Learning with Leonard

This activity allows student to find a missing measurement for area and volume. The word problems try to use real life examples, though some are a bit silly. Students are required to write the formulas for area or volume in the problem, insert the numbers that they have, and solve for the missing number. Specifically, it is area for parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids and volume of rectangular prisms. Once students solve the problems, they have a cute shape humor picture to color.

Students review the different algebraic properties: both addition and multiplication. Instead of writing, students color in the boxes. This gives them a different visual for each property. Properties reviewed: Associative, Commutative, Distributive, Identity, and Inverse (as well as none)

In my class, instead of calling them task cards, we call it a Walkabout because I hang them up and we walkabout the classroom solving the problems. These task cards include converting from improper fractions to mixed numbers or converting from mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Students take real times, distances, or scores from the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and determine the gold, silver, and bronze medal winners. I wanted students to get an idea of when, in the real world, we would need to put decimals in order.

This foldable is to help students realize the similarities between decimals, fractions, and percents before learning how to convert between the three. Included are definitions, examples, and models of fractions, decimals, and percents, as well as when students might encounter fractions, decimals, and percents in real life. The examples are equivalent representations. The models help show the students how the 3 representations are really the same.

Students practice converting fractions, decimals, and percents as well as modeling them. Benchmark fractions: 1/2, 3/4, 1/10, 1/5, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3. No model for 1/3

Students will create a stem and leaf plot, but cutting and gluing numbers instead of writing. Sometimes, cutting and gluing makes the kids more focused. Students also have to find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data.

Students show different decimals by shading the unit squares. They also practice transforming from number to word form. This is good modeling practice for decimals.

Students will draw and color counters to represent integers. This activity is especially helpful to visual learners.

Students get to practice making rectangular prisms using blocks. They have to answer questions about the dimensions and draw the prism.

Graphic Organizer with places for : Equivalent Fractions; Simplifying Fractions; Mixed Numbers; Improper Fractions I created this because I wanted my students to have one place to find these vocabulary words. A one-stop shop for vocab. Feel free to use your own definitions. There is also a place for showing models of equivalent, mixed numbers, and improper fractions.

This activity is designed for teachers to use in the class. This should be done with manipulatives. The helps students see the difference between positive and negative integers using counters. It also helps students distinguish what words imply positive numbers and what words imply negative.