Place Value
Operations
The Metric System
Fractions
Big Brain Strategies
100

The column with the lowest value in our current place value chart. 

What is the Ones column?

100

The operation in this problem: 

21 + 3 = 24.

What is addition?

100

We use meters to measure this. 

What is distance?

100

This is the term for a shape split in two parts. 

What are halves? 1/2

100

We use this strategy for our Fluency Speed Trials.

What is Skip Counting?
200

If you have disks in this column, you'd better use a comma when writing your number! 

What is the thousands column?

200

The operation in this problem: 

21 - 3 = 18.

What is subtraction?

200

We use grams to measure this. 

What is weight?

200

This is the term for a shape split into 4 parts. 

What are fourths?

200

This tool might use a piece of masking tape, or you can draw a long rectangle.

What is a tape diagram?

300

We multiply by 10 on the place value chart by doing this. 

What is moving the values to the left?

300

The operation in this problem: 

21 x 3 = 63.

Multiplication

300

We use liters to measure this. 

What is volume?

300

The vocabulary term for a whole number and a fraction, together. 

What is a mixed number?

300

Draw a box to use this strategy and label the sides, but don't worry about the perimeter! 

What is the area model?

400

We can make groups/rows in the bottom of our place value chart to help with this operation. 

(Remember: Operations= + - x ÷)

What is division? 

400

The operation in this problem: 

21 ÷ 3 = 7.

What is division?

400

This prefix, or start to a word, means 1,000. (Hint: _____meter)

What is "kilo"?

400

This is the vocabulary word for splitting a shape into equal parts. 

What is partition?

400

This strategy uses rows and columns to multiply, often with objects or disks.

What is an array?

500

When we have more than 10 disks in one column (for example, 12 tens), we can do this to simplify. 

What is bundling/regrouping?

500
This operation helps us represent fractions. Example: 1/4, 1/2. 

What is division?

500

The number of grams in a kilogram. 

What is 1,000?
500

If I want to split a shape into 3 parts, I'll use this many lines.

What are 2 lines? (one less than the number of parts!)

500

This strategy for division uses a "shelter" that the dividend is hiding under. For multiplication, it's a vertical equation. 

What is the standard algorithm?

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