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Even/Odd Math Dribble
Learners review math facts while interchanging dominant and non-dominant dribbling.
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Math Quilts
Young scholars examine geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson plan, students examine how geometric shapes flip, turn, and slide to create a pattern. Young scholars analyze the role that quilts played in helping slaves escape...
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Curriculum Compacting (Grade 3-5)
Fourth graders examine the use of curriculum compacting when learning math concepts. In this curriculum compacting lesson plan, 4th graders complete a math assessment before deciding on which compacting activities they will do to master...
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Drive the Data Derby
Three days of race car design and driving through the classroom while guessing probability could be a third graders dream. Learn to record car speed, distances traveled, and statistics by using calculation ranges using the mean, median,...
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Backyard Building - Area and Perimeter
Turn young mathematicians into landscape architects with this four-lesson series on area and perimeter. Beginning with a basic introduction to calculating perimeter and area using non-standard units of measurement, this instructional...
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Dealing with Data in Elementary School
Students follow the scientific method in collecting data. In this following the scientific method in collecting data instructional activity, students develop a question they would like answered such as how many aluminum cans are consumed...
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Add or Subtract Whole Numbers Up to 1000
Elementary schoolers solve practice problems on the board and are shown how to line up the numbers for addition. They solve various addition problems in small groups. Everyone continues the same process for solving subtraction problems.
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Locating IIT Using Ordered Pairs
Students investigate ordered pairs. In this math activity, students plot and locate ordered pairs in a coordinate plane and are exposed to how to read and create a map.
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3-D Figures Part 1
Elementary schoolers explore 3-D shapes. They transition from thinking of shapes as only 2-D. Pupils read Cinderella as a launching activity for their upcoming adventure, and explore a new world of 3-D shapes in this introductory...
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Symbols and the Choices we Make
Upper elementary and middle schoolers recognize symbols that influence the choices that we make consciously or unconsciously in everyday life. They look at the symbols and choices that others make. They identify and apply knowledge of...
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Slicing Up Fractions
Add and multiply fractions with your elementary and middle schoolers! They review the concepts of equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and multiplying fractions as they solve problems involving pieces a virtual pizza. Lots of practice...
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Independent Practice 2: Missing Digit Division
Elementary schoolers solve 20 division problems written in a horizontal format where the divisor, quotient, or dividend is missing from the equation. An excellent worksheet to use as homework or an assessment.
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Stay Focused on Long Division
Students utilize a checklist in order to help them stay focused on long division problems.
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Borrowing from Our Neighbors
Young mathematicians explore two-digit subtraction. They will investigate multiple ways to subtract numbers involving regrouping. Resources are provided.
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Growing Patterns: Practical Pattern Problems
Your learners explore growing patterns by describing, extending, creating, and evaluating practical pattern problems in this three-day collaborative unit. Beginning with concrete patterns and function tables to extend and describe with a...
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Find a New Name: Equivalent Fractions
Fourth graders find new names for fractions. In this equivalent fractions lesson plan, 4th graders use manipulatives to model fractions and rename them. Students recognize that the new names show equivalent fractions. Students explain...
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
How to use the relationship between multiplication and division to solve math word problems is the focus of the lesson presented here. In it, fourth graders work in groups to solve problems posed by the teacher. Then, each group is given...
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Playing the Cards of Place Value
Third graders explore place value to the ten-thousands place. For this amazing, 21-page place value lesson, learners represent numbers in standard and expanded form, and use technology to represent numbers to 9,999.
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Numbers 1-30
Jot down some figures with an activity about printing numbers. First, learners fill in the blanks with the numbers next to their printed forms. Then, they complete simple addition and subtraction problems with numbers that are written out.
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"Old 300"
Fourth graders combine art and history to assess the importance of the "Old 300." They explore a group of colonists that Stephen F. Austin brought to Texas as the first settlers and then create a time line of major events leading to the...
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Be a Structural Engineer!
Students investigate how to design and build items with a focus on structural strength as an engineer would. They complete a truss-building project as a final assessment.
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Million Dollar Project
Students calculate how they will spend a million dollars. In this millionaire math lesson, students complete a worksheet and then make a poster of how they would spend a million dollars. Each item and its cost must be shown. a minimum...
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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions
Students begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the relationship...
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Introducing Models to Elementary School Students
Students explore the concept of models. In this model lesson, students examine 3-dimensional models of various objects and body parts to better understand the natural world.