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Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Fraction Operations + - x / teaching resource preview
Addition & subtractionMultiplication & division

Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Fraction Operations + - x /

A ready-to-use set of 5 rotating math stations supplementing a middle school unit on fraction operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), including unlike denominators and improper fractions.

Includes: Station 1: fraction operation word problems with diagrams · Station 2: fraction addition/subtraction dice game (unlike denominators, improper-fraction extension) · Station 3: real recipe (Butter Tart) doubling activity with mixed-number/improper-fraction conversion table

File
PDF
Level
5–7
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Math Word Wall teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

Math Word Wall

A 57-page math word wall packet providing vocabulary support (with pictures/illustrations and definitions) for classroom display, aimed at visual learners and English language learners.

Includes: overview page listing all ~150+ included math vocabulary words · 'Math Word Wall' and 'Mathematics Word Wall' title/heading templates (color and black & white versions) · student reference handout page listing all words

File
PDF
Length
57 pages
Level
3–6
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5th Grade Common Core Math Stations Bundle teaching resource preview
Addition & subtractionMultiplication & division

5th Grade Common Core Math Stations Bundle

A bundle of reusable 5th grade Common Core math station/task-card activities covering skills across the school year, usable at centers, as a Scoot game, or in partner-review formats.

Includes: Back to School Common Core Math Review - 5th Grade Task Cards (13 pages, reviews grade 4 CCSS standards, includes instructions for center/Scoot/partner use and an answer key) · Decimal Line Up (7 pages) · End of Year Math Review 5th grade (13 pages)

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File
PDF
Level
5
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BC Grade 5 Math: Full-Year 5th Grade Real World Math Worksheets teaching resource preview
Addition & subtractionMultiplication & division

BC Grade 5 Math: Full-Year 5th Grade Real World Math Worksheets

Full-year supplemental Grade 5 math resource, aligned to British Columbia (Canada) curriculum learning standards, providing real-life application activities, math stations, games, journals, projects, and assessments for each learning standard.

Includes: Comparing Canadian Cities (real-life application) · 1,000 Jellybeans (journal) · Whole Class Decimal Game

File
PDF
Level
3–6
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4th Grade Whole Year Math Spiral Review Morning work/Homework teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

4th Grade Whole Year Math Spiral Review Morning work/Homework

A year-long bundle of daily spiral math review worksheets and weekly quizzes for 4th grade, aligned to Virginia math standards, for morning work, homework, test prep, or math centers.

Includes: 4 sets of daily spiral review worksheets (Set 1: 41 pages, Set 2: 39 pages, Set 3: 41 pages, Set 4: 41 pages) · 4 corresponding weekly quiz sets (11-12 pages each) · directions for use

File
Multiple File Types
Level
3–5
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ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION - Counting Caterpillar teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION - Counting Caterpillar

A bilingual (English/Spanish instructions) hands-on file-folder math center where students match caterpillar body segments to leaves showing the correct addition or subtraction result.

Includes: directions page (English and Spanish) · caterpillar body template · leaf pieces with addition and subtraction facts

File
PDF
Level
Pre-K–2
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Free Math Addition & Multiplication Commutative Property Center teaching resource preview Free download
Addition & subtractionMultiplication & division

Free Math Addition & Multiplication Commutative Property Center

A centers activity for practicing the commutative property of addition and multiplication.

Includes: cover/instructions page · directions page · addition commutative-property equation cards (e.g. 5+17=17+__)

File
PDF
Level
1–3
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Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Large and Small Place Value teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseMultiplication & division

Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Large and Small Place Value

A set of 5 rotating math stations that supplement a place value unit spanning hundred millions down to millionths.

Includes: instructions/overview page · Station 1: word problems · Station 2: decimal place value dice/coin game with table

File
PDF
Level
5–7
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Data Review: Measures of Center & Variability SCAVENGER HUNTS teaching resource preview
Time, money & data

Data Review: Measures of Center & Variability SCAVENGER HUNTS

Reviews 6th-grade statistics standards (measures of center and variability) through a cut-and-glue scavenger hunt activity, with an accompanying digital (Google Slides) version.

Includes: Measures of Center scavenger hunt (10 problems: mean/median/mode from lists, dot plots, box plots) · Measures of Variability scavenger hunt (10 problems: range/IQR/MAD) · student work space template (for Google Slides version)

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File
PDF
Level
7
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Elementary Math Centers or Stations: Equivalent Fractions (Gr 4 & 5) teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseFractions & decimals

Elementary Math Centers or Stations: Equivalent Fractions (Gr 4 & 5)

A 5-station rotation supplementing a unit on equivalent fractions, using varied activity types (word problems, a dice game, a matching riddle, a sale-price application, and a written reflection).

Includes: Station 1: 4 equivalent-fraction word problems · Station 2: dice-based equivalent fraction drawing game · Station 3: fraction-matching riddle

File
PDF
Level
4–5
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Fairy Tale Math Centers teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

Fairy Tale Math Centers

Provide six fairy-tale-themed math centers for K-1 students practicing early number sense skills: one more/one less, matching numerals to dots, adding and subtracting one, ordering numbers, and matching numerals to tally marks and base-ten blocks.

