Subtraction on the Move
The students will participate in a number talk focused on subtraction with the subtrahend of nine. Then they will be paired to rotate around the room working subtraction problems with and without regrouping.
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Polygons and Quadrilaterals
Learners will engage in higher level thinking and student-centered activities by building on prior knowledge of geometry, actively listening to a polygon story, and applying the new vocabulary through various hands-on rotations.
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My Dream Room
Students will design their dream room, transfer their representation onto a poster, and determine the area of each piece of furniture.
Teacher doing Introduction
Messy Box Madness
Students will have the freedom to measure different items with nonstandard units. This will allow them to practice measuring with the same units, as well as estimating with the most efficient tool.
No Interest If Paid in Full: How Much Do I Owe?
Students will write a linear equation from a real-world situation, identify the components of the equation, and interpret their meanings in the problem’s context.
Students working on task
Which One Doesn't Belong? Proportional vs Non-Proportional Relationships
Students will make connections as they examine proportional and non-proportional relationships represented in functions including tables, equations, graphs, and verbal descriptions and think critically to determine which one does not belong in a set and why.
Outside observers watching students working
Telling Time to the Minute
The lesson requires students to match times to the nearest five-minute interval using an analog clock, digital clock, and time written in words. Students will sing a song, show and write the time to the nearest minute, and tell time using analog watches.
Can We Get There?
Students will calculate the rate of change and y-intercept from a real-world problem represented in a graph, a table, and/or an equation. They will then display and present their findings to the class.
Students working in their group
Shop 'til You Drop
Students will identify the value of coins and determine the total value of a group of coins to select items to purchase from a given list.
Students working in group
Balancing Act
Given a prompt, students will solve a multi-step equation using concrete and/or pictorial models.
Teacher Posing the Task
Breakout with Linear Relationships
Through a collaborative breakout station format, students will access prior knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of the relationships of slope through proportional relationships represented by unit rate and linear non-proportional relationships. A variety of representations will be practiced through scenarios, tables, graphs, and equations.
Mi Queso Es Su Queso
Students will work collaboratively and individually to apply their knowledge of place value and base 10 blocks to solve the traditional algorithm.
Teacher Introducing Lesson
Composing and Decomposing 3- and 4-Digit Numbers
Using hands-on and interactive activities, students will use concrete and abstract models to compose, decompose, solve, and justify solutions to problems involving three- and four-digit numbers.
Ravaged Robot
Students will learn the concept of area by building a robot using manipulatives and transferring the representation onto grid paper. Then, students will determine the area of each designated body part on their think sheet.
Students working on the project
Shapin’ Up Our Conversation!
In this lesson, students will classify and sort two-dimensional shapes based on given attributes using mathematical language in more than one way. They will view their peers’ sorting of shapes based on attributes and provide feedback to peers.