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Subtracting from Ten: Using Math with Music

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore basic math functions by singing with their classmates. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students sing the song "5 Green and Speckled Frogs"and complete a list of subtraction problems. Students complete a...
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M&M Math

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research number values by participating in a candy exercise. In this math function lesson, students utilize baking ingredients to create cookies and multiply how many M&M's will go into the batch if you want a certain amount...
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Math with M&M's

For Teachers 1st
First graders create number sentences.  In this math lesson, 1st graders use M&M's to make number sentences.  Students create charts using the color of the M&M's as data.
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NTTI

Putting Together Ten

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Groups explore sets of 10 items in two varieties (i.e. 3 white buttons and 7 black ones, or 5 bears and 5 bunnies). They brainstorm about their objects, write math sentences to represent what they have, and report their discoveries to...
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Book Title: One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read a story and write math problems.  In this reading and math comprehension instructional activity, students preview and read the book "One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab".  Students predict ways to get a sum of 11, write math...
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The Function Box

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students look around classroom and identify any patterns they see, describe patterns and explain why they are patterns, use pencil to demonstrate arithmetic patterns by tapping, practice predicting patterns by using Function Box, and...
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Butterfly Addition: Color by Numbers

For Teachers K - 1st
Children learning to add numbers up to 11 develop the strategy of using the larger number as the first addend and counting on from there to find a sum. They define addition and review the meaning of the plus (+) symbol. To practice, they...
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Design Patterns

For Teachers K - 1st
Students extend and create patterns. Through a variety of activities, they discover patterns as they exist in math and their everyday lives. Students create a necklace that represents a pattern.
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Georgia Learning Connections

Stand By Me!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Get your little mathematicians moving with this experiential activity in which one child is the "tens" and another is the "ones." They collect the number of unifix cubes (in tens or singles) assigned to their respective place values and...
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Calculator Puzzle Patterns

For Teachers K - 5th
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...
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Quilts Galore

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore patterns. They observe a video, "Math Monsters." Students determine the next item in a sequence. Young scholars read books about patterns. They discuss patterns in quilts. Students visit a specified web site...
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Geometric Houses

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the parts and functions of a house by creating a house made of geometric shapes. They listen to the book "Houses and Homes," and use cues from the story to help them build their homes.
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Watermelon Graphing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover bar graphs. In this primary math lesson plan, students identify the parts of watermelon seeds and other seeds. Students learn the proper names and common names which refer to the parts of the seeds as they create a bar...
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Lines of Symmetry

For Teachers 1st
First graders create symmetrical designs using a computer program.  In this lines of symmetry lesson, 1st graders review their symmetrical designs and discuss other ways symmetrical designs can be made.  Students work in pairs and use...
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Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students count money using only coins.  In this money instructional activity, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter. ...
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Cookie Jar Fact Family

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this math literacy worksheet, students solve a variety of binary functions that are set to the theme of cookies and appealing to elementary age children.
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Estimating

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a worksheet.  In this estimation lesson, students view various ties and estimate the number of objects or pictures on it.  Students complete a worksheet on estimation and then make their own tie pattern.
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Creating a Universally Designed Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences lesson, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Young scholars read, write, observe, and role-play...
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Leaf Patterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the existence of patterns in everyday items. For this science and math integrated lesson, 1st graders match leaves with a name word card and organize them into four patterns. This lesson includes a reading of And...
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Pattern Power

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young elementary students will discover there are patterns all around them in their daily lives. In groups, they sort pattern blocks by size and color. Using the internet, they create their own type of patterns and share them with the...
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Asian Art Museum

Create Your Own Samurai (Breastplate) Armor

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Your class is going to love this activity. They get out their rulers, cardboard, and paints as they make Samurai breastplates. The simple art lesson lends itself to many different subjects such as, math/measurement, world history, and...
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Using The Calculator

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore a calculator and practice using its basic functions. Students use the calculator to check math problems they complete. They will use a colored crayon to correct wrong answers.
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Using Graphs and Charts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students complete T charts and manipulate numbers using graphs and charts. In this math graphs and charts lesson, students review the concepts of pattern and function. Students then complete practice pages where they manipulate numbers...
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Calculator

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the calculator utility function on a Macintosh computer.  For this calculation lesson, students launch the calculator feature and complete a problem solving worksheet.

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