This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Brandon Thompson teach about sorting.

After teaching about sorting objects, students will need some independent practice. In the classroom, students are often able to sort objects physically, but when they are learning online, they may need to do it by a computer program for the sake of teacher assessment. This Google slide deck has three attributes (shape, color, and size) for students to sort the pictures. It also contains some questions about sorting for discussion, whether students are in class or at home.

 Subtraction with regrouping is a skill that we practice throughout the school year because my students need lots of practice.  This activity supports sol 3.3b, create and solve single-step and multi-step practical problems involving sums or differences of two whole numbers, each 9,999 or less.  The students make a big circle around the room and play a cakewalk style game.  When the teacher stops the music, they sit in front of the closest card and subtract the two numbers to find the difference.   Students use their knowledge of place value and estimation to determine if their answer is reasonable.  With this game, I was able to incorporate movement into my classroom.  I love seeing my students have fun while learning!   

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Mary Mathias teach about subtraction.

Target Toss Graphing is a fun way for students to begin graphing and data analysis. In this lesson, students will work in either a small group, math rotation station, partners, or individually to collect, graph, and analyze data. The students will toss a pom pom towards a printed target board, document their results, and create a bar graph based on their data. Once they complete the graph, they can answer the provided questions to test their understanding.
Have fun collecting and graphing your data!

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Shantel Davis teach about related facts.

This 4 pack of Tic-Tac-Toe Graphing Games is great for a math station or small group activity. The students answer tic-tac-toe questions by analyzing the given graphs. If they get the question correct, they place their marker on the board . If they answer incorrectly, it moves on to their partners turn. The first person to 3 in a row wins. If no one gets 3 in a row, they play again.

The questions are very basic for beginning data analysis. The teacher can make a copy of the google doc and change the questions based on the classroom needs.

 I created this game to give my students practice determining the value of a digit in a number.  It supports sol 3.1a, read, write, and identify the value of each digit in a six-digit whole number, with and without models.  Before playing the game, my students had opportunities to practice with base ten blocks and pictorial models to determine value.  This game is played in a small group of 3-5 students.  Students take turns flipping over a card and tell the value of the underlined digit.  If correct, he/she rolls a die and moves the game marker on the game board.  My students played this game during stations.  I love using games in my classroom because they are a great way to keep my lessons interesting and motivate my students to learn!

I created this activity to review proper fractions and whole numbers.  Also, it is a beginning lesson for improper fractions and mixed numbers.  This activity supports sol 3.2b, represent fractions and mixed numbers with models and symbols.  This activity begins in small groups of 2-4 students.  The teacher gives 4 cards to each group, one each of proper fraction, whole number, improper fraction, and mixed number and a recording sheet.  The teacher directs the students to work together to write characteristics about the numbers on the cards and draw any models they can but does not tell them the names of improper fractions and mixed numbers.  Activities like this one gives students opportunity for productive struggle by allowing them to collaborate without too much help from the teacher, it is more rigorous, and the result is students have a deeper understanding. 

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Meghan Dmytriw teach about how to solve single-step word problems.