Algebra

A four-day intensive unit on decomposing rectilinear figures to find total area, progressing from basic strategies to complex real-world architectural challenges. Students act as 'Blueprint Builders' to master vertical cuts, horizontal cuts, and additive/subtractive methods.

A 4-day intensive STAAR math review focused on multiplication and division standards for 4th grade. The unit uses a 'Math Mission' theme to engage students while covering complex multi-step problems and standard algorithms.

A comprehensive unit where students become architects in the 'Pattern Palace', learning to identify, extend, and create complex shape and number patterns. Students develop algebraic thinking through hands-on tiling activities, visual challenges, and numerical sequences.

A comprehensive multi-grade longitudinal analysis of MCAS Math data (Grades 3-4) for 2023-2025. This sequence provides diagnostic reporting, visual aids, and instructional intervention strategies based on identified categorical trends.

A collection of Valentine's Day math packets at two different levels (Level 1 and Quest), covering budgeting, graphing, measurement, time, and word problems.

A targeted intervention sequence for 4th-grade students struggling with multiplicative comparison word problems, focusing on visual modeling with linking cubes and translating scenarios into equations.

A 12-lesson Tier 2 intervention sequence for 4th grade, focusing on 4.NBT standards through the lens of 'Digit Detectives'. Lessons incorporate ALN High Leverage Concepts and IM-aligned strategies with visual models and explicit instruction.

A 12-lesson Tier 2 intervention sequence focused on 4th-grade algebraic thinking standards 4.OA.A and 4.OA.B. The sequence uses All Learners Network (ALN) high-leverage concepts and Illustrative Mathematics (IM) methods like tape diagrams and number talks to build multiplicative reasoning.

A 12-lesson Tier 2 intervention series focusing on 3.OA.C.7 fact fluency and the relationship between multiplication and division. Uses All Learners Network High Leverage Concepts and Illustrative Math instructional routines to build conceptual understanding and fluency.

A 3-day intensive mission focusing on multi-digit multiplication, division strategies, and solving multi-step word problems with remainders. Students act as 'agents' to decode and solve mathematical challenges.

A series of lessons exploring the foundations of algebra, focusing on variables, expressions, and basic problem-solving.

This sequence utilizes base-ten blocks and area models to scaffold multi-digit multiplication and division, providing a visual and tactile framework for students who struggle with standard algorithms. By connecting physical area models to expanded form and eventually the standard algorithm, students build a conceptual foundation that supports future algebraic learning.

This sequence guides 4th-grade students through the progression of bar modeling (tape diagrams) to solve comparison word problems. It moves from simple part-whole relationships to additive and multiplicative comparisons, culminating in multi-step problem solving and reverse-engineering models into stories.

This 3rd-grade sequence introduces the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) framework using bar models (tape diagrams) to visualize additive relationships. Students transition from physical linking cubes to drawn rectangles, mastering part-part-whole and comparison models to decode and solve word problems.

This sequence uses the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) framework to help 4th-grade students decompose multi-step math problems. Students progress from physical manipulatives to bar models, mastering multiplicative comparisons and two-step problem structures to reduce cognitive load and improve problem-solving accuracy.

This 4th-grade sequence develops algebraic thinking by guiding students through the discovery, analysis, and generation of numerical and geometric patterns. Students progress from visual shape growth to formal function tables, identifying implicit properties of sequences and culminating in a peer-to-peer code-breaking challenge.

A 4th-grade math sequence exploring numerical patterns, input-output tables, factors, multiples, and prime/composite numbers to build algebraic thinking.

A 4th-grade math sequence focusing on the concept of equality as balance. Students move from concrete representations of balance scales to abstract algebraic equations using addition and subtraction.

A game-based sequence where 4th-grade students master multi-digit number comparison through strategic placement, competitive card games, and game design. Students move from basic place value understanding to strategic probability assessments in order to maximize or minimize numerical values.

A comprehensive sequence focused on the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) framework to help 4th-grade students break down complex, multi-step word problems into visual bar models and tape diagrams.