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Better Lesson: We Can Guess the Number
Understanding place value is critical to the Common Core Standards for second grade. Without a concrete understanding, 2nd graders may not fully grasp the meaning of the digits.
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Better Lesson: Bigger or Smaller
Second grade students are asked to apply two complementary processes: counting and grouping. The conceptual understanding of the place value of a number and combining/separating numbers using place value, are critical aspects of...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Comparing Operations
Combine all of your knowledge about the four basic operations in this lesson that focuses on comparing operations. Discover the relationship between of each operation and key vocabulary terms to build your number sense.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Ordering Operations With Parentheses
A thorough lesson on order of operations that includes detailed examples and related vocabulary.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number Sense
Order of operations goes beyond the traditional basic four operations to include positive and negative exponents and parenthesizes.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Sundee Slice Special Test
A concise tool for assessing a variety of math concepts including measurement, algebra, number sense, and data. Assessment is scored online immediately. An excellent tool for quick assessment.
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Math Ed Page: A Proposal for Early Math Education
A chapter from a book on mathematics instruction for elementary students. Henri Picciotti explains why instruction in number sense, function sense, and symbol sense is important. He offers sample plans for operation sense.
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Better Lesson: Why Do We Need an Order of Operations?
Why do we need an Order of Operations? What is 5 + 3 x 4? What is 3 x 4 + 5? Students work through examples to get at these questions and work with the order of operations to simplify numerical expressions.
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Better Lesson: Mixed Operation Practice + Scholarships
Which operation should I use to solve this problem? How can I use bars to model what is going on? What are scholarships and how do I earn them? Students apply their knowledge of decimal operations to answer these questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Operations With Numbers in Scientific Notation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use scientific notation to find sums, differences, quotients and products of numbers. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice,...
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Better Lesson: Wanted: Runaway Number
SWBAT describe numbers using base ten language, models and number charts.
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Better Lesson: Number Puzzles
SWBAT apply their understanding of patterns on the hundreds chart and the counting sequence to create a number chart.
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Better Lesson: Introducing the Number Line
The number line is a tool 6th grade students will need throughout the year and this activity will allow students to explore and become familiar with it.
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Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
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Better Lesson: Hopping Up & Down the Number Line
SWBAT identify the subtraction and addition sign and understand their function by hopping a bunny up and down a number line.
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Better Lesson: Loans and Savings
What are loans and how do they work? How do banks encourage people to save money? Students work on these questions in the context of the College Project.
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Better Lesson: Metric and Time Review and Quiz
The students will be reviewing the metric system in a cooperative group activity and then using the review and applying it to an assessment.
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Better Lesson: Multiples, Lcm, and Gcf
What are multiples? How do they compare with factors? Students work to answer these questions and develop an understanding of greatest common factor and least common multiple.
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Better Lesson: Tiles and Toothpicks
How can you describe this shape's perimeter and area? Students review expectations and work together to solve problems about area and perimeter.
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Better Lesson: Measuring and Weighing and Filling, Oh My!
This lesson drives home the idea that studying for math means practicing problems and reflecting on your strategies
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Better Lesson: Identifying Tens and Ones
Second graders will be given set amount of money to add, and identify how many tens and ones.
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Better Lesson: Distributive Property Using the Gcf
Sixth graders will relate area of rectangles to the distributive property.