Exploring Equal Shares Through Division and Multiplication Strategies - Rich Mathematical Task Template and Student Version

This is a cross-curricular activity that uses the story Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday to practice money and decimal skills in addition to reading and writing skills. After reading or hearing the story, students will complete the attached worksheet. (If it's read aloud, students would need a way to refer back to the story to answer the questions. The worksheet has a mixture of reading and math questions. It can be edited if you choose. It can be used for either 3rd or 4th grade. With slight modifications, it could also be used for middle school EL students to learn about currency.  

Water is a natural resource that is limited and needs to be conserved.  Students will collect data about how much water they are using at home, design a plan to conserve water, implement the plan, and again take data to determine their success.

Description: Water is a natural resource that is limited and needs to be conserved.  Students will collect data about how much water they are using at home, design a plan to conserve water, implement the plan, and again take data to determine their success.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.4a
The student will represent multiplication and division through 10 x 10, using a variety of approaches and models.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.4b
The student will create and solve single-step practical problems that involve multiplication and division through 10 × 10.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.4c
The student will demonstrate fluency with multiplication facts of 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.4d
The student will solve single-step practical problems involving multiplication of whole numbers, where one factor is 99 or less and the second factor is 5 or less.

Students will find helpful resources for learning and practicing math skills and processes in this eMediaVA collection.