Common Core Word Problems

Common Core Word Problems- 2nd to 4th Grade

Math word problems are used to gauge students' ability to interpret relevant information and to assess students' ability to use their analytical and mathematical skills to solve problems.  They are a great way to relate mathematics to real life situations.

This document has 30 word problems that are perfect for 2nd to 4th grade students.  The activity would work great as a center or as a reinforcement for early finishers.  Answer keys are provided.

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Freebie and Common Core Bundle

This 67 page product is loaded with printables, graphic organizers, writing responses, and comprehension strategy activities aligned with the CCSS for Literature and Informational Text. These activities are ready to be used with ANY fiction or nonfiction text and can be used many times throughout the year.  This reading comprehension pack includes tons of kid-friendly graphic organizers and posters for reading strategies that you use every day.  They are great to put at literacy stations after being taught whole group, at small group guided reading time, and in writing to help organize ideas.  Here's what is included:

Reading comprehension posters with journal starters for the following skills:

1. Make a prediction
2. Ask a question
3. Clarify something
4. Make a comment
5. Make a connection
6. Make an inference

Before, during, and after reading strategy posters

Organizers for the following skills:

1. Predictions and inferences
2. Character traits
3. Story sequence
4. Fact and opinion
5. Story summary- beginning, middle, end
6. Story Map-characters, setting, problem, solution, theme
7. Retelling- somebody, wanted, so, but, then organizer (with examples)
8. Venn diagram
9. Cause and effect
10. Problem and solution
11. Text features

Non-fiction reading makes up a large part of the new Common Core Balanced Literacy lessons. It is essential that our students can recognize and understand text features.  This packet also contains colorful posters to teach 22 non-fiction text features to teach informational text!

They are broken up into four categories: print features, illustrations, organizational aids, and graphic aids.

1. Print features: table of contents, index, glossary, pronunciation guide, and appendix

2. Illustrations: photos, illustrations, and magnification

3. Organizational aids: bold print, bullets, titles, headings, subheadings, captions, labels, and sidebars

4. Graphic aids: diagrams, graphs, maps, charts, tables, and timelines

Common Core Bundle: Reading Strategies Printables & Graphic Organizers

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Maniac Monday Freebie

 

 

Once again I am linking up with Maniac Mondays at Classroom Freebies.  My freebie this week is 22 pages of my Common Core Bundle: Reading Strategies Printables & Graphic Organizers.  Click on the pictures below to download this freebie.  I would LOVE comments or feedback!

 

Common Core Standards Nonfiction Text Features Posters

 

28 pages of non-fiction text features!

Non-fiction reading makes up a large part of the new Common Core Balanced Literacy lessons. It is essential that our students can recognize and understand text features.  This packet contains colorful posters to teach 22 non-fiction text features to teach informational text!

They are broken up into four categories: print features, illustrations, organizational aids, and graphic aids.

• Print features: table of contents, index, glossary, pronunciation guide, and appendix
• Illustrations: photos, illustrations, and magnification
• Organizational aids: bold print, bullets, titles, headings, subheadings, captions, labels, and sidebars
• Graphic aids: diagrams, graphs, maps, charts, tables, and timelines

The following Common Core standards are covered in this packet:

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5

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Common Core: Text Dependent Question Prompts

I am excited about a new product that I just finished.  The Common Core standards focus on students’ ability to read closely to determine what a text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it. 

Rather than asking students questions about their prior knowledge or experience, the standards expect students to respond to questions that can only be answered by referring explicitly back to the text in front of them.

This resource contains 16 text dependent questions. It can be used as a center or for small groups.  Click on page below to view this item at my Teachers Notebook store.

Common Core: Text Dependent Question Prompts

Monday Funday!

It’s that time of the week again.  Monday Funday with Maniac Mondays.  I look forward to this every week.  There are so many talented teachers that post wonderful freebies.  Head on over to Classroom Freebies to check them out.

My freebie this week is a great common core resource for teachers. It has each third grade reading standard for literature and informational text. Each standard is written in a teacher format and also a kid-friendly format.  Click on the link below and enjoy J

3rd Grade Common Core Reading Standards

 

Scholastic News

As we are transitioning into the Common Core Curriculum, we are concentrating more on non-fiction text. In addition to our anthology and novels, I love to incorporate magazines such as Scholastic News and National Geographic into my lessons.    My students love the high-interest articles in their “very own” magazine. 

Scholastic News Interactive, in combination with your print magazines, allows students of various learning styles and reading levels to be engaged simultaneously in the magazine’s content.  This is an easy way to incorporate technology and differentiate your lesson. 

With Text-to-Talk audio support and an alternate-level cover story in every issue, it is a powerful tool to support small group, differentiated reading in your classroom. For example, you might set up small groups as follows:

 

·   One group reads the print magazines independently.

·       One group reads the print magazines with you.

·       A third group reads the cover story on a classroom computer, using the Text-to-Talk feature for added support.

·       The fourth group reads the alternate-level version of the cover story (written at about 100 Lexile points below the original) on a classroom computer.
 

 

What type of non-fiction materials do you use in your class?  I would love to hear from you.

Monday Night Lineup

Tonight's post is going to be short and sweet. I love Monday night TV…The Bachelor, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Teen Mom 2.  Oh my!

So, I'm joining Charity over at the Classroom Freebies Blog to share a very useful resource.  This file is 11 pages and includes 20 different journal topics to go along with any story.  This would be great for a center, small groups, or seat work for early finishers.

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