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Dango

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discuss lines, shapes, patterns, and colors used in Jun Kaneko's piece Untitled (Dango). In groups, they help make a paper Mache replica and demonstrate their understanding of lines, shapes patterns, and colors by painting their...
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Look at Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research tree leaves. In this tree leaves lesson, students observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. Students examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree.
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Computing the Net Force

For Students 4th - 6th
Adorable little stick figures push and pull a cart of blocks to explain the push and pull of forces. Future physicists then define force and identify it in different situations on the worksheet that follows. Concepts covered include...
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Late-In-The-Year Counting

For Teachers K
Students practice forward and backward counting.  In this counting lesson plan, students calculate how many objects in a bag by counting forward and then count backward to check.
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Comparing and Ordering Numbers

For Teachers K
Students compare, order, and measure objects. In this measurement lesson, students are assessed on their ability to order, compare, and measure objects. This is an assessment only lesson and does not include instruction.
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Explore: Collect And Organize Data

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this exploring how to collect and organize data worksheet, students, working with a partner, problem solve the answers to seven word problems involving data.
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Angle Attributes and Measures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of angles. In this angles lesson, 7th graders use protractors to measure angles. Students sing an angle song. Students discuss attributes of angles using a two-color plate manipulative.
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Wings and Othe Things

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups that are engaged in different activities at different times. They watch the video "Madagascar" and collect data pertaining to the Fish Eagle's arm spam. They work together to perform mathematical computations...
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And the Number Is

For Teachers K
Students identify the numbers 1-10 while listening to a counting song. They practice counting items using the numbers 1-10.
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Fruity Counters

For Teachers K
Pupils classify objects that are similar by one attribute. They explain what a pattern is and how to make a pattern using objects.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 6, Lesson 20: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students use shape puppets to review geometry content. They take turns singing songs, reading students poems, reciting class bulletin board notes and choral poems. They prepare for their summative assessments through play and interview...
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Grasping Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate geometric shapes in their environment, make a geometric design, and write paragraphs describing the design.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 3, Lesson 9: Attribute Attitude

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read poetry and build their vocabulary through use of the puppet Geo George.
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Listen to a Shape

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) and describes the attributes of each. They use magazines to find examples of each shape, and then make a collage.
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How Did We Get to School Today?

For Teachers 1st
First graders draw pictures of how they came to school.
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Making The Height

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders apply estimation techniques to determine how high any one basketball player can jump.
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Tri this Angle!

For Teachers 1st
First graders draw and describe various types of polygons. they investigate their own environments for examples of polygons. After reading the book, The Greedy Triangle, they discuss everyday objects that are polygons. They create shape...
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Tiling the Plane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars use pattern blocks and triangular grid paper to review shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked: "Have you ever seen a floor or...
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Environmental Graphing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners experiment with graphing. In this graphing introduction lesson, students complete four activities: 1) a bar graph based on class birthdays 2) an estimation graph of the raisins in raisin bread 3) another estimation example with...
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The M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies Counting Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders use estimation skills and gather data and record their findings
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Shopping at The Classroom Store

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a simulation where they purchase items from a store. They choose items to purchase, total the amount on a calculator, and gather the exact change to make their purchase.
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Capacity Lotto

For Students 5th - 6th
For this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Data Analysis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine techniques to represent data. For this data analysis lesson, students read about various ways to represent data, such as a stem and leaf diagram and calculating standard deviation. Students complete data analysis...
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Fun with Shapes!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use these lesson plans to teach shapes in creative, hands-on ways!