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Elementary Math
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Kindergarten

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Shape Sequences
Use the Autoshapes feature of Word for creating shape patterns for students to complete, either by drawing with pencil or by copying, pasting, and changing color, size, or orientation within the file.  Click here to view an example.

Use with Math Investigations Making Shapes and Building Blocks Unit
This Pattern Blocks Design Tool allows students to work from home with the same pattern blocks used in school. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/patchtool/patchtool.asp

1st Grade

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Geometry Walk
Take digital photos of geometric shapes in real life.   In Publisher, Word, or an imaging program, use the line tool to emphasize the shape.  Click here to view an example.

Interactive Clock
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock/clockres.html
Use as a demonstration lesson or have students practice making clock hands move in hour, minute, or 30/10/5 minute increments.

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math Activity (Number)
This Expression Pan Balance activity allows students to "weigh" different expressions for the same number and to investigate equivalence. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=26

Use with Math Investigations Building Number Sense Unit
This Five Frame activity allows students to practice counting and adding with four different games. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=74

Use with Math Investigations Building Number Sense Unit
This Ten Frame activity allows students to practice counting and adding with four different games. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=75

Use with Math Investigations Quilt Squares and Block Towns Unit
This Pattern Blocks Design Tool allows students to work from home with the same pattern blocks used in school. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/patchtool/patchtool.asp

Tooth Tally Project
http://wilburnes.wcpss.net/tooth.htm
Use the data collected in your classroom and from your group in as many Tooth Tally activities as you care to fit into your curriculum. Here is an example of how students used Excel to collect the data and chart the results from the project. After the project, use the excel worksheet to answer these questions. (Thanks to Mrs. Till's 1st Grade class.)

 

On-line Activities for Various Math Topics

Go here for a list of sites for interactive mathematical reasoning experiences .

2nd Grade

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Jellybean Tally
Use a simple Excel data collection template to display color categories as a bar graph.  Click here to view an example.

Any Graph with Your Data
Use the templates at this site to generate line, bar, circle/pie, or area graphs.   Students must choose the style appropriate to the purpose and supply data, labels for axes, and a title.  Graphs can be saved and printed. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp   (Click here to view a simple graph made and saved from this site.)

Tangram
http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tangram.html
The pieces of this on-line tangram can be moved, rotated, and flipped (parallelogram) to match designs you provide.

Pumpkin Prediction
Use a simple Excel data collection template to compare how many seeds students individually or in groups expect to find in a pumpkin and how many they actually find.  Click here to view an example.

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math
This Bar Grapher activity allows students to create customized bar graphs.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=63

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math Activity (Number)
This Expression Pan Balance activity allows students to "weigh" different expressions for the same number and to investigate equivalence. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=26

Use with Math Investigations Shapes, Halves, and Symmetry Unit
Use this Shape Tool to draw, color, combine, paste, slice, rotate, expand, and contract using the standard pattern blocks. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/shapetool/shapetool.asp

 

On-line Activities for Various Math Topics

Go here for a list of sites for interactive mathematical reasoning experiences .

3rd Grade

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3-D Shapes
Use the Autoshapes feature of Word for creating geometric shapes and then the 3-D tool on the Drawing Toolbar to view the solids from different perspectives.  Label.  Click here to view an example.

Skittles Challenge
Jennifer Wagner does an online collaborative project with candy every year - this year they did the Skittles Challenge, and they do similar things with Starburst candies, Oreo cookies, etc. Participating classes/schools count, graph, organize and record their data of the numbers & percentages of colored candies (then they eat the supplies, of course!). Her Skittles website is at: http://www.crossroadsschool.org/skittles.htm

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math
This Bar Grapher activity allows students to create customized bar graphs.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=63

Use with Math Investigations Exploring Solids and Boxes Unit
This Cubes activity allows students to determine the volume of a box by manipulating rows and layers of unit cubes.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=6

Use with Math Investigations Fair Shares Unit
This Equivalent Fractions activity allows students to create fractions by dividing and shading shapes, and then comparing them.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=80

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math Activity (Number) and with the FOSS Measurement Unit
This Expression Pan Balance activity allows students to "weigh" different expressions for the same number and to investigate equivalence. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=26

Use with Math Investigations Things That Come in Groups Unit
This Factorize activity allows students to practice factorization of given numbers and to build arrays to represent the factors.  Compare to the Arranging Chairs activity. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=64

Use with Math Investigations Things That Come in Groups Unit
This Product Game exercises students' skill with factors and multiples.. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=29#pg

Use with Math Investigations Fair Share Unit
This Fraction Game allows one or two students to study the relationships among fractions. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/fraction/fraction.asp

Use with Math Investigations Exploring Solids and Boxes Unit
Use this Geometric Solids Tool to explore the vocabulary of faces, edges, and corners. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=70

 

On-line Activities for Various Math Topics

Go here for a list of sites for interactive mathematical reasoning experiences .

