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Capture That Fraction | Education.com - 1 views

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Grade 4 Fractions 4.NF.2

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  By carefully choosing the cards that go into a deck you could differentiate this game for high/low skill with fractions. Additionally you could make one deck of numerators and another deck of denominators.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By carefully choosing the cards that go into a deck you could differentiate this game for high/low skill with fractions. Additionally you could make one deck of numerators and another deck of denominators.</div>
  
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William Templeton on 26 Jan 12

A good game for improving students' ability to compare fractions.

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Math Facts Dice Game - 1 views

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Grade 4 Order of Operations 4.OA.3

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  While this game doesn't have word problems itself, the skills used in the game are the same skills needed to solve multi-step word problems.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While this game doesn't have word problems itself, the skills used in the game are the same skills needed to solve multi-step word problems.</div>
  
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William Templeton on 26 Jan 12

A great game for working on operations, mental math, and/or PEMDAS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A great game for working on operations, mental math, and/or PEMDAS.</div>

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A Rapid Rounding Game | Education.com - 1 views

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grade 3 Practice Rounding

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  This could easily be adapted to round to any place value. Could also be done in the gym on a rainy day.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This could easily be adapted to round to any place value. Could also be done in the gym on a rainy day.</div>
  
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A rounding game with lots of movement.

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How Old is That Tree? | Education.com - 1 views

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Measurement Grade 3 3.MD.4

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  This lesson would be great if combined with science lessons on plants.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This lesson would be great if combined with science lessons on plants.</div>
  
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William Templeton on 26 Jan 12

This activity helps students learn to use a tape measure (same skill as a ruler) and teaches them about the age of trees. It could also include work on estimation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This activity helps students learn to use a tape measure (same skill as a ruler) and teaches them about the age of trees. It could also include work on estimation.</div>

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Make a Hawaiian Kapa Cloth - 1 views

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Grade 2 Geometry 2.G.1

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  In order to assess this activity the teacher could request that certain shapes be used and then ask the student to point them out. i.e. "Where is your hexagon?"
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In order to assess this activity the teacher could request that certain shapes be used and then ask the student to point them out. i.e. "Where is your hexagon?"</div>
  
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A creative activity that requires children to draw geometric shapes.

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Play Subtraction "War" - 1 views

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Grade 2 Subtraction 2.OA.2

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  Complete decks of cards would not be needed, you could mix all the partial decks that you have.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Complete decks of cards would not be needed, you could mix all the partial decks that you have.</div>
  
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William Templeton on 26 Jan 12

An easy to learn card game that teaches speed at subtraction with numbers 10 and less.

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Build a Castle...and Explore First Grade Geometry! - 2 views

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Grade 1 Geometry 1.G.3

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  You could also talk about the 2-D shapes that make up the parts of the 3-D shapes.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You could also talk about the 2-D shapes that make up the parts of the 3-D shapes.</div>
  
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A fun way to work with 3-D shapes.

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"Scrambled Egg" Math - 1 views

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Grade 1 Place Value 1.NBT.3 Grade K Grade 2

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  This activity could be done with a penny and a dime and the dime always means tens and the penny ones.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This activity could be done with a penny and a dime and the dime always means tens and the penny ones.</div>
  
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- William Templeton on 28 Jan 12
  
  Low level students can just craft numbers, on level students can order the numbers, high level students can also try reversing all their numbers and then reordering them or add their numbers.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Low level students can just craft numbers, on level students can order the numbers, high level students can also try reversing all their numbers and then reordering them or add their numbers.</div>
  
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A game to practice place value and greater/less than.

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Go on a Nature Hunt! - 1 views

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Grade K K.MD.2 Measurement

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  This would be a great activity to cross with a science unit. It might work better in groups because of the number of objects to manage and carry around.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This would be a great activity to cross with a science unit. It might work better in groups because of the number of objects to manage and carry around.</div>
  
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  Additionally making groups in a mindful way would allow for accommodation for children with exceptional needs.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Additionally making groups in a mindful way would allow for accommodation for children with exceptional needs.</div>
  
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Use comparative words (bigger, smaller, etc.) to complete a treasure hunt in a natural setting.

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Play the Blue Bean Counting/Addition Game - 1 views

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addition Grade K K.OA.3

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  Any two-sided object that can rolled like a die is suitable for this activity.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Any two-sided object that can rolled like a die is suitable for this activity.</div>
  
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- William Templeton on 28 Jan 12
  
  You could combined with lesson with a lesson on graphing as well by asking students to record how many times each math sentence occurs and graphing the result. Since you are essentially flipping coins you should get a nice bell curve.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You could combined with lesson with a lesson on graphing as well by asking students to record how many times each math sentence occurs and graphing the result. Since you are essentially flipping coins you should get a nice bell curve.</div>
  
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