Improving Student Achievement in

MathematicsGrades 3 & 4

April S. Dudley

SAT9 Content Clusters

Problem Solving

Procedures

Problem Solving Content Clusters

Concepts of Whole Number Computation

Multiplication Commutative Property

Inverse of Number Sentence

Multiplication Identity Element

Repeated Addition

Associative Property

Activities for Concepts of Whole Number

ComputationWorkjobs

Playing Cards

Fact Family Houses

Triangle Flash Cards

Partner Illustrations

Painted Beans

Skip Counting Movement

Number Sense & Numeration

Comparing Numbers to 999(9999)

Expanded Notation

Value of a Digit

Odd & Even Numbers

Word Names to 9999

Ordering Numbers to 999

Activities for Number Sense & Numeration

Zorkle

STOP!

Page Numbers

Counting Notebook

Hundreds Book

Newspaper Scavenger Hunt

Geometry & Spatial Sense

Components of Figures

Congruent Figures

Reflections & Rotations

Coordinate Locations

Symmetry

Plane Figures

Activities for Geometry & Spatial Sense

Stick Figures

Index Card for Right Angle

Jumbo Shapes

Floor Grid

Cut & Guess Symmetry

Geoboards

Polygon Book Project

Nets of Solids

Cereal Box Fun

Vocabulary Bulletin Board

Measurement

Exchange & Count Bills/Coins

Make Change

Elapsed Time

Compare Lengths

Compare Areas

Read Scales of Length, Temperature, Weight, & Capacity

Estimate Temperatures

Select Appropriate Units

Estimate Customary & Metric Lengths

Measure Customary & Metric Lengths

Activities for Measurement

Measurement Fair

Seasonal Centers

Kittens & Grasshoppers

Real Models

TV Guide

Tricks

Imaginary Walk

Temperature Number Line

Mud Pies

What’s the Date?

Unifix Cubes

Bathroom Chart

Class Projects

Money Legs

Statistics & Probability

Most/Least Likely Outcomes

Predictions From Samplings

Tally Charts

Tables

Bar Graphs

Activities for Statistics & Probability

Graphic Tape & Tissue Paper

Daily Sign-In

Spaghetti

Shake & Peek

Relays/Tally Marks

Surveys

Scrapbook

Fraction & Decimal Concepts

Order & Compare Decimals

Order & Compare Fractions

Parts of a Whole

Parts of a Group

Place Value with Decimal Fractions

Pictures of Decimal Fractions

Activities for Fraction & Decimal Concepts

Scavenger Hunt

Fruit Loops/M&Ms

Pattern Blocks, Strips, & Circles

Fraction Wheel

Graham Crackers

Nimbus/Dirt

Biscuit Pizzas

Names

Walk-On Number Line

Radio Stations

Patterns & Relationships

Number Patterns

Geometric Patterns

Activities for Patterns & Relationships

Hundreds Chart

Cuts & Pieces

Geometric Fonts

Patterns/Tables

Pattern Strips

Calculators

Estimation

Reasonableness

Front-End

Compatible Numbers

Activities for Estimation

Give ‘em the Answers

Holiday Fun

Front-End Mechanic

Associative Property/Compatible

Bean Jars

Problem Solving Strategies

Recognize Operations

Missing Information

Non-Routine Strategies

Activities for Problem Solving Strategies

No Numbers

Old Textbooks

Menus, cookbooks, cereal boxes

Store-Bought Games

More Than One Way

Procedures Content Clusters

Number Facts(6 Items)

Multiplication

Division

Activities for Number Facts

Salute

Chain Game

Dice Toss

Double War

Finger Showdown

Poster of Real-life Examples

Donut

Sum & Product

Jumbo Numbers

Robot Quizzes

Race to the Top

Skip Counting

Computation-Symbolic Notation

(12 Items)Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Activities & Tips for Computation

Big Five

True Sentences

Beanbag TossEstimate

Paper & Pencil

Calculator

Relay Races

Teach all multiplication early.

Correct all mistakes.

JournalsWhat’s wrong & why.

Peer Tutoring

Sidewalk Chalk

Computation in Context(9 Items)

Addition & Subtraction Whole Numbers

Addition & SubtractionDecimals & Money

Multiplication

Activities & Tips for Computation in Context

Keep notepad handy for real-life examples.

Post key phrases.

Stress the “story.”

Label answers.

Use charts/tables.

Have a problem of the day.

Circle key phrases.

Rounding(3 Items)

Nearest Tens

Nearest Hundreds

Activities & Tips for Rounding

Between & Closer To

Mountain Tops

Circle the place to which you’re rounding.

Stress the concept before teaching the trick.

Clue Game