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Introduce the idea of equivalent fractions with this guided exploration using pattern blocks. Students are asked to explore, construct meaning, and generalize to novel situations about equivalent fractions.

Practice computation and fluency with operations using decimals (including addition and multiplication) as students calculate the timecards for several different office employees. Students also practice elapsed time. **Tiered and Differentiated** Least complex: Dwight Average complexity: Pam & Jim Most complex: Kevin

This problem -- about Princess Pufferfish's castle -- explores area of irregular shapes using a grid. Students break the larger shape apart into familiar rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. The formulas are also given at the top for students that are generalizing to these. This fits in well with the Everyday Math - 4th grade - curriculum.

Students can fill out this 'passport' to show how many of the penguin-themed multiplication review pages they have completed. Quick review with problem solving before an assessment.

In this applied practice of computational skills, students pretend they have recently won $1,000 and will donate much of it to children at a local homeless children. Students select toys for purchase, tally their budget using a graphic organizer, and have fun! Includes the graphic organizer and two pages of sample items for students to purchase.

Students can complete this "Totally 10" differentiated extension when they have finished other classwork. Students earn 1 point for each of the easier/lower cognitive level problems, with harder/higher level thinking problems earning them more points. Students may complete whatever problems they wish to earn 10 points. You may want to encourage higher students to earn more points. (Some struggling students may be asked to complete only 6 - 8 points, depending on their readiness level.)