LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, model, and compute with non-negative rational numbers.

Objective 1.01

Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.01 through 99,999.

  • Connect model, number word, and number using a variety of representations.
  • Build understanding of place value (hundredths through ten thousands).
  • Compare and order rational numbers.
  • Make estimates of rational numbers in appropriate situations.

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Resources on the web

Looking for calculator patterns
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use a Web-based calculator to create and compare counting patterns using the constant function feature of the calculator. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Investigating fractions with pattern blocks
This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, promotes problem-solving and reasoning with fractions as students investigate the relationships between various parts and wholes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Hopping on the number line
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate products using the number line model. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Finding multiplication patterns
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students explore commutative properties, examine patterns when one factor is 6, and record known facts. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Exploring the value of the whole
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students consider the size or value of the same fraction when different “wholes” are compared. This lesson promotes problem-solving and reasoning as the students compare similar fractions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Every breath you take
This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, focuses on problem solving, reasoning, and communication skills. This lesson enables students to see connections among various mathematical concepts and principles in the real world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Collecting the rays
In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore how variations in solar collectors affect the energy absorbed. They make rectangular prisms that have the same volume but different linear dimensions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The clucking chicken
In this lesson, students choose meals from a sample menu, construct a box plot and use the data to find the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Clipping coupons
Students calculate savings for different products when using coupons. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Mathematics and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
Changes in change
Students visit a website that gives them practice in counting money. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
A brownie bake
This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, focuses on student organization, preparation, and presentation of some simple foods as a way to apply various mathematical concepts, with problem-solving techniques being a central theme. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics