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Curated OER

Directing Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the language of directions and positions in this unit. They follow sequences in which they rotate their bodies and other objects through quarter and half turns while participating in games.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Human Organism

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss human emotions and mental health. In this mental and emotional health instructional activity, students write a short story regarding the "think and share" choice. Students include emotion, the connection between...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
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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Math Vocabulary

For Students K - 2nd
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students are exposed to math words that they should learn in school during year 1. There are 19 flashcards in this packet that can be used to assist students in learning these vocabulary words.
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Curated OER

Graphing Trash Material

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate data and recyclable materials. In this math lesson, students save recyclable materials and create a graph of the materials. Students discuss how they could help the environment by recycling.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Day on a Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss their morning as they prepared to come to school. The teacher guides the discussion so students understand ways they relied on agriculture to accomplish tasks. Students view pictures of various farm machinery. As the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Impact

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners see what inventors have to think about when making an invention.  For this inventions lesson students examine Thomas Edison and the light bulb and the history of inventions. 
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Curated OER

Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Voice of the Individual

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the role of the individual in society as a whole. Individually, they design and create their own calling card as used in the past. They put together an art kit in which they are able to use outdoors. To end the...
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Curated OER

Not Enough Drawers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students describe three different categories to sort into. They sort these clothes into these three chosen categories. After asking questions the student divide the clothes.
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Curated OER

IS A BLUE WHALE THE BIGGEST THING THERE IS?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore measurement in relation to size of objects.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Bobbie Bear's Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 4. Students will solve an everyday problem in their head and then model their solution using counters. They can represent their solutions using...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Survey Questions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can answer the survey questions to supplement the Everyday Mathematics program. Students can practice analyzing the data gathered from their friends.
Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone

For Students K - 1st
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Dinosaur Shadow Box

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Create a series of shadow boxes to form a complete silhouette of a dinosaur with this challenge. To complete this challenge, students will use everyday materials and this site to document their process.
Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Hydroelectric Waterwheel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you generate electricity from the flow of water by designing a waterwheel? In this challenge, students will be using everyday objects to create their waterwheel. This site contains a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to...
Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a No Wire Circuit

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A challenge for students to design and build a circuit using conductive everyday objects. This site also includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer a Communication Network

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using some everyday household materials, students are challenged to design and build a network to send communication signals in multiple directions to multiple people. To help students accomplish this challenge there are tips, a lesson...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life

For Students K - 1st
Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.

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