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Better Lesson: Any Order
The numbers in an addition number sentence (addends) can be added in any order and the sum remains the same.
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Better Lesson: Introducing Ratios Stations
To understand the concept of ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
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Better Lesson: Writing Ratios the Right Way Stations
The students will be reinforcing what they have learned using a variety of methods in this station activity.
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Better Lesson: Real World Ratios Day 1
Mathematics, ratios and how they connect to the real world.
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Better Lesson: Real World Ratios Day 2
Using rich math problems and multiple representations to solve ratios.
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Better Lesson: Asking and Answering Questions About Our Story
Today's instructional activity is all about asking and answering questions so we can strengthen comprehension.
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Better Lesson: Ratio Review for 6.rp.1, 6.rp.3a, 6.rp.3d
The students will be able to show what they know about ratios and how to use multiple representations strategically.
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Better Lesson: Area of Triangles
Sixth graders apply what they know about area of other polygons to develop a formula for finding the area of a triangle.
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Better Lesson: Solving Percent Problems (Day 1)
Solving percent problems using real world scenarios.
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Better Lesson: Percents and Double Line Diagrams and Tape Diagrams (Day 1)
Sixth graders will be using visual representations to help them solve percent problems. They will be able to say ____% of ____ = _____ by the end of this lesson!
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Better Lesson: Rates and Unit Rates Assessment
The students will be taking a summative assessment about rates and unit rates.
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Better Lesson: Review of Rates and Unit Rates
In this lesson the students will be reviewing for their assessment on rates and unit rates using a fun game.
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Better Lesson: Making the Most of Rates and Unit Rates!
Sixth graders will be making sense of problems and looking for structure in this lesson about real life rates and unit rates.
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Better Lesson: Understanding Rates and Unit Rates Stations Activity
The students will get the opportunity to work in stations to reinforce and deepen their understanding of rates and unit rates.
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Better Lesson: Area Assessment
Area questions can be asked multiple ways and the area can be found by using different strategies.
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Better Lesson: Area in Real Life With Irregular Polygons
Dividing an irregular shape into rectangles helps students find the area of an irregular shape.
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Better Lesson: Area of Irregular Polygon
Third graders look for break apart irregular polygons to make arrays to find the area of these common shapes.
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Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter in Real Life Day 1
Third graders need time to connect area and perimeter. This two day exploration sets the stage for our short unit.
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Better Lesson: Architecture With Shapes
Determining the differences between similar shapes in geometry is more meaningful when the students create architectural structures using the different shapes.
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Better Lesson: Area of Names
Creating names with block letters students calculate area of irregular shapes. This activity also make a real world application to the popular video game Minecraft.
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Better Lesson: Area & the Distributive Property
Third graders develop spatial reasoning about large areas through composing and decomposing rectangles to determine area.
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Better Lesson: Area of a Room: Basic Practice
Creating rooms with different dimensions but the same area improves understanding of multiplicative principles.
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Better Lesson: It's Double Bubble Time!
School isn't always what we expect it to be! With teacher guidance, students will use a double bubble map to compare and contrast two similar characters from two books.