Eric Jayne

This quiz assesses students' ability to add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers. This goes along with CCSS 4.NBT.B.4, under using "place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic." The quiz consists of 11 questions and includes a mix of addition and subtraction problems, including 2 word problems.

I made this presentation to introduce my students to percents. I use this as part of my lecture to promote classroom discussion and for students to take notes from. The show walks students through the idea of breaking apart the word percent into per and cent, and it leads students through a look at both of those words/affixes. The goal is to get students to understand that percent means out of 100. The next few slides focus on converting both fractions and decimals into percents. They wal

Students have difficulty using protractors to measure angles. This activity is a great starting point for teaching students to use protractors because it takes away the lining up piece (where they struggle) and only requires them to correctly read the angle. Students will also practice drawing an angle using a protractor. This make a great introductory activity before having students actually use a protractor.

This file contains both of my fraction and decimal number line files. I use these as problem-solving activities during our fraction and decimal units. Students are given a strip of paper that is set up like a number line. They are asked to correctly place fractions and decimals on the number line. In the process, they need to use their knowledge of comparing, ordering, and converting (fractions and decimals). We first do the fraction activity and then I give them the same number line weeks

This activity has students using base-ten blocks to construct towers. The idea is to build the tallest tower using the least amount of blocks. The blocks are given a dollar value, and students must figure out the cost per height of their towers. This is a timed problem-solving activity. I put students in pairs and record each group's results on the board. It's fun to see the different ways students attempt to build their towers. I will record the tallest and most cost effective tower and l

I made this sheet as a review for a fractions quiz, but it could just as easily serve as the quiz itself. The sheet covers identifying fractions, simplifying fractions, finding equivalent fractions, converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions, and comparing fractions.

I made this activity as a way for my students to discover pi, or the relationship between the diameter of a circle and the circumference. In the activity, students are asked to measure various circular items using a string to find their circumference. Students compare that to the circle's diameter to discover that whatever the size of the circle, the circumference is always 3.14 times larger than the diameter. I use different circular items of all sizes found in my classroom: trash cans, cu

I made this activity to use as a problem-solving activity after I've taught the basic concepts within our fractions unit. In this activity, students are given 10 fraction cards and a strip of paper, and they are asked to correctly place the cards on the strip of paper to form a fraction number line. Students must use their knowledge of what is a fraction, comparing fractions, simplifying fractions, and equivalent fractions to correctly place each fraction. This file contains teacher direction

I made this activity to use as a problem-solving activity after I've taught the basic concepts within our decimals unit. In this activity, students are given 10 decimal cards and a strip of paper, and they are asked to correctly place the cards on the strip of paper to form a decimal number line. Students must use their knowledge of what is a decimal, comparing decimals, and equivalent decimals to correctly place each decimal. This file contains teacher directions, the student decimal cards, an

I made this sheet to assess students' understanding of place value. The different math concepts measured by this quiz include base-ten theory (10 times greater & less, etc.), place value, value, comparing numbers, and reading and writing numbers in word form, expanded form, and standard form. There are 18 questions on the quiz, and I score it out of 20 points.

I made this game to help students practice comparing fractions to see which one is greater or if they are equivalent. The game is played just like the card game war, but it uses a deck of fraction cards instead. This file includes teacher directions, student directions, and 2 sets of fractions cards that the teacher will need to prepare. I've used this activity for many years with my 5th graders, and they always enjoy playing it.

I made this PowerPoint to introduce students to polygons so that I could focus on quadrilaterals. This is 16-slide show that is intended to be a teaching tool that students can take notes from and a teacher can lead a discussion from. The slides give definitions and examples of polygons, including the different types of quadrilaterals.

I use this presentation to introduce my students to the commutative, distributive, and associative properties of operations. The lesson starts with defining the terms commute, distribute, and associate. From there it connects those definitions to the properties and gives examples of each property. The show ends with some sample problems that students are encouraged to do mentally by using the properties. You should run this file as a show, as there are custom animations in it.

This math assessment can be used as a pre and post test for fourth grade math. It can also be used to help determine appropriate math placements at the beginning oo the school year. The assessment has at least one problem for each standard in grade 4. There are 50 questions in all, which helps facilitate determining a student's overall percent correct. This document will serve as a nice addition to any existing assessments you use, as it will help provide another piece of data regarding st

In this activity, students will be planning a Halloween party for their class. They will need to "purchase" supplies for their party using a budget that you set. I set a budget that forces the students to make budget choices, i.e., I don't give them enough to buy everything they want. Students will work in partners to plan their party, making decisions based on their budget constraints. Students are also asked to perform some data analysis on the party choices. This is a good activity to do

I made this presentation to help teach divisibility rules and prime and composite numbers. The show starts with a warm-up that requires a hundred chart. Students use the chart to identify composite numbers, and in the process uncover prime numbers. The following slides guide students through a review of multiples and factors and the discovery of divisibility rules.

I made this sheet to help reinforce with my students the idea that "in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right."* The worksheet has students calculating 10 times more or 10 times less than a number for several numbers. Students are then asked to analyze their responses and record what they notice. I allowed my students to use a calculator, if they needed to, to complete the calculations because my focus was on their ob

This file contains all 9 of my fraction products bundled together. Included in the file are three possible assessments or review sheets, three slideshows, one game, and one problem-solving activity. Topics covered include identifying fractions, comparing fractions, simplifying fractions, ordering fractions, adding & subtracting fractions, and multiplying & dividing fractions. Purchasing each of these products separately would cost $17. Here are links to the individual products contained in t

I've bundled together my 3 ratios and proportions activity. Included in this download are 2 slideshows that can be used to introduce students to ratios and proportions. These shows will assist you in a classroom discussion/lecture on the topics, and they are a great resource for students to take notes from. The last file in this download is an activity requiring students to use the classroom map and its scale (i.e., 1 inch = 500 miles) to figure out the actual sizes and distances of objects o

I use this PowerPoint presentation to introduce (or in some cases review) our statistics unit. It starts off with a warm-up where students measure each other to capture some class data on height. Then the slides go through key vocabulary words, like mean, median, mode, range, outlier, data set, and cluster. Each of those slides provides a definition that students can take notes from and an example. At the end of the presentation, students are encouraged to apply these statistical measures to