or Spanish. There are key concepts in math that need to be explained and well defined. How do your students understand math vocabulary? Do you have them practice the terms? Here are three strategies to use with your students for practicing new math vocabulary words.

1. Make an Interactive Math Word Wall. 

What do you display on your classroom walls? Do your students create it or is it teacher made? Have your students create an Interactive Math Word Wall. Students will write the definitions and pictures for each word. Display their work on post-it notes beside or below the math word. Students will enjoy creating this word wall in your classroom. They will even ask if they can "cheat" and look at it during a quiz or test. Why do they ask this? It is a helpful reference for them to be reminded what the vocabulary word means. Math is a language that needs to be modeled and taught daily for comprehension.

2. Make a Math Writing Center

Do your students know how to write math? Do they need a scaffolded approach to using math word in context? Try using a Math Writing Center. When you do math centers or math workshops in your classroom have one center be writing math only. Students will work on writing sentences with important grade level math terms. This will help build students' math writing confidence. Students need to practice with a scaffolded approach. This is a great solution for students to learn how to write math terms in the appropriate context.

3. Make a Vocabulary Notebook. 

How do your students learn and record new vocabulary? Do your students make math vocabulary maps? Students will take ownership of their Math Vocabulary Notebook. Have students write 3-5 terms per week. Students will add new math vocabulary word maps to their notebooks every week. At the end of the year they will have completed the entire year's list of grade level vocabulary.

Using math vocabulary notebooks is one way to practice vocabulary every week. Try a FREE math vocabulary map today!

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing Math Activities 50th Anniversary

Did you hear about the 50th anniversary coming up? 

Do your students love incorporating science into math? 

Are you preparing for a Moon Space Unit? 

Over fifty years ago three men did the impossible. They orbited the moon twelve times, then on the thirteenth orbit, the Lunar Module separated and landed on the Moon. 

Apollo 11 Moon Landing 

Aldrin and Armstrong had done it. They successfully landed on the Moon. A historical event. They were the first humans ever to land on the Moon. But the story doesn't end there. It was like Christmas morning, they were so excited they had arrived on the Moon that they skipped their scheduled rest. They had just travelled four days through space and were supposed to rest? No. They suited up. Where were they going? To take the first Moon walk. 

The First Moon Walk 

You probably have heard Armstrong's famous speech at least twice, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Such an amazing accomplishment for the United States! Share this year's 50th anniversary with your students. 

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing Activities

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Math Activities for grades 3, 4, 5 will engage your students in the history of science with math content. Activities include Lunar Landing passage, Making a Moon Landing, and Apollo 11 Math. Students will enjoy watching the Moon Landing video and responding to the historic event.

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Students can also create their own lunar landing module. This is a low prep project that can be differentiated for students. Provide engaging learning memories that your students will never forget. 

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Earth Day Math Activities

Are you preparing for April 22?

Do you teach Earth Day Math?

Do you want to engage your students in Earth Day math activities?

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Did you know that over 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day? You can too! The Earth Day Math Activities packet that will keep your third, fourth, and fifth graders engaged! Not only is it PACKED with grade level math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Use this packet for bell work, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework.

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Earth Day Math Activities Packet Features: 

*7 different Engaging Math Activities
*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
*Packed with 3rd, 4th, 5th grade common core math problems for review and practice. 
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 
*Topics covered: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Operations with Money, Number Sense

Create Earth Math Activity Project

Activities Included:
-Earth Day Math (2 Versions with answer key)
-Recycling Math {with answer key}
-Recycling Rates {with answer key}
-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! {with answer key}
-Numbers Puzzle {with answer key}

-Earth's Land Area {with answer key}

-Create Earth {project}

I hope your students enjoy these math activities on Earth Day. Learning how to reduce, reuse, and recycle are key to keeping our planet ours for a long time. Taking care of your belongings is a great life lesson. Apply the mathematics of Earth Day and how it this helps your community to reduce, reuse, and recycle. 

Happy Earth Day!

Spring Break Packet

Do your students need a review over Spring Break? 

