This resource is a performance task that allows students to apply their knowledge about place value and multiplication strategies to arrange digits to create multiplication problems. These problems must fall within a given product value.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity is a fun and interactive game. It will develop number sense by composing and decomposing numbers as well as building a foundation for place value skills. It can be used in whole group and small group instruction. Before this game, the students will need to know strategies for making numbers in different ways. After the students are comfortable with this game, it can be varied by playing it with breaking into three parts. Students will have the opportunity to use several of the mathematical practices. This task allows the teacher to assess students' mathematical understanding.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity can be used as an introduction to using the area model to divide large numbers. Students will complete a real-world division task that guides their thinking to use the area model.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on the division of whole numbers. This activity should be used as an exit slip to check students' understanding of how to find quotients of larger numbers using strategies based on place value.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will use the Quizizz response system to add, subtract, and multiply matrices of appropriate dimensions. Quizizz allows the teacher to conduct student-paced formative assessments- through quizzing, collaboration, peer-led discussions, and presentation of content in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the students will look at concrete representations, followed by pictorial representations of arrays. Students will write equations, using repeated addition, to determine the total number of objects in a rectangular array.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will practice generating and comparing sets of objects to determine which set has more/less or if sets are equal. Through this activity, students will build a conceptual understanding of the terms more/greater than, less/fewer, and equal.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will work in groups to create cards using templates. Each card will have a model of the fraction, mixed number, or improper fraction. After making the cards, students will answer questions during a whole-class discussion to compare fractions with different numerators and denominators using visual models or benchmarks.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will use the Quizizz response system to review multiplying matrices by scalars to produce new matrices. This Scalar Multiplication of Matrices Review Quizizz game has twenty questions to test the understanding of multiplying matrices by scalars and is intended to be used as an after activity. Quizizz allows the teacher to conduct student-paced formative assessments- through quizzing, collaboration, peer-led discussions, and presentation of content in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the teacher will introduce the game "Start-n-Stop" to help students count forward from any given number within a known sequence.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will work in groups to put fraction cards on a number line. They will need to use strategies based on fraction models and benchmarks to determine the proper placement. This can be done as a race between groups.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will use fraction cards to play a version of the card game “War.” They will compare fractions using models and benchmarks. The students will have to justify their answers in order to win the match.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this lesson, students will use the distance formula and dynamic geometry software to compute the perimeter and area of polygons. Students will use the distance formula to calculate the length of each side of the given polygon. Students will then compute the perimeter and area of each polygon. All computations will be verified using a Geogebra applet.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will graph radical functions in the coordinate plane and identify key features. Students will be sure to label the axes and scale of their graphs. Students will identify the domain and the range of each function from the graph of the function.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This is an interactive game where students will add a two-digit number and a one-digit number by rolling a number cube and adding a given number. Students will be given directions on what to do when they roll a specific number. Then, use a counter to cover the number on the gameboard.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity is a great introduction for problem-solving using addition and subtraction to solve word problems within 20.
The video uses relatable objects, a friendly robot guide, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. It includes the use of addition and subtraction strategies like counting on and how much more.
The video is engaging and offers 4 methods for adding and subtracting in a word problem. Students have the ability to add to or take from, and compare quantities to solve word problems within 20 like fewer or more than.
Students will follow along with the video using small concrete objects and illustrations to represent the word problems from the video.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will match the number cards to the correct quantities represented on a ten frame spinner. Students will count each quantity aloud while finger pointing to the colored dots on the ten frame. Students will then write the given numerals from 0 to 10 correctly next to the ten frame on their ten frame spinner page.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this Desmos activity, students will explore the special relationships between the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle and a 45-45-90 triangle. This is intended to be a before activity for a lesson on the relationships of special right triangles and their connection to trigonometry.
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This learning activity will be used to introduce matrix addition and is intended for a Before Activity. The students will watch the Matrix Addition video to learn how to add matrices with appropriate dimensions. This activity will lead to learning how to subtract and multiply matrices with appropriate dimensions.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity will be used to introduce scalar multiplication and is intended for a Before Activity. The students will watch the Scalar Multiplication video to learn how to multiply a scalar into matrices. This activity will lead to learning how to add, subtract, and multiply scalar matrices with appropriate dimensions.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will work in groups to solve a task involving a 10x10 grid. They will be asked to represent the same amount in both tenths and hundredths, making connections between equivalent fractions with 10 and 100 as the denominator.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the teacher will introduce a number path to help students rote count from any number other than 1. Number paths are used at this point because on a number path each box holds its own number. The unit being counted is easy to recognize and reinforces the one-to-one correspondence that younger students need to master.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This Google Slide Show gets students warmed-up by activating their thinking about expanding numbers in various ways. Students will then use that knowledge to solve multi-digit multiplication problems.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will be introduced to arrays in this second-grade engagement activity. As students examine real-world examples of arrays, they will use terms such as rows and columns to describe the array. In a whole group discussion, the teacher will use student observations to highlight the different attributes of arrays that make them a useful model for repeated addition.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity will be used during a lesson on Scalar Multiplication. Students will explore how to multiply a scalar into matrices in order to produce new matrices. The teacher will use the Scalar Multiplication Lesson to cover the “I Do” and “We Do” portions of the lesson.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity will be used during a lesson on using scalar multiplication with vectors. Students will explore how to perform scalar multiplication component-wise and represent scalar multiplication graphically. This activity will lead to learning how to compute the magnitude of a scalar multiple cv using ||cv|| = |c|v. The teacher will use the Scalar Multiplication of Vectors Lesson to cover the “I Do,” “We Do,” and “You Do” portions of the lesson.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity will give students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the properties of quadrilaterals. Students will match the quadrilaterals with the properties given in this fun shape matching game. This activity should be used at the end of a lesson on quadrilaterals to assess mastery of the properties of quadrilaterals.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This digital tool is a free animated video, Camp Quadrilaterals from Numberock. The video introduces students to quadrilaterals and teaches students how to classify quadrilaterals through a song with catchy lyrics describing properties of quadrilaterals.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will construct arrays when given the number of rows and columns. The students will generate an equation to match their array model. This activity is designed to fit into the explain portion of a 5E formatted lesson plan.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this interactive math activity from Math is Fun, students are able to "play" with quadrilaterals to get a better understanding of the properties associated with each type of quadrilateral. The interactive creates a visual representation of the properties that describe each type of quadrilateral (parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and kite). Students can change the angles and sides, but the attributes of the selected quadrilateral will always remain prominent allowing students to easily recognize the properties of each quadrilateral.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the teacher will use the checklist provided to assess students' mastery in rote counting from any given number other than 1.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students can graph the parent functions. They will use paper and pencil to graph the basic parent functions and list the key features of each function.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will graph functions on a piece of large graph paper as a group. The teacher will display the finished product in the classroom or hallway.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will begin thinking about the power of exponents. They are given a choice of receiving 500 coins right now or receiving one coin the first day and doubling the amount each day for a month. Students will watch a free video tutorial to guide them through why exponents are used, how to simplify the same-base number with exponents, and how to show equivalent expressions to bases containing negative exponents. The video tutorial explains exponents in a way that all students can understand. Then, the students will revisit their choices by watching another video and work problems posed to see if their choice was wise considering the power of exponents. This activity can be used as an introduction to a lesson on exponents.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Department Summit.
This second-grade learning activity extends students' understanding of arrays into problem-solving situations. This activity is designed to be in the elaborate portion of the 5E lesson plan format.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
