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The end of the year is approaching and that it's time find out what your fourth grade mathematicians have learned over the past few months. Offering a new take on standardized testing, this Common Core-designed assessment includes both...

Fourth graders design a necklace using beads. For this algebraic math lesson, 4th graders are given small packs of beads to use in creating a pattern for a necklace, then determine how many packs of beads they would need to complete the...

Sometimes, games that involve throwing fresh eggs can get really messy, very quickly. But the only thing to worry about here, is how to get your fraction learners to stop playing. 

Scholars realize the importance of reading and correct interpretation when engaging in mathematical problem solving. This begins with the understanding of vocabulary and the translation from numeric to algebraic and algebraic to numeric.

Students examine and discuss math vocabulary. They participate in various games involving the math vocabulary. Use this as a supplement.

Add imagination and creativity to your math instructional activity. Young mathematicians investigate ways to express their names in mathematical terms. For instance, they can count the number of letters, analyze the geometric shapes of...

Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using tiles as manipulatives. For this math operations lesson, young learners choose the appropriate sized tiles, arrange them according to directions given by the teacher, and...

Complete a number of activities in this group of lessons about dental health and teeth. Your elementary students will like the projects like making teeth models, reading a book, writing poetry and diagramming teeth.

If you know how many inches are in a foot, can you convert six feet to the correct number of inches?  This is the type of question looked at in this video.  First, the instructor reviews the area model for multiplication, friendly...

A great lesson designed around the Easter season awaits your class. They are given plastic eggs filled with jellybeans, and must make estimates of how many of each color are in the eggs. The information is put on a spreadsheet. Once the...