 

4th Grade

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Stacks o' Cubes
Use the Autoshapes feature of Publisher to create a cube.  Students can copy and paste to align and stack them, using the Arrange menu, and then figure out the total number of cubes including hidden ones.  Click here to view an example.

Santa's Elves
Have your students play the role of Santa's elves as they use an Excel spreadsheet to tally up the cost of item on their holiday shopping list. You can find details here:
http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/coulter/portfolio/subject_specific/spreadsheet/ss1.htm

Use with Math Investigations Supplementary Probability Unit
This Adjustable Spinner activity allows students to create spinners and examine the outcome of specified number of spins.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=79

Use with Math Investigations Shape of the Data Unit or for FOSS Structures of Life
This Bar Grapher activity allows students to create customized bar graphs.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=63

Use with Math Investigations Different Shapes, Equal Pieces Unit
This Equivalent Fractions activity allows students to create fractions by dividing and shading shapes, and then comparing them.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=80

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math Activity (Number)
This Expression Pan Balance activity allows students to "weigh" different expressions for the same number and to investigate equivalence. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=10

Use with Math Investigations Arrays and Shares Unit
This Factorize activity allows students to practice factorization of given numbers and to build arrays to represent the factors.  Compare to the Arranging Chairs activity. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=64

Use with Math Investigations Arrays and Shares Unit
This Product Game exercises students' skill with factors and multiples.. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=29#pg

Use with Math Investigations Different Shapes, Equal Pieces Unit
This Fraction Game allows one or two students to study the relationships among fractions. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/fraction/fraction.asp

Use with Math Investigations Seeing Solids and Silhouettes Unit
Use this Geometric Solids Tool to manipulate the components of 3-D figures and to strengthen visualization skills. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=70

 

On-line Activities for Various Math Topics

Go here for a list of sites for interactive mathematical reasoning experiences .

 

Use with Math Investigations Seeing Solids and Silhouettes Unit
Use this Isometric Drawing Tool to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper. Draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 3D or 2D. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/isometric/isometric.asp#ft

 

5th Grade

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Percentage Pie
Use Excel to record simple survey results and display as a pie chart or circle graph.  This meshes with the Math Investigations concept of fraction/percentage/clock/circle graph relationships.  Click here to view an example.

 

Percent Patterns
Replicate the Math Investigations activity of coloring in a certain percentage of a 100's chart, but use a 10 x 10 array made in MS Excel.  Fill cells with colors and label. Click here to view an example.

 

Picture This!
Select clip art from MS Word (or other source) to illustrate several attributes.   Label with fractions and/or percentages.  Click here to view an example.

 

The Big Race
This lesson is a different version of the 5th Grade "Trips" activity in Math Investigations.  It has the advantage that students can use it on home computers, and it's easier to understand visually.  Worksheeps can be printed out.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/3-5/runners1/index.html#hand 

 

Use with Math Investigations Between Never and Always Unit
This Adjustable Spinner activity allows students to create spinners and examine the outcome of specified number of spins.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=79

 

Use with Math Investigations Data: Kids, Cats, and Ads or Between Never and Always Units
This Bar Grapher activity allows students to create customized bar graphs.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=63

 

Use with Math Investigations Name that Portion Unit
This Circle Grapher activity allows students to create customized circle graphs.  http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=60

 

Use for Math Investigations 10-Minute Math Activity (Number)
This Expression Pan Balance activity allows students to "weigh" different expressions for the same number and to investigate equivalence. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=10

 

Use with Math Investigations Mathematical Thinking at Gr. 5 Unit
This Factorize activity allows students to practice factorization of given numbers and to build arrays to represent the factors.  Compare to the Arranging Chairs activity. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=64

 

Use with Math Investigations Mathematical Thinking at Gr. 5 Unit
This Product Game exercises students' skill with factors and multiples.. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=29#pg

 

Use with Math Investigations Mathematical Thinking at Gr. 5 Unit
In this Factor Game students can try their factoring skill against a human or the computer. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=12

 

Use with Math Investigations Name that Portion Unit
This Fraction Pie Overview is a manipulative model that allows students to explore the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percentage for denominators up to 100.. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=11

 

Use with Math Investigations Picturing Polygons Unit
Use this Geometric Solids Tool to explore the relationships between geometric and arithmetic ideas. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=70

 

Use with Math Investigations Picturing Polygons Unit
This this Shape Sorter to sort shapes according to their properties using Venn Diagrams.
 http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/shapesorter/shapesorter.asp

 

Use with Math Investigations Picturing Polygons Unit
Use this Shape Tool to draw, color, combine, paste, slice, rotate, expand, and contract using the standard pattern blocks. http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/shapetool/shapetool.asp

 

On-line Activities for Various Math Topics

Go here for a list of sites for interactive mathematical reasoning experiences .

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