Grades 3-5 Classroom

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Use this page as the teacher launch sheet for the five-session grades 3-5 classroom kit. One classroom kit is designed for up to 25 learners, with a default classroom build of 5 teams of up to 5. The day plans and core printables arrive printed in your kit; this page tells you what is in your kit, how to set it up, and how to run the analysis-and-design sequence in order.

Download the Facilitator Book (PDF) Browse & reprint any file

The Facilitator Book is the all-in-one print path: a single coil-bound, press-ready PDF (cover, gutters, 53 pages). Print everything at 100% / Actual size, never "Fit to page." The class sets and every individual printable are collated the same way.

Run the week

Run one day at a time. Each day's printables are linked in its row: open to preview or reprint a replacement. Put finished journals, labs, and artifacts in a class folder so Day 5 is easy to stage.

Day	That day's materials
1. Deck Analysis and Data Collection	Day 1 plan · Card Anatomy Reference · Deck Inventory Sheet · 3-5 Bar Graph Grid · analysis card tubs
2. Ratios, Fractions, and Deck Composition	Day 2 plan · Deck Ratio Lab · analysis tubs, calculators or counters
3. Probability and Predictions	Day 3 plan · Draw Probability Lab · 3-5 Bar Graph Grid · playtesting tubs
4. Challenge Design and Game Balance	Day 4 plan · Challenge Designer · Team Crest Canvas · Peer Feedback Form · Compliment Tokens
5. Challenge Rounds, Data Analysis, and Celebration	Day 5 plan · Mini-Tournament Bracket · Strategy Certificate · Badge Sheet · saved labs and journals

Each learner keeps one Reflection Journal across all five days — set it up on Day 1 and add to it daily, then file it for the Day 5 showcase.

Facilitator references used across the week (all bound into the Facilitator Book): 3-5 Teacher Run Guide, District Evidence Appendix, 3-5 Quick Check (optional pre/post), and the Gameplay Next Steps guide.

Do this first

Open your coil-bound facilitator book and skim the overview, sequence, materials list, and success signals.
The 3-5 Teacher Run Guide and the District Evidence Appendix are bound into the front of the book. Keep it at the teacher table.
Reach for the Teacher Run Guide first when preparing a teacher-facing classroom run; pull the District Evidence Appendix for a principal, curriculum manager, grant, or program review.
See the kit contents list below for the full 25-learner classroom quantities.
Before Day 1, open all 25 booster packs, combine the cards, and sort them into 5 shared table pools (~40-60 cards each) plus a small spare pool.
Run one day at a time using the table above. Put finished journals, labs, and artifacts in a class folder so the Day 5 challenge rounds and celebration are easy to stage.
Need more copies? Reprint any page from the kit index linked in the hero above.

School format note: use shared, teacher-managed card tubs and classroom copies. Do not prepare one sealed pack per learner.

What success looks like

Controlled material flow Teams work from teacher-managed pools, and completed labs and journals go back into one folder or bin.

Observable analysis language Listen for ratio, fraction, probability, likely, sample, balance, trade-off, evidence, and explain.

Evidence saved daily Keep one lab or journal artifact from each day so Day 5 is easy to stage.

Print-ready class sets

Collated, press-ready PDFs sized for one 25-learner classroom, the same files we send to the print vendor. Reprint any single piece from the kit index.

Facilitator Book (download in the hero above) · Learner set · Table set · Certificates · Facilitator extras

What is in your 25-learner classroom kit

Material	Quantity	Where it goes
Facilitator Book	1 book	Ships coil-bound in the kit. This is your master run copy; keep it at the teacher table.
3-5 Teacher Run Guide	1 copy	First teacher-facing document after the book cover.
District Evidence Appendix	1 copy	Use for principal, district, grant, or curriculum-manager review.
Five day session guides (Day 1-5)	1 facilitator copy each	Bound into the facilitator book, behind the run guide, in day order.
3-5 Quick Check (optional pre/post evidence)	50 sheets = 25 pre + 25 post	Use only if the school wants pre/post evidence. Store completed sheets with the portfolio.
Deck Inventory Sheet	25 copies	One per learner for the Day 1 deck inventory.
3-5 Bar Graph Grid	5 copies = 1 per team	One per team for the Day 1, Day 3, and Day 5 graphs.
Deck Ratio Lab	25 copies	One per learner for the Day 2 fraction and percentage work.
Draw Probability Lab	25 copies	One per learner for the Day 3 trial tracking.
Challenge Designer	25 copies	One per learner for the Day 4 challenge design.
Team Crest Canvas	5 copies = 1 per team	One per team for the Day 4 identity and game-balance work.
3-5 Peer Feedback Form	5 copies = 1 per team	One per team for the Day 4 challenge swap and revision.
Reflection Journal	25 copies	One journal per learner for all five days. Keep in individual folders or a class bin.
Mini-Tournament Bracket (round tracker)	5 copies = 1 per team	One per team to track the short Day 5 challenge rounds.
Compliment Tokens	6 sheets	Five table sets plus one spare. Cut apart before Day 4.
Strategy Certificate	25 copies	One per learner. Fill names/date before the final close if possible.
Badge Sheet	5 sheets	60 badges (20 of each design), enough for the Day 5 ceremony. Cut apart before Day 5.
Gameplay Next Steps	1 facilitator copy	A game-neutral guide pointing to the official rules for whatever card game your group owns. Table copies are optional.

Reprint anything from the kit index.

Classroom supplies to gather

Item	Quantity	Details
Shared analysis and playtesting card tubs	5 team tubs + 1 facilitator/spare tub	The trading-card-game booster packs included in your kit — pool them into comparable team tubs in one quick prep for analysis, playtesting, and challenge use across the full 25-learner setup. Provide the tubs or bins to hold them.
Learner folders or clipboards	25	Hold each learner journal, labs, and saved artifacts across all five sessions.
Team envelopes or baggies	8-10	Use for challenge card sets, sorted pools, and spare cut pieces.
Basic classroom supplies	1 class set	Pencils, markers, sticky notes, calculators or counters, dice or counters for probability, timer, scissors, and labels.
Storage container	1 box or tote	Large enough for the Facilitator Book, learner folders, team tubs, and cut-apart envelopes.

What goes where

Kit part	Put these materials here	Who uses it
Facilitator Book	Five day plans, 3-5 Teacher Run Guide, and District Evidence Appendix, all bound in. Keep loose facilitator extras (including the Gameplay Next Steps guide) with it.	Teacher or facilitator only
Learner folder	Reflection Journal, Deck Inventory Sheet, Deck Ratio Lab, Draw Probability Lab, Challenge Designer, Strategy Certificate, optional 3-5 Quick Check if collecting pre/post evidence	One learner folder or clipboard per student
Shared team kit	3-5 Bar Graph Grid, Team Crest Canvas, 3-5 Peer Feedback Form, Mini-Tournament Bracket, a compliment-token set, pencils/markers/counters, and one shared analysis or playtesting tub	One kit per team of up to 5
Evidence and closeout envelope	Completed optional Quick Checks, saved sample labs and artifacts, badges, spare Strategy Certificates, extra tokens, and labels	Facilitator keeps and uses during Day 5 closeout