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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Musical Hoop Addition

For Teachers 1st
Musical chairs is a great activity to get children moving while still paying attention and listening. This activity, which is based on musical chairs, gets students moving while learning basic addition facts. They hop from hoop to hoop...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiple Variables in an Equation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young mathematicians apply problem-solving skills to equations that have more than one variable. They will work through the process to problem solve and discover the solution.
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Lesson Plan
University of Arkansas

Twizzling Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using food as a manipulative is one of the best ways to incorporate hands-on learning in the classroom. This hands-on approach allows young mathematicians to compare, order, and identify fractions with the use of Twizzlers® and fraction...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Skip Counting to Music

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Your youngest mathematicians skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's as they sing along to a Hap Palmer song that helps them remember the patterns. Students practice in whole group and then individually with the worksheet provided, using the...
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Activity
101 Questions

Coin Counting

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Cash in on a great resource. After watching a video of a coin counter, pupils estimate the number of coins and the amount of money they see. They then use additional given information and systems of equations to find the actual values.
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Organizer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Fraction Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Identify, compare, and order fractions with a hands-on learning tool. Fraction strips are a great way to help young mathematicians understand and visualize fraction values. The worksheet can be made into an activity in which pupils cut...
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Activity
Curated OER

Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday

For Teachers 2nd Standards
What a great way to incorporate Judith Viorst's story, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rish Last Sunday, with a math lesson on money. Second graders listen to the story being read while the teacher stops to record each time Alexander spends...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Current Weather

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A great year around activity that shows young mathematicians how the math skills they are learning are actually used in the real world. This exercise also helps learners begin to distinguish the difference between weather and climate. As...
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PPT
Curated OER

Count the Shoes - And Count by 2's

For Teachers K - 1st
Young mathematicians practice counting by twos in this mathematics presentation. They are shown pictures above red boxes. First they say a number, and then a number is revealed inside the box. Great for young elementary learners who are...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition Word Problems to 20

For Students K - 1st
Use these visuals to help budding mathematicians solve three word problems. For each, learners use addition skills to add up three variations of an object, reaching the total for that object as their answer. The great part about this...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Two and Three More Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
How many moons? Mathematicians count the moons to determine how many they would have if there were two more. Then, they record the number if there were three more. They complete two more similar problems. These are  great for kids to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Lines and Whole Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd
Number lines are a great way to help beginning mathematicians comprehend addition and subtraction. They examine an addition equation and find the sum using the number line. Learners indicate the sum on the line and write it into the...
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

A Pencil and a Sticker

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
How much do a pencil and sticker cost? Youngsters use a bar diagram to find the cost of a sticker that is twenty cents less than the cost of a pencil. Given the prices, learners must find the cost of the sticker in order to find the cost...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gifts from Grandma, Variation 1

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Composed of three word problems, this math activity exposes young mathematicians to relationships present in multiplication and division. The first problem is most useful with a tape diagram in which learners are working with equal-sized...
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Biggest Number Wins

For Teachers K Standards
Engage your mathematicians with this simple number-quantity game. Working in pairs, using two decks of 44 cards numbered 0-10 with corresponding sets of objects or images, young learners will each flip a card and decide which number is...
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Lesson Plan
Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Shape-Shifter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Geometry is everywhere, and I mean everywhere! Those skillful mathematicians discuss shapes and then come up with a well-researched list of shapes seen in everyday applications. They put their knowledge of shapes to work as each small...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Quinoa Pasta 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here is a great opportunity to introduce your mathematicians to a food they may never have heard of, quinoa. It may help to show a short video on quinoa, or make some quinoa for the class to try. Once they get over how to say quinoa,...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Rolling Dice

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rolling dice is a great way for your mathematicians to get a hands-on approach to probabilities. Use the chart to record whether they rolled a six during ten attempts. Calculate results individually (or in small groups) and then record...
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PPT
Carroll Country Public Schools

Ten Frame Practice

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Ten-frames are great visual tools that support the development of number sense in young mathematicians. A multitude of ten-frames are included in this slide show that provide learners with practice with quickly and fluently identifying...
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Handout
San Jose Unified School District

Multiplication Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Looking to support your young mathematicians with mastering their multiplication facts? Then this set of multiplication charts is a great place to start, allowing children to visualize the the relationships between factors and multiples.
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Activity
101 Questions

Motivation to Run

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Run headlong into a great resource. Young mathematicians explore the Nike+ app to see which measure of central tendency motivates runners the most. They use two screenshots of the app to help them make their determinations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Eight Codes in Everyday Use

For Students 9th - 12th
In this codes instructional activity, students investigate eight codes used in everyday life. Fourteen activities are included as well as four miscellaneous exercise.  This instructional activity has great student interest.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vanity Plates

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders match the license plate of a famous mathematician with a saying they may have used if they were alive today. There are 6 matching questions.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learn about Galileo Galilei's contribution to modern science with a reading passage that focuses on reading comprehension. After kids read several paragraphs about his life, they answer five questions about the information they have just...