Five for Friday

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday Sunday.

This was my first view of the day...

I have always loved the feeling of living in the treetops even though we are just minutes away from major roads, subway stations, and shopping malls. Yes, this was part of the inspiration for my blog name, but it's not the whole story. I'll save that for another post.

With teenage boys my days of making costumes are over, but here are two of my favorites...

 

The truth is I've only made two costumes! My kids always liked the store bought costumes, but at least I have proof that I did try.

A few things to review this week...

Have a great week and thanks so much for visiting my blog!

Five for Friday

I'm finally linking back up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday. 

The rest of October is all about decimals so I have been planning away. I love games that are quick and easy to put together...and this card game is perfect from the Coach's Corner. No prep and instructions are easy to follow and sure to help with improving number sense.

I had to make something seasonal...

Even the calendar has a decimal theme...

My class loved this video on reading with expression. We watched it last month and one of my kiddos referred to it this week. He is working on fluency and after reading a passage made the comment..."I tried to read with expression not like a robot." So cute!

Don't Read Like a Robot on GoNoodle

Now for the best part of my Friday. I'm heading to the airport to pick up my son. It's fall break time! 

Have a great weekend and be sure to check back with Doodle Bugs Teaching.

Why so many sets of decimal cards?

A quick visit to my TPT Store and you will notice multiple sets of decimal cards. You may wonder if that's the only thing I teach. The reality is that my students look forward to these monthly themed cards almost as much as I love the quick review and conversations that occur during the activities. A few years ago we were days away from end of the year testing, and I pulled out a set of decimal cards. The students paired up to play a game of war, and it was clear that some students still had some misconceptions about comparing decimal values. By the end of the activity, the class was back on track. It occurred to me that the multiple use cards should be in our routine more frequently. To add some variety, the seasonal cards just make it more engaging. Each set of cards includes a rounding activity to supplement the war game. To wrap it up, students order the cards from least to greatest or greatest to least. I give 2-3 students a set of cards, and early finishers can help check the cards after groups put them in order.

Let's start with a FREEBIE...

Rounding money...

The cards in this pack give the word form or fraction for students to write as a decimal.

We will complete the Decimal Unit in November so this set will be a perfect review in December.

Visit my store for other resources on this topic...and thanks so much for stopping by my blog.