Alabama Learning Exchange
The Five Senses: How They Relate to our World
Students explore the five senses and the significance of each sense. For this five senses and diversity lesson, students listen to You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear by Joanna Cole and take a walk observing opportunities to use all...
Curated OER
Density
Learners determine the density of different substances. In this physical science lesson, students rank them according to their density. They discover the relationship between volume and density.
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Women's History Week
Students investigate the contributions of women who influenced human rights in US history. They examine the influence Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton by participating in a jigsaw activity....
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Densities
Learners explore the concept of density. In this density lesson plan, students determine the density of a crown and a sample of clay. They hypothesize about the densities of 4 liquids they are given including molasses, cooking oil, a red...
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Quilting Our Diverse Classroom
Students explore diversity and race by creating art. In this ethnic background lesson, students discuss their family history, where their relatives lived and how it affects their life today. Students create pieces of a quilt representing...
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The Nest Striking Activity
Students demonstrate striking skills and multiplication facts. In this striking skills lesson, students use multi-colored hoops to practice their striking accuracy. Students track their accuracy in various ways, such as the total number...
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Tradition through storytelling and music
Students discover how storytelling can shape a person's tradition.Students examine different methods of storytelling such as music, biographies, and African folktales. They then demonstrate their knowledge of storytelling by writing...
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Cloud Watchers
Second graders read "The Cloud Book" by Tomie dePaola to jumpstart their cloud study. They offer examples of liquids, solids, and gases and chart them. They observe the making of a cloud in a demonstration. They discuss and draw...
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Soup is Good Food!
In this PKU instructional activity, students read about different kinds of soups and decide whether or not they are good for you. Students complete 5 word problems and fill out a chart.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Three Digit Numbers
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario in a classroom. Those skills include identifying three-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending and descending order, and rounding numbers to...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: More, Less or the Same: Comparing Quantities
This site provides examples of comparing quantities, as well as exercises and simple games to practice the skill.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Numbers of Objects 1
Practice counting which group has more objects. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Numbers of Objects 2
Practice counting to see which group has the most things in it. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Other
Nearpod: Comparing Numbers: Less Than
In the lesson plan on comparing numbers, students will learn how to determine which group of objects or numeral represents the lesser amount.
Other
Nearpod: Comparing Numbers: Greater Than
In the instructional activity on comparing numbers, students will learn how to determine which group of objects or numerals represents the greater amount.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Gifts From Grandma, Variation 1
The first of these is a multiplication problem involving equal-sized groups. The next two reflect the two related division problems, How many groups? and How many in each group? CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: More and Less Handfuls
This is a good small group/pairs activity to practice counting. Each student grabs two handfuls of counters and counts them. The student then draws and records the quantity on a student-recording sheet (example included). Student...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Histograms Review
A histogram displays numerical data by grouping data into "bins" of equal width. Each bin is plotted as a bar whose height corresponds to how many data points are in that bin.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Share and Share Alike (Equal Parts)
This Five E's AMSTI lesson plan equips young scholars to divide an object into equal parts. A story and interactive whiteboard activity about sharing food demonstrate the idea of equal halves of circles, after which students attempt to...