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Division
Students complete division activities using the concept of sharing equally. In this division lesson, students discuss division using equal piles. Students receive sets of candy and determine if the example were fair. Students view an...
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Exploring Multiplication and Division at a Party
Students solve multiplication and division problems using Unifix cubes. They explore multiplication and division through equal grouping of objects and sharing. Students discuss the task they completed and share how they completed the...
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Multiplication & Division
Helpful for building a multiplication unit that focuses on different strategies. With explanations about repeated addition and subtraction as foundations for multiplication, scaling, summaries of progression, and basic multiplication and...
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Piggin' out with Money
Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...
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Who's In The Fact Family?
Students study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math lesson, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Students use manipulatives to explore fact families.
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Equivalent Fractions
Students read, "TheDoorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins and relate this story to a time when they had to share something equally between friends or family members. They then complete a worksheet in which they represent sharing situations using...
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Problem Solving: Division
A cute zoo theme sets the tone for a problem-solving activity which primes early learners for division. They separate zoo animals into equal groups and then write an equation that expresses the action.
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Well,Well!
Second graders explore and solve a math word problem that involves a series of single digit additions and subtractions. They brainstorm ways to solve the problem, independently solve the problem using drawings, and discuss the various...
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Tile Patterns II: Hexagons
After learning that the sum of interior angles for triangles is 108 degrees, take it further to show that the sum of angles in any polygon is the same! Using hexagons, pupils practice finding the measure of the six congruent angles. Make...
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Measuring Beads
Students compare the weight of the students's favorite soft toys directly and then indirectly using beads.
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Explore: Investigating Division
In this exploring and investigating division worksheet, young scholars, working with a partner, study and answer seven clues to exploring and investigating division equations.
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Shapes Around Us
Learners use manipulatives to study shapes. They sort shapes and use correct geometric terminology to describe them. Students find real-life examples of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, and classify figures in their classroom according to...
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Lollies!
Students are shown 4 lollipops and asked to tell you all the ways they could share them between 2 students; understanding the difference between sharing and sharing evenly. They read the math problem and share solutions.
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Making Rectangles
Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
Helping with Math
What is Division? #2
Mathematicians are given three division sentences. They are to write a "sharing question," or basically, a word problem for each. They can apply the division concepts to teams and players, friends and presents, CDs and songs, albums and...
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Fractions in Shapes
First graders explore fractions with manipulatives. For this fraction lesson, 1st graders use paper foods such as sandwiches and pizza in order to find halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and more. This lesson is divided up into 3 tiers...
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Lesson Plan 2: Linear Inequalities
Students investigate linear inequalities and the associated symbols. After a teacher demonstration, they translate given phrases into symbols. Students solve and graph solutions to linear inequalities. Using newspapers, they locate...
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Limits
In this limit instructional activity, students evaluate functions and determine the limits of the function. This one-page instructional activity contains 10 problems.
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Fractions and Division
In this fractions and division activity, 4th graders write 10 answers as a fraction, mixed number or as a whole number. Students study a table to figure out the amount of each material used to made six identical centerpieces.
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Freckle Face
Students collect and record data. In this early data analysis lesson plan, students gather data about their partners face. As a class, the students use tally marks and pictographs to record the data and answer question about the...
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Pass it On
Young scholars participate in a class activity to help them master geometric terms and their definitions.
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Skip it to multiply it
First graders make sensible estimates and check the reasonableness of answers.
They make up, tell and record number stories up to 9 about given objects. They skip count in twos, threes and fives.
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Pizzas And Things
First graders problem solve using the concepts of doubling and halving numbers as previews for finding multiples and working with fractions. They determine how to find half of a set of objects and work with sums up to 16. They work with...
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The Three Pigs
Second graders design and construct homes for the three pigs. Each of the homes is made and filled with patterns that we explore. They continue a sequential pattern and describe a rule for this.