Be sure to check out the Guide to Effective Instruction Data Management and Probability Grades 4 to 6 to help with planning and instruction.

Visit these linktolearning.com sites which will take you to some fun online activities and resources.

Data Management

1. Create Graphs Online!

2. Virtual Bar Graph – create and print

3. Coordinate Grids

Probability

1. University of Waterloo Invitations to Mathematics resources – main website (http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/resources/invitations-to-math.html)

Investigations in Probability: “Counting on Probability”, Grade 4

Investigations in Probability: “Let’s Play Fair”, Grade 5

Investigations in Probability: “Probability in Action”, Grade 6

2. Turtle Survival: What are the Odds? – this resource integrates math with science. Students examine the survival rates of the at-risk turtle population (produced in collaboration with the Renfrew County Stewardship Council and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, found at www.bonnecherepark.on.ca).

3. Making a Game of It! and What are the Odds? (both 2001) – Two integrated units for grades 5/6 written by Ontario teachers (note: former curriculum).

4. Make your own game spinner

5. Tree Diagrams – Slideshow with examples

6. Tree Diagrams – Online practice questions