National Endowment for the Humanities
Lesson 1: In Depth with the Full Spectrum
High schoolers study the ways in which an artist can use color. They view various images of artwork and discuss the effect of color on spacial dimensions, focal points, tone, and mood.
Curated OER
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Bioluminescence fascinates most upper elementary scientists. Display images of different glowing deep-sea organisms and discuss their environment. Young biologists then experiment with images and different colors of filtered light. In...
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Butterfly Fun
In this addition and subtraction learning exercise, students solve a set of nine two-digit addition and subtraction problems. Once finished computing, they color spaces with even-numbered answers blue and odd-numbered answers purple,...
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Review addition and color recognition skills using this resource. After reading the Dr. Seuss story One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, learners practice one digit addition by completing six problems. They color the fish on the sheet...
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One Digit Addition Facts: Stars
For this addition worksheet, students match the one digit addition problems with their answers which are all in stars. Students complete 18 problems.
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Addition Word Problems to 20 Independent - Practice Worksheet
First-grade mathematicians are encouraged to draw pictures to help solve ten word problems. Each of the problems will require your young counters to employ counting on strategies. The resource can be used for independent practice or...
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Crabby Math
Here are 4 different (yet related) worksheets and an answer key for each. The class will work through each sheet, adding single-digit number to find sums. They then color in the sums that meet each worksheets instructions. For example:...
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Reading Numbers
Teach number value to 20 through sets of objects. Young pupils use the number given for each of the four sets to determine how many should be colored in. How many are left? There is an addition box that has been left blank so scholars...
Kelly's Kindergarten
April Daily Resources
Spring has sprung in your classroom! An entire month of activities relating to spring prompts learners to color, draw, write, and work on phonics.
One Billion
Math, Age 3-5
Jump start children's math education with this fun basic skills resource. Offering dozens of different touch-and-swipe activities with colorful graphics, this program is perfect for all young learners.
Illustrative Mathematics
Counting Dots in Arrays
Mathematical arrays can represent several different math skills, including counting groups, multiplication, and even area. In this specific task, learners are asked to identify the addition equations that are equal to a 3 x 4 array....
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Sets Of
Represent multiplication as sets of items for beginners to this concept. They look at six familiar object sets and determine the total number of legs by counting the sets. There is some scaffolding here, as the first is done for them and...
PreKinders
Nursery Rhyme Posters
Ideal for coloring, class decoration, or a language arts center, these nursery rhyme posters are a great addition to your kindergarten class. Each poster provides the text of the nursery rhymes as well as a cute illustration.
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Olympics - Math Facts Coloring Sheet
In this math worksheet, 2nd graders find the sums of 14 one and two digit addition problems. They read a description of the ancient Olympics and color the pictures using the color that matches the given sum.
Illustrative Mathematics
A Bobbie Bear's Buttons
Young mathematicians help Bobbie Bear pick colored buttons out of a box as they learn how to decompose numbers less than 10 into pairs of smaller numbers. To support students with the process, consider creating a worksheet or graphic...
Curated OER
Color My Shapes 4
In this coloring shapes activity, students recognize the shapes of a circle, oval, and triangle. Students use the color key to color the shapes for the butterfly image.
Exploratorium
Give and Take
Heat-sensitive liquid crystal sheets are available in a variety of sizes and temperature ranges. Purchase a class set of hand-held sheets and color half of each with a silver permanent marking pen. Learners of light can hold them under a...
Curated OER
Reading Tally Chart
As learners explore data analysis have them practice reading tally charts using these examples. They answer basic questions about each of three charts, employing addition and subtraction skills. For example, a chart tallying t-shirts...
Smithsonian Institution
Ceramica de los Ancestros
Scholars join a field expedition team to unearth a plethora of treasures from Central America. Artifacts listed in alphabetical order come with an informational blurb and a picture designed for participants to color. Activity pages...
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Math Throughout the Day
Learners practice their number sense throughout the day. They practice their use and understanding of numbers in every part of the day. Students watch and listen to the teacher count students in class, sort themselves based on colors or...
Lied Center of Kansas
The Ugly Duckling and The Tortoise and the Hare
Both The Ugly Duckling and The Tortoise and the Hare are great additions to an elementary language arts lesson. Young readers focus on the literary elements of each story, including characters and plot development, and apply...
University of Georgia
Monohybrid Crosses and The Punnett Square Lesson Plan
Looking for a quick, hands-on activity to teach young scientists about Punnett squares through monohybrid crosses? then check out this one.
101 Questions
Controlling Colors
Control the computer processing speed with mathematics! Scholars use a computer program to graph color-changing functions. Using complex polynomial functions slows the speed of the program, but simplifying the expression allows the...
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Colored Shadows
Students explore how different colors are seen through the cone cells in our eyes. In this light instructional activity students complete a lab activity with light and record their observations.