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Benchmark Fraction Brownie Mix

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Students will be introduced to addition, multiplication, and division of the benchmark fractions 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 with a fun, hands-on experience. Students will layer the dry ingredients for a brownie recipe into a canning jar while having a rich discussion that aides visualizing operations with fractions. This shared experience can be referred to during future instruction.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Connie Rivera

Dividing Whole Numbers by Simple Fractions: Area Models

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Lesson Standard(s): 6.NS.1 Compute and represent quotients of positive fractions using a variety of procedures (e.g., visual models, equations, and real- world situations). Process Standard (s):4: Connect mathematical ideas and real-world situations through modeling.b) Interpret mathematical models in the context of the situation.d) Evaluate the reasonableness of the model and refine if necessary.Lesson Objective(s):Students will exhibit their prior knowledge of dividing whole numbers using area models.After exploration through videos, manipulatives, and drawings, students will represent the quotient of a whole number divided by a fraction using area models.See attachments for lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, and worksheet. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Brandy Head

Games to Practice Multiplication Facts

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Students must think about the factors of each number as they play this game. Students quickly learn the value of selecting prime numbers as a strategy. The beauty of the game design is that students will review the factors of many numbers and mentally add the sum of these factors together in search of the "best move."

Material Type: Game

Author: Terry Kawas

Exploring Place Value -- Race the Clock!

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Students will explore the concepts of place value using their bodies as tools. They will time themselves performing various kinesthetic tasks like jumping jacks and sit ups and use the numbers that they record from these activities in their exploration. Working in groups, they will practice adding and subtracting and comparing numbers. They will also come up with creative ways to represent numbers using the properties of operation and the rules of place value.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Admin

Grade 4 Module 1: Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction

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In this 25-day module of Grade 4, students extend their work with whole numbers.  They begin with large numbers using familiar units (hundreds and thousands) and develop their understanding of millions by building knowledge of the pattern of times ten in the base ten system on the place value chart (4.NBT.1).  They recognize that each sequence of three digits is read as hundreds, tens, and ones followed by the naming of the corresponding base thousand unit (thousand, million, billion). Find the rest of the EngageNY Mathematics resources at https://archive.org/details/engageny-mathematics.

Material Type: Module

The Solar System

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This is a slideshow I created with pictures, facts, and video describing the solar system, primarily for 4th grade students aligning with South Carolina learning standards listed on the second slide.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture Notes, Reading

Author: Eileen Childers