Book excerpt: Give students the learning power to move to the head of the class! This book features ten packets of reproducible activities that support state and NCTM standards, and cover the six essential strands of mathematics. Simply complete each packet's customizable cover sheet, reproduce the activity pages, and send them home with your students. The packets focus on numbers and counting, measurement, time and money, patterns and relations, algebra, shapes, data analysis and probability, and problem solving. It also includes a math vocabulary list, scoring rubric, calendar template, and tools to help build the home-school connection. Answer keys are also provided.