Learning how to write equations and understand multiplicative comparisons is simply more fun when your students can simultaneously doodle. This one-of-a-kind resource from NUMBEROCK will get your students' creative juices flowing while appealing to a diverse range of learning styles (through tactile art, audio, video, and eye-catching visuals).

Designed with characters and themes from Numberock's Writing Equations Video, Number Notes connect with students in a way no other product can while helping your students improve concept retention which increases test scores.

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COMPONENTS:

1. 3 pages of Number Notes worksheets that give structure to your lesson plan while keeping your students highly engaged as they fill-out their notes, work on practice problems, and show off their mad doodling skillz!

2. The Numberock Videos that align with the Number Notes. The videos that currently align to these worksheets are available both as a download within the product as well as linked here in description:
https://numberock.com/lessons/writing-and-interpreting-expressions/

3. Colorful and easy to follow Written Instructions that go over the best practices of how to ( 1 ) use Number Notes to increase engagement, ( 2 ) discuss why Number Notes are so effective, and ( 3 ) explain the concept behind Number Notes in greater detail.

4. Answer Keys: In our answer key, all three pages of Number Notes are completed with solutions colored in to provide a sample of what your students' finished work might look like. A black and white answer key also comes attached. It focuses on the math aspect of the worksheets vs. the art aspect of the activity which is more useful if you main focus is grading the assignment.

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LEARNING GOALS:

I can understand that multiplying a number by 7 is the same as 7 times as many as the number.

I can solve word problems using multiplication or division which compare the relative sizes of things and can represent the part of the equation I don’t know yet with a symbol in place of the unknown number.

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SUGGESTED USES:

- arts integration math activity

- math practice and review activity
- guided note-taking activity
- attractive math journal insert

- deepening conceptual understanding of math concepts

- enrichment activity to follow NUMBEROCK math music videos

- teacher facilitated, whole-group activity.

- confidence-building intervention activity

- Engaging Response to Intervention (RTI) activity

- in math centers using pre-filled answer key as guide

- FSA & STAAR test-prep review activity
- PARCC & SBAC test-prep review activity

- a fun, go-to activity to give substitute teachers

- as an activity that lights up both sides of the brain

- for students to create coloring notes for reference or as an anchor chart

- instant printable lesson plan

- making math more fun

- no prep activity, just print, play and go!

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About the Product

The visual aids and geographic models in Number Notes help students to not only grasp the procedural knowledge, but also to dig deeper, shedding light on conceptual understanding.

After the students are finished the math and their doodling, notes like these make a great addition to attach to math journals. They also look terrific on bulletin boards - or perhaps even in a gold leaf frame atop the fireplace. Your students will enjoy showing off their finished versions.

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4.OA.1 Common Core Language

Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.

4.OA.2 Common Core Language

Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.