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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Comparing Sets

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Add it Up

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fraction activity learning exercise, students play a game that require them to add using fractions and mixed numbers. Students respond to 3 questions regarding the problem solving skills used in the game as well. 
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Worksheet
Is it Even or Odd?

Brain Boosters: Daily Word Problem

For Students 1st - 2nd
Your youngsters will be able to determine whether the solution to the problem is even or odd by counting the number of cubes shown. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Centipede's 100 Shoes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students solve equations with the help of their teacher. In this simple equations lesson, students listen to the story Centipede's 100 Shoes by Tony Ross and use the scenarios given in the book as addition and subtraction problems....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Numeracy Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weaving a Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
It's time to investigate patterns! First and second graders construct a paper weaving using a hundreds chart, then use the Ti-10 calculator to make patterns such as adding 3 each time. Learners remove multiples of three from the hundreds...
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Worksheet
Fuel the Brain

Addition Change Unknown

For Students 2nd - 4th
Anna and Ryan don't have enough materials for their personal collection or to give away equally! Your pupil will read about their dilemma in their respective word problems and determine how many more of their item they need using...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting On

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math instructional activity, students practice addition of one digit numbers and adding on addition. Students start with one set, then add more. Example: Gus Plus has 5 cubes. He collects 8 more. He now has----. There are 18...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Variables and Expressions

For Students 9th
In this variables and expressions worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 19 different problems that include translating various expressions. First, they write a verbal expression for each algebraic expression. Then, students write an...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Adding by finding 10's

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Count with ten frames in a first grade addition lesson. Kids determine how to identify numbers on a number line, as well as with ten frames, and complete ten frames to show their answers in several addition problems.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Add a Quack, Quack Here

For Teachers K Standards
The teacher will read-aloud the book Quack and Count and call upon studens to demonstrate various sums of seven. They brainstorm a list of ideas of things that can be combined or added together. They are given unifix cubes to demonstrate...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

20 Tickets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
A great hands-on activity involving adding and subtracting, beginner mathematicians determine how many games can be played with 20 tickets. Instead of tickets, youngsters use 20 counters or linking cubes to represent the amount of...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

How Long

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
It won't take young mathematicians long to learn how to measure length with this fun, hands-on activity. Working in pairs, children use Unifix® or snap cubes to measure and record the lengths of different classroom objects. To extend the...
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Printables
Curated OER

Toothbrush Measuring

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Ever wonder how many marshmallows long your toothbrush is? Well, you're in luck! This hands-on measurement activity requires young mathematicians to determine the length of their toothbrush using Unifix® cubes, buttons, Cheerios, bear...
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Box of Clay

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
What happens to a volume when you scale the dimensions of a rectangular prism? In this problem, a box of clay is increased in each dimension, with the intent to see if learners can generalize the result. The addition of physical models...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ways to Make 9 and 10

For Students K - 1st
Word problems are great skill builders! Here are 6 basic word problems intended to boost addition skills. Leaners work through each problem and discover various ways to make 9 and 10.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting On

For Students 1st
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders solve simple addition word problems. Students are encouraged to use "counting on" technique to solve the problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modeling Addition: Commutative Property and Zero Property

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice modeling addition. In this hands-on addition lesson plan, 1st graders are introduced to the Commutative Property of Addition and the Zero Property of Addition through modeling and the use of manipulatives. This...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Melt in Your Mouth Subtraction

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson which involves role-play and the use of manipulatives to solve subtraction problems. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain subtraction practice. They get to eat the...
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Worksheet
Fuel the Brain

Addition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Having your youngsters learn more advanced addition will help them in solving these 2-digit and 3-digit addition problems. By calculating miles traveled and box tops collected, they will be eager to find the sums!
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Joining (Addition) & Separating (Subtraction) - Result Unknown

For Students 2nd
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Out of Sight Missing Addends

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore solving missing addend problems. Using manipulatives, students solve addition problems. They create a picnic basket-shaped math journal and write a summary of their activities. Students write number sentence that match...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Same and Different

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this mathematics worksheet, students first complete the tens place and then add the rest. Then they continue the patterns and compare each column. Students also fill in the missing addends and solve various word problems by writing a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subtraction Shopping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners subtract two digit numbers. They check each other's answers for accuracy.