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The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Mental Math

For Students 6th Standards
Make math much simpler with mental math methods. The 16th installment in a series of 21 looks at ways scholars can apply mental math to convert division problems into easier problems with the same quotient. Multiplying or dividing both...
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$1 Math

For Teachers 2nd - 7th Standards
Captivate your class by having them find the value of their names, different zoo animals, musical instruments, etc.,with a mental math lesson. Using the coding formula listed, children learn to fluently estimate and calculate simple sums.
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Mental Math

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Faster than a speedy calculator! Show your classes how to use polynomial identities to multiply numbers quickly using mental math. 
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Mental Math Relay

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use mental math, paper and pencil and calculators to solve problems. They are put into teams and race to see who gets the most correct answers per round. This lesson plan strengthen mental math and estimation skills.
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American Indian Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders examine Native American culture while practicing mathematical concepts related to patterns and estimation. They will use mental math to add/subtract single digit numbers.
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Number of the Week

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is an inventive, easy, and quick mental math activity you can use with your charges each week. You write a number on the board, then a student selects a card which tells them what to do with the number. One card says, "Multiply by...
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Mental Math for Adding Decimals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in groups to practice adding decimals. In this adding decimals lesson, 5th graders call out different money amounts to each other and mentally add the coins called out. Students take turns calling out and adding the...
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Krypto Math Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a math game. In this number sense and mental math lesson, students play a game where they use mental math to form equations that result in the target number required to win the game.
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Mental Multiplication and Division

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice multiplication and division problems using mental math. They play the online game ArithmAttack to complete as many multiplications or divisions as possible in 60 seconds. Afterward, they complete a paper based follow up...
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Mental Math Counts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use mental math. They describe reasonable and unreasonable sums and differences. Students use mental math to find the sums and differences of addition and subtraction facts at random. They solve addition and subtraction facts...
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Mental Math: Multiplication Patterns Using 10, 100, and 1,000

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this mental math worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve the answers to twenty word problem and mathematical equations.
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Grandpa's Chocolates

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
It's fun playing a game of "Guess What's in the Jacket Pocket?" Young scholars read the question using the concept of doubles using mental math. They then share their solutions with the class.
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Exponents

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Don't let the rules overrule the lesson. Mental math steps in and helps learners understand exponent patterns. The material focuses on the introductory problems of exponents, such as simplifying expressions. Teacher guides are...
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Thinking Things Through Thoroughly

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Problem solving is a skill of its own. Learners use a variety of problems to encourage mental math and logic to get the correct answer. Guiding questions are provided along the way to encourage the right way of thinking to help tackle...
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Geography of the Number Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and relationships....
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Math: Navigating the World Around Me

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young mathematicians research and discuss real world math word problems and ways in which they apply math concepts in their everyday lives. They create a storyboard of a math word problem from which they create a slide for a multi-media...
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Mental Money

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students access prior knowledge to round numbers and add decimals. In this mental math lesson, students share the book Betcha and calculate estimates for three jars based on the book. Students calculate money answers based on coins...
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Mental Subtraction Methods

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students learn a strategy to mentally subtract a single digit number from a two digit number such as 53-8. Students follow the detailed instructions to subtract in 18 problems.
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Mental Arithmetic

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a mental arithmetic race worksheet while reviewing the associated concepts. For this mental math lesson, 5th graders complete as much of the associated worksheet as they are able to in one minute. They review and...
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Moving-Math Hopscotch

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students engage in a hopscotch game where each square represents a number. In this mental math and movement lesson, students take turns playing traditional hopscotch, but add a mental math component where they add or subtract specific...
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Fluency with Percents

For Teachers 7th Standards
Pupils build confidence working with percents as they work several types of percent problems to increase their fluency. The resource contains two sets of problems specifically designed to build efficiency in finding solutions of basic...
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Finding One Hundred Percent Given Another Percent

For Teachers 7th Standards
Class members solve problems to find the whole when given a percent. They  use double line numbers and factors of hundred to help break the 100 percent into equal segments. 
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Number Operations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate integers and solve problems using integers. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems to help improve speed and accuracy of mental math. They develop a deeper knowledge of the way integers are used on a daily...
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Math Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work in pairs, and take turns pretending to be a magician. There are a set of instructions for the magician to follow. A penny and a dime are used, and odd and even numbers are employed for multiplying. There is also a nifty...

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