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In this unit, students will practice measuring using the metric system. They will also work with basic fractions and continue working with addition and subtraction, including problems using money.
Centimeter Measurements
Centimeter Measurements
Below you will find resources to help when measuring using centimeters. The Bridges program also calls this "Army Ant" measurements.
Home Connection Pages:
153, 154, 158, 161-164, 172What is a centimeter? Learnzillion video
How to Measure Using Centimeters: A short video review
Printable Ruler: Print a ruler to use.
Fractions
Fractions
Below you will find resources to help explain how to use fraction strips to solve problems.
Home Connection Pages:
159, 160, 167Fractions App: Use the fractions to create fraction strips to help with assignments.
What is a Fraction? A review including practice and videos.
Writing Numbers in Different Ways
Writing Numbers in Different Ways
Below you will find resources to help explain how numbers can written in a variety of ways by breaking apart/combining across the place values.
Home Connection Pages:
151, 152Showing Numbers in Many Different Ways: a video on how to write numbers.
Number Pieces App: use the Base 10 blocks to show numbers in different ways. You can even change the color of the blocks.
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Below you will find resources to help explain how to use Base 10 models to compare and order numbers
Home Connection Pages:
154Number Pieces App: Download the app to use Base 10 materials online
Expanded Form
Expanded Form
Below you will find resources to help explain how numbers can written in expanded form.
Home Connection Pages:
165Expanded Form: a Learnzillion video on how to write numbers in expanded form.
Money
Money
Below you will find resources to use coins to solve problems.
Home Connection Pages:
168Coin App: Download the app to use coins and Base 10 equivalents
Adding, Subtracting, Story Problem Solving Strategies
Adding, Subtracting, Story Problem Solving Strategies
Below you will find resources to help explain how to add and subtract using number line and Base 10 materials.
Home Connection Pages:
155, 157, 169, 170Number Line App Download the app to create number lines online
Adding on a Open Number Line: Learnzillion video lesson on how to use open number line
Subtracting on a Open Number Line: Learnzillion video lesson on how to use open number line
Base 10 App: Download the app to use Base 10 materials online
Adding using Base 10: Learnzillion video reviewing this strategy
Subtracting using Base 10: Learnzillion video reviewing this strategy
Graphing
Graphing
Below you will find a resource to help create a bar graph.
Home Connection Pages:
166, 171Creating a Bar Graph: Using information to create a bar graph.
Games for Extra Practice:
Games for Extra Practice:
Take the Gnomie for a stroll through a beautiful garden, and help him to measure the treasures you encounter along the way. This educational activity allows you to use a ruler to measure the length of various objects, using either inches or centimeters.
Dolphin Dash is an educational multi-player game for kids that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing counting money!
Fraction Fling is an educational game where kids must match fractions to a model. A model will be presented at the top of the screen and fractions will be floating in bubbles. Kids must first pop the bubble which contains the fraction and then hit the actual fraction to answer the question.
Welcome to the world of fractions. Using objects like a pizza, a watermelon and fraction models, understand that a fraction is a few parts out of a whole.
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