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Better Lesson: More Than One Name for a Fraction
We are all called by more than one name. Lets find out if fractions can be too!
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Better Lesson: Measurement and Symmetry
Second graders use a variety of measurement tools to measure both small and larger distances.
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Better Lesson: Making a Tally Chart
Second graders build towards making their own bar graph by using data to make a tally chart.
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Better Lesson: Kindness Day Math
Second graders can use graphs to carry the theme of kindness into their worlds.
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Better Lesson: Perimeter of My Fence
A farmer needs a fence to keep the bunny out of his lettuce patch, but does he understand perimiter enough to buy the right amount?
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Better Lesson: How Big Is a Mile?
How far do I have to walk in order to make 1 mile? Students measure, add, and figure it out.
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Better Lesson: Counting Clams a Tidal Flat Adventure
Mathematics has an important role in the real world outside of school. In this lesson, students will learn how scientists use multiplication to estimate animal populations. Included in the lesson are a detailed plan, background knowledge...
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Better Lesson: Decimal Notation vs. Fractions
In this lesson students will use a variety of skills to determine the underlying connections between fractions and decimals.
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Better Lesson: Measuring in Centimeters
They measure in Japan too. Students measure two objects and compare to decide how much larger one is than the other.
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Better Lesson: Let's Compare
A comparison is not the addition of two numbers, but a difference. Seeing the visual difference is the focus of this lesson.
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Better Lesson: What Are Our Norms for How We Listen?
This lesson helps build a strong culture of problem solvers, and it can work as an introduction in 1st grade or as a Kindergarten lesson!
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Better Lesson: Measurement: Comparing Dinosaurs
First Graders need to use direct and indirect comparisons to measure objects. Today they will use their new knowledge of dinosaurs to find the longest of the giant lizards.
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Better Lesson: Use a Non Standard Unit to Measure
For this lesson students will use color tiles to measure classroom objects.
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Better Lesson: Indirect Measurement
Made to measure! In this lesson students will be able to use the transitive principle for indirect measurement as they compare the lengths of the objects to each other.
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Better Lesson: Order Length
The long and the short of it... In this introductory activity to ordering lengths, 1st graders will be able to compare objects by length using the vocabulary longest and shortest.
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Better Lesson: Understanding Data!
Fourth graders will gear up to explore how to find the means, median, and modes to represent data.
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Better Lesson: Assessment of Triangles
What better way to get to know your students than with a 1:1 interview. Today you will interview each student on their knowledge of triangles and their ability to separate them from other shapes.
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Better Lesson: What Is the Action of the Problem?
First graders work towards CCSS.MP1: Make sense of and persevere through problems with this introductory instructional activity. Students learn to visualize what is happening in the problem.
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Better Lesson: Heading Back
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Now Stop and Turn It Around! That is the idea today as the students are introduced to the idea of counting back to 1.
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Better Lesson: Wreck It Ralph! Rekenreks
Getting fast and really comfortable with numbers 0-10--even automatic--is important when building foundational skills. We use Rekenreks (number racks) and the Promethean board for interactive practice.
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Better Lesson: Holiday Write the Room
This colorful, fun, festive free download was a surprise highlight during the busy holiday season!
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Better Lesson: Greedy Gordy Can't Decide Working With Venn Diagrams
Students have been working with pictographs and bar graphs. Now they take their learning a step further by working with Venn Diagrams.
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Better Lesson: Ordering Numbers to 30
Numbers don't stop at 20! We spend the last week or so of school looking at the numbers beyond 20. Today we do it by looking at the number line.
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Better Lesson: Introduce 100 Board
Numbers don't stop at 20! We spend the last week or so of school looking at the numbers beyond 20. Today we do it through exploring a 100 Chart.