Includes: Castle Math one-more/one-less matching cards · Poke and Peek addition/subtraction cards · Count & Match numeral-to-dot cards

File
PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1
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Comparing Overlapping Data PARTNER PRACTICE teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseTime, money & data

Comparing Overlapping Data PARTNER PRACTICE

Partner practice activity where two students independently calculate the overlap between two data sets using different numeric data but arrive at the same numeric answers, reinforcing measures of center and variability (CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.B.3).

Includes: Partner A worksheet (4 problems) · Partner B worksheet (4 problems, different data, same answers) · Answer Key

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
7
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Play Dough Facts Fractions teaching resource preview
Fractions & decimals

Play Dough Facts Fractions

A hands-on math center where students use play dough to model fraction problems shown on task cards.

Includes: set-up and play instructions · task cards labeled A through W showing fractions (e.g. 2/4, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1/3, 1/4) · a recording sheet ("Play Dough Facts!") with blank boxes A-W

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File
PDF
Level
Pre-K–3
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Back to School Math Review Task Cards for 5th Grade teaching resource preview
Addition & subtractionFractions & decimals

Back to School Math Review Task Cards for 5th Grade

A set of Common Core-aligned math task cards for review, usable as an independent center, a Scoot game, or a partner 'Math Maniacs' rotation activity.

Includes: 28 numbered task cards with fairy-tale/nursery-rhyme themed word problems · instructions for 3 usage modes (center/laminate, Scoot game, 'Math Maniacs' partner rotation) · student answer recording sheet

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
5
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Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Statistics and Probability teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseTime, money & data

Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Statistics and Probability

A set of 5 rotating math stations that supplement a unit on statistics and probability, covering theoretical/experimental probability, measures of central tendency, and dot plots.

Includes: instructions/overview page · Station 1: probability/statistics word problems · Station 2: two-dice outcome exploration

File
PDF
Level
5–8
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Fishy 10 Facts | Math Centers teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

Fishy 10 Facts | Math Centers

A set of hands-on math center activities for practicing number relationships/complements of 10 (making 10, number bonds, ten frames, plus/minus 10 and 1).

Includes: Plus and Minus 10/Plus and Minus 1 star-match activity · Fishy Ten Frames matching activity · Fishy Ten Bonds (number bonds to 10) cards

File
PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Reviewing Data Displays & Data Measures NOTES, PRACTICE, QUIZ teaching resource preview
Time, money & dataMixed skills & flexible centers

Reviewing Data Displays & Data Measures NOTES, PRACTICE, QUIZ

Review 6th-grade Statistics & Probability standards (data displays: dot plot, histogram, box plot; measures of center and variability) to prepare students for 7th-grade comparative-inference standards.

Includes: Data Displays & Measures REVIEW CHECK pre-test (printable + Google Forms link, Parts 1-2) · Notes & Practice pages (data displays; measures of center; measures of variability) · 10-question multiple-choice quiz (printable + Google Forms, standard and 'NO MAD' variant PDFs)

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
7
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March Math Center teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

March Math Center

March Math Center Games for Grade 2 Experience the fun and excitement of March with our specially designed math center games, perfect for grade 2 students. Our product, aptly named "March Math Center", combines celebration and learning in an engaging manner that captures the interest of children and fuels their love for learning. Coverage: Mathematics…

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PDF
Level
2
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Make it Symmetrical teaching resource preview
Shapes & measurementMixed skills & flexible centers

Make it Symmetrical

Hands-on math center/guided-math activity that has students use physical pattern blocks to complete symmetrical pictures on printed place mats, building understanding of symmetry.

Includes: 000-Make it Symmetrical.pdf (12 pages, text layer)

File
PDF
Length
12 pages
Level
1–4
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Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Triangles, Area, Angles teaching resource preview
Shapes & measurementMixed skills & flexible centers

Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Triangles, Area, Angles

A set of 5 rotating math stations that supplement a geometry unit on triangles: classification, interior angles, area formula, and volume of triangular prisms.

Includes: instructions/overview page · Station 1: triangle area/volume word problems · Station 2: interior-angle measurement table for triangle/quadrilateral/pentagon/hexagon

File
PDF
Level
5–8
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Magic Squares Math Puzzles / 150 Logic Puzzles / Math Centers teaching resource preview
Counting & number senseAddition & subtraction

Magic Squares Math Puzzles / 150 Logic Puzzles / Math Centers

Strengthens addition skills, logical thinking, and number sense through Magic Square puzzles where students fill in missing numbers so every row, column, and diagonal sums to the same total.

Includes: introduction and how-to-play instructions · Easy level magic square puzzles · Medium level magic square puzzles

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
2–4
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Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Area, Perimeter, and Volume teaching resource preview
Shapes & measurementMixed skills & flexible centers

Middle School Math Stations or Centers: Area, Perimeter, and Volume

A ready-to-use set of 5 rotating math stations supplementing a middle school unit on area, perimeter, and volume of right-angled shapes.

Includes: Station 1: area/perimeter/volume word problems plus student-written problem · Station 2: hands-on box measurement and volume (bonus: surface area) activity · Station 3: backyard design area/cost calculation activity

File
PDF
Level
4–7
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What should I check before using a math center independently?

Look for clear student directions, familiar content, and manageable materials. Check whether students can verify their work or whether the activity needs a partner or teacher.

Can the same activity work in a small group and a station?

Often it can. Use a teacher-led group to model an unfamiliar skill, then reuse suitable cards or games for practice once students understand the task.