Common Core
More Great Games!
Here is a site with great game links!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Another Great 4th grade fraction resource
Here is a great 4th grade fraction resource. Copy and paste to view.
Click to access 4thGradeUnit.pdf
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Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Upper Elementary Toolkits
Here are some items that belong in an upper elementary toolkit. Remember that a toolkit has 2 parts. The first part is the materials and the second part is the templates. Introduce the items as you use them. In the beginning of the year you will use many of these items in your daily routines. For example, you can use the pattern blocks during the Fraction of the Day routine.
Materials
Unifix Cubes
Fraction Squares, Circles, Bars
Pattern Blocks (for teaching fractions and geometry)
Bears (for fraction set models) (also for multiplication problems)
Base Ten Blocks
Elapsed Time Ruler –
google UEN Utah Education Network elapsed time ruler
1 inch tiles
Decimal Squares
Decimal Wheels
Templates
Unifix Cubes Paper – multiplication: groups of problems
copy links –
Click to access Unifix_211090.pdf
Fraction Squares, Circles, Bars –
copy links
Click to access fs_to_twelfths_labelled.pdf
http://www.math-drills.com/fractions/fraction_strips_color_labeled.html
http://www.worksheetfun.com/category/math-worksheetfunmenu/fraction/fraction-circles/
Fraction number line
copy link
http://www.math-drills.com/fractions/fraction_strips_color_labeled.html
Pattern Block Paper (for fractions and geometry)
copy link –
Base ten grid and Ten Thousand Grid Paper
copy link
Click to access V3%20All%20BLMs.pdf
1-inch tile Paper
copy link – http://mathlearnnc.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_4507209/File/Instructional%20Resources/G4V2BL2.pdf
Decimal Wheels
copy link
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/NSN_vol_6_Decimal_Numbers.pdf (page 65)
Geoboard paper (use for geometry and fractions)
copy link
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
***In many cases you have to copy the link and paste it into the url because it is a pdf and it won’t hyperlink.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Writing Multiplication Problems
Here is a great site to get started. Remember that in the CCSS students are suppose to solve and pose word problems! This is in most standards, whether or not your using the CCSS content.
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Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Math Fact Ideas
Here is a great packet with some great games for teaching math facts!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here is another great site for math fact fluency!
It is free! It is printable! It is also informative! Check it out!
Remember that automaticity is only one element of fact fluency! Don’t forget about flexibility and efficiency.
Happy Mathing!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here is a great site for online math fluency practice!
It is free! It is informative! It allows students to track their fluency levels!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
PS: Remember that automaticity is only one of the 3 components of fact fluency! Don’t forget flexibility and efficiency!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here is a great math workstation planning booklet!
One of the most important things about math workstations is the organization! This determines whether or not you will succeed, way before the students ever get there! Here is a great planner! It is free and printable!
Be sure to check it out and also look at my math workstation board!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here is a great decimal unit!
Here is a great decimal unit with models of decimals, the decimal hundredth grid and tons of games!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How can I charts…
I saw this “How can I chart” on Pinterest. I like the structure. I think it would be great to make a series of math anchor charts about “How can I…” such as “How can I add two digit numbers?” “How can I multiply a fraction by a whole number?” “How can I add single digit numbers quickly?”
Then, the chart lists several different ways to do it…going through the cycle of engagement: concrete ways, pictorial ways and abstract ways.
Then, you should definitely take pictures of these charts and have the students put the copies in their thinking notebooks or store the charts somewhere where they are accessible…or put them in a photo album that is labeled so students can use it as a reference when needed….or have the students copy the charts into their thinking notebooks…
The big point here is that charts should be a tool that is used throughout the year, not just for a moment!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
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