Do you want to give them a fun Spring Math review? 

This Spring Break NO PREP Math packet that will keep your students engaged in Math over their break! This packet is designed to be fun for students to complete. This is a versatile tool for grades 3 to 8. 

THIS FREE SPRING BREAK MATH PACKET FEATURES:
*2 different covers for your student's Spring Break Packet
*1 letter to students discussing the packet and when it is DUE
*1 rubric for EASY grading when the packet is returned to school 
*This packet encourages fun Math review while away from school on Spring Break

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Spring Break is a great time to send home a couple activities for students to review. Make it fun and easy for the students to complete. Having students feel successful independently helps them to ENJOY learning and growing academically. Cultivate and create this environment for your students inside and outside of the classroom and watch your students shine.

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Valentine's Day Elementary Math

Do you want to engage your students in Math on Valentine's Day?

Do your students enjoy activities and puzzles?

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These Valentine's Day Elementary Math Activities are NO PREP and ready to keep your third, fourth, and fifth graders engaged! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKED with grade level common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. 

Other teachers have used this packet for morning work, class work, or fast finishers. There are nine different activities that students can complete independently and review key math skills. All activities are centered on reviewing Upper Elementary math curriculum. 

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Topics covered: Addition, Subtraction, Operations with Money, Multiplication, Division, Operations with Decimals, Area, Geometry, Graphing on a Coordinate Plane and Adding & Subtracting with 3 or 4-Digit numbers

Activities Included:

-Valentine's Math (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Valentine's Menu (rubric only)

-Valentine Equations (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Dinner Dates (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Find Sweet Prices (answer key)

-Spin & Send! (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Find the Candy & Arrow (2 Different Printable Games)

-Number Puzzle (answer key)

-Valentine's Day Heart Area (answer key)

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Get your students engaged in Math this Valentine's Day! From buying gifts to calculating dinner costs, there are many teachable math moments.

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Writing Math in January (Grades 3-5)

Do your students need practice with writing?

Do your students struggle with learning vocabulary?

Getting your students to write Math more leads to deeper understanding of concepts. When learning any new language you will read and write it many times before you are fluent. Writing Math is a skill that needs to be practiced before it can be applied. Practicing vocabulary and writing will improve your students' test scores. Students who are able to express their math thoughts in writing are better able to talk about math.

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A great January activity for writing Math is WRITE THE ROOM with Math. Included are 14 vocabulary terms, sentences, writing papers, rubric, and answer keys. Students write grade level vocabulary terms with a scaffolded approach. There are many different ways to use this activity. You can give the sentences with vocabulary terms or with fill-in-the blanks where students have to figure out the vocabulary words. Students build upon prior knowledge of concepts and use content clues to figure out which terms go with each sentence.

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 WRITE THE ROOM with Math can be used just like a task card activity at students' desks or as a gallery walk. The main focus of the activity is getting the students to think, write, and talk Math. Having students practice and apply vocabulary increase their understanding and in turn will help them to make more connections between concepts.

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Getting your students to write Math, leads to a deeper understanding of concepts. Watch your students' knowledge grow as they become fluent in writing.

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Challenge your students to write more Math this year. January is a great starting point before testing season. Watch your students accept the challenge to write more and master their vocabulary lists.

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4th Grade January Math

Are you ready for January and the new year?

Do your students need a fun math review with a winter theme?

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THIS JANUARY NO PREP MATH PACKET FEATURES:

*20 different math puzzle worksheets

*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.

*Packed with 4th grade common core math problems for review and practice.

*An ANSWER KEY for each worksheet.

*Lots of coloring fun. I’ve intentionally designed this packet with lots of pictures and borders to color. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.

Topics Covered:

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Sequences

-Factors & Multiples

-Multiplication

-Division

-Creating Pictographs

-Measurement with Line Plots

-Comparing Fractions

-Adding & Subtracting Fractions

-Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers

-Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers

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These math activities are great for morning work, class work, extra credit, and fast finishers. Let your students have fun with math!

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