Helping teachers prepare elementary students to master the common core math standards With the common core math curriculum being adopted by forty-three states, it is imperative that students learn to master those key math standards. Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades 3-5 is the only book currently available that provides activities directly correlated to the new core curriculum for math. This text assists teachers with instructing the material and allows students to practice the concepts through use of the grade-appropriate activities included.
Students learn in different ways, and Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades 3-5 acknowledges that fact through the inclusion of suggestions for variations and extensions of each concept to be used for students with different abilities and learning styles. The activities and lessons are as diverse as the students in your classroom. Inside Teaching with Common Core Math Standards With Hands-On Activities Grades 3-5, you will find:
- Clear instructions to help you cover the skills and concepts for the new math core curriculum
- Engaging activities that enforce each core math standard for your students
- Various suggestions for ways to instruct the concepts to reach the diverse learning styles of your students
- Complete coverage of mathematical calculations, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving strategies appropriate for grades 3-5
Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades 3-5 prepares students to achieve success in the important area of mathematics. As your students gain an understanding of the common core standards, they will build confidence in their ability to grasp and manipulate mathematical concepts as they move forward to the next level.
Table of Contents:
About This Book v
About the Authors vii
Acknowledgments ix
Section 1: Standards And Activities For Grade 3 1
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.1 2
Activity: Combining Groups 2
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.2 3
Activity: Breaking into Groups 3
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.3 4
Activity: It’s a Match 4
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.4 8
Activity: Equation Tic-Tac-Toe 8
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.5 10
Activity: Applying Properties 10
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.6 13
Activity: Number Scramble 13
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.7 17
Activity: Multiplication and Division Bingo 17
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.8 21
Activity: Which Equation? 21
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 3.OA.9 24
Activity: Color the Multiples 24
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 3.NBT.1 27
Activity: It’s Around 27
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 3.NBT.2 30
Activity 1: Helping Zero Find a Place 30
Activity 2: Finding Sums and Differences 31
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 3.NBT.3 34
Activity: What Does It Equal? 34
Number and Operations—Fractions: 3.NF.1 37
Activity: Making Fraction Bars 37
Number and Operations—Fractions: 3.NF.2 39
Activity: Placing Fractions on the Number Line 39
Number and Operations—Fractions: 3.NF.3 41
Activity 1: Squares and Fractions 41
Activity 2: Balancing Fractions 43
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.1 45
Activity 1: Time to Read 45
Activity 2: What Time Is It? 46
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.2 47
Activity 1: Make a Metric Monster 47
Activity 2: A Lot of Water 49
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.3 52
Activity: Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs 52
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.4 54
Activity: Hand Spans 54
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.5 57
Activity: Covering the Area 57
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.6 59
Activity 1: Measuring Areas 59
Activity 2: Measuring Areas with Appropriate Tools 60
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.7 63
Activity 1: Tiling and Finding Area 64
Activity 2: Decomposing Areas 65
Measurement and Data: 3.MD.8 67
Activity 1: Area and Finding Perimeter 67
Activity 2: Perimeter and Finding Area 68
Activity 3: Designing a Vegetable Garden 69
Geometry: 3.G.1 72
Activity: Classifying Quadrilaterals 72
Geometry: 3.G.2 75
Activity: Decomposing Figures 75
Section 2: Standards And Activities For Grade 4 81
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 4.OA.1 82
Activity: Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe 82
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 4.OA.2 84
Activity: What’s the Problem? 84
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 4.OA.3 86
Activity: Equations and Problems 86
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 4.OA.4 89
Activity: The Prime Challenge 89
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 4.OA.5 92
Activity: Number Generator 92
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.1 94
Activity: Making Models of Place Value 94
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.2 97
