Curated OER
100 Or Bust!
Elementary schoolers use their understanding of place value to develop a strategy for a number game. In this activity, pupils use place value to play "100 or Bust" and figure out a good winning strategy. These kinds of math games are...
Curated OER
Rounding Decimals, from Hundredths Place to Whole Numbers
An efficient and straightforward decimals learning exercise! Young learners round amounts of money and measurements to the nearest dollar or meter. Each section contains 20 problems, making it easy to divide up this asignment into...
School District of Palm Beach County
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Humans have been developing number systems for thousands of years, and while they can be very different from one another, they can also share surprising similarities. Take your young mathematicians on a journey through the history of...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic C, Lesson 7
Step up or step down to rounding. Using a vertical number line, the lesson plan shows pupils the significance of rounding up or rounding down. Teachers encourage scholars to write the number in unit form and decide which form helped the...
Curated OER
Mental Math: Breaking Apart to Add
Develop mental math addition skills by breaking apart addends into 10s and extras. Worksheet has problem solving steps at the top of the page, and 8 practice exercises that lead to increasing independence using the process.
Curated OER
Counting with Place Value, with the Abacus
Students study an abacus while counting marathon runners. For this place value lesson, students watch a video segment on how counters keep track of marathon runners to reinforce the idea of place value.
Curated OER
Decimals Decide Olympic Champions
The class discovers how a decimal can make all the difference in the Olympics. As they learn about decimal place values, they compare and contrast data and demonstrate decimal values using manipulatives.
Math Mammoth
Comparing Decimals - mathmammoth.com
Part lesson, part worksheet, this handout walks math minors through the comparison of two decimal numbers. It teaches them the trick of tagging zeroes in to get the numbers to be the same length to better understand place value. A set of...
Curated OER
Ordering Large Numbers: Numbers up to 9,200,000
Once learners understand place value, they can put all kinds of numbers in order - even eight-digit numbers! Fourth graders put groups of five numbers in order from smallest to largest. After they finish, they decipher a word problem and...
Curated OER
K-5 Mathematics Module: Number and Number Sense
Reinforce number sense with a collection of math lessons for kindergarteners through fifth graders. Young mathematicians take part in hands-on activities, learning games, and complete skills-based worksheets to enhance proficiency in...
National Math + Science Initative
Introduction to Decimals
Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals 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...
Curated OER
Reading, Writing, and Ordering Numbers
Students study place value. Students participate in place value and number relay games, write numbers in words, and discuss how numbers are read. As a class, they discuss the meaning of less than and grater than signs. Students use...
Curated OER
Integrating Gandhian Principles of Communal Unity in Mathematics
Fourth through sixth graders incorporate Gandhian principles into Math curriculum. They explore Gandhi's teachings on communal unity and economic equality. This has quite a bit of information about Gandhi and his observations and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Comparing Numbers
Young mathematicians spin their way to a deeper number sense with this fun, collaborative activity. Using two spinners, one with the numbers 0-9 and the other with the decades 00-90, pairs of students take turns building and comparing...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Integers, Opposites, Absolute Value
Straight from the pages of a math textbook, this three-lesson series introduces young mathematicians to the world of integers. Starting with a definition of integers and their applications in the real world, this resource goes on to...
Curated OER
Putting Numbers in Order
Can your second graders put these 2 and 3-digit numbers in order from least to greatest? Fifteen sets of four numbers help them practice their place value, as well as their ordering skills. A great way to get them ready for more complex...
Curated OER
Ways to Make Hundreds
How many ways can you make 200 using 1s, 10s, and 100s? Learners will build number sense, a basic understanding of place value, and prep for future lessons on expanded form with this simple instructional activity. They are given 6...
Curated OER
Multiplying by 10 and 100
Work on multiplication and division with your fifth graders. They practice multiplying and dividing by 10s and 100s in four sections of problems, all written in varying formats. A great way to reinforce your math lesson!
Curated OER
Place Value and Transformation
Fourth graders have a class discussion about fraction and negative numbers that were in the coordinates. They plot and read ordered numbered pairs. They transform ordered pairs and explore transformation of figures on a plane.
Curated OER
Place Value
Fourth graders play a game. In this place value lesson, 4th graders learn the place value of numbers and how to read them. Students work in groups to play a game to practice their place value skills. Students can also use the Internet to...
Curated OER
Place Value Throwing
Learners combine movement and practice with place value in this integrated lesson. The teacher calls out a place value (e.g., tens, millions, etc.) and the student throws to the sign with that place value highlighted.
Curated OER
Place Value Through Millions
In this place value worksheet, 5th graders answer 6 questions regarding place value. Students are asked to determine the value of digits in a period.
Curated OER
Place Value
Third graders study the relationship between base 5 and base 10. They determine zero is a place holder and how to read and write base 5 numbers. They reinforce previously observed patterns in base 5 pieces. They choose another base and...