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Curated OER

Newton's Laws

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students experiment with and analyze moving objects and explain their motion in relation to Newton's Laws of Motion. Students then work with partners to design and construct cars that are powered by balloons.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Mystify with the Mathematics of Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hieroglyphics, surveying, and the pyramids may all be explored with mathematics.
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Curated OER

Me Oh Maya

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare basketball to Mayan ring-ball. They write a newspaper article that may have been published during Mayan times.
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Perkins School for the Blind

Circle Time

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Oftentimes children or teens with one or more disability are reluctant to participate in whole-group activities. Foster good participation, verbal expression, and social skills through daily circle time activities. Each day you and your...
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Curated OER

Weather Journal Log

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss the weather each day and log it on a class chart for a month.
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Curated OER

Home Living/Life Skills: Face Washing

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Having good hygiene skills is a very important part of living an independent life. Learners with special needs follow sequencing cards to practice washing their faces. They follow each step in the process and discuss the importance of...
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Curated OER

American Civilization

For Teachers 1st
First graders become familiar with Mayan culture, Aztec civilization and the Inca Empire.
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Curated OER

Different Ways We Celebrate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine a variety of ways that families celebrate winter holidays. They complete a graphic organizer comparing Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and write a five-sentence paragraph about one of the holidays discussed. Students...
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Curated OER

Animals and Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in small groups to discover the various habitats present in Chesapeake Bay and the animals that live in them. After investigating the habits and lives of the animals they will draw conclusions about other habitats the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Algebra Fun With Calendars

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun algebraic problem involving a calendar. Discussion, solution, and follow-up problem are included.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: 'Calendar'

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers will enjoy teaching this innovative calendar lesson which incorporates technology through the use of a PowerPoint presentation. Students will be actively engaged as well as entertained. This lesson plan was created as a result...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Calendar Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The students will learn calendar skills by using a calendar log on a daily basis. Children will be responsible for filling in their calendars daily. This activity will also lead to great communication between home and school. This lesson...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "3 in a Row" Calendar Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a fun lesson to use while teaching learners how to read a calendar. The students will learn how to find information on a calendar then participate in a "3 in a Row" game in order to review. This lesson plan was created as a...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Cycles

For Students 6th - 8th
Teachers can use this resource for creating interesting lessons about time and time measurement. There are articles about leap year, converting time, as well as other links for further research. An interdisciplinary project about an...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is Today?

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT identify the name of the month, number of the day, and number of the year on a calendar. SWBAT explore math tools, and will demonstrate their ability to count 20 objects.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Calendar Origins

For Students 3rd - 8th
History and mathematics merge in this lesson that explores the origin of the calendar. Learn how it all got started in this detailed lesson that includes a simple months of the year game and a more challenging time conversion game. Both...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Calendar Fun Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to help students evaluate numerical expressions by using order of operations. The students will be provided a calendar for the current month of the year. Students will then be provided with a worksheet that...
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Why We Learn About Dates and Times?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why is it important for good mathematicians to understand the concepts of date and time? Discover the reasons in this lesson that explores the real-world connections and includes two interactive games that help build time-telling skills.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Breaking Down a Year

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and science are uncovered when we break down the numbers in a year. Build you number sense and science knowledge in this lesson that focuses on the relationships of numbers in a calendar year. Test your knowledge with the...
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Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tornados in the Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Overview: In this lesson, students will learn the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and when and where they are most likely to occur. They will learn that the United States is the country most...