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January 09 Activities

Grammar Park Gr 4 - choose Plurals, verbs, prepositions and sentences <---play

Students practice grade level grammar in this abbreviated skill games

Standards:  Written and Oral Conventions 1.3

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html

Algebraic Reasoning  <---play

Identify algebraic patterns with objects.

Standards:  Algebra and Functions 2.1

http://www.mathplayground.com/algebraic_reasoning.html

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Spang Gang Workshop

Learn how to get on the program from any computer, what to do if programs don't work and how to use the program to supplement in class assignments.   Students will also free play through areas that align with current class instruction.

Voting "on" 10 min

Class discussion is initiated to explain voting on procedure and students use ballots to vote a member of their team "on" based on character traits listed on back of ballot.  Those students who are voted on enter an individual Survivor competition at the end of school year.

Rainforest Math <---click grade 4 to play

Students play with colorful test questions in this engaging review of 4th grade essential standards.

Standards: all essential math at grade 4.

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

Number Sense

The Counting Game

Currently we are practicing counting by 2's to 9's in this fast pace point collectin game!
Standards: Number Sense 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp?contentid=1502

Go-Go Carts <-- play level 3

This addresses many of K-math standards because it not only is basic counting but also involves estimating which number would be the best of 3 moves. It's adorable 2-player and it's my goal to get them to play it in the classroom and at home w/mom and dad.
Standards: Number Sense 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 3.1

Round and Round Millionaire  <---- play

Kids love the Millionaire games! In this one, students will round numbers to a million.

Standard:  Number Sense 1.3

http://www.quia.com/rr/127143.html

Number Sense 2.2

• Place Value Test
• Bitesize Quiz
• Decimal Whole Number Jeopardy
• Round and Round Millionaire

Multiplication Millionaire

Trainer adds score of how many times kids reach a million by using mental math place value to solve up to 3X2 operations using 0's. 

http://www.quia.com/rr/10206.html

Standard:  gr 4 Number Sense 3.3

Decimal and Whole Number Jeopardy <---- play

Choose point value and answer questions that involve rounding, and place value concepts to the million.

Standards:  Number Sense 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

http://www.quia.com/cb/8142.html

Area And Perimeter

Calculate the area and perimeter to earn points
Standards: Number Sense 1.1

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/poly.cgi?A1=s&A2=0&A15=2&Submit=Start+Digging%21

Diner Deduction
The teacher becomes the customer, orders dinner from a menu, while the group becomes cashiers, responsible for adding items and making change. A group member becomes the "supervisor" using a calculator to check work, and make sure the correct change is given.

Standards:  Number Sense 2.1, Math Reasoning 2.6

Place Value Mats               

Each player rolls five alternate colored dice and creates 5-digit number.  Then they say it, arrange it on place value mat, and write it.  The person with the highest number gets a star. 
Standards: Number sense 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, Math Reasoning 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

Rounding by 10's

Students are to roll two dice to create a number.  Then they must round that number to the nearest 10.  1 point for each correct on their place value mat.

Hands on Center

Matching Fractions

Students will put puzzles together that match visual fraction model to it's fraction.  1 Point is given for each correct.  BONUS:  Students rank 5 fractions from smallest to largest correctly, they can earn an extra 5 points.

Standard:  Number Sense 3.3.1

This can be practiced through website below:

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/index.html

Grocery Games

Students work at their own levels (1-3) to choose grocery objects, then add totals, and make change from $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 and $20.00. 

Standard gr 3 Number Sense 2.2.8, Algebra and Functions 2.2.1

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Compare 2-digit numbers

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=ncmenu

Standards:  Number Sense 1.1.1, 1.1.2

Place Value Demo and Quiz

Students learn and practice ranking place value

http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/3_Place_Value/

Standards Number Sense 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

E-Lab Place Value to 100,000

Students drag the number to correct place value and solve for the correct answer. -1 point per correct answer.

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr4/1.html

Standards Number Sense 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Number Top-It

Use Place Value to rank and calculate the LOWEST score.  All computer scores are tallied.

http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M2A050&activitytype=dcr

Standards Number Sense 1.2, Math Reasoning 2.2.1

Shopping Math <-- play

Students use their skills to count money and buy the correct objects with their money.

Standards: Number Sense 2.1, 2.2, Math Reasoning 1.1, 1.2

http://www.dositey.com/Development/Programs/ShoppingMoneyMath/testPage2.htm

Draggable Subtraction  <----play

Noted to be the most difficult concept for kids grades 2-5, students will have to regroup to the hundred thousand in this visual, no scratch paper game.

Standard:  Number Sense 3.1 extending to hundred thousand.

http://www.mrnussbaumgames.com/draggable/substraction.html

Draggable Multiplcation <---change 2nd digit to 2

Students perform multi-step by 2-digit multiplication in this visual, no stratch paper game.

Standard: Number Sense 3.2

http://www.mrnussbaumgames.com/draggable/multiplication.html

Divsion Number Top-It

Divide 2 by 1 digit , choose greater number

Standards:  Number Sense 3.2, 3.4

http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M5A009&activitytype=dcr

Drag Race Division <--play

Students practice basic division while they play against their friends over the internet.

Standards:  Practice division facts as prerequisite to Number Sense 3.4.

http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/drag_race/drag_race.html

Builder Ted

Students rank decimals from smallest to largest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfileshockwave/games/laddergame.html
Standards:  Gr 6 Number Sense.1.1

Cross the Swamp

Students will manipulate addition and subtraction to sum of 100 to help the frog cross the swamp.

Standards:  Number Sense 2.0, 2.1, 2.3

Quickflash

Teams compete to get ALL GREENS from 2 through 9.  The team that gets the furthest wins!
Standards: Number Sense 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive/quickflash/flash/index.html

The Train Game (subtraction)

Step by step regrouping practice with 2-digit by 2-digits

http://www.dositey.com/addsub/subra4.htm

Standards:  Number Sense 2.2.2

The Digit Work Out

Students try to get the top score in this quick paced fact practice. 

Gr 3 - addition or subtraction of numbers to 100

http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/assets/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/Digitworks/digitmenu.html

Standard gr 3 Number Sense 2.2.1

Eggs on Legs

Recognize how to move forward and back within a X/Div number sentence

Standards:  Number Sense 3.4

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/PG5/Eggs/Add/eggsadd.html

Sum Sense Division

Students slide the correct digits into the division equation

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumdiv.html

Standard:  Number Sense 2.3

Flitting With Fractions

Students conceptualize numerator and denominator placement and it's meaning in this cute butterfly game

Standards:  Number Sense 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Shade Equivalents <---play

Students use a visual model to understand equivalent fractions

Standard: Number Sense 1.5, 1.7

http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/shade.html

High-Low Fractions

Students use visual fraction model and prediction to decide whether fractions are higher or lower than previous fraction and "gamble" their points to make the best prediction.

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg3/hilo/hilowebed.html

Standard:  gr 4 Number Sense 1.5, 1.9, Math Reasoning 1.1

Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability

Check Out Cookie:  Early Patterning

Students help Cookie Monster find the missing object in the pattern.

Standards:  Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability 1.2  

Create a Graph Competition

30 min competition- no rotation

Students create a bar graph out of chosen data. 

Standards:  Statistics and Data Analysis 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Grocery Games

Students work at their own levels (1-3) to choose grocery objects, then add totals, and make change from $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 and $20.00. 

 Ca$H Out

make change from 1 to 20 dollars, and identify least coins/dollars to get there.

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.htm

Standard gr 3 Number Sense 2.2.8, Algebra and Functions 2.2.1

Bracket Basics  <--play

Students practice early Algebra concepts by calculating problems using order of operations in equations

Standards:Algebra and Functions 1.1, 1.2

http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/c5a/playground.htm

Snapdragon Telling Time <---play

Tell time to the hour

Standards: Measurement and Geometry 2.1.2 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/

yesflash/time-1.htm

Tikabilla Clock -- learn concepts such as half past and quarter to using this quickcheck tool.

