1. Investigating the Big Ideas for Numbers & Operations in the Elementary Grades
SCCTM 2017
Dawn Bryant
J. D. Lever Elementary School
Aiken County Public Schools

2. What you can expect …
Explore activities to actively engage elementary students in understanding place value, operations with re-grouping, and foundational fraction concepts
Access to tasks with manipulatives – base-ten blocks and fraction bars
Discuss children’s literature to support the topics

3. What number best represents YOU and why?
Represent YOUR number
using
base ten blocks. 99 46

4. What does this number represent?
7,434,758,750

5. World Population/Place Value

6. Composing Numbers with Base Ten Blocks
How many ways are there to make a sum of 11 using only
two addends?
Example:

7. Virtual Base Ten Blocks
Make the number using the base ten blocks.

8. 12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
Read the story.
Listen for and write the ways to get 11.
How many ways are there to make 11?

9. Select Related Children’s Literature
12 Ways to Get to 11
Getting to 100
One Hundred Hungry Ants
Mission of Addition
Zero the Hero
The King’s Commissioners
How Much is a Million
Do you have other favorites?

10. Who am I?
I have 5 base-ten blocks. Some are rods and some are unit blocks. Their value is less than 20.

11. Who am I?
I have 8 base-ten blocks. Some are units blocks and some are rods. Their value is an odd number between 50 and 60.

13. Race to the Flat

14. Watch third grade students play a round of Race to a Flat.
Let’s play a game!
Watch third grade students play a round of Race to a Flat.
Student Video

18. Let’s Practice!

19. Technology Resources

20. Another Big Idea in Grades 3 - 5
Fractions

21. Fraction Tiles

22. Virtual Fraction Bars Math Playground
ABCya

23. Show one-half in three different ways using fraction tiles.

24. The Fraction Rainbow
Construct the Fraction Rainbow with the Fraction Bars.
Look for patterns and relationships.
What do you notice about the relationships of the numerators and denominators?
What do you notice about the size of the fraction bar and the denominator?

25. Fraction Bar Tasks
1. Show three-fourths in three different ways using fraction tiles. 2. Show two-thirds in different ways using fraction tiles. 3. Find an equivalent fraction for two-fifths. 4. Reflection: How do the tiles help you determine equivalent fractions?

26. Equivalent Fractions
Use your fraction bars to form equivalent fractions.
Line up the fraction strips to form the same length.
Write the equivalent fractions.

27. What does this represent?

28. Comparing Fractions Use your fraction bars to compare fractions.
Line up each fraction strip to see which fraction has the greatest length.
Use >, <, or = to compare each pair of fractions.

29. Comparing Fractions

30. Reflection

31. Addition & Subtraction of Fractions

33. Quick Fraction Ideas for Activators Prior to Lessons
Fraction Dance with newspapers
Fractions with Legos
Fraction- Pictionary
Double sided counter toss
Fraction Scoot
Task Cards

34. Methods to Increase Conceptual Understanding
Fraction Bars
Fraction Circles
Paper Strips
Drawings
Cuisenaire Rods
Pattern Blocks
Linking Cubes
Virtual Manipulatives

35. Select Related Children’s Literature
Full House

36. Fraction Teamwork Challenge
Use critical thinking skills to build a number line bridge using clues. *Activity from TPT. Free!

37. On-line Resources
Cyberchase:
Fraction Concepts

38. On-line Resources Fraction Track
Fraction Pointer

39. Thanks for attending the session!
Contact:
J. D. Lever Elementary School
Aiken County Pubic Schools
Renewal Code: 2A38