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Where Should You Turn?
Fourth graders complete activities to study decimal numbers. In this decimal numbers lesson, 4th graders study decimal numbers to express numbers less than one and intervals. Students complete map and location activities to study the...
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Step by Step
Students measure the rise and run of steps from a place that holds meaning for them. They write a reflection (in the form of a journal entry, poem, or short story) regarding this significant place.
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Let's Clean the Beach!
Students volunteer their time to clean a local park. They estimate the amount of debris they collect and make observations. They write a poem and draw an illustration about their experience.
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Addendum to the Written Curriculum: Measuring Solids
Learners use standard rulers to measure the length of common classroom items - such as pencils, books, desk tops - in inches and centimeters, and measure weight in pounds. They also answer math questions, such as "How long is the front...
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Place Value
For this place value worksheet, students use the base ten blocks and square units to help them find the number and write it in expanded and standard form.
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Investigation 7 - Interpreting Weather Data
Fourth graders interpret the weather data they gathered in Investigation 6. They take an average of each component in each season. They compare the same components of each season and write the differences they see between the seasons.
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This is to That
Students look at ratio, what it means for numbers or objects to be in a given ratio, and how ratios and fractions are related. They write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication,...
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Basketball Caps
Young scholars work on a problem, individually or in pairs. They are asked questions that focus on average. They discus that the average number represents an equal redistribution , rather than just being able to state the rule. They...
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Match the Clocks to the Correct Time
In this telling time activity, students analyze the time on 7 clocks and match them with the correct time which is expressed in words. Times are to the nearest five minutes.
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You do! We do! We all Scream for Haiku!
Haikus offer a way to explore new ideas for teaching poetry, science, and math.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Students read Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding events of the story. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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Variables
In this variables practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems. Students solve 6 problems.
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To Whom It May Concern
Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...
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Missing Addend and Subtraction 1
In this mathematics worksheet, 4th graders write the numbers and x to each picture. Then they write a missing addend sentence and a subtraction sentence to solve each problem. Students also write a missing addend sentence with x and...
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Division Concept 1
In this mathematics worksheet, 4th graders write a division sentence and a multiplication sentence for each illustration. Then they continue the patterns for the given numbers and write another division for each division problem using...
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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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Add Integers
In this adding integers practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Leveled Problem Solving Using Familiar Formulas
For this using familiar formulas practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Leveled Problem Solving Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
In this adding and subtracting equations practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Add Mixed Numbers with and without Regrouping
In this adding mixed numbers with and without regrouping worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Penny's Pizza
Learners develop a list of possible outcomes as a method of finding probability related to a pizza statistics problems. They read the problems together as a class, brainstorm ways to solve the problem, and in partners solve the pizza...
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Variables and Open Sentences
Fourth graders examine the purpose of variables and identify the missing variable in open sentences. They observe the teacher solve a variety of problems, complete a worksheet as a class, and independently complete another worksheet. ...
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Adding and Subtracting Integers
In this online interactive integers worksheet, 4th graders solve 8 addition and subtraction integer math problems and problem solve 6 integers problems involving numbers from -20 to 20. Students check their answers online when done with...
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Naming Shapes
Students study geometric shapes and practice naming them properly. In this geometry lesson, students work in groups to give definitions of the vocabulary to each other in their own words. Students also visit a lower grade and teach...