ProCon
Standardized Tests
Does the use of standardized testing improve American education? Scholars dive into the issue as they prepare to discuss the debate topic with their classmates. After reviewing the pros and cons, they watch videos to help them arrive at...
Other
Partner Square Painting: The Whole and Its Parts
Kids will have fun snapping chalk lines onto paper and then painting in the parts. Can be used as a way to teach parts and their relation to the whole or even more complex as fractions.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Math Centers
This page offers a variety of math center ideas for general math and geometry. Instructions on setting up the center are not provided for most ideas, however, those lacking instructions are pretty self-evident.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Grubby's Wacky Worms
Wicked and Digit must solve a fraction problem in order to free the CyberSquad in this video from Cyberchase.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Puzzle of the Amulet of Amagansett
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Wicked and Digit use what they know about fractions to figure out how many jewels are missing from the Amulet of Amagansett.