Grades 1-5: Extension Options for Unit 3

Looking for some activities for your students  in Unit 3 of Everyday Math?  Here are some great activities which will allow them the opportunity to collaborate with classmates, explore strategies, and build math talk.

1st GRADE:

Strike it Out--Game that mixes addition and subtraction with strategy.
Moving Colors--This activity is set up for whole class, but I think it could be easily adapted for a small group.
Halloween Costume Logic Puzzle
Cookie Monster Problem--Good problem to work on perseverance
Number Icicles:  Skip Counting Puzzles
Would you Rather:  Place Value problem

2nd GRADE:
Sums Investigation--Problem solving activity with sums of two-digit numbers.  
TicTacToe Sums--A game for practicing addition with addends 0-12
Ages Logic Puzzle
Make it Equal--Open Middle problem about equality
Adding Two-Digit Numbers--Open Middle problem with addition
Bubbling Cauldrons: Challenging unsolved problem
Number Icicles:  Skip Counting Puzzles
Would you Rather:  Jellybean Subtraction Problem
Would you Rather: Money problem
Would you Rather:  Place Value problem

3rd GRADE:

Robot Steps--This activity mixes addition with pattern exploration.
Bowl-a-Fact--Challenging activity where students explore number combinations for specific results.
Sam the Squirrel--Story problem which involves multiple steps and strong thinking.  Good for individual or group work.
Tortoise and the Hare Skip Counting Challenge
Would you Rather:  Buying candy problem

4th  and 5th GRADE:

Keep it Simple--Task in which students are asked to state unit fractions as the sum of only other unit fractions.
Fractions Jigsaw--A challenging puzzle with equivalent fractions.
Peaches Today, Peaches Tomorrow--Challenging story problem involving fractions of sets.
Fraction and Rectangles task--DOK problem about equivalency
Open Middle Puzzle for Equivalency
Open Middle Decomposing Tenths and Hundredths
Would you Rather:  Sharing equal pieces of cake


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