Guesstimate

Captivate your class by having them find the value of their names, different zoo animals, musical instruments, etc.,with a mental math lesson. Using the coding formula listed, children learn to fluently estimate and calculate...

Do your fourth graders have a hard time showing their work when solving word problems? This helpful worksheet provides two separate spaces for students to show their work and to fill in the answer. The first problem is solved for them as...

Think, question, brainstorm, and make your way through a newsletter full of puzzles and word problems. The resource includes 10 different newsletters, all with interesting problems, to give class members an out-of-the box...

It's a step in the right direction! A video lesson demonstrates how to solve one-step linear equations. The instructor explains each step and shows the work, including how to check answers.

Some equations require inverses of multiplication and division. Solving equations use inverse operations to isolate the variable. The video shows how to solve one-step equations involving multiplication and division and works several...

Help your students understand how to use their algebraic reasoning to solve a one-step equation, where they must solve for X. Add this video to a lesson or assign it as homework.

The instructor demonstrates how to combine like terms as the first step in solving multi-step equations. She applies the rules of combining positive and negative numbers. Then she shows clear steps in solving the equation to find the...

Getting three wildebeest across a river should be no problem— but what happens when you add three lions to the mix? Watch a video that features a classic river-crossing puzzle with a crocodile twist. Viewers listen as the narrator...

Solving algebraic equations can be a breeze when you know the right steps to follow. This video takes a simple equation and breaks it down into manageable chunks. Watching the process described in this manner should make this concept...

Watch animated slides as RJ explains how to round numbers to the nearest ten and thousand. Viewers then get a chance to try it themselves.