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Mental Math - Multiplication and Division
A challenging presentation outlines strategies for using mental math when multiplying and dividing. Learners solve a variety of problems while getting tips along the way. The PowerPoint should challenge even your best math pupils. Very...
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Using Known Facts to Multiply and Divide Mentally
Building strong mental-math skills requires learners to have a strong number sense. They practice multiplying two and three-digit numbers in their heads using estimation or approximation. They estimate or round each number and then...
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Easy Mental Multiplication
In this math worksheet, students learn to multiply larger numbers by one or two digits mentally. Students read the simple techniques and then solve 25 multiplication problems using these mental math skills.
Prince Edward Island
Fact Learning, Mental Computation, Estimation
Need help with mental math in your classroom? This guide is full of tips, tricks, and examples to help the teacher encourage learners to use their brain instead of a calculator. Practice problems are included with reasons how to use...
Curated OER
Multiplication and Division Pick 'n' Mix 2
Fifth graders practice a wide range of strategies for solving multiplication and division problems with whole numbers and decimal fractions. They interact with operations on decimals, relevant size and place value of decimals to three...
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Recalling Multiplication and Division Facts
A fabulous presentation on multiplication and division facts. In it, learners work in pairs to solve all sorts of problems, puzzles, brain teasers, and mental math problems. These problems focus on multiplication, division, rounding, and...
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Number of the Week
Here is an inventive, easy, and quick mental math activity you can use with your charges each week. You write a number on the board, then a student selects a card which tells them what to do with the number. One card says, "Multiply by...
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Speed Trials: Final Test
How quickly can your third graders solve these 63 math problems? Ranging from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, you can use this resource to assess your students' mental math. Cut the activity into thirds to make the...
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.
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Mental Math: 5 a Day
This is a really cool math resource! There are nineteen different slides containing five math problems each. They are intended to be used as daily math warm ups and address skills such as, addition, problem solving, missing addends, word...
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Mental Multiplication and Division
Young scholars practice multiplication and division problems using mental math. They play the online game ArithmAttack to complete as many multiplications or divisions as possible in 60 seconds. Afterward, they complete a paper based...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)
Twenty-eight flashcards make up a set designed to reinforce math vocabulary. Two styles of cards showcase either a bold-faced word or a corresponding definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include commutative property...
ABCya
Gobble Squabble
A Thanksgiving-themed interactive boosts addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Using the keyboard's arrows, players navigate a turkey through a maze, gobbling up as many berries as possible without getting tagged by...
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Multiplying by 10 and 100
Work on multiplication and division with your fifth graders. They practice multiplying and dividing by 10s and 100s in four sections of problems, all written in varying formats. A great way to reinforce your math lesson!
Education Development Center
Geography of the Number Line
It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and relationships....
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Mental Tests: Basic Operations
In this mental math worksheet, students answer problems using the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication & division. Problems are grouped in ten for a quick review.
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Multiplication & Division
Helpful for building a multiplication unit that focuses on different strategies. With explanations about repeated addition and subtraction as foundations for multiplication, scaling, summaries of progression, and basic multiplication and...
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Dividing with Decimals
In this decimal division learning exercise, 5th graders answer 6 questions with word problems related to decimal division and multiplication.
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Powers of Ten
In this powers of ten worksheet, 5th graders multiply and divide decimals by multiples of ten. They mentally solve simple problems containing powers of ten. This two-page worksheet contains 10 problems.
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Factors
Factoring numbers helps prepare scholars for fractions and algebra, so build confidence by drilling this skill and promoting reflection in the process. Scholars start by listing factors for 18 numbers, none of which exceed 30. Next, they...
PBS
Working With Equivalent Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: Activities and Supplemental Materials
Reinforce math concepts using six worksheets that coincide with Virtual Math Girl's video instruction. The practice pages' objectives include writing equivalent fractions, decimal equivalents, and converting percents to decimals and...
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Mental Strategies For Multiplication And Division
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the use of mental strategies for multiplication and division. They develop the cognitive skills through repetition exercises that include mental exercises like "Mad Minutes...
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Explorit's Do-It-In-Your-Head Numbers Quiz
In this mental math learning exercise, students complete a 6 question multiple choice online interactive activity without using pencil, paper or calculator. Included are word problems, multiple operations, averaging, and basic arithmetic.