Advancing Equity and Strengthening Teaching through Elementary Mathematical Modeling

Making Tasks

In a Making Task, students consider materials needed to make some quantity of an item for their school or community.

The resources in this section will help you implement Making tasks in your school or classroom. Each example will provide planning slides, student handouts, viewing guides for video and annotated student work. Please login to view videos.


Planning Resources
Making Tasks for Grades K-5

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Making Headbands (Grade K)

Viewing Guide

As you watch, use this viewing guide to notice how the teacher supports students to express their thinking, reasoning, and decisions related to the modeling context.

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Making Bird Feeders (Grade 1)

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Making Picture Frame (Grade K)

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Making Picture Frame (Grade 1)

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Making Lantern (Grade 2)

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Making Bugs (Grade 2)

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Making Punch (Grade 3)

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Making Ghosts (Grade 4)

Viewing Guide

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Making Paper Flowers (Grade 4)

Lesson Resources

Making Paper Flowers Prompt Page (Google Slide)


Student Work Samples (PDF)


Viewing Guide

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Making Jumpropes (Grade 4)

Lesson Resources

Making Paper Flowers Prompt Page (Google Slide)


Student Work Samples (PDF)

Viewing Guide

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