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Area Lesson Plan
Students manipulate a variety of materials and computer applets in order to explore area and the units used to measure it.
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Kindergarten Math Counting
Students practice their counting skills. In this counting practice lesson plan, students count from one to five orally, write the numbers through five independently, identify the numbers, and use macaroni for a hands on counting activity.
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How Many Pieces of Mail?
Fourth graders explore their multiplication skills. In this number sense activity, students use their problem solving skills to solve a word problem that requires them to multiply 2 or 3-digit numbers by 1 or 2-digit numbers....
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Rice and More Rice
Fifth graders explore problem solving strategies for mathematical estimation. In this math problem solving lesson, 5th graders predict how many grains of rice are in a jar, practice establishing and looking for patterns in...
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Muppet Math Patterning
Students participate in determining the completion of patterns and discovering which part of the pattern doesn?????™t belong.
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Blueberries for Sal
Students read the book "Blueberries for Sal" and complete various computation math activities with blueberries. In this computation lesson, students complete number sentences, play guessing games, and solve story problems using...
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Measuring to the Nearest Inch
Third graders use whole numbers and fractions to make connections between abstractions of the mathematical world and the real world. For this fractions and measurement lesson, 3rd graders identify, quantify groups , and measure...
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Venn Diagram and Shape Sorting Lesson Plan
Students use Venn diagrams to represent classifications of shapes and to use counting arguments to find the number of objects in a given set.
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Probability Lesson Plan
Your learners will examine probability through experiments and dice games. Using a computer, your class will perform simple experiments to collect and analyze data to determine the probability of different experimental results. Learners...
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Problem Solving: Steps and Strategies
Students explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies instructional activity, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and...
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Shapes Sally Snake Can Make Story Book
Students listen to the book Shapes Sally Snake Can Make while they hold their own snake made out of a pipe cleaner. In this shapes lesson plan, students develop their listening skills while the book is read to them, and then they...
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Circles to Spheres
Students investigate circles and spheres. In this space shapes lesson plan, students compare and contrast two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. Students investigate the relationship between plane and space shapes.
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Compare Two Numbers: How Many Times More Than...?
Explore the concept of "how many times" where the word "times" is defined. Learners will determine the product and quotient in a word problem. Then use manipulatives to solve the problem. Finally, they will write in their math journals...
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Math: a World of Symmetry
Pupils expand their knowledge of quadrilaterals and identify basic symmetrical forms. Over three weeks, they explore the math, application, and discussion of symmetry. After conducting Internet research, students create symmetrical...
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Coordinate Plane Transformations
Geometric transformations are explored by high schoolers. They will create a set of instructions for plotting coordinates representing an original transformation of a real-world figure. These instructions are shared with middle...
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How Big Is That Star?
Aspiring astronomers study stars. They compare stars and explain the relationship between radius, mass, and diameter. By creating a star simulation, they discover how a binary star system's orbit can cause changes in the observed...
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Pattern Power
Young elementary students will discover there are patterns all around them in their daily lives. In groups, they sort pattern blocks by size and color. Using the internet, they create their own type of patterns and share them with the...
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Meba Math (K-1)
Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept activity, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Math Technique in Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Students multiply and divide fractions. In this math activity, students are given explicit visual instruction of how to work with fractions. Intended for learning disabled students, the teacher demonstrates how to manipulate the numbers...
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Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan- Math
Students perform locomotor movement. In this locomotor skills lesson plan, students practice running, hopping, skipping, and walking then form themselves into groups based on a number called out. Students identify if more or...
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Using Manipulatives with Fractions
Students are introduced to the concept of using manipulatives when working with fractions in real life situations. In this using manipulative with fractions instructional activity, students make connections about when...
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Mine Lesson #1: Slope slider
Eighth graders investigate linear equations. In this Algebra I instructional activity, 8th graders explore the effects that manipulating a linear equation has on the graph of the function through the use of...
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Geometry: Lesson 6: Shapes
Fourth graders design a figure using the given geometric shapes from a set of tangrams. They manipulate common shapes to analyze and make new figures. They complete a worksheet associated with the lesson plan.
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Monitoring Math with a Statistical Spreadsheet
Students use a spreadsheet to compute landmark statistics of a math
quiz. This instructional activity can be ongoing throughout the school year and it integrates mathematics curriculum and technology in a simple format for student use.