Curated OER
Mythical Animals
Students create imaginary animals by assembling pictures of body parts from pictures of real animals. This is one of three linked tasks. The others are "Who's Parts Do I Have?" and "Animals Piece by Piece."
Curated OER
To Classify Beans And Peas
First graders record information on a bar graph and interpret the information given. They identify five different kinds of beans and three different kinds of peas. They work in groups of four and sort the beans by size or shape.
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Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Teaching With Collections [Pdf]
This lesson is great for young learners who like to collect things. It gives you ideas of ways to teach such concepts as classifying, sorting, arranging, multiplying, graphing, and measuring with collections of simple objects.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Sheeps and Ducks [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use addition and multiplication to think about and calculate equal sized groups.
Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Pedagogy in Action: Jigsaws
This resource provides a comprehensive look at the jigsaw technique. This teaching technique is known to be one the most popular cooperative learning strategies.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Perfect Parade
Help Max and Ruthie set up the band following the mayor's directions. The activity sheet and teacher's guide will help make this into a fun lesson.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Why Do You Classify This?
Group pictures of animals into similar groups to practice classification.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Classifying Objects
Fourth graders practice using a type of classification system.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:5 Investigation 7 Classification Schemes
Activity involves placing organisms into the correct classification.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Number Power Activity Plan
In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will use number powers to solve problems and save the day! They will use grouping power to save a parade, skip counting power to catch a pie-snatching thief, and speed counting and place...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Elinor Wonders Why: Elinor's Nature Adventure
Come explore with Elinor! Use the tools provided to observe your environment as you take a nature walk. What will you find?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Elephant Plant: Number: Groups
Lily loves to play outside. Can you help her find different groups?
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Grouping and Grazing
A game that reviews grouping in fives and tens, and adding and subtracting. The instuctions are clear and include a video of how to play.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Subtracting With Grouped Pictures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use a model and group numbers according to a subtraction problem and count the ungrouped numbers as the solution. The video is followed by a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Understanding Grouping With Illustrations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use grouping with pictures to determine how many total groups of three are displayed. The video is followed by additional problems for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Grouping With Illustrations Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use grouping to solve a word problem with division. The video is followed by additional problems for students to practice the skills discussed...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: Mexico: What Is Classifying?
Christina wants to classify all kinds of different things. Help her sort things into main groups.
New York Public Library
In Motion Magazine: "Alternatives to Tracking"
Looks at tracking, heteregeneous classes, and detracking. Examines the problems associated with each.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Grouping to Count Quickly
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad helps the Fairy Tale people save their king by teaching them how to count quickly by grouping.
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Creating Subtopic Headings
An excellent tip sheet on how to group information after brainstorming and prewriting.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Grouping Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes solving a division word problem by using multiplication and grouping. The video is followed by additional problems for students to practice the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplication Problems Involving Grouping of Items
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve word problems using multiplication.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Subtracting by Grouping Numbers Up to 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video uses a picture to aide in describing how to subtract with grouping. The video is followed by additional problems for students to practice the skills...