Order of Operations Song

Grade Level(s): 6^th Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.2.C: Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used in real-world problems. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations). For example, use the formulas V = s3 and A = 6 s2 to find the volume and surface area of a cube with sides of length s = ½

Targeted Needs of Student:

Understanding Order of Operations, incorporating music into instruction, remembering the order of operations, helping students who do not understand PEMDAS

Goal:

Providing students with a chant to remember the Order of Operations.

Materials Needed:

Explanation/Summary:

Students will learn the Order of Operations Song to help remember the order of operations in equations. The teacher can present the song to the students and have them repeat it back to her. Then, she can have them say the entire song back to her.

“Parentheses first, exponents next, multiplication and division in the same step, addition and subtraction if you have the nerve, from left to right, first come, first serve.”

Resource:

Ms. Heaner from Northeast Middle School in Charlotte, NC.