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This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in contextualized applications of multiplying fractions. In this lesson, students work in pairs to perform multiplication with models, drawings, and equations, and solve application...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in contextualized applications of multiplication. In this lesson, students work in pairs to define multiplication as groups consisting of equal number of objects. Students will also...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity to introduce students to the real number line. In this lesson, students work individually and in pairs to create fraction strips and number lines, using base-ten blocks to...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity for students to further explore multiplication though learning about the concept of distributive property. In this lesson, students will work in pairs to draw out multiplication...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration done with base-ten blocks. In this activity, students are paired up and work with base-ten blocks to show that the four digits of a four-digit natural number represents amounts of...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in subtracting multi-digit natural numbers. In this lesson, students work in pairs to subtract two multi-digit Natural numbers where the subtrahend and minuend differ in number of...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration in the subtraction of decimal numbers. In this lesson, students work individually and in pairs to solve application problems using multiple methods. This lesson plan includes both...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity for students to explore subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. In this lesson, students work in pairs to demonstrate subtraction of fractions with models,...

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an exploration done with base-ten blocks. In this activity, students are paired up and work to define subtraction as taking apart and taking from. Students will also discuss subtracting two and three...