Learning Activities

In this elaborate activity, students will independently solve metric measurement word problems involving length. The students will combine the same length (10 cm.) multiple times. Students will use strategies based on place value and the properties of operation to add within 1,000. The students will use drawings or equations to explain their strategy.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this before activity, students will engage in a number talk to link strategies used with numbers within 100 to numbers within 1,000. The number talk uses numbers under 120.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

Students will use strategies based on place value to subtract in this explore activity. Students will bridge from using a concrete model to using a number line drawing when subtracting within 1,000.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This activity requires students to solve a subtraction problem within 1,000, then show their computation strategy on a number line. The activity includes a parallel task. The parallel task uses the same word problem with different number magnitudes (within 1,000, within 100, and within 25). The students will be allowed to choose the word problem with the magnitude level with which they are most comfortable.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, the students will fill in each ten frame to represent numbers 0-20 in sequential order.  This learning activity should be used after a lesson on counting from 0 to 20.

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In this learning activity, the students will watch a video about the number pairs that make up the number 5. The students will sing along with the video and perform the hand movements making number pairs for the number 5.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity students will practice decomposing numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way while using objects and drawings.

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In this activity, students will practice decomposing a number in multiple ways using pictures and recording the decomposition using pictures and numbers.

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In this activity, students will practice generating a variety of ways to decompose a number and record their decomposition using pictures, numbers, or equations to build their understanding.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will demonstrate and apply their knowledge of decomposing a number in a variety of ways and recording their decomposition using pictures, numbers, or equations.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will practice decomposing a set of 10 objects in multiple ways to gain an understanding of the various ways 10 can be composed.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will practice composing a set of 10 objects in multiple ways to gain an understanding of the various ways 10 can be composed.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will be assessed on decomposing a given number less than 10 into at least two pairs of smaller numbers and record their solutions using a number bond and number sentence.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will demonstrate their understanding of creating pairs of numbers that equal ten.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This learning activity is a teacher-led introduction to solving word problems involving situations of taking from and comparing. The read-aloud and the activity will provide opportunities to review subtraction. Also, it will provide opportunities for a rich discussion about solving story problems. The students will use different strategies including drawings, objects, and equations to learn how to solve story problems. It is helpful to share students' responses to increase understanding of solving story problems.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This learning activity will guide students through solving story problems. It will help the students unpack simple word problems with unknowns in all positions.  The students will use different strategies to solve problems. It will encourage the students to make sense of problems. This learning activity will engage the students so that they will feel confident in solving a variety of story problems.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This learning activity will provide online practice with solving word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns in all positions. The students will use strategies they learned to solve the problems presented to them in this engaging online game. This is a helpful tool to measure the students' application of skills.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this learning activity, the students will work together taking turns to add small quantities encouraging counting on rather than recounting the set from one each time. It engages the students by using the number cubes to produce numbers and collect counters.  It will help students to count and organize numbers more efficiently.

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In this activity, students will practice finding the perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear shapes that have missing lengths. This activity includes a set of 18 task cards and a recording sheet.

This learning activity will review and assess the students' understanding of counting on or counting back to find a missing number. The students will use strategies learned to count, find missing numbers, extend number sequences, and write numbers.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

Musescore is an online music library for instrumentalists. Students may search specific song titles and then choose from various options available at varying levels of difficulty. Students may also listen to a recorded example of the music selected.  Students can choose to publish a composition of their own and make it available to other students through Musescore. The activity will provide students with greater knowledge of the impact of computing as referenced through R3. of the Alabama Course of Study.

In this activity, students will use the Interactivate Cross Section Flyer Tool to discover the cross-sections that result from slicing three-dimensional figures. Students will use a graphic organizer to collect data on prisms, pyramids, and cylinders.

Cross-Section Graphic Organizer

The Illuminations tool, Product Game, is an excellent resource for students to gain a deeper understanding of factors and multiples. This tool challenges students to make offensive and defensive moves to obtain four products in a row by selecting factors ranging from one to nine. The challenge comes when one of the factors must be from your opponent’s last move. Students can either play against the computer or with a partner in their class.

