Curated OER
Scaling the Blues
Students identify musical characteristics of blues music and define the term 'scale.' They identify chromatic, major, pentatonic, and blues scales and label each key on a keyboard using letter names, sharps and flats.
Curated OER
Charts and Graphs
Fifth graders interpret data into graphs and percentages. In this organizing data lesson, 5th graders discuss bar, circle and line graphs. Students complete bar graph and apply probability using the results.
Curated OER
Why Guess When You Can Estimate
They apply various strategies in their estimations. They analyze the differences between guessing and estimating. They estimate the number of beans and jellybeans in egg cartons and jars respectively.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Two Types of Division Problems
Students discover the two types of division problems. In this number division lesson, students identify repeated subtraction and sharing division problems. Students create word problems utilizing the two different types of...
Curated OER
Comic Strip Creations
Young scholars identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.
Curated OER
Make a 100
Second graders develop an understanding of 100 and the quantity for which it stands and examine the relationship between 100 and 10 by estimating the number of jelly beans in a jar.
Curated OER
Leaves, Flowers, Seashells, Mirrors and Symmetry
Students develop an understanding of patterns and symmetry. In this symmetry and pattern lesson, students use real world patterns then analyze and extend them. Students also use real world items while discovering and observing...
Curated OER
Fuel Saving
Learners explore the problem of percentages. Students find a given fraction or percentage of a quantity. Learners devise and use problem solving strategies on problems explored.
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: To Be (Half) or Not to Be (Half)
Explore part to whole and part of a set with interlocking cubes.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Compare Parts of a Whole
Given a set of fractions students will be able to compare unit fractions by using models to determine that the more equal parts there are in the whole, the smaller each part will be. This lesson includes a detailed plan, samples of...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Whole and Its Parts
Second graders take fractions apart and put them back together to form a whole.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Understanding Fractions
In this lesson the children will demonstrate parts of a whole using a candy bar (or fruit), and piece of paper. The activities are used as instructional plans to help students better understand shapes and parts of a shape up to a whole....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fraction Fun
The students will participate in a hands-on lesson about dividing a whole object into parts. They will also practice simple addition.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction King
Students and teacher play a game called "Fraction King" to understand the idea of taking fractional parts of whole numbers then use manipulatives and several computer applets to cement the idea.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Would Like to Be a Part of the Group!
Fourth graders will work in teams to discover how to read and write fractions that name a part of a group. The lesson will use a fraction pad so students can see how a number names a part of a whole or a part of a group. This website...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators
The purpose of this task is to help students realize there are different ways to add mixed numbers and is most appropriate for use in an instructional setting. The two primary ways one can expect students to add are converting the mixed...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Breaking Down Fractions
Discover fractions in the world around us in this lesson that also examines how fractions are divided. Detailed examples and pictures presented to explain this concept along with key vocabulary. A brief introduction to problem solving...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Fantastic Fractions"
The students will use sugar-free Gummy bears to identify fractional parts of the whole. The students will create a graph using the information obtain.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Intro to Fractions for Primary Students
This site from the Math Forum is a series of lesson plans with great ideas and an excellent Web site that uses virtual manipulatives with students.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Where Would It Be?
A lesson to help conceptualize fractions as numbers. Students work to see fractions as a part of a whole and a length.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Dividing by One Half
This task requires learners to recognize both "number of groups unknown" (part (a)) and "group size unknown" (part (d)) division problems in the context of a whole number divided by a unit fraction. It also addresses a common...
Other
Teachnet: Fraction City
This website offers an excellent lesson plan that teaches basic fraction concepts and includes an equivalent fraction procedure. Lots of detailed instructions on how to prepare and teach this topic.