Fourth graders view a Count On It! episode and answer a question about the eating habits of animals.  For this  animal eating problem lesson, 4th graders determine how much more often a baby lion eats than a snake. ...

Students make good decisions about making purchases of items on sale and explain how percentages effect cost.

Second graders become familiar with the fractions in a whole.  In this sheet cake lesson, 2nd graders view a Count on it clip about pumpkin pies.  Students cut a sheet cake into eight parts and write as a fraction. ...

This fourth of twelve units in a series continues the investigation of functions through equations and inequalities. However, the modular nature of the lessons in the section make this an excellent resource for any curriculum...

These improper fractions need to be renamed, and young mathematicians are guided through the process to simplify 36 of them here. They change each to a mixed number, sometimes simplifying further to get the fully reduced form. There are...

If you're teaching your pupils the technique of multiplying fractions together and simplifying the answer, this presentation could be for you! In it, math learners are coached on the techniques involved in performing this task and shown...

Students discover different types of gourds.  In this plant comparison instructional activity, students compare and contrast several types of gourds based on shape, color and texture.  Students observe a video clip based on...

For this phone button boggle worksheet, students identify the number of math words they can find on a phone keypad according to given directions.  This one-page worksheet contains one problem.  Answers are provided.

Young scholars access a website that show portraits of the Tall Ships of Atlantic Canada. They talk about what it might feel like to be on one of the sailing ships in stormy seas. They write diary entries while role playing that they are...

Second graders elaborate on the classroom writing practices. They locate the various parts of the keyboard such as, space bar, shift key, delete key, etc. They also type a short piece of writing on a word processor. This is a teacher...

Students become aware of how animals use their colors to their advantage. They participate in a virtual field trip with the Bronx Zoo. Students use correct grammar and punctuation to write a paragraph discussing how an animal's color or...

In this multiplying and dividing fractions to solve a riddle worksheet, students use cross canceling to solve the problems. Students solve ten problems.

Students learn skills necessary for adding or subtracting fractions.

Students create a set of cards that represent factors of four and use these cards to play a game in which they practice separating numbers into fourths. They first practice separating numbers into fourths with a projected computer...

Students develop an appreciation of the use of geometry in our everyday world and structures. Students collect various picures and multimedia objcets that explain geometric principles and place them in a powerpoint presentation to be...

In this fraction worksheet, students reduce thirteen fraction to lowest terms.  The worksheet provides an example problem worked given the procedure and showing each step.

In this fractions worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the correct terms that relate to fractions. A reference web site is given.

Students investigate the concept of subtracting fractions. They use a variety of problems in order to practice new skills. The independent practice is used to obtain an informal measurement of mastery with the use of a formal quiz for a...

In this fractions and decimals worksheet, students express the given measurements as either decimals or fractions. Students learn to convert measurements.

In this fractions and decimals worksheet, students learn to express measurements using decimals and fractions for the pounds and ounce measurements.

In this equivalent fractions worksheet, students solve for n to create pairs of equivalent fractions, then rewrite fractions in simplest form and complete 4 word problems.

In this fractions, decimals, and percents instructional activity, students read about the process of converting fractions, decimals, and percents. Students then complete conversion charts independently.

Sixth graders practice the conversion of percents and fractions. They focus on the fact of both fractions and percents are part of a whole. In the independent practice the students also work with solving proportions.