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Want to help students truly understand the order of operations? If you are looking to scaffold your approach to teaching this topic this lesson is what you want to use. Students start out with simple two step expressions and work their way up to expressions with more than two steps. This lesson introduces students to the Order of Operations and includes "Step Viewer" templates, Order of Operations Checklists and worksheet practice with keys. This also includes two videos. One video shows how t

In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to practice identifying which Mathematical Practice is being used by placing 8 different scenario cards on the standard that best match up with and then through discussion deciding which scenario card belongs where. the cards will be glued on that flipbook to be used as real examples f

Are you apprehensive about implementing the new Common Core Curriculum into your classroom? Are you looking for a way to do this that will motivate and inspire your students? If this sounds like you, this is the resource for you. In this e-book you will receive: +1 Pre-test, 1 Post-test and 3 Mid-concept Quizzes all aligned to the Common Core Standards. +3 Big Investigations: "Food Color Investigation" where students manipulate and record their observations for various ratios of food coloring

Have you been looking for FUN way to help students discover how to find the volume of a rectangular prism? This is a lesson that I have used with great success in my classroom. By purchasing this lesson, you will receive: +A complete lesson plan +A foldable template of a rectangular prism +practice problems and exit ticket with solution guide If you would like to see more about this product and the lesson that I completed in class with my students, please visit my blog: http://bettamath.blog

This product will help you to liven up your in class practice and review games by giving you some new game ideas that have been used successfully in the Betta Math classroom. These games are not only engaging for the students, but are an invaluable resource for formative assessment of various skills. In this product you will be buying a 61 page document outlining 6 games that can be applied to any subject matter. Everything you need to play the games is pre-made in this document. All you have to

This is a Lesson in UBD Format that helps students understand why the triangle formula works. Students discover on their own what formulas mean and how they are used to find the area of rectangles and triangles when these figures are not drawn to scale. Includes a hands-on activity as well as keys. Video animation of the hand-on discovery activity can also be downloaded from the Betta Math Store. (Also includes a FREEBIE link to some online practice through my QUIA quiz page.)

This is an interactive flipbook that students create and can use while working with the concept of ratios. I have had a lot of success with these flipbooks because the students can visually see the concept and interact with the flipbook to truly understand the math concept. Not to mention, they are a lot of fun to create! Take a look at my blog to see how I am implementing these books in my class! http://bettamath.blogspot.com/

This video is an brief introductory to the UBD Unit entitled Order of Operations. This helps students begin to ponder why there might be a need for a set of rules when evaluating numerical expressions.

In this lesson, students will be discovering the formula for the sum of the interior angles in any given polygon. They will be investigating some shapes ranging from quadrilaterals to octagons. Students will first be given a random triangle. They will be asked to highlight and label each angle. They will then tear the angles off and realize that no matter how they fit the angles together, they will get a 180 degree angle. They will first discover the number of triangles that each shape is cut in

This Math Practices Flipbook has been adapted to be on a 2nd or 3rd grade reading and math skill level. In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to practice identifying which Mathematical Practice is being used by placing 8 different scenario cards on the standard that best match up with and then through discussion deciding

In this comprehensive e-book, you will learn some time tested Betta Math techniques to help your students become more successful at adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. All methods have been used effectively in the classroom to help my students become more proficient at handling these topics. I have included tips and examples. All student notes sheets and practice problems include keys that show you exactly how to use the methods described in this e-book. For each topic, there is

In this Betta Math Lesson, students will use mirrors to discover what it means to reflect various ordered pairs across the axes of a coordinate plane. Students will recognize patterns as they work through the student notes sheet and work with their partners. Please view the full lesson plan in the preview to see if this lesson may be something you would like to purchase. You can also view a short youtube video that shows students using this resource successfully within my own classroom. More inf

In this lesson students will learn how to plot odered pairs by learning that an ordered pair is where the x-coordinate and y-coordinate intersect. This lesson include a template for an interactive coordinate plane that students can keep in their notebooks and practice on using dry-erase markers. They will also discover how to determine which quadrant an ordered pair falls in by looking at which coordinates are negative and positive. (The best part about this lesson is that it includes an brief a

In this lesson, students will use Lego Blocks to discover the how to find the MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY (Mean, Median and Mode.) This is a great activity that helps make this sometimes abstract concept make sense to your students that are bodily-kinestetic learners. Students are able to discover and make sense of these algorithms that can be easily confused. Discovering the Measures of Central Tendency by Betta Math is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0

This Common Core Resource will help introduce your students to using the number line to represent fraction amounts. They will become familiar with the concept that all fractions fall between 0 and 1. They will also be able to identify where on the number line various fractions fall. This mini-unit will be downloaded as a zipped file and includes a short introductory video and the pdf version of the actual mini-unit. In this mini-unit you will get an introductory worksheet that has students pract

To look at this product in more detail please visit: Betta Math's Teaching Blog In this 77 page file, you will receive 4 Lesson Plans that will help your students build a superior conceptual understanding of how to divide fractions. In this lesson bundle you will get the following: Sequence of Lessons: Pre-requisite Skill: Multiplying Fractions Students will learn what is really happening when two values are being multiplied together. This will help them to understand why you multiply the n

This Math Practices Flipbook has been adapted to be on a K or 1st grade reading and math skill level. This could also be adapted for older Special Edcuation students that may have difficulty with the upper level versions due to their reading lesson or difficulty with cutting. In this Common Core Resource, students will get the opportunity to be introduced to the Common Core Mathematical Practices and be able to understand what these mean in kid-friendly language. They will also be able to pract

In this assessment bundle, you will receive a 15 Question Pre-test, three 5 question Mid-Concept Quizzes, a 15 Question Post-test all aligned with CCSS.6.RP.1-3. It also comes with a card that can be assigned to each student in order to keep track of their results on each assessment. All answer keys are included and I have attached the first few questions in the preview document so you can assess the quality of this product. I use this as a way to better help me differentiate and monitor each

This is a lesson plan that shows students how to use the concept of the "Magic One" to find equivalent fractions and then use these equivalent fractions to compare fractions. It includes a template that can be put into a clear wipe-off sheet (binder sheet protector) so students can use dry-erase markers to practice comparing fractions.

Are your students having difficulty simplifying fractions or finding common factors? This flipbook is a valuable resource that can be added to an interactive notebook or used independently as a classroom resource when students are dividing numbers or simplifying fractions. It gives them some quick and concrete ways to determine factors of big numbers. Students can easily refer to this flipbook and look at the examples on each page to determine whether or not each number is divisible by the num