5th Grade Math Bell Work

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I always liked to start the day in my classroom with Bell Work. You may know this as Bell Ringers, Seat Work, Morning Work, there are so many names!  Basically, it is something the students have to work on when they first arrive in the morning that is meaningful and aligned to the learning standards.  When students have a meaningful activity to start the day it gets their brains activated for learning, and it also gives the teacher a chance to collect papers, talk to students, take attendance, and complete other administrative work.  

I always felt it was best when the students had a similar activity to work on each day, that way they knew exactly what to do and didn't have questions.  This is why I made Bell Work for the ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR!!  I have 36 weeks of 5th Grade Math Bell Work worksheets and quizzes!  This is made so it is so easy on the teacher!  There are 4 questions per day Monday-Thursday, the questions all follow a similar format so once the students understand what to do Monday, there shouldn't be many questions the rest of the week.  I always would go over the correct answers with my students each day and have them keep the sheet in their folder for the next day.  Then on Fridays I would give a 4 question quiz in the exact same format as the 4 questions they had been practicing all week!  Not only would this give me a grade for each student on a weekly basis, it also made the students take ownership in this daily activity because if they were paying attention during the week, it should be easy points in the grade book!

Quarters 1 & 2 have questions on Place Value, Multiplication & Division, Fractions, and Decimals.
Quarters 3 & 4 have questions on Factors & Multiples, Algebra, Geometry, and Measurement.

Each week builds on the previous weeks and becomes increasingly challenging.  I included all answer keys, of course!  This should be SO easy on the teacher, it will be something students become very comfortable with and something that does not take up much time, while still giving the students purposeful learning.  As always, if you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]!
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