Fun activity for fourth grade! Kids love to think of real life solutions. Who knows? Maybe they COULD design a real garden for the school! Advanced students could ponder the logistics of HOW to actually make this happen and students needing additional assistance could work in small groups or with the teacher.
Common core math 5.MD.4 I like that this allows students to ponder different questions, think through different ideas on how to calculate it, and in the process, learn about volume. Students who need an extra challenge could determine how many peas would fill their homes, or how many to fill the school. Students needing extra assistance can be paired with students who are stronger in math, and/or work with the teacher in small groups.
CCS: 6.EE.2
What I love about this game is that it explains the magc trick. Once you ahve them follow the instructions and they all get the answer that you told them they would get them hooked. Everyone always wants to know how you did that, and by explaining the steps you can introduce them to variables in a fun and captivating way.
CCS: 5.NBT.3
Really fun game where kids have to think about and follow the rules of the game, review how to add decimals, and then think logically about how to win the game. Really fun and competitive way to work on decimals.
CCS: 3.OA.1
This activity is really neat because it can be used for all grade levels. All you need to do is vary the questions. You can also easily see who may need help in the area you are working on.
CCS: 1:G:1,2,& 3
What is funner than having the kids see the shapes they are learning about in their everyday enviornment. You can teach them about graphing, and also making educated guesses as well. Also helps get teh kids active in their own learning.
CCS: 3.NF.1
Really fun and active way to make learnin fun. By allowing them to shoot paper wods into the trash can, chart the makes and misses, and then compute the data into fractions, we can get them interested and engaged in a topic that can be intimidating to some kids.