Valentine's Day Themed: Evaluate and Write Expressions (5.OA.A.1 & 5.OA.A.2)

Valentine's Day Themed: Evaluate and Write Expressions

This exceptional Grade 5 teaching resource aligns perfectly with common core standards 5.OA.A.1a & 5.OA.A.2a, and sparks curiosity through its attractive holiday-themed concept.

Resource Features:

• 24 task cards: Each portrays a unique math story problem to explore evaluating and writing expressions.
• Parentheses usage practice: Students use parentheses in numerical expressions for problem-solving, encouraging the crafting of simple numerical expressions from given calculations.
• Incorporation of real life aspect: Some tasks involve calculations with monetary values, returning only whole positive numbers as solutions.
• Festive theme celebration: All tasks adhere to a stimulating Valentine's Day theme, making learning delightful and relevant by demonstrating how parentheses modify expression outcomes thus clarifying mathematical equations (CCSS 5.OA.A.1a & 5.OA.A.2a).

This resource is multifunctional! It can assist in test preparation or serve as an engaging tool at math centers for individual work or pair tasks. The creator even recommends deploying them in class-wide SCOOT type activities - fun game-based grooming that enhances focus and speed skills within competition.

Reflective Practice Enhancement Tools:

Note: As each problem requires multi-steps resolution one might want to allow usage of notebooks or scrap paper for computation stages documentation.

What is inside?

• 24 Task Cards

• Student Answer Sheets

• Answer Key