Effective Math Lessons

4th, 5th, 6th Grade Measurement Celsius Temperature teaches students how to read and understand how to use the Celsius thermometer. 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. Students review common temperatures in real life situations. They also use charts to solve temperature problems. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best resu

4th, 5th, 6th Grade Measurement - Fahrenheit Temperature teaches students how to read and understand how to use the Fahrenheit thermometer. 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. Students review common temperatures in real life situations. They also use charts to solve temperature problems. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For

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 Rounding Decimals - 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 use two different methods on how to round decimals: clothesline ( number line) and poem ( rules) approach. Students will round to the one's, tenth's, and hundredth's place. There are 22 effective teaching strategies used in this lesson. For best results, student should have white boards

Third and Fourth Grade Multiplication Facts 1 and 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 or reviews the basic multiplication facts up to 10 to students. Students find patterns, use rhymes, stories and relate the facts to what they already know. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. Make sure you download 3rd/4th Grade M

Second Grade Addition 1 - Adding 3 Digit Numbers with No Regrouping teaches students how to add a three digit number with two and three digit numbers without regrouping. 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. Models of blocks of ones, tens and hundreds are used to teach the conceptual understanding behind the problem. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research

Fifth Grade Geometry 5 - Volume Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line, or individually. It teaches students how to use the unit cube to find volume. Then the lesson teaches students how to use the formula length x width x height = volume and how to apply the formula to find the answer. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase marke

Fifth Grade Geometry 4 - Classifying Solids Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line, or individually. It teaches students 8 different types of polyhedron prisms and their characteristics: triangular prism, cube, rectangular prism, pentagonal prism, pentagonal prism, hexagonal prism, octagonal prism and decagonal prism. Next the lesson teaches students 4 different types of polyhedron pyramids and their characteristics: triangular pyramid, sq

Fifth Grade Geometry 3 - Classifying Quadrilaterals Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line, or individually. It teaches students 5 different types of quadrilaterals: parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid. The lesson also teaches students how the quadrilateral family is related so that students can see how one type may fit under several categories. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this l

Fifth Grade Geometry 2 - Classifying Triangles teaches students 3 different types of triangles based on sides: equilateral, isosceles, and scalene. 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. The lesson also teaches students 3 different types of triangles based on angles: obtuse, acute and right. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For b

Fifth Grade Geometry 1 - Classifying Polygons Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line or individually. It teaches students how to use the properties of polygons to classify them into groups. Students learn to identify polygons according to the number of sides they have. They also learn to identify which polygons are regular and which are not regular. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For

First Grade Measurement - 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 order three objects by length, compare the lengths of two objects by using a third object, and express the length of an object as a whole number of length units. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have

First Grade Addition and Subtraction 1 - Beginning Fact Families - 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 match a related addition and subtraction sentence using a cowboy round-up theme. They are also taught how to write the related fact. The final word problem introduces the fact family. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in

First Grade Addition 3 - Adding 3 Whole 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 how to use their knowledge of adding numbers to make a ten to add 3 whole numbers. A review of their ten combinations takes place before the lesson. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should

First Grade Thanksgiving Add & Subtract Word Problems - 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 presents addition and subtraction word problems that are all related to the Common Core 1st Grade Standards using the Thanksgiving theme. In addition, answers are given with strategies on how the problems can be solved. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in

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

First and Second Grade Even and Odd 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 how to identify whether a number is even or odd. A variety of visuals is presented to help the students learn the concept such as block pattern, hundred chart, dividing a number in half, making partners of a number, and a poem. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based

First Grade Addition 1 - Adding Tens and Multiples of Tens is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line or individually. It teaches students four different ways on how they can add tens and multiples of tens: by counting on, by using base ten blocks, by using the 100 chart and by using basic addition rules. 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 m

First Grade Place Value 6 - 20-100 Comparing 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 how to use the greater than, less than and equals symbol and how to know when a number is larger or smaller compared to another number. Three numbers are also compared together. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For be

First Grade Number Literacy & Place Value 5 - 100-120 - 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 read, write, and understand place value from 100 to 120. Students learn to match numbers with words, cubes and how to place numbers on place value mats. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best resul