3-5
Students use a web-based calculator to create and compare counting
patterns using the constant function feature of the calculator. Making
connections between multiple representations of counting patterns
reinforces students understanding of this important idea and helps them
recall these patterns as multiplication facts.
3-5
After using an interactive Web site to find patterns in the multiplication tables, the students practice multiplication facts and record their current level of mastery of the multiplication facts on their personal multiplication chart.
3-5
By playing card games and using the The Product Game
applet, students practice the multiplication facts. As students
continue to master their facts, the teacher closely monitors their
progress.
3-5
Students begin to examine fractions as part of a set. This lesson helps students develop skill in problem solving and reasoning as they examine relationships among the fractions used to describe part of a set of 12.
3-5
Students continue to examine fractions as part of a set. This lesson helps students develop skill in problem solving and reasoning as they examine relationships among the fractions used to describe part of a set of eighteen.
3-5
Students use twelve eggs to identify equivalent fractions. Construction paper cutouts are used as a physical model to represent various fractions of the set of eggs, for example, 1/12, 1/6, and 1/3. Students investigate relationships among fractions that are equivalent.
3-5
The previous lessons focused on the set model where all objects in the
set are the same size and shape. Students also need work with sets in
which the objects “look” different. In the real world, we are often
faced with fraction situations where the objects in the set are not
identical. For this lesson, students use fractions to describe a set of
attribute pieces. Students develop skill in problem solving and
reasoning as they think about their set and how to create new sets
given specific fractional characteristics.
3-5
During this lesson, students create their own classroom survey or use previously generated questions to study the class and describe the set [class] in fractional parts. This lesson requires that students identify fractions in real-world contexts from a set of items that are not identical. This lesson is integrated with other areas of the math curriculum, including data analysis and statistics.
3-5
This lesson gives students another opportunity to explore fractions using the set model. This lesson is integrated with other areas of the math curriculum including data analysis and statistics.
3-5
This lesson promotes problem solving and reasoning with fractions as students investigate the relationships between various parts and wholes. It also focuses on representation because students are given multiple opportunities to investigate the relative value of fractions. Students use communication skills as they work in pairs to articulate and clarify their understanding of fraction relationships.
