Reading Pictographs: Fall Cleanup (FREE)

Reading Pictographs: Tony's Pencil Stand (FREE)

Believe it or not, one of my 8th graders showed me this trick and it blew my mind!

Some of you may be thinking, this isn't a useful resource because it doesn't help the student understand the concept of multiplying by 9 and that's understandable. However, I've taught 4th and 5th grade special education and little tricks like these are a lifesaver and confidence booster when students encounter multiplication problems. I really hope you find this helpful too. 

Optional Materials: 1 sheet of graph paper (per student). This is if you want them to graph the information from the pictograph. 

2 pages, 14 questions

Directions: Tony sold pencils to his friends. The pictograph below shows how much money he earned.

Lesson: Students are asked to read a pictograph where dollar signs ($) = $2

Students must understand the concepts of:
minimum
maximum
most 
least
more than
less than
same amount
true or false statements

hope this helps =)

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Reading Pictographs: Fall Cleanup

2 pages, 10 questions

Directions: Michael and his father removed the leaves from their front yard. This pictograph shows the number of leaves collected and their colors. Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Teacher Tip: Print this activity double-sided to save paper. 

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Reading Pictographs: Tony's Pencil Stand

I'm not sure about you, but I have an account with a long list of websites that require usernames and passwords. In an effort to make things easier on myself, I created this really simple form. There are tons of other free password cheat sheets out there, but I really wanted one that included a box for clues/hints.

 Perhaps I'm overly cautious, but I don't like my full password written out anywhere. In the password box I usually put something like "Pc4#s" meaning the first letter of the word has a capital p followed by the second word that begins with a lowercase c and a pattern of 4 known numbers. My clue would read "my favorite food" and I know that to be "Potatochips1234". Either way, if you download the MS Word format, you can customize the document to your liking or type your information instead of printing and writing. 

Fonts by KevinandAmanda.com 

to see how this freebie came into existence!

1 page, 21 questions.

This practice sheet reviews:

Factors 
Greatest Common Factors
Least Common Multiples
Least Common Denominator 
Mixed Numbers
Improper and Equivalent Fractions

This is a free activity featured in Fractions Review Sheet II

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A few more word problems for students to solve using 
addition, subtraction, multiplication and repeated addition.

I gave this sheet to my students for homework at least twice a week. Every night my class was required to read for at least 30 minutes. I would often give them this 3 question worksheet to quickly assess their knowledge of their book. Keep in mind, several of my students were well below reading level and still reading picture books. This sheet works well with shorter books students can read in one sitting or I'm sure you can use introduce it once readers have completed a chapter book. 

Students are asked to identify each number sentence as either TRUE or FALSE.

Students are asked to solve word problems involving basic 
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills.

Directions: 
Read each of the following math problems carefully. 
Re-read the problem to make sure you understand. 
Show your work and circle your final answer.

For this quick assessment, I included the definitions of maximum, minimum and median at the top to remind students of the difference. When teaching special education, I often provided students with just a little more information than usual to help them feel more confident about completing activities. 

Now that you have read the story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, think about the author’s purpose of this non-fiction tale. Why do you think the author wrote this particular fable? What moral do you think the author wants readers to learn from this story? Why do you think nobody believed the boy at the end of the story? Use supporting details from the story to support your answer.

In your answer, be sure to:

• describe the author’s purpose of the passage
  
• describe the moral of this fable
  
• explain what the author wants us to learn from the story
  
• explain why no one believes the boy at the end of the story
  

Check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

The story “The Three Little Pigs” is about a wolf who wants nothing more than to eat the three little pigs. Now, think about the wolf in “Little Red Riding Hood.” After thinking about the two characters, tell how the two wolves are alike. Afterwards, tell how they are different. Use supporting details from both stories to support your answer.

In your answer, be sure to

• tell how the wolf in “The Three Little Pigs” is similar to the wolf from “Little Red Riding Hood”
  
• tell how the two wolves are different
  
• use supporting details from both stories to support your answer
  
• check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.
  

These pages are great for students who have difficulty with spacing and lining up their numbers.

I made this chart to improve behavior management with one of my smaller groups in upper elementary. This is just a photo of what I handed out to my students. The download below is a blank MS Word document ready for editing. I only meet with this group 4 days/week, but the download also includes a template for 5 days. 

I informed the students we would be coming up with a list of rules/guidelines as well as a list of consequences and rewards. Afterwards, I typed up an agreement/contract including the ideas we'd come up with and asked them to sign it. 

Finally, I stapled their contracts to the back of these incentive charts to remind them of the behavior they agreed to. They receive a check-mark for each rule they uphold daily, when they don't receive a consequence and when they are caught being a leader. X-marks are when they are unable to follow the guidelines and when they receive a warning for their behavior. Keep in mind that 3 warnings = an automatic consequence and X-marks cancel out check-marks which is why they are subtracted at the bottom. 

25 points = their choice of one of the rewards we agreed upon (special snacks, lunch with me and a friend of their choice, treasure box choice, etc.) 

I encourage the students to fill out the boxes at the bottom at the end of the week, but it's completely optional. If they are left blank, I sometimes write my own comments for the girls to see the following week. 

I attach a new sheet each week so it's easier to track their behavior and points. My students are responsible for giving themselves checks and X-marks throughout the lesson, but I go back and double check that they have been keeping accurate score. 

Social Studies / Community Studies Lesson that asks students to draw a picture of each community and describe what specific things you can find in each community. 

Responses should be somewhere along the lines of:

Urban Communities have: big city buildings, lots of trains, buses, cars, people, etc. 

Rural Communities have: farms, animals, few people, lots of land, tractors, etc. 

Suburban Communities have: lots of houses, few big buildings, less people than urban communities, etc. 

Hope this helps =)

This is a basic set of 8 story problem task cards aimed at fourth grade and practices key essential math skills. It addresses CCSS.Math.Content.4.0A.A.3. The cards can also be used with well-functioning third grade students or for review with fifth grade students.

Each card is numbered and has a story section and a problem section. The problems provide a mixture of single- and multi-step situations for students to solve.

Cards can be used in a variety of settings including whole class instruction, small groups, centers, or with individual students.

Cards can be printed in color or in grayscale. A student tracking chart and answer keys are included.

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