Activity: Expressing Numbers 97
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.3 100
Activity: Rounding Numbers 100
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.4 103
Activity: A Numbers Chain 103
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.5 106
Activity 1: Finding Errors in Multiplication 106
Activity 2: Stepping Forward with Multiplication 107
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 4.NBT.6 109
Activity 1: Demonstrating Division 109
Activity 2: Division Puzzles 110
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.1 113
Activity: Finding Equivalent Fractions 113
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.2 115
Activity: Comparing Fractions 115
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.3 118
Activity 1: Decomposing a Fraction 118
Activity 2: Mixed Number Game 119
Activity 3: Problems, Models, and Equations 120
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.4 127
Activity: Complete the Rows 128
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.5 130
Activity: Fraction Bingo 130
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.6 134
Activity 1: Matching Fractions and Decimals 134
Activity 2: Locating Decimals on a Number Line 135
Number and Operations—Fractions: 4.NF.7 139
Activity: Decimal Battle 140
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.1 142
Activity: Our Two Units of Measurement 142
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.2 144
Activity: Word Problems with Measurement 144
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.3 147
Activity: Measuring Rectangles 147
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.4 151
Activity: Pencils and Line Plots 151
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.5 154
Activity: Making an Angle 154
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.6 157
Activity 1: Measuring Angles Virtually 157
Activity 2: Angle Estimate and Measure Game 158
Measurement and Data: 4.MD.7 160
Activity: Decomposing Angles 160
Geometry: 4.G.1 164
Activity 1: Drawing Geometric Figures 164
Activity 2: Shapes and Structures 165
Geometry: 4.G.2 168
Activity: Drawing Two-Dimensional Figures 168
Geometry: 4.G.3 171
Activity 1: Line Symmetry 171
Activity 2: Classroom Line Symmetry 172
Section 3: Standards And Activities For Grade 5 173
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 5.OA.1 174
Activity: Evaluating Expressions 174
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 5.OA.2 179
Activity: The Expression Game 179
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 5.OA.3 182
Activity: Analyzing and Graphing Patterns 182
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.1 184
Activity: What’s My Number? 184
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.2 188
Activity: Charting Patterns in Powers of 10 188
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.3 190
Activity: Creating Numbers 190
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.4 193
Activity: Round the Number 193
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.5 196
Activity 1: Modeling Multiplication 196
Activity 2: Finding Errors in Multiplication 197
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.6 200
Activity 1: Piecing Together Division 200
Activity 2: Modeling Division 201
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 5.NBT.7 204
Activity 1: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction of Decimals 204
Activity 2: Modeling Multiplication and Division of Decimals 205
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.1 209
Activity 1: Adding Parts of a Whole 209
Activity 2: Finding a Match 210
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.2 214
Activity: Adding and Subtracting Fractions 214
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.3 217
Activity: Relating Fractions to Division 217
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.4 219
Activity 1: Modeling Multiplication of Fractions 220
Activity 2: Tiling Rectangles with Fractions 221
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.5 225
Activity: Scaling Numbers for Multiplication 226
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.6 228
Activity: Expanding a Recipe 228
Number and Operations—Fractions: 5.NF.7 231
Activity: Dividing Unit Fractions 231
Measurement and Data: 5.MD.1 235
Activity 1: Measurement Bingo 235
Activity 2: Measurement, Conversions, and Word Problems 236
Measurement and Data: 5.MD.2 242
Activity: Line Plots and Plant Height 242
Measurement and Data: 5.MD.3 247
Activity: Building a Rectangular Prism 247
Measurement and Data: 5.MD.4 249
Activity: Finding Volume 249
Measurement and Data: 5.MD.5 251
Activity 1: Finding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism 251
Activity 2: Using Formulas to Find the Volume of Rectangular Prisms 253
Activity 3: Packing Rectangular Prisms 254
Geometry: 5.G.1 257
Activity: Constructing a Coordinate Plane 257
Geometry: 5.G.2 260
Activity: Graphing Relationships 260
Geometry: 5.G.3 263
Activity: Naming Quadrilaterals 263
Geometry: 5.G.4 267
Activity: A Hierarchy of Two-Dimensional Figures 267
Index 271
Teaching the Common Core Math
Standards with Hands-On
Activities, Grades 3–5
