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M.3.5.C

describe a multiplication expression as a comparison such as 3 x 24 represents 3 times as much as 24;

M.3.5.D

determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers when the unknown is either a missing factor or product; and

M.3.5.E

represent real-world relationships using number pairs in a table and verbal descriptions.

What Goes In Must Come Out icon What Goes In, Must Come Out

Lesson Study ID: TXLS190 Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will learn how to use an input-output table using real-world examples.

M.3.6

Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to analyze attributes of two-dimensional geometric figures to develop generalizations about their properties. The student is expected to:

From DogsNot Dogs to PrismsNot Prisms icon From Dogs/Not Dogs to Prisms/Not Prisms

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.001 Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will work in pairs, groups, and independently to sort and classify 2D and 3D shapes using formal geometric language. Students will have opportunities to explore the work of other groups to ...

M.3.6.A

classify and sort two- and three-dimensional figures, including cones, cylinders, spheres, triangular and rectangular prisms, and cubes, based on attributes using formal geometric language;

From DogsNot Dogs to PrismsNot Prisms icon From Dogs/Not Dogs to Prisms/Not Prisms

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.001 Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will work in pairs, groups, and independently to sort and classify 2D and 3D shapes using formal geometric language. Students will have opportunities to explore the work of other groups to ...

M.3.6.B

use attributes to recognize rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories;

M.3.6.C

determine the area of rectangles with whole number side lengths in problems using multiplication related to the number of rows times the number of unit squares in each row;

M.3.6.D

decompose composite figures formed by rectangles into non-overlapping rectangles to determine the area of the original figure using the additive property of area; and

M.3.6.E

decompose two congruent two-dimensional figures into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole and recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.

M.3.7

Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select appropriate units, strategies, and tools to solve problems involving customary and metric measurement. The student is expected to:

M.3.7.A

represent fractions of halves, fourths, and eighths as distances from zero on a number line;

M.3.7.B

determine the perimeter of a polygon or a missing length when given perimeter and remaining side lengths in problems;

15 Teacher2Teacher Math Video Series

Grade Range: 2 - 5 Subject: Math

Explore the Teacher2Teacher math video series featuring key topics in mathematics instruction. Bookmark and return to this resource. New videos will be added throughout the year.

Planting the Seeds of Perimeter icon Planting the Seeds of Perimeter

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR20.013 Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will create planters that meet specific perimeter dimensions. The students will need to determine the number of sides and the perimeter for their planter.

M.3.7.C

determine the solutions to problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes using pictorial models or tools such as a 15-minute event plus a 30-minute event equals 45 minutes;

M.3.7.D

determine when it is appropriate to use measurements of liquid volume (capacity) or weight; and

M.3.7.E

determine liquid volume (capacity) or weight using appropriate units and tools.

M.3.8

Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to solve problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data. The student is expected to:

Graphs and More Graphs Oh My icon Graphs and More Graphs Oh My!

Lesson Study ID: TXLS270A Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will gather data based on a game and create the four types of graphs (pictograph, frequency table, bar graph, and dot plot). Students Working

M.3.8.A

summarize a data set with multiple categories using a frequency table, dot plot, pictograph, or bar graph with scaled intervals; and

Analyzing Data Using a Dot Plot icon Analyzing Data Using a Dot Plot

Lesson Study ID: TXLS119 Grade Range: 3 Subject: Math

Students will construct a dot plot using data collected on the faces of a cube after it is rolled. Students will then use a key to change the data to represent a larger population. Texas Essential Kn...

M.3.8.B

solve one- and two-step problems using categorical data represented with a frequency table, dot plot, pictograph, or bar graph with scaled intervals.

M.3.9

Personal financial literacy. The student applies mathematical process standards to manage one's financial resources effectively for lifetime financial security. The student is expected to:

M.3.9.A

explain the connection between human capital/labor and income;

M.3.9.B

describe the relationship between the availability or scarcity of resources and how that impacts cost;

M.3.9.C

identify the costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending decisions;

M.3.9.D

explain that credit is used when wants or needs exceed the ability to pay and that it is the borrower's responsibility to pay it back to the lender, usually with interest;

M.3.9.E

list reasons to save and explain the benefit of a savings plan, including for college; and

M.3.9.F

identify decisions involving income, spending, saving, credit, and charitable giving.

M.4.1

Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding. The student is expected to:

When Life Gives You Lemons icon When Life Gives You Lemons

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.012 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students create input-output tables to find numerical patterns and relationships in the real world through the process of making lemonade.

M.4.1.A

apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace;

Lets Go the Distance icon Let's Go the Distance!

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR14.036 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will collaboratively work together to convert measurements with non-standard units, a queen's scepter, within a given non-standard unit system. Teacher Introduc...

Fraction Pizza PART-y icon Fraction Pizza PART-y

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.029 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

The students will add and subtract fractions with like denominators using a real-world scenario problem about pizza dough.

