Use highest order value (such as tens or hundreds digit) to make simple estimates (0306.2.5)

(Page last edited 5/20/2009)

1. Countdown Activity: Using “Counting on Frank” - video lesson
2. Estimate the food amount - video lesson
3. Estimate the Rugby players - can you guess how many players have left?
4. Estimate Starter Lesson - interactive game
5. Home Run Derby Math - you don't have time to add, just estimate the correct answer [ addition, subtraction, or multiplication ]
6. What a Crowd! - practice estimation skills at Math Cats - Click on the "go" button, and you'll see a crowd, anywhere from 15 up to 2,000 tiny people! Soon, a box will pop up to ask you how many people are in the crowd. After you guess, you'll find out the actual number.

a site for teachers | a PowerPoint show | Adobe Acrobat document a Word document | sound | video format | interactive lesson a quiz | lesson plan | to print