Curated OER
Rules of Sign Change
Students manipulate negative and positive numbers. In this integers lesson, students move through three activities exploring negative and positive whole numbers. A number line, cardboard function representation, and solving expressions...
Curated OER
Dream Car Math
Students collect car cost comparison data from the "Car Wizard" web site to use as problem solving and for calculations related to math.
Curated OER
Calculator Pattern Puzzles
Students explore number patterns and relationships while being introduced to the calculator at the same time.
Curated OER
Prime and Composite Numbers with use of manipulatives (Elementary, Mathematics)
Students learn what prime and composite numbers are. They learn how to identify them by working in a group and demonstrating an understanding of one work problem with 100% accuracy using the manipulatives provided.
Curated OER
Math & Social Science
Young scholars are given data and are to calculate averages and yearly totals of how many cars travel the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. They also make a graph of the data.
Curated OER
Tortillas
Students convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate how...
Curated OER
Fifty Toes
Students guess the subject of the given problem by reasoning. Then they discuss the ways that the problem could be solved by keeping track of their counting in 10s and showing their work.
Curated OER
Compatible numbers to 20
Learners practice theories dealing with equals sign used as a balance, inequality symbols and practice utilizing a box or some other geometric shape to represent an unknown number. They assess numeracy problems embedded in language-rick...
Curated OER
Fraction Trains
Students examine how multiples of the denominator indicate that a fraction can be renamed as a whole number, and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. Independently they read examples, and complete a variety of problems on a...
Curated OER
Long Division in Two Digits
In this math instructional activity, learners find the solutions to the problems for long division. The answers can be shown in the printable version.
Curated OER
How Big Is Your Heart?
Students complete a performance about the heart. For this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Multiplication Strategy: Partial Products 1 [Pdf]
Break a multiplication down into simpler parts to complete a multiplication problem with multi-digits.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Multiplication Strategy: Partial Products 2 [Pdf]
Break down numbers as a strategy to multiply one-digit by three-digit numbers and two-digit by two-digit numbers.
PBS
Pbs: Multidigit Multiplication With Standard Algorithm: The Donut Doze Off
In this Cyberchase video, Bianca has a new job decorating fresh-baked donuts. Her supervisor asked her to decorate 12 trays of donuts, but Bianca thought he meant 12 donuts. When she discovers her mistake, she uses multiplication...
Queen's Printer for Ontario
Eworkshop.on.ca: Number Sense and Numeration, Grds 4 6: Multiplication [Pdf]
Volume 3 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching multiplication to students in grades 4 through 6. Sample learning activities included.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Multiplication
Explains what multiplication is and how to represent it using equal groups and arrays. Also looks at the strategies of repeated addition and skip counting and how they can be used to solve multiplication problems. Includes practice...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Connecting Multiplication and Division
How are multiplication and division connected? Why do 11 divided by 2 and 11 times 1/2 result in the same answer? Students make connections between multiplication and division and work to develop strategies for dividing whole numbers by...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's Your Question? Multiplication Word Problems
Students will explore multiplication and word problems. They will work cooperatively to examine a story scenario, list possible questions to develop a completed word problem and solve it using a variety of strategies. The students will...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Times Tables and Division Facts
Explore strategies to learn multiplication facts.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Quick Methods for Multiplication
Multiply whole numbers quickly using different strategies.
Other
Saskatoon Public Schools: Mental Math Strategies
Strategies for basic addition and multiplication are explained here and there are several practice worksheets that can be downloaded.
EngageNY
Engage Ny: Lesson 19: Analyzing Decisions and Strategies Using Probability
In this lesson plan, students compare strategies by evaluating the associated probabilities of success. Additionally, problems are included where students are asked whether the result of a probability experiment provides sufficient...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Zero Product Property
The zero product property allows you to solve a quadratic equation by converting it into two linear equations. This is a common strategy of algebra--to break down a problem into simpler parts, each solved by previously learned methods.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Thinking Blocks
This lesson teaches students how to use colored blocks to model word problems. There are several sets of problems each for addition / subtraction, multiplication / division, and ratio word problems.