Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics

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Primary: K | 1 | 2
Elementary: 3 | 4 | 5
Middle: 6 | 7 | 8
Secondary: 9–12

About LEARN NC

Goal 1

Number and Operations - The learner will understand and compute with non-negative rational numbers.

Objective 1.02

Develop fluency in adding and subtracting non-negative rational numbers (halves, fourths, eighths; thirds, sixths, twelfths; fifths, tenths, hundredths, thousandths; mixed numbers).

Develop and analyze strategies for adding and subtracting numbers.
Estimate sums and differences.
Judge the reasonableness of solutions.

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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators/The Numbers Tell LCD: Students will be able to find the Lowest Common Denominator by using prime factors. They will then add the fractions. This method was developed for students who have problems guessing and checking.; Author: Wendi Keith; Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Domino Fractions: This is a review activity on the lesson of adding and simplifying fractions. This activity will provide a new approach to seeing a fraction and simplifying it, and the activity will allow students to set up and solve equations. This activity also works for subtraction of fractions.; Author: Angelica Young; Format: lesson plan (grades 5–6)
Everyday, Ordinary Olympics: Students will use a stopwatch to time themselves performing in various events, record data, and then compare and order decimals to determine bronze, silver and gold medal winners.; Author: Linda Hill-Wise; Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
I Have, Who Has...?: A chain drill involving teacher made cards on the skills of adding and subtracting fractions, and equivalent fractions. In this chain activity the student chosen to begin the chain will read the card aloud and then wait for the next participant to read the only card that would correctly follow the progression. Play continues until all of the cards are read and the initial student is ready to read his card for the second time.; Author: Sherry Russell; Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
M&M Madness: Students will explore fractions, decimals, percents, and circle graphs with M&M's.; Author: Donna Reble; Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Class attributes: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students create their own classroom survey or use the reproducible classroom Survey handout to study the class and describe the set (class) in fractional parts.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Communicating about mathematics using games: This e-example from Illuminations contains an interactive version of a game that can be used in the grades 3-5 classroom to support students' learning about fractions.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Eggsactly with eighteen eggs: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students continue to examine fractions as part of a set.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–8)
First rhythmic composition: Introduces students to rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation.; Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Get the Picture--Get the Story: Students explore the connections between mathematics and football.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades K–5)
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.”; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
Making your own product game: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review strategies for playing the Product Game.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–8)
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.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Parent-Child: Students participate in activities in which they focus on the role of numbers and language in the real-world.; Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)