Archives: Lessons - Chase Orton

Close up of pile of Skittles candies.

Array-Bow of Skittles: A 3-Act on Multiplication (2-digit by 2-digit)

This compelling and fun lesson by Graham Fletcher to engages students in exploring two-digit by two-digit multiplication reasoning and problem solving strategies.

Grade: 4th

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Close up of Sugar Packets.

Sugar Packets: A 3-Act Division Problem (with Remainder)

Students use division strategies to figure out how many sugar packets are in a bottle of soda.

Grade: 3rd, 4th, 5th
CCSS: 3.OA.3, 4.OA.3

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Close up of pennies.

Test 2: Data Exploration in 1st Grade

This is the excerpt for the lesson, it’s about two or three sentences. Seriously, if it’s longer than that it starts to look really ridiculous.

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Close up of pennies.

Clone Again Numberless Word Problem 2: Data Exploration in 1st Grade

This is the excerpt for the lesson, it’s about two or three sentences. Seriously, if it’s longer than that it starts to look really ridiculous.

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Close up of pennies.

Clone Numberless Word Problem 2: Data Exploration in 1st Grade

This is the excerpt for the lesson, it’s about two or three sentences. Seriously, if it’s longer than that it starts to look really ridiculous.

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Close up of pennies.

Numberless Word Problem 2: Data Exploration in 1st Grade

This is the excerpt for the lesson, it’s about two or three sentences. Seriously, if it’s longer than that it starts to look really ridiculous.

Grade: 3rd
CCSS: 3.OA.1, 3.OA.2, 3.OA.3, 3.OA.4, 3.OA.6

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Close up of pennies.

Numberless Word Problem 2: Data Exploration in 1st Grade

This is the excerpt for the lesson, it’s about two or three sentences. Seriously, if it’s longer than that it starts to look really ridiculous.

Grade: 3rd
CCSS: 3.OA.1, 3.OA.2, 3.OA.3, 3.OA.4, 3.OA.6

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