FractionswithPatternBlocks.notebook
Uploaded July 08
This interactive lesson utilizes pattern blocks in the study of fractions and should be used with the students having pattern blocks at their tables. When I used the Pattern Blocks from the Gallery they were not symetrical and did not fit together like the real pattern blocks, so I made my own.
Just in time for Valentine's Day! Very similar to the missing number lesson but with a Broken Heart or Valentine theme. Students arrange the pieces of a broken heart to complete the fact family. The last slide uses a random number generator to allow large group discussion and participation
A game of computation for upto 4 players. Four random numbers are generated and players using all 4 numbers try to state a math sentence that will give a result of 24. Excellent practice of computation skills and pattern recognition. Fun and competitive.
FractionswithMultTable.notebook
I updated the Equivalent Fractions file to include the Simplification of Fractions with the Multiplication Table. Check it out! I have found some elementary students really excited about using the Multiplication Table to help them with Equivalent Fractions.
Students arrange ten tiles numbered 0 to 9 to solve the math problems on each page. Problem solving and mental math computation come into play in this multiple page of activities from addition and subtraction to equivalent fractions. An additional page is added so you can make your own or have the students create a page with the ten tiles.
Updated July 08 - added a blank worksheet attachment so that you can make your own worksheet for additional practice for students.
The little activity uses fact families for addition/subtraction and multiplication/division interactive lesson. Can be used as a class introduction for other work with fact familiies
Here is a lesson that uses the interactive capability of Smartboard to illustrate how John Napier used the ivory bones to aid in computation.
A nice followup with the Napier's Bones activity. This illustrates the technique of Matrix Mult. Another way for obtaining the answer to a multiplication problem. Submitted 02 Jan 08
A simple lesson on rounding off to the tens place. One page teaches the concept and the second page utilizes a random number generator for students to practice what they have learned.
RollOnceRollTwice.notebook
An interactive lesson for practice with addition and subtraction. Random numbers are rolled on the dice and are added and subtracted from a starting number. The final page starts with a random 2 digit number.