This word problem asks students to think about fractions.
This task involves fraction multiplication and can be solved with pictures or number lines.
The purpose of this task is to have students add fractions with unlike denominators and divide a unit fraction by a whole number.
In this challenging instructional task students relate addition and subtraction problems to money and to situations and goals related to saving money.
This word problem may be used for instructional or assessment purposes, depending on where students are in their understanding of addition and how the teacher supports them.
The purpose of this task is to help students see that 4_(9+2) is four times as big as (9+2). Though this task may seem very simple, it provides students and teachers with a very useful visual for interpreting an expression without evaluating it.
The purpose of this task is for students to select 2 numbers from a set that sum to 5 (or any other number).
In this scavenger hunt game students practice copying shapes.
In this scavenger hunt games students are given the task of finding and identifying real-world shapes in their environment.
In this "word search" style puzzle students practice identifying sequences of shapes.
Students gain experience and practice with three types of word problems using the "Take From" context: result unknown, change unknown, and start unknown.
In this activity students become familiar with the words, Ňtaller/shorterÓ as they refer to height.
In this activity students become familiar with the math vocabulary more/less/same and most/least as they count and compare small groups.
This activity builds on Sort and Count I. It also helps students become familiar with the math vocabulary more/less/same and most/least as they sort, count, and compare small groups of objects.
This is a rectangle subdivision task; ideally instead of counting each square. students should break the letters into rectangles, multiply to find the areas, and add up the areas. However, students should not be discouraged from using individual counting to start if they are stuck. Often students will get tired of counting and devise the shortcut method themselves.
This task uses language, "half of the stamps," that students in Grade 5 will come to associate with multiplication by the fraction 12. In Grade 3, many students will understand half of 120 to mean the number obtained by dividing 120 by 2. For students who are unfamiliar with this language the task provides a preparation for the later understanding that a fraction of a quantity is that fraction times the quantity.
This counting activity allows students to practice counting in sequence.
Students practice counting forward or backward in this class activity.
This task provides a familiar context allowing students to visualize multiplication of a fraction by a whole number. This task could form part of a very rich activity which includes studying soda can labels.
The purpose of this task is to address the concept of opportunity cost through a real world context involving money.