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Greater Than or Less Than With "Mr. Great"
Those tricky symbols for greater than and less than have stumped young mathematicians for generations. Mr. Great is a paper plate cut into a Pac-Man shape that can be used to keep track of which direction the symbols should face. This...
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The Great Eight: Teaching the Eight Parts of Speech
Integrate grammar activities and review into your daily classroom routine to facilitate practice and reinforcement of this vital skill.
Key Stage Fun
Squeebles Fractions
We are not exactly sure what a Squeeble is, but apparently they love cake and fractions, and your little bakers-turned-mathematicians will also. This app focuses on the basics of fractions including modeling fractions, equivalent...
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Activity: An Experiment with Dice
Roll the dice with this activity and teach young mathematicians about probability. Record outcomes for rolling two number cubes in order to determine what is most likely to happen. Graph the data and investigate patterns in the results,...
Core Knowledge Foundation
A “Whole” Lot of Fraction Fun!
Young mathematicians are introduced to fractions in a unit that helps them to understand parts of a whole.
Math Worksheets 4 Kids
Fraction into Decimal and Percent
Practice makes perfect! Skilled mathematicians can practice their skills by converting each fraction into a decimal.
Common Core Sheets
Comparing Visual Fractions
Introduce comparing fractions with a worksheet containing visual models. Young mathematicians must first identify the part being described in each model and then write greater than, less than, or equal to. Learners prepare to compare...
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Mathematicus Dramaticus
The best part about this resource is that you've got four wonderful activities to choose from. Each of the projects can work together or on its own to help learners understand the history of math and how it can be seen every day. In...
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Decimal Baseball
Young mathematicians represent recorded information in decimal form. In this decimals instructional activity, learners play a "classroom friendly" basketball game in which pupils take 10 shots. Number of shots made out of 10 is recorded...
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Fractions Lesson 2 - Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Here is an excellent presentation on the difference between mixed numbers and improper fractions. Young mathematicians are given a clear definition of each, and the ensuing slides give lots of great practice in calculating these values....
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Money Review: Worksheet 1
Challenge your class to twelve multiple choice problems, where they must choose the sequence of money amounts that are correctly listed from least to greatest and vice-versa. There are also eight other problems for mathematicians to fill...
Illustrative Mathematics
Who is the Tallest?
A simple question, with a not-so-simple answer. Working with whole and mixed number measurements in inches, feet, and yards presents a problem with many possible solutions. A great activity that challenges the minds of young...
Illustrative Mathematics
Fractions and Rectangles
Visual models are excellent teaching tools when explaining equivalent fractions. Looking at a rectangle cut into twelfths, students first identify the shaded fraction, and then explain whether the fraction is equal to one-fourth....
Scholastic
Study Jams! Expanded Notation
Teaching expanded notation is a great way to enhance young mathematicians' understanding of place value. This presentation explicitly describes the process, starting with the largest place value and working down, from left to right,...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Number Patterns
Finding patterns is an essential skill for mathematicians of all ages. Follow along with Zoe as she walks step-by-step through the process of identifying and completing number patterns. Work through the Try It! problems as a whole class...
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Challenge your 4th-8th grade kids with the Math Olympiads
Discover this great program for challenging and training advanced math learners.
Oddrobo Software
King of Math: Full Game
All hail the king! Young mathematicians put their skills to the test as they strive to become the king of math.
Curated OER
Number Sequences
Number sequences make for great challenges that stimulate pattern recognition, algebraic reasoning, and number sense. This slide-show includes eleven number sequences for learners to work through, an explanation of what number sequences...
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Humongous Vegetables
Humongous vegetables can inspire and awaken your mathematicians to the large math concepts in our Common Core standards. What is the secret to growing such gargantuan garden objects in Alaska? In the state that is closest to the North...
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Mathematical Treasure Hunt
The hunt is on! Young mathematicians follow clues and complete a series of ten math puzzles as they try to crack Dr. Integer's code and find the location of his hidden treasure.
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Math Games for Skills and Concepts
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
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Cursed Patterns
In this scary mathematics worksheet, young mathematicians identify which of the patterns on the sheet are cursed. They fix the number that does not follow the pattern rule in each set.
Curated OER
Multiples
A great instructional activity for scaffolding critical thinking about mathematical concepts. This resource provides students with a brief explanation of multiples followed by 29 practice problems which gradually increase in difficulty....
DK Publishing
Choosing the Operation
Which symbol goes here? Mathematicians often get confused between division and multiplication, so drill these skills with them. They examine 48 number sentences without a symbol, writing either the multiplication or division operation...