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Pat Brisson's Benny's Pennies
Learners listen to the book, "Benny's Pennies" and conduct math and language arts lessons to go along with the book. They demonstrate their ability to count pennies, understand proper sequence, and rewrite a story using different...
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Part-Part-Whole
First graders work with partners, using cubes to make addition sentences. In this math lesson, 1st graders separate cubes into 2 parts and discuss the relationship to addition sentences. Students practice separating cubes. Students make...
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Addition and Subtraction
Young scholars develop their own strategies to solve basic addition and subtraction facts. In this addition and subtraction lesson plan, students use strategies they already know and new ones to solve problems.
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Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems
Learners explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems lesson, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Learners discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more' meant in the story.
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Justifying Answers
Young scholars demonstrate how to solve word problems. In this problem solving lesson, students use strategies such as drawing pictures, using counters, and making a table to justify how they solved the word problem.
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Equal Shmequal by Virginia Kroll
Students 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. Students use manipulatives to study balance and...
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All About Lakes, Rivers, and Flyfishing Too
In this insect and fish story writing worksheet, students draft a story that includes a setting, characters, problems, and events from the perspective of an insect or fish. In addition, students locate 51 science terms in a word search...
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Summer Packing
In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders write four problems that can be solved. Students use the information provided in order to create problems that can be solved using multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. The...
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Short Stories and Sitcoms
Middle schoolers compare 19th Century short stories to 20th Century sitcoms. They address seven questions as the watch a sitcom for homework and create a web to use for further comparison.
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Multiplication and Division Grouping
Fifth graders rotate through six math stations to solve a variety of story problems involving multiplication and division. They observe a demonstration of how to do multiplication and division using grouping, then solve the story...
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Add Integers 1
In this math worksheet, students are given 25 problems involving negative numbers, positive numbers, variables, patterns and story problems.
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Joining (Addition) & Separating (Subtraction) - Result Unknown
How much is the total? How many more is left? These basic questions are asked of students through two story problems that involve catching fish on a weekend fishing trip and goal of reading a certain number of books. Your learners will...
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Using Addition to Subtract
In this using addition to subtract worksheet, students, working with a partner, practice problem solving six word problems and equations.
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Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20
Students act out computation problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students act out an addition story and write an addition sentence for it. Students continue this activity and answer the provided questions.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Story
Students investigate the concept of writing adventure stories. They follow the model of a "choose your own adventure story". Students practice the skill of making choices to get to a desired outcome. The application is when they follow...
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Miss Nelson is Missing! Love Two Teach
In these reading and math skills worksheets, students complete a series of activities for the story Miss Nelson is Missing! Students create a missing poster, a Venn Diagram, a story map, activities for multiplication, addition,...
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Cookie Math
In this mathematics worksheet, students write a math story problem using Oreo cookies as their focus. Then they draw a picture to go with their story problem.
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Math Maven's Mysteries
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Case of the Hatcher Hotel Heist' and use the information within the story to help them solve the problem. Students use addition and subtraction to find the next room...
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How Many Frogs? challenge
In this addition word problem worksheet, students add to solve the first problem. use that sum to solve the following problem, and continue solving problems with the previous sums. Students solve four problems.
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The Magic Pot
Second graders complete activities with the book The Magic Pot. In this comprehension lesson plan, 2nd graders read the story, answer comprehension questions, and create a storyboard. They also complete Magic Pot math by working on...
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Write a Number Sentence
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students write addition and subtraction number sentences in order to solve 6 story problems.
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Duck Stories
In this story problem worksheet, 2nd graders read five stories about ducks. Students fill in the missing numerals to create 5 addition and subtraction problems and solve for each.
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One More, One Less
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students solve 6 story problems. All problems relate to either adding or subtracting 1.