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Emsl: The River Crossing Problem
The lesson plan for an interesting word problem concerning swimming and rowing across a river, being swept downstream by the current, and walking back up the other side. Basic arithmetic skills are all that are needed to approach the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: People Patterns
This interactive website offers young students an opportunity to discover the pattern and predict who will come next. Feedback and guidance are given for each response. It also offers three increasingly difficult levels that are available.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: Word Patterns Activities
This website helps students work with word patterns by having them create limericks and sentences. Students receive feedback and guidance as they work their way through the activities.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Math Lesson Idea: Word Problems
Teach your students to reason with language and to use imagery to translate language into mathematical equations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1 Step 2 Step, Fibonacci
See if you can find the patterns on the staircase. Mr. Fibonacci would be so proud to know you found the solution. You can check your solution right at this nifty one-page website.