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Skills: Collaborate, use perseverance and attention to precision Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies (rounding with an explanation of "why") Make ...

Description: Use this engaging and interactive 1 hour lightly scripted lesson as a review or introduction to solving multi-step word problems.  Your 4th graders will:

• Collaborate, use perseverance and attention to precision
• Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies (rounding with an explanation of "why")
• Make sense of problems and use to solve them,
• Solve multi-step word problems with whole numbers using the 4 operations
• Determine and interpret remainders when needed
• Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity
• Complete an exit slip to help you determine next instructional steps

CCSS: 4.OA.3, MP1, MP6

Skills: Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of math and construct viable arguments Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator ...

Description: Practice using fractions with "real life" applications in this engaging 60-90 minute lesson.   Your 4th graders will:

• Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of math and construct viable arguments
• Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way
• Rename improper fractions as equivalent mixed numbers and reinforce their understanding by visually by modeling with mathematics
• Add mixed numbers with like denominators, e.g., by replacing each mixed number with an equivalent fraction, and/or by using properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction
• Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
• Complete an exit slip to help you determine next instructional steps

CCSS: 4.NF4.3, Standards of Math Practices 3, 4

Skills: Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of fractions Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Practice representing fractions and ...

Description: With so many different fraction skills to teach in 4th grade, this 60-90 minute lesson supports your students to "talk" it out, and work together to practice converting fractions to decimals.  They will:

• Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of fractions
  • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
  • Model with mathematics
• Practice representing fractions and decimals greater than 1 as an improper fraction with its equivalent mixed number (ie: rewrite  6/10 as 0.6.)
• Complete an exit slip to help you determine next instructional steps

CCSS: NF.4.6, Standards of Math Practices 3, 4

Skills: Collaborate with peers and practice visualization as well as the "language" of math Classify shapes and specifically quadrilaterals by their attributes Practice in groups/partners and ...

Description: Practice classifying quadrilaterals with your 3rd graders in this engaging, interactive and scripted 1 hour lesson.  Your students will:

• Collaborate with peers and practice visualization as well as the "language" of math
• Classify shapes and specifically quadrilaterals by their attributes
• Practice in groups/partners and then individually
• Demonstrate their understanding by completing an "exit" ticket to help you plan next instructional steps

CCSS: 3.G.A.1

Skills: Collaborate with peers and practice the "language" of math Practice fluency for multiplying and dividing within 100 using... skip counting, creating fact families and properties ...

Description: Have fun practicing the relationship between multiplication & division with this engaging, interactive and scripted 1 hour lesson.  Your 3rd graders will:

• Collaborate with peers and practice the "language" of math
• Practice fluency for multiplying and dividing within 100 using...
  • skip counting, creating fact families and properties of operations
• Demonstrate their understanding of these skills by playing a game of "Dominoes"
• Complete exit slips to provide instructional next steps

CCSS: 3.OA.7