Effective Math Lessons

5th Grade Parentheses, Brackets and Braces teaches students what these are and how to use and read them in numerical expressions and then how to evaluate them. This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. For instructions on how t

Fifth Grade Exponents 2 - Scientific Notation - It teaches students how to write and read large numbers and decimal numbers using the powers of ten. Patterns of the number of zeros of the product are connected to the exponent are identified. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. A 20 question Assessment Easel goes with this lesson to check the student understanding of the lesson. Students see their mistakes immediately and the assessment is

Fifth Grade Exponents 1 - Introduction teaches students how to read, write and understand exponents. They also learn how to find the value of a number that has an exponent. This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. A 20 question Easel Assessment comes with this powerpoint. Students see their mistakes

First Grade Addition 2 - Missing Addends is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line or individually. It teaches students how to find the missing addend in an addition number sentence. Students are given a step-by-step procedure on how they can solve any missing addend problem in first grade. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Inc

Fifth Grade Coordinate Geometry and Ordered Pairs - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to identify ordered pairs and how to plot ordered pairs. Students learn the following terms: grid, coordinate grid, x axis, y axis, coordinates, and ordered pair. There are 22 effective teaching strategies in this lesson. For best results, students should have white b

Fifth Grade Prime Factorization - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to factor products into prime numbers using factor trees. The words product, factor, and prime are defined. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this

Fifth Grade Algebra 1 - Variables and Expressions - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students what a variable is and how to use them in expressions. Students also learn how to simplify expressions, use parentheses, and evaluate simple expressions. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards

Fourth Grade Problem Solving - Write a Number Sentence - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to solve a problem by writing a number sentence. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson base on research. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this powerpoint lesson are the following: titl

Fourth Grade Problem Solving - Multiple-Step - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to solve problems when there is more than one operation required to solve the problem. Students are also taught how to write equations (number sentences) to use as a method to solve the problem. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson base on research

Fourth Grade Problem Solving - Find a Pattern - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to find a pattern with numbers or shapes that follow a given rule. They identify features of the pattern and are therefore able to solve the problem. The four steps of problem solving are followed: Analyze the problem, decide how you're going to solve the problem, solve t

Fourth Grade Number Patterns - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to examine a group of numbers (input) and find the rule that made them change to new numbers (output). Students can then generate new output numbers based on the rule they discovered. Rules and patterns are introduced in all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and divisi

Fourth and Fifth Grade Prime Numbers - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students what the prime numbers are from 1 to 100 using Eratosthenes' Sieve. The concepts of factors, prime, and composite numbers are explained. Students will be able to identify all numbers from 1 to 100 if they are composite, prime or neither. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used

Fourth and Fifth Grade Factors, Primes and Composites - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students the difference and meaning of factors, primes and composite numbers. In addition, it teaches students how to find the factors of a number. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson based on research. For best results, students should have white

Fourth Grade Addition 1 - Properties - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students about the three different properties of addition: commutative, associative, and the identity property. Students learn to use these three properties to solve problems. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson base on research. For best results, students should ha

Fourth Grade Addition and Subtraction 2 - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It teaches students how to write the inverse operation of addition and how to write fact families. The concept of inverse operation is explained and modeled. Students learn the definition of addend and sum. They use the inverse operation to find missing addends in number sentences. There are 22

Third Grade Division 2 - Using the Inverse Operation with Division - This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. It reviews the concept of division with a conceptual model, how to label a division problem, how to read a division problem, and how to use the inverse operation of multiplication to solve division problems and check division problems. There are 22 strategies of effective te

Third Grade Distributive Property teaches how to use this property to solve problems, especially how to break down multiplication facts. This is perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this powerpoint lesson are