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Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2019

Summer Math Coloring

Do you need a fun student work bulletin board?

Do your students need a fun review of math?

Are you ready for Summer Math coloring?


It's fun to get students to color in Math. They often don't realize that they're doing math because they are doing it differently. Students answer the questions, then color the pictures according to their answers. It's a great way to get students to practice math skills and have some coloring fun!

Summer Math Coloring Fluency


Math fluency is important for students to practice. Some of the math skills that Upper Elementary students need practice with are operations with multiplication and division. These skills will help students to have better number sense. The best way to become better at math is to practice!

Grades 3-5 Math=> Click HERE to download 

In middle school students need a good understanding of variables. Students will use variables in middle school and high school. Giving students extra practice with expressions and equations helps to build their Algebra fluency. Try a coloring activity today!

Grades 6-8 Math=> Click HERE to download

These are some of the ways you can engage your students math fluency this summer. Summer Math coloring is just one way to practice math skills with a different approach. Students enjoy coloring and creating a picture with math is a great way to practice math fluency today!

Happy Teaching,

Sunday, May 5, 2019

10 Skills Every Child Should Know Before Kindergarten


Are you preparing your child for Kindergarten?


Is your child ready to enter elementary school?

There are some things that teachers want all students to know before entering elementary school. These motor skills, facts, and behavioral skills are necessary for every child to be successful. Go over the checklist with your child to make sure they are ready for their first day! 


10 Skills Every Child Should Know Before Kindergarten

  1. Say Their Name.

  2. Students should be able to say their first and last name when asked by the teacher.
  1. Write Their Name.

  2. Students should be able to write their first name by themselves without the assistance of an adult (teacher). 

  1. Know Letters in Their Name.

  2. Students should know all the letters in their first name. Students should be able to say each letter aloud and write each letter.
  1. Three Finger Grasp. 


Students should use the appropriate 3 finger grasp when writing. Students need to practice writing their name with the 3 finger grasp. 
  1. Make Letter Sounds.

  2. Students should be able to make most letter/sound matches by themselves. For example, a student should be able to hear Alligator and know it starts with A. 
  1. Letters.

  2. Students should be able to identify ALL upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet.  
  1. Count to 30.

  2. Students should be able to count from 1 to 30 in numerical order out loud. 
  1. Identify Numbers.

  2. Students should know the numbers 1 to 10. They should be able to identify any number from 1 to 10 in random order.
  1. Use Finger Counting.

  2. Students should be able to use finger counting to accurately touch count items to ten. 
  1. Know Shapes.

  2. Students should be able to identify specific two dimensional geometry shapes.

These skills are important for your child to be successful in Kindergarten. Be ready for Kindergarten this Fall by preparing this Summer. Review important skills with your child with the Kindergarten Readiness Packet. Just print and practice with your child.

  Skills reviewed tracing and writing.
Reading logs, cover, list of pre-requisites and parent letter.
 Skills reviewed are cutting and fine motor skills. 

Practice with manipulatives.


Your child can be successful in Kindergarten this Fall. Help them be prepared and review the necessary skills that all Kindergarten teachers want their students to know.

All the Best, 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Summer Math Review FREEBIE

Are you looking for Summer Math review?

Do you want to engage your students in practicing Math this Summer?


If you said YES, there are many resources available for your students. This FREEBIE is a sampling of my Summer Math packet that your students will want to do every day of the summer! 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.




How to use it:
1. A fun review at the end of year or after testing!
2. A summer packet for students to complete at during June, July, & August!!
3. A beginning of the year review activities for August & September!!!


This FREEBIE Sample FEATURES:

✔This includes 1 day of my 30 DAY Summer Math Activities Packet
✔1 Cover for the Summer Math Packet
✔FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum
✔1 Letter to Parents & Rubric for Grading the Summer Packet
✔Packed with common core math problems for review and practice
✔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.


I hope this Summer Packet is a great addition to your students' summer plans. Summer Math can be fun and engaging if you plan for it! Many teachers have written reviews of how they have used these packets for summer tutoring, send home packets, or even parents that have used this Summer Math packet for review with great success! However you use this packet I'm positive your students will enjoy the coloring and Math activities that will help them review their grade level content.


Have a Mathematical Summer!

Friday, June 1, 2018

7th Grade Summer Math Review

Do you want to assign your 7th graders a fun summer review?

Do you want to challenge students in reviewing Math Skills for 8th grade?



If you said YES, this is the perfect Summer Math packet that your 7th grade students will want to complete! This packet is FUN and FULL of seventh-grade math problems. Students love the fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving activities.

How to use it:
1. A fun review at the end of 7th grade during May & June or after testing!
2. A summer packet for students to complete at home during June, July, & August!
3. A beginning of 8th grade year review activities during August & September!!

FEATURES:

  • This is a 30 day Summer Math Activities Packet. It is the perfect math review to help students avoid the Summer Slide!
  • FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
  • Designed for students who have completed 7th grade and are going into 8th grade. Great end of year review for 7th Grade or Beginning of the Year for 8th Grade!
  • Packed with 7th grade math problems for review and practice. Tied to benchmarks required for 8th grade.
  • Keep your students on target with the tracking page. As they complete pages in the packet, students will color a part of a beach picture until they complete the packet.
  • ALL ANSWER KEYS are included.
  • A Sample Letter to parents & students from Math Department. (I use this every year when I send home the summer packet!)
  • Certificate of completion for finishing this FUN Summer Packet.
  • Lots of coloring fun! Students are encouraged to color every page of the Summer math packet.