GCF Venn Diagrams

Product Game Reflection

In this lesson, students will use an online spinner to explore theoretical and experimental probabilities. Students will also make predictions and support their reasoning before completing a probability experiment. Then students will design a spinner where all the sections are not uniform. To be able to compare results, the only variable changed is the size of the sections. Students will express probability results in both percent and fraction forms. Finally, students will reflect on a simulation of a given event.

What's the Chance Activity Page

In this activity, students will compute real-world problems involving the volume of rectangular prisms. Students are provided models of rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths and asked to compute how many smaller prims with a given measure are needed to pack the model. They will compute volume measurements using two different methods. Students are provided a link to an online rectangular prism calculator to check their calculations. An answer key with detailed explanations is provided for this activity.

How Much Does It Take? Student Response Page

In this activity, students will compute real-world problems with rational numbers while using a digital number line. Students are provided a sample problem to work through to become familiar with the digital number line. Since problems can be solved using multiple methods, students are asked to provide a number sentence to represent their number line model as well as the solution to the problem. Through the online digital tool, students can also share a link to their work with their teacher or classmates. This provides a great opportunity for students to investigate how to solve problems using multiple methods.

Using Number Lines to Model Real-World Problems Student Response Page

In this introductory activity, students will use two-color counters to explore adding integers. Students will also develop a working definition of the additive inverse. Using online two-color counters, students will discover algorithms for adding integers. Finally, students will develop addition integer rules based on the solutions to the mathematical sentences modeled using the two-color counters.

Adding Integers Using Two-Color Counters Student Response Page

In this activity, students will create equivalent expressions using an online tool. Students are provided two expressions and asked to find the value of the variable to make the two expressions equal. Then, students are provided an expression and a value of the variable and asked to generate a different expression equal to the original expression. Through the online digital tool, students are able to substitute values and develop strategies for creating equivalent expressions. This provides a great opportunity for students to investigate how to solve problems using multiple methods.

Balancing Act Student Response Page

Students will identify their current daily usage of digital devices through a personal log or estimation. Then, students will read an article and watch the corresponding video which describes a recent report that found the average American spends more than 12 hours a day on a digital device, not including time spent on school work. Students will discuss their opinions with a classmate. The teacher will lead students in a discussion regarding the impact of this digital consumption. Finally, students will brainstorm and discuss other activities they could do in a day if they spent less time on their devices.

Students will be introduced to five negative consequences of a poor "digital device diet." The teacher will lead students in utilizing the jigsaw literacy strategy, in which students will become members of a home group and an expert group as they research and discuss their assigned topic. The activity will culminate with students creating a presentation in the form of a research paper, poster, or slideshow to demonstrate their knowledge of the five consequences of a poor digital diet and their effect on all aspects of health. 

Students will be introduced to a five-step action plan to reduce their use of digital devices and decrease the negative consequences of a "poor digital diet." Students will analyze the relationship between all aspects of social and emotional health and describe how the use of digital devices can affect their health. Students will write and present a personal pledge to improve their "digital diet," demonstrating their command of the formal English language and presentation skills.

This resource includes a writing prompt and a rubric. The activity focuses on expository writing with a compare and contrast structure. The document includes space for students to compose their essays inside the resource. A rubric is provided to students for self-assessment.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This resource provides instruction and graphic organizers for the Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Proofreading stages of the writing process. The resource is designed to facilitate creating an expository essay. The purpose of the essay will be to compare and contrast traditional and virtual learning. Students will need to research to gather support for their proposed solutions. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will use their knowledge of internal conflict to analyze a piece of short fiction and describe how the author uses those literary devices to convey meaning as a whole.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

In this activity, students will use their knowledge of internal conflict to analyze a piece of short fiction and how the author uses those literary devices to convey meaning as a whole.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.