I created this game as a review for my students.  It’s an engaging way to practice sol 3.2a, name and write fractions (proper and improper) and mixed numbers represented by a model, sol 3.2b, represent fractions and mixed numbers with models and symbols, and sol 3.5, add and subtract fractions.  In this 5-round game, students work in small groups cooperatively.  After each round is completed, the student takes the recording sheet to the teacher to be checked.  Students shoot a small ball into a trash can, laundry basket, or bucket from lines taped on the floor to earn points for their team.  Team games such as this one motivates my students to learn and helps them take responsibility for their learning. 

Fractions and Decimals- Goldfish activity is a combination of literacy and mathematics. This activity encourages literacy across the curriculum, as a fraction concept is reviewed through Dr. Seuss's book One fish, two fish leading to cooperative learning hands-on activity where students experience how we use fractions in real life to sort from a cluster. Helping students understand the relationship between mathematics and literacy at an early age is crucial for their development as a whole child and building a strong foundation of number sense. 

The original lesson plan that can be found https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/tasks/371 started with an activity on comparing numbers on the number line. The suggested modification activity about the human number line will help students understand that large numbers move to the right of the number line and vice versa. 

This lesson Water Scarcity lesson emphasizes on creating awareness about the importance of conserving renewable resources and encouraging students to be reflective writers. The idea behind this activity is to allow students to activate their 5 C’s. This lesson can be used at any grade level as the content is very fluid. Students will be able to understand the significance of renewable resources like water and be able to brainstorm a possible solution for conserving water in the regions of water scarcity.