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Curated OER

Which is Closer to 1?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A seemingly simple question that reveals a lot about a student's understanding of fractions. In finding an answer, learners compare fractions with different denominators that are both greater and less than one. No number line is...
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Curated OER

Locating Fractions Greater than One on the Number Line

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Supplement your lesson on improper fractions with this simple resource. Working on number lines labeled with whole numbers between 0 and 5, young mathematicians represent basic improper fractions with halves and thirds. The fractions...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jon and Charlie's Run

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Let's use math to solve an argument. Jon and Charlie are debating about who can run farther, but who is right? That's what your class will figure out as they apply their understanding of fractions to this real-life situation. A simple,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Find 2/3

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This short problem with representing fractions on a number line is more than meets the eye. Labeled only with the numbers zero and 1/4, a number line is used to locate the fraction 2/3. A solution can be found in multiple ways, but young...
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Curated OER

Find 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Extend your class's ability to represent unit fractions on a number line with this challenging worksheet. Given two number lines, one labeled with zero and 1/4, the other with zero and 5/3, students must accurately locate the number one...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Fractions with the Same Numerators, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Have your class demonstrate their ability to compare fractions with this short multiple-choice assessment. Using the fractions 9/8 and 9/4, the students first make comparisons using both words and the greater than/less than signs. Next,...
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Curated OER

Comparing Fractions with the Same Denominator, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
A short, multiple choice assessment that determines your 3rd graders' ability to correctly compare fractions with like denominators. This quiz asks learners to compare two fractions using words, the greater than/less than symbols, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Closest to 1/2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using a number line, pupils are asked to identify which of four fractions is closest to one half. Includes a single problem that can serve as a practice problem or formative assessment for 3rd or 4th graders learning to partition number...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners compare three sets of fractions using the greater than, less than, and equal signs. To justify their answers, a drawing is also required that illustrates their reasoning. Including fractions with like and unlike denominators, as...
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Curated OER

Comparing Fractions with a Different Whole

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
What was Bryce's mistake? Through analysis of a student work example, learners develop their own ability to compare the fractions one fourth and one half. Central to this activity is the concept that, when comparing fractions, the whole...
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Curated OER

Star Wars: Rays and Angles Edition

For Teachers 4th Standards
Rays and angles and Star Wars? It sounds strange, but it's actually a fun game to help fourth graders get good at measuring and identifying angles and rays with a protractor. Each pair of children chooses which Star Wars character they'd...
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App
Little White Bear Studios

TanZen - Relaxing Tangram Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 12th
An ancient puzzle game meets a modern implementation. Challenge mathematicians of all ages with this mind-bending geometric puzzle game. 
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Key Stage Fun

Squeebles Times Tables 2

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
The Squeebles are back, and this time they are ready to help young mathematicians gain fluency in their multiplication skills. This app allows for practice and testing through a number of fun, and at times, challenging, educational games. 
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Key Stage Fun

Squeebles Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
We are not exactly sure what a Squeeble is, but apparently they love cake and fractions, and your little bakers-turned-mathematicians will also. This app focuses on the basics of fractions including modeling fractions, equivalent...
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App
Carstens Studios

Math Doodles

For Students 2nd - 9th Standards
Discover the joy and excitement of improving your math fluency through four different puzzles. Combine those with 25 different ways to represent numbers and you have hours of enjoyment that can be fun outside of the classroom as well.
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Curated OER

Addressing the "I Can't Do Math" Mindset in Your Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Try these tips for helping pupils learn the tools they need to succeed in math.
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App
Todd Bowden

Number Line

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Arrange these in order on a number line: 95% 1/3 .700 3/5 5/6 50% .200 Was that too easy? Don't worry! This app gradually gets more difficult.
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App
Little 10 Robot

Operation Math Code Squad

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is math skills practice. In this app, Mission Impossible meets basic number operation skills, and your students are the secret agents. 
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Perkins School for the Blind

Counting Cups

For Teachers K - 6th
Teach one-to-one correspondence, fine motor, and counting skills to your learners with visual disabilities. Included are a set of activity suggestions, which are useful when teaching a variety of different early math skills. Braille,...
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Perkins School for the Blind

One-to-One Correspondence

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is an interesting way to build concept understanding regarding one-to-one correspondence. Learners with visual impairments will use an array of everyday objects in context to foster an understanding of what one-to-one correspondence...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Counting in Tactile Journals

For Teachers K - 6th
This is one of those great ideas I totally love. Youngsters with visual impairments practice counting and left-to -right sequencing by counting out a set number of edible objects from the left and putting them in a bag on the right. They...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Coin Identification

For Teachers 1st - 12th
You got some money, and you're not afraid to use it. Before you can use that money, you need to know what it's worth. Included is a set of activity instructions that will help your visually impaired learners indentify coins. Pupils are...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Counting Book

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is a wonderful way to teach children with visual impairments how to count and build number recognition skills. Included, you will find a set of instructions on how to create a counting book from card stock, jump rings, and cotton...
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Lesson Plan
Brooklyn Museum

"Workt by Hand": Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Just like a painting or the symbols on a flag, quilts can express ideas that reflect a cultural context, space, and time. The class discusses the history of quilt making throughout US history and what different types of quilts mean. They...