M.4.1.B

use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;

M.4.1.C

select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;

M.4.1.D

communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate;

Lets Analyze and Compute Fractions icon Let's Analyze and Compute Fractions!

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR14.004 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will compare fractions with unlike denominators to determine whether a given answer to a real-world problem is correct using context and computational skills. T...

Fraction Pizza PART-y icon Fraction Pizza PART-y

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.029 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

The students will add and subtract fractions with like denominators using a real-world scenario problem about pizza dough.

M.4.1.E

create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas;

When Life Gives You Lemons icon When Life Gives You Lemons

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.012 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students create input-output tables to find numerical patterns and relationships in the real world through the process of making lemonade.

Fraction Pizza PART-y icon Fraction Pizza PART-y

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.029 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

The students will add and subtract fractions with like denominators using a real-world scenario problem about pizza dough.

M.4.1.F

analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas; and

When Life Gives You Lemons icon When Life Gives You Lemons

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.012 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students create input-output tables to find numerical patterns and relationships in the real world through the process of making lemonade.

M.4.1.G

display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

M.4.2

Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent, compare, and order whole numbers and decimals and understand relationships related to place value. The student is expected to:

M.4.2.A

interpret the value of each place-value position as 10 times the position to the right and as one-tenth of the value of the place to its left;

M.4.2.B

represent the value of the digit in whole numbers through 1,000,000,000 and decimals to the hundredths using expanded notation and numerals;

M.4.2.C

compare and order whole numbers to 1,000,000,000 and represent comparisons using the symbols >,

M.4.2.D

round whole numbers to a given place value through the hundred thousands place;

M.4.2.E

represent decimals, including tenths and hundredths, using concrete and visual models and money;

M.4.2.F

compare and order decimals using concrete and visual models to the hundredths;

Make a Hit with Decimals icon Make a Hit with Decimals

Lesson Study ID: TXLS070 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will compare and order decimals using baseball batting statistics. Through discovery, students will determine the top six out of eleven players to be recruited for the school's baseball team,...

M.4.2.G

relate decimals to fractions that name tenths and hundredths; and

M.4.2.H

determine the corresponding decimal to the tenths or hundredths place of a specified point on a number line.

M.4.3

Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and generate fractions to solve problems. The student is expected to:

Who Ran the Farthest icon Who Ran the Farthest?

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.025 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students determine by using fractions which fourth-grade teacher ran the farthest.

M.4.3.A

represent a fraction \(a/b\) as a sum of fractions \(1/b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are whole numbers and \(b>0\), including when \(a>b\);

M.4.3.B

decompose a fraction in more than one way into a sum of fractions with the same denominator using concrete and pictorial models and recording results with symbolic representations;

15 Teacher2Teacher Math Video Series

Grade Range: 5 - 7 Subject: Math

Explore the Teacher2Teacher math video series featuring key topics in mathematics instruction. Bookmark and return to this resource. New videos will be added throughout the year.

M.4.3.C

determine if two given fractions are equivalent using a variety of methods;

Running the Race with Equivalent Fractions icon Running the Race with Equivalent Fractions

Lesson Study ID: TXLS085 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will relate positions on a relay track to a number line. Through discovery, the students will be able to identify and represent fractions and equivalent fractions on a number line. ...

M.4.3.D

compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators and represent the comparison using the symbols >, =, or

Lets Analyze and Compute Fractions icon Let's Analyze and Compute Fractions!

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR14.004 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will compare fractions with unlike denominators to determine whether a given answer to a real-world problem is correct using context and computational skills. T...

Who Ran the Farthest icon Who Ran the Farthest?

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.025 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students determine by using fractions which fourth-grade teacher ran the farthest.

M.4.3.E

represent and solve addition and subtraction of fractions with equal denominators using objects and pictorial models that build to the number line and properties of operations;

15 Teacher2Teacher Math Video Series

Grade Range: 5 - 7 Subject: Math

Explore the Teacher2Teacher math video series featuring key topics in mathematics instruction. Bookmark and return to this resource. New videos will be added throughout the year.

Adding Fractions on a Number Line icon Adding Fractions on a Number Line

Lesson Study ID: TXLS113 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

Students will work collaboratively in small groups to create number lines, and then use those number lines to model a real-world situation. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Vertical Alignm...

Fraction Pizza PART-y icon Fraction Pizza PART-y

Lesson Study ID: TXLSR11.029 Grade Range: 4 Subject: Math

The students will add and subtract fractions with like denominators using a real-world scenario problem about pizza dough.

M.4.3.F

evaluate the reasonableness of sums and differences of fractions using benchmark fractions 0, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1, referring to the same whole; and

15 Teacher2Teacher Math Video Series

Grade Range: 5 - 7 Subject: Math

Explore the Teacher2Teacher math video series featuring key topics in mathematics instruction. Bookmark and return to this resource. New videos will be added throughout the year.

M.4.3.G

represent fractions and decimals to the tenths or hundredths as distances from zero on a number line.