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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: Missing Number Equations
Second graders will become more comfortable making sense of equations presented in missing answer (traditional) and missing number ( nontraditional) formats.
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Better Lesson: Change Unknown Word Problems With Number Lines
Second graders solve change unknown story problems using a number line. This lesson gives students a new strategy to attach change unknown word problems.
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Better Lesson: Using the Multiplication and Division Relationship to Solve
Third graders can solve multiplication and division problems quickly by recognizing the relationship between the two operations.
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Better Lesson: The Multiplication and Division Connection
Third graders can solve multiplication and division problems quickly by recognizing the relationship between the two operations.
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Better Lesson: Larger Number Patterns
Second graders can find patterns in 4-digit numbers that will help them when counting over decades and centuries.
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Better Lesson: Balancing and Comparing Data
The connection between subjects is an important one to establish for students. Communicating across subjects is part of the Common Core expectations.
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Better Lesson: Pets, Pets and More Pets
Second graders love to talk about pets and in this lesson they can share how many pets they have.
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Better Lesson: Writing and Solving Number Stories
We can apply math to almost every part of the day and make math have a purpose for students.
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Better Lesson: Time and Money
As the result of a Unit assessment, it was found that students showed some confusion with writing time and with adding sets of coins. These skills need to be reviewed to aid in mastery of the Common Core standards for time and money.
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Better Lesson: More Dimes and Dollars
Second graders need practice using coins and dollars and relating them to ones, tens and hundreds. Common Core standards include counting by 10s and 100s.
Queen's Printer for Ontario
E workshop.on.ca: Number Sense and Numeration, Grds 4 6: Addition, Subtract [Pdf]
Volume 2 of an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching addition and subtraction to students in grades 4 through 6. Include a series of suggested activities.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Number and Operations Fractions 5.nf.2 Worksheets
Worksheets provide practice with solving adding and subtracting fractions with answer keys are provided. You can even create your own worksheet or flash cards.
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Better Lesson: Patterns Make Ten
This lesson builds a foundation for adding larger numbers which is supported by the Common Core standards for second grade.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number and Operation Sense: Rational Numbers
Students learn to use the calculator to collect a set of data in order to identify patterns that illustrate important rational number concepts: the relationship between rational numbers and division, and equivalent fraction and decimal...
Math Slice
Math Slice: Number Slice Special Test
A succinct test on number concepts including problem solving, basic operations, and computation. Assessment is scored online and student score is compared with other student test scores. Great for use as a quick assessment.
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Better Lesson: Using Models to Add and Subtract
Common Core standards encourage the use of models to build understanding in math. This lesson shows sometimes reluctant 2nd graders that models are helpful tools in solving mathematical problems.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Numbers 1 10 Activity Plan
In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will explore simple math activities using the numbers one through ten. Children will represent numbers in different ways, such as drawing quantities; writing numerals; and using number...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Add and Subtract Fractions
This site provides students practice with the concept of adding and subtracting fractions. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Add and Subtract Decimals
This site provides students practice with the concept of adding and subtracting decimals. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Multiply and Divide With Integers
This site provides students practice with the concept of multiplying and dividing integers. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Add and Subtract Radicals
Test your knowledge on adding and subtracting radicals.
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Better Lesson: Tri Tri Triangles
Angle description is an abstract idea for students. This lesson gets them moving around and "experiencing" triangles.
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Better Lesson: Moving Into Thousands
To make sense of numbers in the thousands, 2nd grade students need practice identifying place value positions and using place value strategies in numbers to 1,000.