Calendar Math: 5th Grade Starter Kit!!!!!!!!

OK....so I have been working for the past few weeks on something that I am soooooo excited to bring to you. 

As you all know, I LOOOVVVEEE Calendar Math.  It is the one single subject that I have written more about on my blog than any other because it is just that good.  I credit Calendar with my students' success in math and I really cannot imagine teaching without it.  I literally move mountains in my schedule to get it in (even if it means doing a bit less direct teaching of the math lesson for the day.)  I never skip it and my students soar in math because of it.

So....what have I done?

It ended up being 300+!!!!!!

Well, I know that starting the process of Calendar (figuring out what numbers to use, how to set it up, visualizing how it will fit in your classroom) is a daunting task.  So I have tried to take that looming doom away from you.  I have created a Starter Kit for 5th grade (don't worry....4th and 3rd...possibly 6th....is on the way!!)  I am really excited about how this all turned out!










In the kit you will get:

Detailed explanations of how Calendar works.

EDITABLE Calendar sheets so you can eventually make it your own and tailor it more specifically to your classroom and students.

All the templates you will need to make your bulletin board.

Weblinks to help you implement the Calendar.

3 different "levels" of Calendar that will change throughout the year, so your students keep progressing through the standards.

A list of the Common Core State Standards in math that align to each of the tasks being asked on the Calendar.

And here is the best part......FOUR MONTHS worth of FILLED IN Calendar sheets that you can hand to your students to use.  You don't have to fill in the numbers yourself!  This gives you a great start to the year and helps you to figure out just exactly what needs to be put on the Calendar so that you can take off on your own one day! (there are also ANSWER KEYS for them all!!!!!)

Really, I am super excited about how this all turned out.  I hope that it will become a great resource for you.  And to kick it all off, the product is on sale right now!  So head on over and pick it up 5th grade teachers.  (like I said, the other grades will be soon to follow.)


Have you implemented Calendar in your room?  If so, I would LOVE to hear from you.  Talking about Calendar Math makes my heart happy :)