
These winter task cards were created to use as scoot cards. Students look for all of the factors for the given number and identify it as prime or composite. They are also Winter themed so I can use them for a little longer than just Christmas ones. ;)
I'm on a task card kick in case no one has noticed. We just started factorization the week before break so I knew I HAD to do some Christmas themed to keep my hyper kiddos engaged. These task cards are Christmas themed with the given number in the star and the ornaments empty for the factors to be recored in. I plan on laminating them and giving kids dry erase markers to use or maybe having my teams work together to solve each tree. I have four kids in each team or table so it works pretty well. I love having my kids collaborate together to solve problems. :)
Ahhh... word problems. These cards were used for our long division quiz. The kids played scoot (sometimes called skiddadle) and quickly and effectively worked for 40 minutes (with Christmas music playing). It wasn't until the end that I told them I was taking this up as quiz grade. They all did remarkably well and loved the Christmas themed questions! I even wrote one about our principal, my neighbor teacher, my husband Joel, and my sister. It's amazing how making work meaningful can totally boost my kids morale and enjoyment towards math!

Well, this post is all about the math (obviously) stuff going on in my class. I plan on posting an upcoming blog on everything we've done in Reading and Writing this week. I've had so much fun planning meaningful, fun Christmas activities for my kiddos. I hope everyone has had a great week before break! I know the full moon has totally gotten my kids out of whack! I hope I survive!