Curated OER
Testing for Life
Students test for organic molecules to determine if a solution contains once living molecules. In this characteristics of life lesson, students test common liquids for the presence of organic molecules, including starch, protein, and...
Curated OER
Mathematics: One Hundred Plastic Ants
Third graders pick up plastic ants scattered on the floor. They take them back to their desks, count them, and add their totals to those of other students.
Curated OER
2nd Grade Math
In this math worksheet, 2nd graders complete multiple choice questions about addition, subtraction, fractions, money, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
Curated OER
The 1 That Got Away
Students explore number properties. They using multilink blocks to explore doubling of the numbers and explore the patterns to investigate 2 to the power of n and how it is written. In addition, they usse the 100s board, number line and...
Raytheon
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
For this adding and subtracting decimals instructional activity, learners add and subtract numbers with decimals in word problems. Students complete 12 word problems.
Curated OER
Using Electronic Manipulatives in Multiplication
Factor polynomials using electronic manipulatives. Your class will create a spreadsheet in excel and use it to multiply and perform basic operations and solve problems correctly. They create a visual to go along with each multiplication...
Curated OER
Solving Problems
Second graders become familiar with need strategies for computation of money problems and estimating sums. In this computation lesson, 2nd graders solve real life problems to understand estimation and money problems.
Curated OER
Subtraction Shopping
Students subtract two digit numbers. They check each other's answers for accuracy.
Cornell University
Constructing and Visualizing Topographic Profiles
Militaries throughout history have used topography information to plan strategies, yet many pupils today don't understand it. Scholars use Legos and a contour gauge to understand how to construct and visualize topographic profiles. This...
Curated OER
EZ Encaustics
Have your class design a piece of art work using a canvas panel and wax. Learners employ a Greek process of art design popular in the fifth century to create their works. This is a great way to incorporate history into an art lesson.
Curated OER
The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment
Learners develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish. In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment.
Curated OER
Constructing My Sundae
Eighth graders investigate concepts related to fractions. This includes adding, subtracting, and reducing. There is a creative worksheet that has them creating their own ice cream sundaes using fractions.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Base Ten Blocks
ABCya! Base Ten Blocks virtual manipulatives is to help students learn mathematical concepts including addition, subtraction, number sense, place value and counting.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Base Ten Fun
Base Ten Fun is an educational virtual manipulatives activity for kids learning place value, addition and subtraction. Base Ten Fun is highly customizable; kids can select from ones, tens and hundreds.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Base Ten Bingo
Base Ten BINGO is a fun educational learning activity for children to practice counting by one's, ten's, hundred's and thousand's. First children select the desired place value and grid size. Next, add up the blocks on the right and...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Adding Tens to a 2 Digit Number [Pdf]
Students will flip two cards over and determine the sum. Base ten blocks could be used for additional help.
George Mason University
Lesson Plans: Whole Number Algorithms Base Ten Blocks
Brief lesson plans that show how to use base ten blocks to do all four operations and a little bit of algebra.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Base Ten Bag: Addition [Pdf]
Experimenting with addition. Materials needed :Base 10 blocks (12 tens and 12 ones), paper bag and a die.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: To Regroup or Not to Regroup, That Is the Question
[Free Registration/Login Required] Given base ten blocks and 5 addition problems, the students will demonstrate understanding of the base ten system by choosing to regroup when needed 100 % of the time, with or without visual...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Fisher Boat: Number: Count to 1000 and Money
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario on a fishing boat. Those skills include counting forwards by tens, reading three-digit numbers, and producing a three-digit number using base...
ICT Games
Ict Games: Shark Pool Place Value
Practice your two-digit place value skills here. Just press the "go" button and find the number on the right that is represented by the base ten blocks on the left.
Other
Nearpod: Place Value: Fall Edition
For this lesson, young scholars will use base ten blocks and a place value chart to show their understanding of two-digit and three-digit numbers. They will also use place value to compare numbers.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Three Digit Subtraction
This lesson uses technology and literature to teach subtraction of three-digit numbers, including subtraction across zeros.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Put It Together and Take It Apart
Second graders increase their understanding of place value by manipulating larger numbers.