Table of Contents:
Days 1-4: Compute unit rates
Days 5-6: Analyze proportional relationships
Days 7-10: Operations with fractions
Days 11-16: Rational Numbers
Days 17-19: Write & evaluate equivalent expressions
Day 20-22: Solve expressions & equations
Day 23-24: Construct geometric figures
Day 25-26: Solving area, surface area, & volume
Day 27-28: Draw inferences about populations
Day 29-30: Evaluate probability models

I hope this is an engaging and fun Summer packet for your seventh grade students to complete. I also have Summer packets available for grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Happy Teaching!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

6th Grade Summer Math Review

Do you want to assign your 6th graders a fun summer review?

Do you want to challenge students in reviewing Math Skills for 7th grade?


If you said YES, this is the perfect Summer Math packet that your 6th grade students will want to complete! This packet is FUN and FULL of sixth-grade math problems. Students love the fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving activities.


How to use it:
1. A fun review at the end of 6th grade during May & June or after testing!
2. A summer packet for students to complete at home during June, July, & August!
3. A beginning of 7th grade year review activities during August & September!!
 

FEATURES:

  • This is a 30 day Summer Math Activities Packet. It is the perfect math review to help students avoid the Summer Slide!
  • FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
  • Designed for students who have completed 6th grade and are going into 6th grade. Great end of year review for 6th Grade or Beginning of the Year for 7th Grade!
  • Packed with 6th grade math problems for review and practice. Tied to benchmarks required for 7th grade.
  • Keep your students on target with the tracking page. As they complete pages in the packet, students will color a part of a beach picture until they complete the packet.
  • ALL ANSWER KEYS are included.
  • A Sample Letter to parents & students from Math Department. (I use this every year when I send home the summer packet!)
  • Certificate of completion for finishing this FUN Summer Packet.
  • Lots of coloring fun! Students are encouraged to color every page of the Summer math packet.



Table of Contents:
Days 1-4: Understand ratios & unit rates
Days 5-8: Multiplying & dividing fractions
Days 9-12: Computations of decimals
Days 13-16: Rational Numbers
Days 17-19: Write & evaluate expressions
Day 20-22: Solve one-variable equations & inequalities
Day 23-24: Represent relationships with variables
Day 25-26: Understanding area, surface area, & volume
Day 27-29: Understanding statistics
Day 30: Summarizing distributions

I hope this is an engaging and fun Summer packet for your sixth grade students to complete. I also have Summer packets available for grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

Happy Teaching!

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

5th Grade Summer Math Review

Do you want to assign your 5th graders a fun summer review?

Do you want to challenge students in reviewing Math Skills for 6th grade?


If you said YES, this is the perfect Summer Math packet that your 5th grade students will want to complete! This packet is FUN and FULL of fifth-grade math problems. Students love the fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving activities.


How to use it:
1. A fun review at the end of 5th grade during May & June or after testing!
2. A summer packet for students to complete at home during June, July, & August!
3. A beginning of 6th
grade year review activities during August & September!!

FEATURES:

  • This is a 30 day Summer Math Activities Packet. It is the perfect math review to help students avoid the Summer Slide!
  • FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
  • Designed for students who have completed 5th grade and are going into 6th grade. Great end of year review for 5th Grade or Beginning of the Year for 6th Grade!
  • Includes 5th grade math problems for review and practice. Tied to benchmarks required for 6th grade.
  • Keep your students on target with the tracking page. As they complete pages in the packet, students will color a part of a beach picture until they complete the packet.
  • ALL ANSWER KEYS are included.
  • A Sample Letter to parents & students from Math Department. (I use this every year when I send home the summer packet!)
  • Certificate of completion for finishing this FUN Summer Packet.
  • Lots of coloring fun! Students are encouraged to color every page of the Summer math packet.


Table of Contents:
Days 1-4: Writing simple expressions & analyzing patterns
Days 5-8: Performing operations with decimals
Days 9-13: Adding and subtracting fractions
Days 14-17: Multiplying and dividing fractions
Days 18-19: Understanding place value
Day 20-22: Converting measures
Day 23-24: Representing and interpreting data
Day 25-26: Understanding volume
Day 27-29: Graphing points
Day 30: Classifying 2-D figures


Other teachers and parents have left the following reviews:

"Great summer review for my son!" -Christina
"I used these for summer tutoring and it made math so much more fun!" -Allison
"Great resource, and I love that you have so many levels!" -Faith
"I am using this resource to review with students entering 6th grade! They love the graphics and how fun each page is!" -Gabriella
"My kiddos are working through this packet this summer." -Melissa
"My sixth-grade boy I tutor loves this packet so far!" -Cherie
"I love this! I am actually using it to review math with my 5th and 6th grade group for ELD. So I am focusing on the language of math and this is working really well." -Teacher
"So many great was to use this packet! Too bad I don't teach 5/6 anymore. I'm teaching 3/4 this year but this resource is so good I'll probably buy that one too." -Sandra
"Sent this home as a summer packet to be returned to me in August.  Many students brought it back complete saying that it was easy for them to figure out how to do on their own.  Thanks!" -Teacher


Keep Summer math exciting and your students will enjoy doing it! I have taught summer school and assigned summer assignments, but the one that works is the math that is interactive, challenging, and fun. I hope this is an engaging and fun Summer packet for your fifth grade students to complete.

Happy Teaching!