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Lines and Angles
Learners explore Geometry with Twizzlers Candy, pipe cleaners, paper, pencils, and protractors. They manipulate these items to create different angles introduced by the teacher.
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Centipede's 100 Shoes
Students solve equations with the help of their teacher. In this simple equations lesson plan, students listen to the story Centipede's 100 Shoes by Tony Ross and use the scenarios given in the book as addition and subtraction problems....
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Fun patterns
Students gain an understanding of shapes and patterns using Interactive Math Journey while reviewing the names of shapes and colors.
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Equal Shmequal by Virginia Kroll
Pupils read a book and complete exercises to explore the meaning of 'equals.' In this equal numbers lesson, students brainstorm the meaning of equals and read a story about the topic. Pupils use manipulatives to study balance and equal...
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Exploring Area/Perimeter Through Coordinate Geometry
Students explore area and perimeter through coordinate geometry using student literature, hands-on manipulatives, and the Internet.
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Bag the Beans
Learners work in pairs to sort several beans into different piles according to a rule they make up. They use manipulatives to solve complex mathematical problems.
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Arithmetic Artistry
Young scholars create a classroom quilt that illustrates the many unique ways that students use math skills.
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Solve Simple One-Step Linear Equation
Sixth graders solve one unknown number by using hands-on manipulatives after being introduced to the history of abstract mathematics through literature.
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Flips, Slides, and Turns
Fifth graders manipulate and draw shapes to demonstrate the concept of flips, slides, and turns using letters and arrows on graph paper.
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Chaos
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Students also play applets about the Game of Life and Rabbits and Wolves,...
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Models with monomials and polynomials
Students participate in a lesson plan that focuses on the concepts of combining monomials to make polynomial expressions. They use algebra tiles to complete the exercises in the lesson plan. This is hands-on learning with successive...
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Fractions in Shapes
First graders explore fractions with manipulatives. For this fraction lesson, 1st graders use paper foods such as sandwiches and pizza in order to find halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and more. This lesson is divided up into 3 tiers...
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Area, Perimeter, Circumference
Sixth graders use different measuring tools to measure area, perimeter, and circumference of different shapes. In this measurement lesson plan, 6th graders measure parallelograms, triangles, and circles.
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Grade 2: Exploring Place Value
Creative problem solving is fun and helps kids conceptualize content. They use grid paper, manilla paper, and markers to cut, draw, and show given double-digit numbers as many ways as they can.
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Internet Field Trip on Fractions and Geometry
Students take an Internet field trip to research fractions. ESOL strategies include using pattern block manipulatives and pairing ESOL and non-ESOL students on computers.
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I Spy a Pattern-Kindergarten
Students copy, create, describe, and extend patterns with objects. They explore a variety of patterns through the use of manipulatives, sound, rhythms, songs and movement. Cooperative processes are used to encourage partner discussion.
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Ten Sly Piranhas: A Counting Story in Reverse
Students solve related addition and subtraction problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson plan, students use the book Ten Sly Piranhas by William Wise as the source of word problems for students to solve.
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How Many Thousandths Are in Your Box?
Young scholars identify the different place values. In this algebra lesson, students represent decimal place values with manipulatives. They identify the correct place value using commas and mathematical reasoning.
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Making Cents of Division
Third graders use pennies as manipulatives to solve simple division problems. They create division number sentences to correspond with each exercise. This is a good, hands-on way to teach the concept of division.
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Graph Theory
Students explore the concept of graph theory. In this graph theory instructional activity, students participate in hands-on activities that enforce graph theory. Students manipulate graph applets on the internet. Students create a...
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Orthographic Drawings
Pupils investigate the creation of three dimensional drawings. In this geometry lesson, students analyze and complete orthographic drawings. They Cabri software to manipulate and move the drawings around.
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Operations of Polynomials
Students investigate the concept of manipulating polynomials. They go through the process of using algebra tiles in order to practice grouping of like terms and model the solving process.
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Pizza Fractions
First graders identify a whole and the fractions 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 using pizza. This is a very nice lesson, in that not only do students practice their fractions, they also get to eat the pizza at the end of the lesson!
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Magical Shapes
First graders practice manipulating shapes into different locations. They see that even though shapes may look different when they are moved into different locations, the shape remains the same with the same properties. They make...