This original post is from 2012. I had to edit and it reposted. We were very pleased to host the CEO of Renaissance Learning, Glenn James, and his staff at our school's annual Spring Festival. It was nice to have a sit down discussion about Renaissance products with them and how we as teachers use them in our classrooms. We also offered input of additional things we thought would enhance their products. Spring Festival Our students performed traditional dances for the community at the…

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

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Mrs. White's 5th Grade Class

Want a fun, low-prep equivalent fractions game to use in your math centers tomorrow? Read about how we've put an equivalent fractions twist on the classic "Spoons" game and get your FREE equivalent fractions cards to use at games4gains.com.

Free! Simplifying Fractions Bingo game from Laura Candler's Teaching Resources on TpT.

We tackled dividing fractions this week! I was a little bit apprehensive about it since these are wee little fourth graders working on this tough stuff, but they did GREAT! Although I follow the CCSS, I thought it was a little silly that they don't include dividing a fraction by a fraction at fifth grade ... Read more

Ultimate list of hands on math for 5th grade and 6th grade. Activities for fractions, decimals, geometry, metric system conversion, integers, pi, and more. | Creekside Learning

Who said glyphs are just for early elementary students? Upper elementary kids enjoy glyphs, too! This is a gingerbread glyph aligned with fourth and fifth grade Common Core fraction standards. Students can answer winter-themed survey questions to determine the color of items placed on their ginge...

Want a fun, low-prep equivalent fractions game to use in your math centers tomorrow? Read about how we've put an equivalent fractions twist on the classic "Spoons" game and get your FREE equivalent fractions cards to use at games4gains.com.

Merry Christmas! This is a worksheet about converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, perfect for those busy days before Christmas break! Once students convert the mixed numbers to fractions, they match the corresponding letter to the fraction below. They will find the answer to the joke: Why d...

This game is played like regular tic-tac-toe, except a player must correctly solve a fraction problem before marking a space. There are three worksheets included: Multiplying Fractions, Dividing Fractions, and a mixture of Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Some of these problems will be challeng...

My 9-year-old son is a whiz at math facts. He's had them all down since before he started fourth grade. But fractions can be tough. I wanted...

Some of our most recent interactive notebook pages in Algebra 1 have been over proportions. I especially like my proportions foldable.

In a gig with Mr. Schiller's 5th grade last week, I was overcome with indecision. They'd been working on fraction multiplication and I had three related activities, and asked the teacher to pick based on what he wanted for the class. The first was just skill practice. (This is the option Mr. Schiller chose.) I had never made it, but was confident that you could make a good fraction version of the Product Game. This is almost what I made: The only change is that I originally left off 5/12…

Give your students the fun, holiday themed practice they need with fraction addition and subtraction with this free set of task cards!