Introduce elementary students to the concept of functions by investigating growing patterns. Visual patterns formed with manipulatives are especially effective for elementary students and allow them to concretely build understanding as they first reproduce, then extend the pattern to the next couple of stages.
The purpose of this lesson is to describe equal parts of a whole as fractions.
Included is a YouTube video to support Grade 3 Blended Learning Math - Unit 5.2: Fractions - Equal Parts of a Whole.
The purpose of this lesson is to compare fractions with the same denominator.
Included is a YouTube video to support Grade 3 Blended Learning Math - Unit 5.5: Fractions - Comparing Fractions.
The purpose of this lesson is to count congruent (equal) shapes to measure area.
Included is a YouTube video to support Grade 4 Blended Learning Math - Unit 4.7: Measurement - Covering Shapes.
The purpose of this lesson is to estimate and find the area in square units.
Included is a YouTube video to support Grade 4 Blended Learning Math - Unit 4.8: Measurement - Exploring Area.
This site has excellent and rich math online and printable math resources for all ages. Online resources are interactive, offering hints, alternative questions of similar difficulty, correct answers, and rationale. includes a range of math skills from basic operations to calculus. The site offers digital versions of common math manipulatives for kids to play with online, such as counters, geoboards, dominoes, number frames, and pattern blocks.
For Early Childhood, K-12. Freely available.