Scratch Activities Used:

Scratch Lesson Used:

Pacing of Unit 7 with CT Connections:

Only the lessons that have a change made to them are listed below. All other lessons should be taught as shown in EDM book.

  • 7-13 Choose if you want to add an extra day into the unit or not.
    • If you do not want to add an extra day into the unit do this:
      • Replace the “Creating a Line Plot with 1/8-Inch Increments” on page 729 with the Scratch Lesson, Line Plots (Length of Straw Pieces) Scratch lesson
      • Use student created line plots as the Mystery Line Plot and for questions on “Math Master p. 291” shown on p. 730.
      • Eliminate “Playing Fraction Multiplication Top-It” on page 731.
    • If you have time to add an extra day into the unit do this:
      1. Day 1
        • Do the “Creating a Line Plot with 1/8-Inch Increments” as shown on page 729.
        • Use “Math Journal 2, p. 266” and “Math Journal 2, p. 267” both shown on p.730.
        • Eliminate “Playing Fraction Multiplication Top-It” on page 731.
      2. Day 2 (added day)
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These lessons were written by Judy Rocke based on lessons developed at Kenwood Elementary School in the Champaign Unit 4 school district. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation under award number 1542828. These lessons are intended to be used alongside the EM-4 curriculum.

Lessons prepared as web documents in Summer 2017. Contact us for updated lesson plan materials.