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Early Childhood Education

Shape It Up!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
The best way to understand shapes is to make them. Young geometers explore basic shapes through a variety of gross motor and fine motor activities. Shape sorting, singing songs about shapes, and eating shape snacks are just a few of the...
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K20 LEARN

Comparing Numbers And Fruit—More Or Less: Comparing Numbers

For Teachers 1st Standards
A discussion begins a activity on comparing numbers. Pupils explain how they can show a number, then visit math centers to explore number-making tools. A story read-aloud of More or Less by Stuart Murphy identifies language for comparing...
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Curated OER

Five Little Frogs

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use music to study concepts in math. In this music math lesson, students sing songs, read books, and learn counting skills in frog themed activities.
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Curated OER

Subtraction Problems

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete subtraction problems on a worksheet that emphasizes taking away members of a group. This is a basic math lesson emphasizing the technique of subtraction.The worksheet mentioned in the plan is not provided.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Links Away: Looking Back and Moving Forward

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore fact families. In this math lesson, students use links to model a fact family. Students solve addition and subtraction problems.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Some Special Sums

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Pupils study addition. In this math lesson, students solve doubles and doubles plus one addition facts. Pupils roll dice and use the numbers to create addition problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

It All Adds Up

For Students 1st
In this finding the sums worksheet, 1st graders color in the three numbers that add up to the number in each cloud in 9 boxes. Students study the first one done for them.
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Curated OER

Graphing Difference

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students use problem solving skills to reason, predict and problem solve through exploration. They recognize a way in which they are different from their peers and create a graph that shows these differences.
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Curated OER

Calendar Art

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students assemble and decorate a calendar. This is a lesson to be used at the beginning of each month to make a calendar for the month. Math concepts for this lesson consist of each student writing numbers on the calendar.
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Curated OER

Leaves, Flowers, Seashells, Mirrors and Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop an understanding of patterns and symmetry. For this symmetry and pattern lesson, students use real world patterns then analyze and extend them. Students also use real world items while discovering and observing symmetry. 
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Curated OER

Sizing Up Shapes

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore geometric shapes. In this math instructional activity, 1st graders sort shapes into groups and discuss the characteristics of the shapes. Students build geometric shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows.
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Curated OER

Learning about the World of Color, Object and Shape Patterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying and creating patterns by using unifix cubes.  In this visual design lesson, 1st graders investigate reoccurring patterns using colors and shapes and extend what is being made with their unifix cubes....
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Curated OER

Mighty Earth Movers

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
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Curated OER

Puzzled by Word Problems? See the Solution!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students apply basic number concepts and computation skills while discovering problem-solving strategies. The contribute to a group activity, while demonstrating a knowledge of math problem solving with individual dry-erase boards so...
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Curated OER

Identify Plane Shapes and Solid Shapes

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the math concept of geometric shapes. In this plane shapes and solid shapes lesson, 1st graders examine visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Curated OER

Place Value Cubes - Tens and Ones 2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this place value lesson, students use number cubes to improve their counting skills. Students count the number of squares in each box to study place value for tens and ones. Students complete 9 problems.
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Guess That Sequence!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students analyze number sense by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this number sequence lesson, students examine several groups of numbers and identify the sequence in the group before adding on to it. Students check...
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Counting From One

For Teachers K - 1st
Students continue to practice counting by ones. Individually, they are given a story problem from their teacher and count numbers in their head only saying the final answer. To end the instructional activity, they count the objects in...
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Curated OER

Using a Calendar

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a calendar. In this calendar instructional activity, students review calendar terms such as today, tomorrow, and yesterday. Students look at a calendar and determine the days date, the day of the week and the month.
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Modeling Addition

For Teachers 1st
First graders are the counters in addition problems. In this addition lesson, 1st graders replace the counters to help students visualize problems in addition.
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Curated OER

Graphing Data

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concept of graphing. In this data lesson, 1st graders gather information from a class survey and display their findings on a picture graph. Students also practice solving problems that their instructor models.
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Curated OER

Compare Whole Numbers to 100

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare whole numbers that range in number to 100. In this number comparison lesson, 1st graders use number cards to help them order numbers. Students determine which numbers are greater and which are smaller than the given...
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Curated OER

Inverse Relationship Between Addition and subtraction

For Teachers 1st
First graders review number facts to illustrate the relationship between addition and subtraction. In this inverse relationship lesson, 1st graders write an addition sentence and then invert the numbers to show the subtraction fact.
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Continue the Pattern

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a book about patterns and then practice reproducing patterns. In this pattern lesson plan, 1st graders continue patterns that are already established by using manipulatives.

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