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The prompt for this performance task is "You and your friend are planning a party with 3 activities. It will take 15 minutes to set everything up and 30 minutes at the end to clean everything up. Decide on your activities and how long they will take. Then solve." It is an open ended question where they can practice elapsed time with a table and number line. They have to figure out what time their party ends and how long their party lasted. It is highly engaging for students because they are deci

This is a supplemental activity to any Common Core Curriculum that teaches Mathematical Practice 3: Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the Reasoning of Others. This activity can be taught in small groups or whole group. First, the students read the problem (purposely solved incorrectly). The students have to "construct a viable argument", as stated in the standard, to prove or disprove the problem. They have to justify their answers in writing and in a picture, identify the mistake and solv

This 4-step process will help students solve word problems in math. It helps students break down the problem so it is easier to understand.

Students can use this decision map to determine the operation while solving a word problem. This has been so helpful for my students! Finally a clear, simple way to determine the operation!

Students can create an addition math story; draw a picture, write an equation and write the story in words. This supports new common core standards.