Two activities for the price of one. Young mathematicians take part in two activities. The first requires the use of spatial reasoning to order a set of pictures based on landmarks on a map. The second has learners answer some questions...

Our five senses tell us a lot, but they don't tell us everything! Young biologists learn about three lesser-known senses in an enlightening video, the 147th in a science video series. The narrator explains the structures and chemical...

Don't go around and around with the same concept! A hands-on activity explores the vestibular system and circular motion. After spinning a group member, lab partners examine their eye movement. Making observations allows the group to...

Individuals discover how to draw cubes on triangle-dot paper. They use cubes to build structures and draw corresponding isometric drawings on dot paper in the second lesson of the series of five. The activity also introduces the concept...

Can you see your class working on spatial visualization? The first installment of a five-part module introduces the concept of spatial visualization and provides a 12-question diagnostic assessment to test spatial visualization skills....

Guide scholars through the process of discovering their personal learning style. After reading two poems, learners take a multiple intelligence quiz to identify which of the eight intelligences is their preference. Pupils then design a...

That Wilbur is some pig! Use Charlotte's Web as the starting point for this group of activities. Ranging from trust-building exercises to collaborative writing assignments to a debate where kids take on the points of view of various...

Your young learners will enjoy mathematics that is meaningful correspondence as they play their way to a deep mathematical foundation. Organized around the math standards, this appropriate sequence of conceptual, preschool...

Build each letter of the alphabet and more with Cuisenaire rods! Kids first practice with simple letters and then get to put together items that start with each letter. Along the way, they practice counting, using certain colors, and more!

Students analyze people, body parts, or objects and how they relate to one another in a spatial relationship. In this spatial relationship lesson, students complete warm-ups about spatial relationships and through puzzle shapes...

Enhance your learners' spatial awareness and problem-solving strategies using this simple game. They use a deck of cards to practice memorization and problem-solving skills. This game could be adapted for a variety of other uses.

Learners of any age can make the most out of their pipe cleaners. This art project idea is very simple and yet, it could result in some amazing works of art. They use pipe cleaners, flat styrofoam, straws, pasta, and beads to create...

Learners examine three different geometric solid shapes and their nets. They answer multiple choice, spatial awareness questions where they determine which view: front, top or either, the net represents.

Geometry students use hinged mirrors to discover that the regular polygons are composed of triangles tessellating around a center point. They sketch triangles on paper models of the regular polygons having 3 to 10 sides and compute the...

If you have access to this applet your youngsters can have a great time moving a leaf to hide a ladybug. They manipulate this internet based applet in order to demonstrate spatial relationships and visual memory. They move a ladybug to...

Early learners rotate to different classroom centers and participate in six activities based on using marshmallows to review concepts learned. They make: marshmallow sculptures (geometric shapes), the shape of mittens using colored...

A four question worksheet to teach, re-teach, or check for understanding of spatial relationships. Your young learners determine the position of the colored balls in relation to the box. They check off the answer that illustrates whether...

Young scholars identify and label geometric shapes as they locate them in their environment. They search in their classroom. They search in magazines. They can look in books. There are links to websites, one of which has songs about...

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Hop, skip, jump, and roll! Hula hoops have a way of putting fun in motion. Young children interact in a variety of games involving small and large hula hoops. They will develop their motor skills and eye-hand coordination while playing...

Triple Pin Soccer promises to be a fast paced, high action game, especially if there is more than one ball in play. The players have an opportunity to score in three different goals while protecting their own. Looks like it's going to be...

Young scholars investigate geometry with the use of a creative project. They review relevant vocabulary that includes turn, flip, side, and angles. Students also practice conducting transformations used as inspiration for the project....

Proportional reasoning, ratio, and indirect measurement come to life in a series of seven lessons. Learners will convert measurements into customary and metric units. They also use real-world examples to solve problems involving scale as...

First graders practice telling time while exploring the relationship  between music with numbers. In this interdisciplinary math and music lesson, 1st graders complete a number worksheet, create their own clocks and recite a song about...