We have been elbows deep into our measurement study for almost 2 weeks and we still have a week to go.  I've mentioned in several previous posts that we have had to start introducing some Common Core Standards now for fear we will not get to them in our new curriculum.

Looking for a way to take a simple graphing worksheet to the next level? Use sticky notes and have students write questions that can be answered using information from the graph!

We are just wrapping up our unit on Geometry.  Our learning targets were directly related to 2D and 3D shapes as well as a few other skills (i.e. parallel line segments, polygons, etc.)  My students needed a lot of hands-on practice with counting the faces, edges, and vertices.   I am fortunate to have access to a set of Giant Geosolids in my classroom to help with identifying the 3-D shapes.  Here's a picture of the tools we work with: