Alabama Learning Exchange
Ice Cream Sundae Survey
Young scholars analyze data through graphs. They will complete a class survey on ice cream sundaes and tally and graph the responses. They then analyze the information from the class graph.
Living Rainforest
Finding the Rainforests
From Brazil to Indonesia, young scientists investigate the geography and climate of the world's tropical rain forests with this collection of worksheets.
Curated OER
Clothesline Sleuth
What fabrics are our clothes made of? Where do those fabrics from? Lead your pupils to discover the answers to these questions and more. Class members have a chance to play with various fabrics, invesitgating the materials and labels...
Curated OER
Oklahoma's Berry Best
Ask your learners to complete activities related to Oklahoma's agriculture, berries in particular. The lesson is cross-curricular and has class members investigate an article about berries, write an acrostic poem, and discuss new...
Curated OER
Pizza for Everyone
Pizza is the inspiration for the cross-curricular instructional activity detailed here. Start out with a poem about pizza and move into a discussion about balanced eating. To close the language arts portion of the instructional activity,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Investigating Friction
Young learners explore friction. They view a video or DVD (bibliography provided) and define terms related to friction, and work in groups to experiment with the effects of friction on speed and motion using ramps and toy cars.
Curated OER
Working Watermelon
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this lesson! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what percentage...
Curated OER
Ag In The Outfield
Young scholars explore baseball. This is a cross-curricular plan that includes math, history, and agriculture. Pupils use their five senses to observe the materials a baseball is made from and identify the agricultural products used. In...
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Cindy's Cats [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of fractions to solve one and multi-step problems with fractions.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Fractions [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of fractions and place value system to locate numbers on a number line.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Sorter
Students will build two or more fractions and then order them from smallest to largest. This interactive activity is an excellent resource for students to visually understand fractions and their placement on the number line. A collection...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Fractions
This resource allows user to test their knowledge of fractions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Inequalities With Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] CK12: Inequalities with Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Beginning Fractions
Students identify fourths in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Fabulous Fractions
An interactive web lesson introduces fractions and provides an opportunity for students to practice dividing shapes into equal parts.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Mixed Numbers
This interactive web lesson explores mixed numbers.
abcteach
Abcteach: Fractions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of teacher-created fraction activities, patterns, and manipulatives that are printable. Includes flashcards, worksheets and a take-home project with fractions for both primary and elementary.
Queen's Printer for Ontario
Eworkshop.on.ca: Number Sense and Numeration, Grds 4 6: Fractions [Pdf]
Volume 5 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching fractions to students in grades 4 through 6. Includes sample learning activities.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Order Decimals and Fractions
Students learn about the concept of ordering fractions and decimals by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Other
Maths Zone
A huge collection of math online games for all ages. Access different types of math such as: use and apply, count and understand, addition and subtraction number facts, multiplication and division number facts, shapes, measuring, and...
Intel Corporation
Intel: Fractions Made Visual
Students learn the importance of math accuracy and, more specifically, that knowing how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions make life easier for everyone. To help students come to this understanding, they are assigned to a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Common Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students subtract mixed numbers that have the same denominators. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem and a set of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Different Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students subtract mixed numbers that have different denominators. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [2:49] and a set of practice...