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Patterns
Fourth graders investigate patterns and sequences. In this patterns and sequences lesson, 4th graders use a hundreds chart to build recurring patterns. Students skip count by threes and fives on a hundreds chart by coloring...
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Addition of Integers
Become familiar with adding integers by practicing examples using negative and positive numbers. Students discuss how they arrived at their answers.
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Solving Single-Variable Equations Part II
Brainiacs explore the concept of solving single-variable equations.They use inverse operations to solve equations, and participate in activities such as balancing an equation scale. This is an awesome lesson, complete with game...
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Dream! (Part One)
Young scholars share with the class what they want to be when they grow up. As a class, they identify what they want to be for Halloween as well. They are videotaped stating their dream and photographed with their mask. Using the masks,...
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Animal Parade
Learners begin the activity by coloring animals on the beginning and end pages. They are to put the other pages in order based on the animals place in the parade.
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Adding and Subtracting Integers
Students explore how to add and subtract integers. For this integer lesson students are broken into groups and participate in an activity that helps them investigate how to add and subtract integers.
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Solving Single-Variable Equations Part II, Simplifying
Seventh graders explore the concept of solving single-variable equations. In this solving single-variable equations lesson, 7th graders discuss how to simplify both sides of an equation. Students discuss using parenthesis and the...
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Operations For Polynomials
Eighth graders investigate how to combine polynomials using different operations. The use of tiles is done in order to accommodate those who are kinesthetic learners. The sequencing of the lesson is easy to follow.
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Use Symbols to Subtract
Pupils practice crossing out items in a group in order to complete subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students watch a PowerPoint presentation and then practice problems on their own.
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Rocket Patterns
Students create their own paper rockets. They identify different patterns and practice making their own. They also discover the concept of sequences.
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Math Lesson Study Plan
Second graders find missing addends by solving math word problems. In this missing addend lesson plan, 2nd graders work in a whole group setting to find the missing addends in word problems before using the strategies to work...
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Rocks, Rocks, Rocks
Students are introduced to how the different types of rocks formed. As a class, they are read a book about rocks and create a list of what they already know about them. Using examples of rocks they find around the school, they discover...
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Lu Shih — The Couplets of T’ang
Writing poetry in ancient China was the modern equivalent of sending a greeting card. Scholars learn about the ancient Chinese poetic form called the lu shih. They read about the context of poetry during the T'ang Dynasty and complete a...
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Addition With Integers
Eighth graders investigate the concept of combing integers using addition. They begin to comprehend the connection of addition and subtraction. Students also review the concept of positive and negative numbers.
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Drawing a Bird's Eye View Map
Students make birds-eye view maps and place the compass rose on the map.
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Animal Parade
In this activity, students will work with positional words, reinforcing their understanding of the terms; left, right, before, after, between, first, and last.
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Fraction Frenzy
Second graders identify fractions as part of a set. They explain concrete and symbolic representations of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents in real-world situations. They complete a web-based cookie baking lesson.
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Kickball Soccer
Students demonstrate proper techniques of kicking, passing, and trapping a soccer ball. In this kickball soccer instructional activity, students apply kicking skills by placing a soccer ball on a poly spot and kicking it in the field....
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Footprints
Students explore patterns. In this patterns geometry lesson, students identify and extend patterns including body parts, movement, geometric shapes, noises, and footprints. Students create and share an original pattern.
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Even and Odd Numbers
First graders use patterns in order to identify and recognize even and odd numbers.
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Fractions
Second graders, while in the computer lab discuss Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy, practice solving problems involving fractions. They explore non-unit fractions by describing parts of a set utilizing their attributes to categorize the...
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Square Numbers
Fourth graders use square tiles to help them explain the concept of square numbers.