4th Grade
Estimating Sums and Differences
Lesson Name: Making Math Mats
TEKS: 4.3A, Obj. 1
Technology TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1E, 2A, 2D, 3A, 7A, 7B, 7C, 10A, 10B, 10C, 11A,
12B
Objective: Students will use Inspiration to create math mats. Using these mats along
with manipulatives, they will show whether to combine, separate or compare.
Making the Mats:
See below
After completing the mats, students use manipulatives to demonstrate problems which
combine, separate or compare. See examples below of separate and combine. Students
will create and print as a full sheet in order to place manipulatives on the mat.
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Making Math Mats in Inspiration
Using Drawing Tools
Making Math
Mats in
Inspiration
Using Drawing
Tools
Click on the drop
down arrow for
drawing shapes.
Click and drag to
make a chosen
shape.
To move the
shape, click
with mouse
pointer on
edge of
shape.
To resize,
click and
drag on any
one of the
handles.
To add arrows,
choose Process
in the symbol
palette.
Click and drag
to form the
arrow.
Recolor by
choosing Effect,
Fill Color.
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To dekete a
shape, select
it and click
the delete
key.