Mathematics

Find math resources for third through eighth grade here (ages 8-14). Topics include multiplication, division, fractions, reading and creating bar charts, computing the mean and distributions. We also include a few refreshers on subtraction and addition.

Trail with tree, stream and other objects marking off quarters — Seriously, there's more to teaching fractions than pizza. Fractions are the first abstract concept most students learn and they can struggle to understand the concept. So, here are 10 minutes of animated videos, with explanations, definitions and a range of examples.

Teaching Fractions in 10 minutes

May 29, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Mathematics by AnnMaria De Mars

Room full of toys, games and random items scattered around — You don’t want to think about math lesson planning – or anything else school related – for at least a month I understand math lesson planning is the last thing you want to think about right now. Whether you’ve just finished the school year or you have a few more […]

Next year’s math lesson planning done in a day

May 26, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / fractions / Math / Mathematics by AnnMaria De Mars

Ojibwe (Native American) girl from math video

VIDEO – Using a number line in fraction problems

May 25, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers / video by Daniel Mondaca

Fish Lake fractions game playing on Windows computer — Watch this video to learn what fractions have to do with fishing. You can apply fractions to almost everything! Actually, you can use fractions to discover whether your tribe, which depends on fishing, is going to die of starvation.

VIDEO – Fractions and Fishing

May 18, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers tagged Fish Lake by Daniel Mondaca

Native character saying you know how to compare like fractions — You probably know how to compare fractions with like denominators, but what about fractions that don’t have the same denominator?Well, to compare fractions with unlike denominators rewrite the fractions with like common denoinators, making the like fractions! Learn fractions and how to compare them with this video from our game […]

VIDEO – How to Compare Fractions with Common Denominators

May 3, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars

Fish Lake — Learn about fractions and numberlines with Anookwesens. How was it that hundreds of years ago, Indians traveled all over and met up with one another just the right spot? It’s not as if they had computers to print maps to tell them where to go, and it’s a really big […]

VIDEO – Fractions on a Numberline

April 18, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers / video tagged fifth grade math / fractions / numberline by Daniel Mondaca

Kid playing making camp — One in a series on problem solving tips from our game Making Camp, this short video shows how to make a problem easier by only keeping essential information. What is ‘essential information’, anyway ? In Making Camp, players practice multiplication and division skills while learning math problem-solving strategies. They’ll also […]

VIDEO – Problem Solving Tip: Throw it out

April 17, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

Long Division Teaching 2 — We like this video because it gives students a strategy. By teaching students how to “guess,” we build students’ confidence by showing them that they have the skills to solve even the most difficult appearing problems. Learn how to solve long division problems in minutes! Like this video? You’ll love […]

VIDEO – Solving long division

April 9, 2019 in Division / Educational Resources / Fourth Grade / Long Division / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Hunter walking 3/6 of the way to a meeting place — Most kids want life to be fair. If your sister gets more of the candy bar than you, that’s not fair. If you have to do more of the work than your brother, that’s not fair. To be fair to two people, they should each do or get one-half; 1/2 […]

VIDEO – Is one half fair?

March 31, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

VIDEO – How To Use Division To Solve A Problem

March 13, 2019 in 7GenGames / Division / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Long Division / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Math Example — Learn what number lines are all about. How do you solve problems using a number line? What do negative numbers mean on a number line? You have questions, we’ve got answers in this video. Like this video? You’ll love our game Spirit Lake which has many more videos like this. […]

VIDEO – How to use a number line

March 12, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

Math problems can be overwhelming if you don’t even know what the problem is asking. Instead of starting at the beginning, this video suggests you start at the end. It’s a part of a series on problem solving. Tips and Tricks to make problem solving easier. Video from our educational […]

VIDEO – Problem solving: Start at the End

March 11, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

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