Effective Math Lessons

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

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 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

Sixth Grade Geometry 8 - Surface Area Using Nets Powerpoint Lesson it is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line or individually. It teaches students how to make nets of the following solids: cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, tetrahedron, square pyramid, and rectangular pyramid. Students then learn to use those nets to find the surface area of each solid. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best resul

Sixth Grade Geometry 7 - 3D Figures (Solids) and Their Nets Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line or individually. It teaches students how to identify the following solids: cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, tetrahedron, square pyramid, and rectangular pyramid. In addition, students learn to identify the nets of each one of these solids. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best r

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 Number Literacy & Place Value 2 - 10-20 - 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 value of each place value in 2 digit numbers through 20. Students are introduced to the word, and various ways to represent the number: cubes, place value chart, ten-frame, pictures, and of course the standard form. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching base

Sixth Grade Fractions 2 - Least Common Multiple and Least Common Denominator - 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. This lesson teaches students how to find the least common multiple and the least common denominator from a group of fractions. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and

Sixth Grade Ratios 5 - Solving Proportion 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 teaches students what a proportion is and how to use cross multiplication and the box method to solve proportion problems. 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 in

Sixth Grade Ratios 3 - Finding Ratios - 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 what a ratio is and how to write one. Students learn the order in which they pick the numbers out of a problem to write the ratio correctly as well. Students learn how to find a missing ratio when one ratio is given. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this l

Sixth Grade Ratio 2 - Rates and Unit Rates - 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 rates to solve problems. Students learn how to find the unit rate and use that rate to comparison shop. In addition students learn how to draw and use a double number line diagram to solve rate problems. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research u

Sixth Grade Ratio 1 - Introduction to Ratios - 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 ratio is and how to write one. Students learn the order in which they pick the numbers out of a problem to write the ratio correctly as well. Students also learn to use a table of equivalent ratios and a tape diagram to help solve the ratio problems. There are 22 effe

Sixth Grade Division 6 - What to Do with the Remainders - 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 shows the students three word problems where the remainder remains the same, rounded off, turned into a fraction or into a decimal. Students can see which form of the remainder works well in different situations. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in

Sixth Grade Division 5 - Dividing by 3 Digits - 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 do long division with 3 digit divisors and using mnemonics to remember the steps of division. 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 instructi

Sixth Grade Division 4 - Strategy for Difficult 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 teaches students how to do difficult long division using a cover up strategy. Students divided 2 digit numbers into 4 or 5 digit numbers. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry e

Sixth Grade Division 3 - Dividing 4 Digits by 2 Digits - 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 do long division using mnemonics to remember the steps dividing 4 digits by 2 digits with remainders. 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

Sixth Grade Division 2 - Dividing with Zeros in the Quotient - 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 do long division with zeros in the quotients. Mnemonics are used to help the students remember the 5 steps of division. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research used in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boar