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Supplement your activity on improper fractions with this simple resource. Working on number lines labeled with whole numbers between 0 and 5, young mathematicians represent basic improper fractions with halves and thirds. The fractions...

Understanding when to divide by two or one-half can be confusing. Here is an activity that gives four different scenarios. It is up to your number crunchers to decide if they divide by two or one-half. The easiest way to approach the...

Looking for a division drill including remainders? You've found one! There are 12 long-division equations here, and scholars show their work in solving each one. These all have three-digit dividends, one-digit divisors, and remainders....

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.

Part of building solid number sense is understanding the laws and properties of multiplication and addition. Elementary school students can watch Sal multiply using the number 1. He explains that 1x any number equals that number. He...

The second of eight videos on rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100 describes how to use a number line to create benchmark numbers. A review of place value and counting by 10s starts off the lesson, followed by a discussion on...

Visually introduce the idea of solving for a variable in a one-step equation. The lesson incorporates a number line to show that you can only add one particular number to get the answer you want. 

Using a number line to round to the nearest hundred is a snap after watching this video. This sixth of eight videos walks through a review explanation of benchmark numbers, rounding, and midpoints. It then gives several examples of how...

How many items can your learners find that are approximately one inch in length or width? Using this graphic organizer, they find nine, labeling and drawing each. A line that is 1-inch is provided at the bottom of the page, or you could...

Organization is the best way to make sure that ratios are set up correctly to be proportional. This video reviews how to solve ratio problems with addition and multiplication, shown in more detail in the prior two videos of this series,...