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This page is designed to provide a "one-stop shop" for Math resources at Andrew Jackson School. Please email laura.headley@mnps.org to add items to this page.

Completed by Tusculum Elementary staff and coaches, this pdf provides a "snapshot" of elementary math standards (2009-2010).

​ Games and Activities A great, kinesthetic way to introduce division and give students "mental math" practice with division concepts.

"I Have, Who Has" for multiplication facts

Based on the card game "War", this makes a great (maybe noisy) center/ partner activity to practice multiplication facts


 * From the MNPS Math Coordinator, Ernestine Saville-Brock, 01/15/2010 **

// **Teachers**: //
 * // Many of you //** **// are teaching from the Geometry and Measurement Standards, so I wanted to share some activities and lessons. //**
 * // Some suggestions for: //**

Cover the Triangle: Students use specific shapes to fill in the area of a certain size triangle. Use of Pattern Blocks __[]__

Spin a Shape: Students play a spinner game to practice using names of common shapes. __[]__

Shape Walk: Students take a walk outside to see how many shapes they can find. __[]__

Math Match: Online Concentration game with shapes. __[]__

I Spy Shapes: Find the shapes in the picture (Pre-K and K) __[]__

Pattern Detectives: Find the patterns (Pre-K and K) __[]__

Describe the Shape: Students will learn to identify a square, triangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon. __[]__

Construction Ahead: Build a better house than the //Three Little Pigs// __[]__

Area vs. Volume: Students create models __[]__

The Greedy Triangle: Lesson using the popular picture book __[]__

Identifying and Classifying Polygons __[]__

Online Game finding Area and Perimeter __[]__


 * Gallon Person**: [|mrgallon.pdf] | [|mrgalparts.pdf]
 * Measurement Man** (same as gallon man): [|measurementman.pdf]
 * Capacity & Length Equivalencies:** [|Capacity_Length.pdf] (not contained in original email, I added to this page)
 * Big 'G' (gallon equivalences):** [|Big_G.pdf] (not contained in original email, I added to this page)


 * Lessons:**

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 * Ladybug Adventures:** K-2 The activities in this four-part ladybug cluster presents a rich computer environment in which students can use their knowledge of number, measurement, and geometry to solve interesting problems. Planning and visualizing, estimating and measuring, and testing and revising are components of the ladybug activities.

__[]__ A Tale of Two Stories: ** 3-5 The following lessons are inspired by children's natural curiosity about fantasy and fairy tales. Specifically, the investigations focus on developing the process of classification, especially an awareness of similarities and differences. __[]__
 * What Should I Measure Next?** **What about Me?** : K-2 In this unit, students practice measurement by measuring themselves. Students use nonstandard units to practice measuring their heights and arm spans. They create a "body map" and use directional and positional words.

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 * Building with Triangles**: 3-5 Each geometric investigation in this unit begins with an open-ended question that engages students in a study of triangles and their properties.

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 * Geometric Solids and Their Properties:** 3-5 In five interactive geometry investigations, students explore geometric solids and their properties.


 * Practice basic facts**:

Model Addition Facts with Snowmen ** : __[]__ Capture the Penguins: Graphing Game ** : __[]__ Flying Geese Patterns ** : Using transformations (flips, slides, and turns) to recreate the pattern: __[]__
 * Last Snowman Standing****:** The snowmen face off in this game of addition facts. But beware! A toss of the die may mean the sun melts a snowman. Students practice addition facts as they try to be the last snowman standing because in this game the first person to remove all of his/her snowmen loses the game! __[]__


 * ENJOY!**

ernestine.saville-brock@mnps.org // Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator // // Metro-Nashville Public Schools // // 2601 Bransford Ave // // Nashville, TN 37204 // // (615) 259-8778 //