Curated OER
Algebra: Brackets
Students review and practice negative numbers, rules of signs and of brackets that include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Included in this instructional activity is polygons and expanding brackets. Mastery of...
Curated OER
An Easier Way to Count: Using Groups of 10
Students explore their counting skills. In this counting lesson, students group objects in sets of 10 to practice counting them. Students also practice graphing the sets of objects they count. This lesson incorporates the use a video...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Use Order of Operations to Evaluate Expressions—No Grouping Symbols
Students identify and explain different types of data collection and graphs. For this graphs and data collection lesson, students record their observations of a variety of data collection tools and graphs displayed in the room. Students...
Curated OER
Tic-Tac-Toe Math
In this addition worksheet, students pair up in twos and work through the addition problems, then put a 'x' or an 'o' in their box. The student that gets their symbol in a row, wins.
Curated OER
Signs and Symbols
Sixth graders carefully analyze a triptych of the nativity, paying close attention to the lines, shapes and symbols included in the artwork. They explore the role of the Catholic church in society at the time the piece was created and...
Mathed Up!
Powers, Roots, and BIDMAS
Reinforce math skills with an eight-page exercise that stretches scholars' computation muscles through 13 order of operation problems.
DK Publishing
Money Word Problems #1
Having money problems? How about 19 more? Scholars begin with 10 money-related word problems, some requiring they understand different coin values. They add and subtract for these, and although there are also opportunities for division...
Virginia Department of Education
Properties of Real Numbers
Students use paper cups and colored chips to observe properties of operations with real numbers. As a class, students brainstorm and use manipulatives to demonstrate associative, commutative, distributive identity and inverse properties....
Mathed Up!
Ratio
Reinforce math skills with an eight-page exercise comprised of 15 problems covering the concept of ratios.
EngageNY
Analyzing a Data Set
Through discussions and journaling, classmates determine methods to associate types of functions with data presented in a table. Small groups then work with examples and exercises to refine their methods and find functions that work to...
Curated OER
Absolute Value
In this absolute value activity, learners solve 10 different equations that include solving absolute values. First, they determine whether their equation is expressed in the a+bi form. Then, students select the coefficients for a and b....
Curated OER
Exponents
In this exponents learning exercise, 8th graders solve 16 various types of problems from writing patterns in exponential form to word problems that determine how much greater mass is and how much money was received. They simplify and...
Curated OER
Book Title: Great Estimations
Explore estimation with your math class. They will estimate how many Cheerios are in a box. Then count and group 50 Cheerios on a twist tie and attach groups to represent hundreds. They then discuss and practice skip counting and revise...
Delaware Math Cadre Elementary Committee
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
How to use the relationship between multiplication and division to solve math word problems is the focus of the lesson presented here. In it, fourth graders work in groups to solve problems posed by the teacher. Then, each group is given...
Bob Prior
The Order of Operations
Your learners use many different number representations like positive and negative integers, exponents, radicals, and combinations of operations as they learn and strengthen their use of the order of operations. Thoughtfully organized to...
University of Minnesota
Fraction Operations and Initial Decimal Ideas
Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math lesson on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.
Rational Number Project
Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 9 Overview
Visual models support young mathematicians with exploring equivalent fractions. Starting with a quick warm-up problem, children go on to work through a series of guiding practice problems before working with a partner identifying and...
EduGAINs
Discovery of Pi
Serve up a slice of math for Pi Day! A combination of fun, hands-on lessons and helpful worksheets encourage learners to practice finding the radius, diameter, and circumference of different circles.
Mathed Up!
Using a Calculator
Here's a video that presents several numerical expressions to be evaluated using a calculator.Viewers come to realize that sometimes it is not just a matter of punching in the numbers, but they also need to be concerned about how the...
Math Mammoth
Grade 1 Worktext
Use graphing, counting, and number lines to help first graders learn about addition and subtraction. An array of worksheets and activities are an excellent resource for your math lesson, whether you are focusing on counting skills or...
EngageNY
Analyzing a Graph
Collaborative groups utilize their knowledge of parent functions and transformations to determine the equations associated with graphs. The graph is then related to the scenario it represents.
Illustrative Mathematics
Kiri's Mathematics Match Game
Learning math is so much more fun when it involves playing games. Following the rules of the classic game Memory, young mathematicians flip over two cards at a time as they look for numbers whose sum or difference is equal to the value...
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Fraction Card Games
Have fun with fractions in a math card game activity! Cut out the fraction cards and use them to reinforce fraction concepts, including common denominators, parts of a whole, and equivalent fractions.
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Solving Radical Equations
How can you make solving radical equations more engaging? Provide your math class with a hands-on activity that focuses on solving radical equations with flash cards. A warm-up and exit ticket flank direct instruction of the steps...