Grade Four Web Gems Lesson Plans

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Math Problems


The first problem of the day of the year is "How do you make "1"?

All kinds of answers are acceptable. Math equations 0+1=1 7-6=1 1x1=1 5/5=1 Number of wheels on a unicycle. The number of horns of a unicorn.

Any number can be used.


Number Fact Families

Give students a group of numbers and ask them to make as many number facts as they can using only those numbers.  Example 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24

They can than make families:

2+4=6

4+2=6

6-2=4

6-4=2

3x4+12

4x3=12

12÷3=4

12÷4=3

6x2=12

2x6=12

12÷2=6

12÷6=2

4x6=24

6x4=24

24÷4=6

24÷6=4

8+4=12

etc.

8x2=16 3x8=24