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These activities bring your students gently into the world of improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Multiplication Math Art: Patterns in the Unit's Place invites students to explore the repeating patterns found in the unit's digits of multiplication facts. Creating artistic designs to show these numerical patterns help students focus on details found in the multiplication tables. The PDF includes: Colorful Front and Back Covers with examplesTeacher TipsSix Page Answer KeyTen Page Student BookletTerms of UseThese math art activities go with these choral counting slideshows.

Tired of students struggling with word problems? Try a totally new approach. Have students 'reverse engineer' word problems - by writing them!! Connecting Words with Addition and Subtraction has: 28 pagesComplete answer KeyFun illustrations to captivate studentsStep by step instructions to lead students from a picture to a number sentence and finally to a simple story problem.32 chances to write word problems on eight double sided pages. Each page has a theme such as shells on a beach, bees in

Students who can multiply fractions are ready to take A Fresh Look at Equivalent Fractions. This series of straightforward activities based on the multiplicative identity property of one helps students discover the fundamental structure at the heart of equivalent fractions and grasp why the process of reducing fractions to their simplest form requires the search for common factors.

Using a number line for the first time can be difficult for young students. Help your students: start on zero every timecount up and count back downmake sense of using a number lineThis Make a Bee Line video shows how to put it together. Use with Bee Line Counting Activities.

Walk your students step by step through the process of placing unit fractions on the number line and then checking to see which one is larger. Students need a lot of practice in order to become familiar with the process of placing fractions on the number line. With practice over time, this activity will help them see that unit fractions with larger denominators are actually smaller than those with smaller denominators. After all, one-tenth is smaller than one-half! Please let me know what you

In some words the prefix de- means 'down.' Help your students remember that the denominator is 'down' below. Connect the meaning of de- with vocabulary such as descent, decline, and decrease. Learning classical roots helps your students understand the concepts connected with the vocabulary.

Dive into the fantastic patterns that can be found behind the square numbers. Increase your students' number sense and sense of wonder! This PDF includes: Ten pages of information for teachersFive pages that can be printed as handouts or postersLinks to resources Answer Key25 pages to share with students (including some easier/challenging versions of the same pages)Student GlossaryYour students will explore amazing numerical relationships AND get tons of math practice along the way. These acti

This poster can be printed big or small - or used as a student handout.

Use as a mini poster or handout to help your students cross multiply. First, have your students learn to use cross multiplication, then have them use cross multiplication to learn!

EQUI in words such as 'equation' means equal. In math 'equal' has a specific meaning. Help your students connect 'equation' with other words such as: equality, inequality, unequal, equilateral and equivalent.

This small but mighty poster shows your students how to define numerators and denominators in terms of unit fractions. There is a visual explanation as well. This mini poster goes with Colorful Collections: A Mindful Exploration of Proper Fractions which will be offered as a free pdf download from UnCommon-Core.com starting next week!

Teaching academic vocabulary in math class can boost your students' understanding immediately. Students might know that the term 'quotient' refers to the answer in a division problem. However, once they study the history of the word, the Latin root, and other words that are related to that root, your students will have a much better understanding of what it means to find the 'quotient.' They will also have a better understanding of division as repeated subtraction. The quotient literally tells u

NOM in words like de nominator means 'name.' A de nominator names a fraction. Help your students connect vocabulary like denominator with other words in which NOM means 'name' such as: nominal, nomination, nom de plume, and nominate. Learning classical roots will help your students understand the concepts represented by academic vocabulary words.

This fun little Bee activity gives young students practice with starting on zero before they count. The pages in this book can be stapled together to make a cute Bee Line Counting booklet. Use the activities with the Bee Number Line Art Activity if your students would like to make that number line first.

NUM in words like 'numerator' means number. The numerator tallies the number of equal pieces described in the fraction. Help your students connect 'numerator' with other words that have NUM meaning number such as: numeral, numerous, innumerable, and numeracy. Learning the classical roots behind academic vocabulary helps students understand the concepts represented.

Finding and comparing unit fractions on the number line is a very important mathematical skill.

Placing unit fractions on the number line is an important mathematical skill.

Learning to substitute one number of another can be difficult for math students of all ages. Here is a fun game that can take minutes or hours, a couple people, or an entire class. Enjoy.

Let your students explore math using unit fractions.