Math Station Boards 4th Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers and Decimals

Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers and Decimals are skills to practice all year! These math stations can help! 5 different station board activities are included. Print and fill the pockets! (Instructions for making the boards can be found below.) No laminating and minimal prep work saves you time! Print on colored paper to spice things up! When the unit is over, simply put the next unit in and you are ready to go!

This Math Station Board groups student expectations CCSS- 4NBT.B4 and TEKS- All processing, 4.2D, 4.4A, 4.4G, 4.10B, and 4.10E that address fluently adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers and decimals using a variety of strategies, rounding whole numbers, using the compatible number strategy, calculating profit and describing the basic function of financial institutions.

Includes:

Problem Solving:
Must Do problem- Real world scenario about saving for college includes 8 high level questions, student work page and answers.
May Do problem- Number around strategy and answers
Challenge problem- Critical thinking and writing multi-step problems based on information from a table.

Math by Myself:
Today’s Assignment sheet- you choose what the students will work on (example: Textbook practice problems, or anything you would assign for independent practice.)
I Can Statements with faces students can color to evaluate their own learning. Students keep track of their learning. Have students bring this to the guided math table and show you they know how to complete each skill. Great for student led conferencing and RTI information!
Challenge problem- 2 challenge problems using information from a table, students answer H.O.T questions

Math in Writing:
Must Do problem- Error Analysis on a common misconception- The difference between Estimation and Rounding
1 Choice Board for May Do- creative activities
Challenge problems- 2 challenge problems include sorting and categorizing vocabulary and writing explanations dealing with profit

Math with Someone:
Frayer models and a vocabulary list
Memory cards for vocabulary game
Roll a Number Game- practice addition, subtraction, compare and order and rounding
40 number cards with whole numbers and decimals. These are in color and black & white for your choice of printing.

Fact Fluency:
*This is the same as Unit 1*
Fact Fluency begins with learning doubles, fives, ones and zeros and progressively teaches strategies for learning all of the facts. Students don’t just memorize the facts; they work on strategies for finding an answer to an unknown fact. 6 games are included. These games can be used for any fact strategy group! Best of all- the games can be played with a student’s own cards! One student can be working on perfect squares in the same game as a student working on double doubles! Differentiating a station is key! This helps with scheduling- no need to worry about which fact group kids are in!

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Math Station Boards 4th Grade Place Value of Whole Numbers and Decimals

Whole numbers and decimals, interpreting each place-value position using multiples of 10, and comparing and ordering these numbers are skills to practice all year! These math stations can help! 4 different station board activities are included. Print and fill the pockets! (Instructions for making the boards are included.) No laminating and minimal prep work saves you time! Print on colored paper to spice things up! When the unit is over, simply put the next unit in and you are ready to go!

This Math Station Board groups student expectations for whole numbers and decimals, interpreting each place-value position using multiples of 10, and comparing and ordering these numbers.
Includes:

Problem Solving:
2 sets of Must Do problems- each with 4 to 5 problems based on a scenario. Student pages included.
2 sets of May Do problems- each with 3-4 problems using number line, ratio table and decimal grid models for student use. Student pages included.
2 Sets of Challenge problems- 4 questions total.

Math by Myself:
Today’s Assignment sheet
I Can Statements with faces students can color to evaluate their own learning.
2 sets of Challenge problems- 4 questions total.

Math in Writing:
2 sets of Must Do problems
1 Choice Board for May Do
2 sets of Challenge problems- 4 questions total

Math with Someone:
Frayer models and a vocabulary list
Memory cards for vocabulary game

Fact Fluency: 6 activities for Fact Fluency- Each activity can be repeated as students learn the different strategies for finding unknown facts! These activities will not change through out the year for the first 9 weeks.

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Math Station Boards 4th Grade Multiplying Whole Numbers

Multiplication of Whole Numbers is a skill to practice all year! These math stations can help! 5 different station board activities are included. Print and fill the pockets! (Instructions for making the boards can be found below.) No laminating and minimal prep work saves you time! Print on colored paper to spice things up! When the unit is over, simply put the next unit in and you are ready to go!

This Math Station Board groups student expectations CCSS- 4NBT.B5 and TEKS- All processing, 4.4B, 4.4C, 4.4D, 4.4G, 4.4H and 4.5A that address fluently multiplying whole numbers using a variety of strategies, rounding whole numbers, and representing multi-step problems using strip diagrams and equations with a letter representing unknown quantities.
Includes:

Problem Solving:
Must Do problem- Real world scenario basketball practices with 8 high level questions, student work page
May Do problem- Number around strategy
Challenge problem- Critical thinking creating and changing a model mentally

Math by Myself:
Today’s Assignment sheet- you choose what the students will work on (ie. Textbook practice problems, or anything you would assign for independent practice.
I Can Statements with faces students can color to evaluate their own learning. Students keep track of their learning. Have students bring this to the guided math table and show you they know how to complete each skill. Great for student led conferencing and RTI information
Challenge problem- 2 challenge problems using information from a word problem, students answer HOT questions

Math in Writing:
Must Do problem- R.A.F.T writing strategy
1 Choice Board for May Do
Challenge problems- 2 challenge problems asking students to explain their thinking

Math with Someone:
Frayer models and a vocabulary list
Memory cards for vocabulary game
Use Your Whole Brain! Vocabulary game that challenges your students to use their entire brain. Use your hands cards challenge students to draw a vocabulary word for teammates to guess- sometimes while blindfolded other times they will make the word with clay. Just the Facts- students will answer questions by definition only, multiple choice and true or false. Act It Out cards ask students to play charades- sometimes using a famous person’s voice or singing the clues. In Spelling Shark, students are asked to spell words forward and backwards or unscramble mixed up words.

