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Mathematics — Grade 4
Goal 1, Objective 1.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Fraction/Decimal War
- This lesson plan introduces a game that will reinforce fractions and decimals. This activity is best played in groups of 3-4. You may choose to use as an activity when work is completed or as a center activity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Christine Sisco.
- Fraction funnies
- Students complete a fraction exercise in which they are given clues to find the answer to a joke, and then make up their own "Fraction Funny" sheet using their own jokes (riddles) and clues.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Alisan Royster.
- Estimating rational numbers
- Students round fractions and mixed numbers to their closest whole number by first changing the rational numbers into decimal numbers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Doreen Castelloe.
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- Virtual pattern blocks
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use virtual fractions to problem-solve and reason with fractions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Super Bowl scavenger hunt
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students bring home an activity sheet designed to have families examine some enjoyable (and, sometimes, obscure) questions using mathematics during the Super Bowl game. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Pattern block fractions
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students focus on the identification of fractional parts of a region and record them in standard form. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Parts of a square
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate the ways shapes can be divided into equal pieces with one or two cuts. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Parent-Child
- Students participate in activities in which they focus on the role of numbers and language in the real-world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- More fun with fraction strips
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students work with fraction strips to compare and order fractions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Making your own product game
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review strategies for playing the Product Game. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Making and investigating fraction strips
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students make and use a set of fraction strips to represent the length model, discover fraction relationships, and work with equivalent fractions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Making a Mini-quilt
- Students create a quilt using three transformations (reflection, rotation, and translation) and then investigate the ways shapes can be colored to show “one-half” and “one-fourth.” (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and 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
- Investigating fraction relationships with relationship rods
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use relationship rods, which are wooden or plastic rods in ten different colors, to explore fraction relationships. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Investigating equivalent fractions with relationship rods
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate the length model by working with relationship rods to find equivalent fractions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Fun with fractions: Looking back and moving forward
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use a fraction applet to construct various fractions when given the fraction in standard form. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Fun with fractions set model: Looking back and moving forward
- This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, gives students another opportunity to explore fractions using the set model. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- The factor game
- In this Illuminations lesson, students play the Factor Game, which engages students in a friendly contest where strategies involve distinguishing between numbers with many factors and numbers with few factors. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 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
- Expanding our pattern block fraction repertoire
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students expand the number of fractions they can represent with pattern blocks by increasing the whole. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics