K-6 Gizmos Alignments with Alberta Curriculum

*Additional Gizmos from ExploreLearning. Lesson materials can be customized. Teachers should use their professional discretion in the review and incorporation of any supplementary resources in their teaching.  

Number

Children investigate quantity to 10.

*Whole Numbers with Base 10 Blocks (use to model numbers)

Children interpret compositions of quantities within 10.

*Whole Numbers with Base 10 Blocks

Patterns

Children identify and create repeating patterns.

    * Pattern Flip (Patterns) - use for whole group instruction

Number

Students interpret and explain quantity to 100.

Number Line Frog Hop (Addition and Subtraction) 

*Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks  - for modeling numbers

Students examine addition and subtraction within 20.

Cargo Captain (Multi-digit Subtraction)

Number Line Frog Hop (Addition and Subtraction) 

Students examine one-half as a part-whole relationship.

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Equivalent Fractions (Fraction Tiles)

Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions) 

Fraction Artist 2 (Area Models of Fractions)

Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions) 

Measurement

Students relate length to the understanding of size.

Cannonball Clowns (Number Line Estimation)

Patterns

Students examine patterns in cycles.

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Pattern Flip (Patterns)

Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions) 

Fraction Artist 2 (Area Models of Fractions)

Statistics

Students investigate and represent data.

Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)

Number

Students analyze quantity to 1000.

Cannonball Clowns (Number Line Estimation)

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Modeling Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks)

Number Line Frog Hop (Addition and Subtraction) 

Rounding Whole Numbers (Number Line) 

Target Sum Card Game (Multi-digit Addition) 

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students investigate addition and subtraction within 100.

Modeling Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks)

Adding Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Cargo Captain (Multi-digit Subtraction)

Number Line Frog Hop (Addition and Subtraction) 

Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Target Sum Card Game (Multi-digit Addition)

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students interpret part-whole relationships using unit fractions.

Equivalent Fractions (Fraction Tiles)

Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions) 

Fraction Artist 2 (Area Models of Fractions)

Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions) 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models)

Toy Factory (Set Models of Fractions)

Geometry

Students analyze and explain geometric attributes of shape.

Reflections

Rock Art (Transformations) 

Measurement

Students communicate length using units.

Cannonball Clowns (Number Line Estimation)

Patterns

Students explain and analyze patterns in a variety of contexts.

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Pattern Flip (Patterns)

Statistics

Students relate data to a variety of representations.

Graphing Skills (Bar, Line, Pie and Scatter Plot)

Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs) 

Number

Students interpret place value within 100 000.

Cargo Captain (Multi-digit Subtraction)

Modeling Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Rounding Whole Numbers (Number Line) 

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students apply strategies for addition and subtraction within 1000.

Adding Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Cargo Captain (Multi-digit Subtraction)

Target Sum Card Game (Multi-digit Addition)

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students analyze and apply strategies for multiplication and division within 100.

Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area) 

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders)

Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures

Students interpret fractions in relation to one whole.

Equivalent Fractions (Fraction Tiles)

Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions) 

Toy Factory (Set Models of Fractions) 

Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions)

Fraction Artist 2 (Area Models of Fractions)

Algebra

Students illustrate equality with equations.

Using Algebraic Equations

Geometry

Students relate geometric properties to shape.

Classifying Quadrilaterals 

Classifying Triangles

Polygon Angle Sum

Reflections

Rock Art (Transformations) 

Measurement

Students determine length using standard units.

Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area)

Measuring Trees 

Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures

Students interpret angles.

Polygon Angle Sum 

Patterns

Students analyze patterns in numerical sequences.

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Pattern Flip (Patterns)

Time

Students tell time using clocks.

Elapsed Time

Statistics

Students interpret and explain representations of data.

Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs) 

Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)

Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics) 

Number

Students apply place value to decimal numbers. 

Comparing and Ordering Decimals 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models) 

Modeling Decimals (Area and Grid Models) 

Modeling Fractions (Area Models) 

Modeling Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Rounding Whole Numbers (Number Line) 

Treasure Hunter (Decimals on the Number Line) 

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students add and subtract within 10 000, including decimal numbers to hundredths.

Adding Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Students explain the properties of prime and composite numbers using multiplication and division.

Factor Trees (Factoring Numbers) 

Finding Factors with Area Models 

No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders) 

Students multiply and divide natural numbers within 10 000. 

Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area) 

No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders) 

Students apply equivalence to the interpretation of fractions. 

Adding Fractions (Fraction Tiles) 

Equivalent Fractions (Fraction Tiles) 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models) 

Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions) 

Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles) 

Modeling Decimals (Area and Grid Models) 

Modeling Fractions (Area Models) 

Percents, Fractions, and Decimals 

Students interpret percentages. 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models) 

Part-to-part and Part-to-whole Ratios 

Percents, Fractions, and Decimals 

Algebra

Students represent and apply equality in multiple ways. 

Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area) 

Finding Factors with Area Models 

Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables) 

Function Machines 3 (Functions and Problem Solving) 

Order of Operations 

Using Algebraic Equations 

Geometry

Students analyze and explain geometric properties. 

Reflections

Rock Art (Transformations)

Classifying Quadrilaterals

Classifying Triangles

Polygon Angle Sum

Triangle Angle Sum 

Measurement

Students interpret and express area. 

Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area) 

Critter Count (Modeling Multiplication) 

Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area) 

Perimeter and Area of Rectangles 

Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures 

Students determine and express angles using standard units.

Classifying Triangles 

Patterns

Students interpret and explain arithmetic and geometric sequences. 

Arithmetic Sequences

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

Finding Patterns

Time

Students communicate duration with standard units of time. 

Elapsed Time 

Statistics

Students evaluate the use of scale in graphical representations of data. 

Graphing Skills 

Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs) 

Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics) 

Number

Students analyze patterns in place value. 

Comparing and Ordering Decimals 

Modeling Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks)

Students add and subtract within 1 000 000, including decimal numbers to thousandths, using standard algorithms. 

Adding Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals (Base-10 Blocks) 

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students determine divisibility of natural numbers. 

Finding Factors with Area Models 

Students multiply and divide natural numbers within 100 000, including with standard algorithms. 

*No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders) - to review the concept of remainders

Students interpret improper fractions. 

Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles)

Adding Fractions (Fraction Tiles)

Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions)

Equivalent Fractions (Fraction Tiles) 

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers 

Students add and subtract fractions with common denominators. 

Adding Fractions (Fraction Tiles) 

Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles) 

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers 

Students employ ratios to represent relationships between quantities. 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models) 

Part-to-part and Part-to-whole Ratios 

Algebra

Students interpret numerical and algebraic expressions. 

Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations 

Order of Operations 

Solving Two-Step Equations 

Solving Equations on the Number Line 

Using Algebraic Equations 

Using Algebraic Expressions 

Geometry

Students investigate symmetry as a geometric property. 

Holiday Snowflake Designer 

Polygon Angle Sum 

Reflections 

Rock Art (Transformations) 

Rotations, Reflections, and Translations 

Students relate location to position on a grid. 

City Tour (Coordinates) 

Points in the Coordinate Plane 

Reflections 

Measurement

Students estimate and calculate area using standard units. 

Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area) 

Perimeter and Area of Rectangles 

Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures 

Patterns

Students relate terms to position within an arithmetic sequence.

Arithmetic Sequences 

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences 

Finding Patterns 

Statistics

Students analyze frequency in categorical data. 

Graphing Skills 

Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs) 

Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics) 

Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics) 

Number

Students investigate magnitude with positive and negative numbers. 

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Adding and Subtracting Integers with chips

Adding on a number line 

Integers, Opposites, and Absolute Values 

Students solve problems using standard algorithms for addition and subtraction. 

Sums and Differences with Decimals 

Whole Numbers with Base-10 Blocks 

Students analyze numbers using prime factorization and exponentiation. 

Factor Trees (Factoring Numbers) 

Finding Factors with Area Models 

Number Systems 

Students apply standard algorithms to multiplication and division of decimal and natural numbers. 

Multiplying Decimals (Area Model) 

Multiplying Fractions 

Multiplying with Decimals 

Students relate fractions to quotients. 

Dividing Fractions 

Students add and subtract fractions with denominators within 100. 

Adding Fractions (Fraction Tiles) 

Estimating Sums and Differences 

Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles) 

Fractions with Unlike Denominators 

Students interpret the multiplication of natural numbers by fractions. 

Multiplying Decimals (Area Model) 

Multiplying Fractions 

Students apply equivalence to the interpretation of ratios and rates.

Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions) - Metric 

Percents and Proportions 

Proportions and Common Multipliers 

Algebra

Students analyze expressions and solve algebraic equations. 

Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations - 

Modeling One-Step Equations 

Order of Operations 

Solving Equations on the Number Line 

Solving Two-Step Equations 

Using Algebraic Equations 

Geometry

Students analyze shapes through symmetry and congruence. 

Proving Triangles Congruent 

Quilting Bee (Symmetry) 

Reflections 

Rock Art (Transformations) 

Rotations, Reflections, and Translations 

Coordinate Geometry

Students explain location and movement in relation to position in the Cartesian plane. 

City Tour (Coordinates) 

Points in the Coordinate Plane 

Reflections 

Rock Art (Transformations) 

Rotations, Reflections, and Translations 

Translations 

Measurement

Students analyze areas of parallelograms and triangles.

Area of Parallelograms 

Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures 

Students interpret and express volume. 

Balancing Blocks (Volume) 

Prisms and Cylinders 

Patterns

Students investigate functions to enhance understanding of change. 

Introduction to Functions 

Function Machines 2 (Functions and Tables) 

Function Machines 3 (Functions and Problem-Solving) 

Linear Functions 

Points, Lines, and Equations 

Statistics

Students investigate relative frequency using experimental data. 

Probability Simulations 

Spin the Big Wheel! (Probability) 

Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics) 

Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)