One Step Multiplication word problems Task Cards. Answer Key included!

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Adding and Subtracting Fraction Like Denominators

3 whole class games to get your kids moving and modeling! Pick the game you are most comfortable with. Students will model addition or subtraction of fractions using models, strip diagrams and number lines.

Snowball Fight- Fast paced rowdy game- perfect for getting kids engaged!

Musical Shares- A little less rowdy! Kids move around the room and complete models to music!

Round Robin- Silent paper passing game!

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Interpreting the Remainder- What do we do with the leftover?

Interpreting the Remainder is a new skill for fourth graders.  They are learning to divide 4 digits by 1 digits using area models, arrays, strip diagrams and the standard algorithm.   Last week while planning with some teachers, we really with  how to teach this to kids.  We know that kids struggle with the standard algorithm and I am so tired of hearing about that dirty monkey that smells bad!  I want to teach math not tricks!  So we made a plan!

We decided we would start with an array using smaller numbers- it didn’t make sense to have the kids make 1,234 dots on the page and then try to divide them into groups.  We would start small and practice making groups.

Then we would move to the partial quotient method (using place value blocks for concrete) and add the area model for a visual.  Below is a video explaining what we are doing.

Video

The next step is to teach about what is left over.  We started with problems that asked kids to use the remainder as the answer.  We wanted to have the remainder mean something.  We made an anchor chart and sorted some problems into two categories- Use it or Not Use it.  We worked some of the problems together and then students worked the rest on their own.  we pulled small group to work with kids we knew were struggling and helped them get stronger with the process.  We repeated this for the next two days before playing a whole class game of Quiz Quiz Trade with task cards.  (You can find the product here.)

Here are our exit tickets we used on each day to assess how the kids were doing!

Use It, Ignore It, Round It

 

 

 

 

 

Guided Math Station Boards

"What do I do with the other kids?" said the teacher. "Stations or independent work." replied the instructional coach.  "What do I put in the stations?" asked the teacher.  "Engaging, rigorous and differentiated materials of course!" answered the coach.  "Where do I get these materials?" asked the teacher.  "Um, well, what do you have in your room?"  the coach said as she wiped sweat off her brow.  The coach knows there isn't anything in the room or in the materials that come with the text book that meet the criteria of engaging, rigorous and differentiated.  I have had this conversation with teachers many, many times!  I felt helpless.  So did the teacher.

Teachers don't have time to write new math problems in 3 different levels for 5 different stations every week.  They don't have time to copy, cut, laminate, cut again and find storage for all of the materials.  They don't have time to hunt manipulatives and make sure they are all still there every day.  The also do not have the time and energy to proof every single item that is in the station to make sure it meets the rigor from the state.

This is how the idea of the Math Station Board grew.  We needed something that was easy to store and set up fast.  No laminating- or very little laminating! It also needed to last the week and be predictable each week so we didn't spend valuable minutes explaining the stations every week.  The students needed to be able to put the information in their notebooks or INB's so we wouldn't have tons of papers to deal with.

After designing the boards, I started writing the units.  Each unit pack has activities for all 5 stations!  Check out Unit 1 for your grade level!

The instructions to build the boards are below:

Materials:

3 Project Display Boards cut in half

Command hooks:

36 Mini clear and 10 medium white

21 Sheet protectors

Colored Paper for printing signs

Spray adhesive

Finished Product: (Steps Below)
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Step 1:

Cut the project boards in half.

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Step 2:

Using a sheet protector as a guide, position command hooks in the center of Section B.

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Step 3:

Use spray adhesive to glue the Must Do, May Do and Challenge labels to the board.

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Step 4:

Repeat this process with all 5 boards.

Each station is slightly different, so the small clear hooks are positioned in different places.  Follow the directions for each station board.

Individual Boards:

Math by Myself:

Cut 2 sheet protectors in half.  Tape one side of the halves to create a pockets.

Section A:

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section A.  (This sheet is for Today’s Assignment.) Attach hooks.

Put a 1/2 sheet above the whole sheet for task cards.  Punch holes in the top of the 1/2 sheet and attach hooks.

Section B

Put the two half sheets on either side of the title and challenge labels.  Attach hooks.

Section C

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section C.  Attach hooks.

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Math in Writing:

Cut 1 sheet protector in half.  Tape one side of the halves to create a pockets.

Section A:

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section A.  Attach hooks.

Section B

Put the two half sheets on either side of the title and challenge labels.  Attach hooks.

Section C

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section C.  Attach hooks.

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Problem Solving:

Cut 1 sheet protector in half.  Tape one side of the halves to create a pockets.

Section A:

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section A.  Attach hooks.

Section B

Put the two half sheets on either side of the title and challenge labels.  Attach hooks.

Section C

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section C.  Attach hooks.

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Math with Someone:

Section A:

Put a whole sheet protector on the bottom of section A.  Attach hooks.

Section B

Put the two half sheets on either side of the title and challenge labels.  Attach hooks.

Section C

Add a basket below challenge for task cards or puzzle games.

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Fact Fluency:

6 Games are on this board- 2 in each section

Cut 3 sheet protectors in half.  Tape one side of the halves to create a pockets.

Section A:

Put 2  1/2   sheet protectors on the bottom of section A.  Put a command hook above each sheet protector for a game label. The labels are 1$   sheets.  Attach hooks.

Section B

Put the two half sheets on either side of the title and challenge labels.  Attach hooks. Put a command hook above each sheet protector for a game label. The labels are 1/4   sheets.  Attach hooks.

Section C

Put 2  1/2   sheet protectors on the bottom of section A.  Put a command hook above each sheet protector for a game label. The labels are 1$   sheets.  Attach hooks.

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This year, I plan to be prepared for the question, "What do I put in the stations?"!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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