Standards: Measurement and Geometry 2.1.2 

3-D Boxes

Students must calculate the volume of 3-D shapes by counting or using formula

http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/3dboxes.html

Standards: Measurement and Geometry 1.2 

Great Equations <--- play-

using mathmatical reasoning, students will identify the value of both sides of the equals.

Standards:  Algebra and Functions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/games/game_great_equations.html

The Measure Treasure Hunt (Hands-on water table)

Estimate, experiment and use proportions to calculate measurements

(From cups to inches, students will choose the level of difficulty and discover whether estimations make sense after experimenting and calculating proportions of measurement units. 

This can be practiced through website below...

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/con_mmath/g04c24.html

Standard: gr 3 Measurement 1.1.1

Fraction Dominoes

Plays like War 1 player chooses Domino, formulate largest fraction of 2 domino choices, compare to other fractions and visualize the highest fraction in the group.  The highest fraction of each round wins!

Standard gr 4 Number Sense 1.5, 1.7, 1.9

3-D Shape Lab

students must fill in chart of edges, bases, and vertacies using Geo-solid models.

Standard:  Measurement and Geometry 3.2.2.5

Change Maker

Students subtract to identify the correct change from $5.00.  Change must be given in correct dollar and coin increments.  1 point for each correct.  Website keeps score.

http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/

Standard:  gr 3 Number Sense 3.3.3, 2.5.1

Bobby Bear

Students will play with probability by discovering how many outfits Bobby can make with different combinations of shirts and pants.  Students should make connection between adding the outfits and bumtiplying the number of shirts to the number of pants to get the total number of outcomes.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=3

Standard:  gr 3 Probability 3.1.1.2

Innovative tools

This is a hands on creative activity that allows children to create futuristic innovative tools for society.  Students may use legos, superlegos, magnet blocks, waffle and robotics to create a series of tools. 

Science Investigation 6d, Math Reasoning 2.3

Diner Deduction
The teacher becomes the customer, orders dinner from a menu, while the group becomes cashiers, responsible for adding items and making change. A group member becomes the "supervisor" using a calculator to check work, and make sure the correct change is given.

Standards:  Number Sense 2.1, Math Reasoning 2.6

Artie's Soda Jerk <--play

Students learn and understand the equivalence of liquid measurement by filling in the correct amounts of soda.

Standards:  Math Reasoning 1.1, 1.2, 2.3, 2.4

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/soda/index.html

Shopping Math <-- play

Students use their skills to count money and buy the correct objects with their money.

Standards: Number Sense 2.1, 2.2, Math Reasoning 1.1, 1.2

http://www.dositey.com/Development/Programs/ShoppingMoneyMath/testPage2.htm

High-Low Fractions

Students use visual fraction model and prediction to decide whether fractions are higher or lower than previous fraction and "gamble" their points to make the best prediction.

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg3/hilo/hilowebed.html

Standard:  gr 4 Number Sense 1.5, 1.9, Math Reasoning 1.1

Operation Snowman

choose the correct operation to simple word programs  and build a snowman.

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/operation_snowman/

Standard:  Gr 3 and Gr 4 Math Reasoning 1.0

Number Top-It

Use Place Value to rank and calculate the LOWEST score.  All computer scores are tallied.

http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M2A050&activitytype=dcr

Standards Number Sense 1.2, Math Reasoning 2.2.1

Leon's Word Problems (select a story, then click "maybe later" when asked to register)  <---play

Students choose +/- or mult/div 2-step word problems to solve

Standard:  Math Reasoning 1.1, 2.4, 2.5

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordProblems

Create a Graph Competition

The directions are online to create a graph in 30 min.  Students are to print graphs and/or email them to their teacher or Mrs. Spang to be entered in schoolwide competition.

http://homepage.mac.com/bobspang/GraphIt.htm

Standard: Math Reasoning 2.3