For this fractions worksheet, students complete fraction word problems containing 1 digit numbers. Students complete 4 problems total.

Students explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore alternative...

Students access web site and record various population statistics pertaining to a county in the USA of their choice. They use this data to set up and solve ratios. They compare data to make meaning of the numbers.

Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.

What are the best foods to eat, and how much is too much? Kids discuss the importance of eating the right amount of each of the four food groups. They discuss the food pyramid and make meals by cutting and pasting foods from a magazine...

Sixth graders plan trip for family of four, and choose best travel plan by studying maps, considering different routes, and visiting Web sites to get airline and travel schedules.

Students examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.

Students participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.

An engaging lesson used to review math concepts and facts. Students are certain to "Stay alert," in this card game where each solution is related to the next solution. Sample questions provided. Great problem solving and skill building...

Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for explaining five big ideas of number sense and numeration to students in grades 4 through 6: quantity, operational...

Volume 2 of an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching addition and subtraction to students in grades 4 through 6. Include a series of suggested activities.

Volume 3 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching multiplication to students in grades 4 through 6. Sample learning activities included.

Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching division to students in grades 4 through 6. Includes sample learning activities.

Volume 6 in a workshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching decimal numbers and concepts to students in grades 4 through 6. Includes sample learning activities.

Improve your estimation and rounding skills with these interactive games that are challenging and fun. Excellent skills practice for rounding, estimating sums and differences, and front-end estimation. Links to lesson plans, teacher...

Sharpen your logical thinking and see if you can figure out the strategy to get to the target number before the computer.

Do you know how long it takes your heart to beat 100 times? Test your estimation and number sense skills with this problem-solving challenge. A one-page activity taken from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families Collection. Hints and...

On this one page website sharpen your logic, prime numbers and square numbers skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.

Volume 5 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching fractions to students in grades 4 through 6. Includes sample learning activities.

Use the shapes provided and figure out how they fit together to make a 3 X 3 cube at this one page website. The solution is readily available right at the website.

Your problem-solving skills are put to the test in this interactive word problem game on this site. Employ a variety of mathematical skills and strategies including logical reasoning and computation. Multiple choice problems created for...

Use your problem solving skills and move the dominoes around on the square so that each side has only eight dots. When you are finished you can check your answer against theirs right at this one page NRich website.

A math challenge where geometry, measurement, and problem solving meet. Explore the properties of three dimensional shapes when you discover how six friends can equally divide a nine inch square chocolate cake. A one page activity from...

This lesson drives home the idea that studying for math means practicing problems and reflecting on your strategies