Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson plan very effectively demonstrates the concept of...

Fifth graders show percentages on a 10 x 10 grid. In this percentages lesson plan, 5th graders color in the squares to show a percent.

Students design a toy store, supply it with merchandise (on paper) and create advertisements. They also manage the store's debits and credits by using a spreadsheet. They consider how to promote the sale of their merchandise.

Second graders participate in a review of how to use rulers and yard sticks while collecting measurement information. They measure assigned body parts and chart the data on collection sheets. They make a spreadsheet with the information...

Learners compare the records of gold medal Olympic winners for the last 100 years and decide if we are faster, stronger than in the past.

Students make colorful triangles known as Sierpinski's Carpet, using colored pencils and paper.

Students recognize the correlation between the trash they dispose of around their school and the environmental hazards that face wildlife, specifically the Laysan albatross. They determine three ways that they can help the albatross chicks.

Students work together to create rockets on a budget. They discover the limitations that real engineers face when designing and testing their products. They discuss their findings to complete the lesson.

Eighth graders research careers on the computer to determine which career they are interested in. They create a spreadsheet using the Excel program and calculate the budget for their desired lifestyle and determine if this income is...

Students complete 6 units to learn about Ancient Greece and the Olympic games through physical education activities as well as math activities. In this Ancient Greece lesson, students complete multiple activities in 6 lessons including...

Fifth graders describe patterns as relations and functions. In this patterning lesson, 5th graders analyze and continue patterns. Students understand how patterns relate to relations and functions.

A practice quiz on fraction division with whole numbers. Includes hints.

Explains how to divide a fraction by a whole number. Includes eleven practice questions.

Practice dividing whole numbers by fractions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Short tutorial explaining how to divide fractions by whole numbers.

Practice dividing a whole number by a unit fraction. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Demonstrates how to divide a fraction by a whole number.

This lesson goes over how to divide a whole number by a fraction. It is 2 of 11 in the series titled "Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions."

Volume 5 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teach basic facts and multidigit computation to students in kindergarten through grade 6.

In this activity, students attain a basic understanding of numbers and number operations, developing number sense, and gaining fluency in arithmetic computation. They also learn to use the calculator to explore the mathematical...

This sample chapter from Hurst's book Picturing Math is an excellent resource for using picture books and activities for learning computation.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will connect the concepts of counting each square unit and multiplying the side lengths to compute the area of a rectangle. They will extend this knowledge by computing a side...

Students will love playing this "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," style game as they work through the subtraction problems. Some of the numbers are large, but there is no regrouping necessary.

You can earn a million bucks playing this addition game. A succinct multiple choice game with hints, if you need them. Contains simple computation problems mixed with a few word problems. Must be able to add up to the millions place (one...