Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Add and Subtract Decimals with Front-End Estimation: Wooden Beams

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-question interactive tasks mathematicians to solve addition and subtraction problems using front-end estimation. Question types consist of multiple-choice and true or false. A set of wooden beams that can be measured using moveable...
Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Estimate Sums & Differences of Whole Numbers

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Estimating is an essential skill used in everyday life. This presentation explains how to apply prior knowledge about rounding numbers to estimating sums and differences. Example problems and assessment include large numbers, making this...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)

For Students 5th Standards
Twenty-eight flashcards make up a set designed to reinforce math vocabulary. Two styles of cards showcase either a bold-faced word or a corresponding definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include commutative property...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd
A set of third grade math vocabulary cards include topics that range from addition properties to terms like estimate and fact family. Each sheet has two cards on it. The top half is the word printed in bold text,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
The 28-page resource contains cards with terms relating to multiplication from inverse operations to front-end estimation to array. Each sheet contains two cards; one with the word and one with the definition.
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Curated OER

A Method of Front-End Arithmetic

For Teachers 6th
Teach the class how to add using front-end addition. They are given a shopping list and use it to practice adding from the largest place value to the smallest. Computational math and shopping, what fun!
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Curated OER

Reasonable Estimates

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Help pupils explore estimation. They will make estimates and discuss when you might use an estimate. Then they discuss if their estimates are reasonable.
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Curated OER

Number Sense

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rounding 4 digit numbers using place value concepts. In this estimating sums and differences lesson, 1st graders explore clustering, rounding, and front end estimation as methods for rounding decimals.