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The first race

Using the E-Example simulation, students will model multiplication facts on the number line and compare various representations. Illuminations provides all activity sheets necessary for completing the lesson. Using an online simulation program, students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

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Hopping backward on the number line

In this lesson, one of a seven-part unit from Illuminations titled “Links Away,” students generate differences using the number line model. Because this model highlights the measurement aspect of subtraction, it is a distinctly different representation... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)

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Hopping on the number line

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Do It with Dominoes,” students generate sums using the “number line” model. This model highlights the measurement aspect of addition and is a distinctly different... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)

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Hopping on the number line

In this lesson, students generate products using the number line model, which highlights the measurement aspect of multiplication and is a distinctly different representation of the operation. After demonstrating how to use a number line, the teacher challenges... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Number line journeys

In this lesson, students generate products using a number line model. Students are encouraged to predict the products and to answer puzzles involving multiplication. Illuminations provides helpful handouts, a fact mastery record, and detailed instructions... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

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Setting the pace

Students continue their investigation of modeling multiplication on the number line using the Distance, Speed, and Time Simulation from NCTM. Illuminations provides activity sheets, a link to the simulation, and detailed instructions for completing the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

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Where will I land?

In this lesson, the third of a six-part Illuminations unit titled “Macaroni Math,” students find differences using the number line, a continuous model for subtraction. Students are encouraged to predict differences and to compose puzzles involving... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations