US Department of Commerce
Make Data Speak
Data displays are more than just a bunch of numbers. Small groups access census results and create eye-catching data displays. Teams choose a statistic and collect data points for five locations. Classmates present their infographics to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Chicken and Steak, Variation 2
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
Virginia Department of Education
Quadratic Modeling
Use a one-stop resource for everything you'd possibly want to teach about quadratic functions and models. Scholars analyze key features of quadratic functions as well as transformations of functions through seven activities....
BW Walch
Creating and Graphing Exponential Equations
Frequently found in biology and economic application problems, exponential equations show up as stars in this introductory presentation. Taking no background or knowledge of exponentials for granted, the slides walk learners...
Willow Tree
Simple Probability
The probability of learning from this activity is high! Learners calculate probabilities as numbers and as decimals. They see how to use a complement to find a probability and even try a simple geometric probability problem.
101 Questions
Print Job
A watched printer never finishes—or does it? Engage your classes in a ratio and proportion task that asks them to predict how long it takes to print the numbers one through 88 on 88 sheets of paper. They use video to determine the rate...
Radford University
The Normal Distribution Activity
For whom does the bell fit? Pupils begin by working in groups gather data on three different variables. They then determine the mean and standard deviation of each data set and create bell curves. To finish, they answer guiding questions...
Curated OER
Math Madness: A Game for Small Groups
Students work together in groups and solve math problems accurately.
Curated OER
Groups of Ten Ones
In this place value worksheet, students circle groups of "ten cubes" and write how many tens they counted all together. Students are grouping cubes in ten's.
Curated OER
Move to the Numbers
Students practice number recognition. In this math and music lesson, students work in teams to identify numbers through music and movement.
Curated OER
Cooking with Math
Fourth graders practice multiplication and division with cooking recipes. In this math lesson, 4th graders look at a recipe and change it so that it works for twice as many people or half as many people.
Curated OER
Identifying Even and Odd Numbers
In this identifying even and odd numbers worksheet, 2nd graders select the answer from ten multiple choice questions about even and odd numbers.
Curated OER
Numbers Activity
Students practice identifying quantities of items and materials using numbers. For this counting lesson, students read The Gummi Bear Counting Book by Lindley Boegehold, and utilize a bag of gummy bears as a counting tool....
Curated OER
What are Numbers?: Learning to Add
Learners identify numbers from 0-20. They show quantities to 20. Students work in small groups and take pictures of items demonstrating the numbers that they have beeen taught. They form the number shape using their bodies and take...
Curated OER
Numbers and Operations- 24
Students construct number sentences. In this computation lesson, students participate in a game using four numbers to make the number 24.
Curated OER
Math Practice
In this division instructional activity, students use pictures to divide problems where they use one digit numbers. Students complete 3 problems total.
Curated OER
Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception
Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. For this number value lesson, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Students...
Curated OER
Pretzel Math
Students demonstrate grouping pretzels into twos, fives and tens, then eat their groups of pretzels! After a lecture/demo, students work in groups practicing the proper grouping.
Curated OER
Musical Whole Numbers
Fourth graders participate in a musical chair activity in which they practice identifying whole numbers. For this number sense lesson, 4th graders listen to a song and must get in the order of the number they hold on an index card...
Curated OER
Odd and Even Numbers
In this math worksheet, 1st graders will draw squares to complete an odd number pattern. Then students will circle odd and even numbers, and sort numbers into odd and even groups.
Curated OER
Numeracy Lesson Plans
Students complete a series of lesson plans dealing with numbers, counting, and ordering. In this numbers lesson plan, students identify numbers, identify number patterns, count forwards and backwards, and more.
Curated OER
Learning Numbers
Students are introduced to their numbers and practice counting by ones, fives and tens. In groups, they match numbers and words and discover what numbers come before and after a given number. They also practice writing numbers and words.
Curated OER
Math Vocabulary Spiral Puzzle
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students solve the clues for math vocabulary words to fill in the blanks in a crossword. Students complete 8 problems.
Curated OER
Math Vocabulary Letter Shapes
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students match the math vocabulary definitions to the letter shapes. Students write in 8 words in the letter shapes.