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Pop-A-Top Math Game
Young scholars play pop-a-top math game to practice solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
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1st Grade Problem Solvers
First graders investigate, represent and solve problems using number facts, operations, and their properties. They solve on-step addition and subtraction number sentences and word problems using concrete materials. Students construct...
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Rounding
First graders round to estimate greater sums. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders complete a web lesson on estimation. They practice rounding to the nearest hundred using a restaurant take-out menu.
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Piggie Pie!
Students explain about their experiences on the farm and draw pictures to show what they know. Students read the recipe for the piggie pie that Gritch was going to use. Students estimate and then measure how many pigs it would take to...
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Landforms
Pupils begin their examination of landforms. Using a map, they locate and identify the major landforms on Earth. They discuss how landforms affect the lifestyle of the community and determine which goods and services the community produces.
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Nothing To It!
First graders explore the zero property of addition and subtraction through the creation of a class book. Includes an assessment sheet.
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"Nuts" about Peanuts!
Students describe the characteristics of a peanut and peanut butter using their five senses. They record their observations and descriptions on a graphic organizer. They may use the Internet to look up answers to questions about peanuts...
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Making Objects Move
Students will make many discoveries about how and why objects move. They will explore and manipulate the motion of objects and the forces required to control that motion (pushing, pulling, throwing, dropping, rolling, and so on). This...
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Bean Addition
A hands-on lesson created students use beans as manipulatives to solve addition number sentences. Requires the book, Mission Addition by Loreen Leedy.
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The Long and Short of It - Geometry
First graders use appropriate vocabulary to compare the measurement of the animal he/she is drawing.
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Life Cycles of Plants
Students discover the general life cycle of a plant, the parts of a plant, and what it needs to grow. They plant bean seeds and discuss the parts of a plant and what it needs to grow.
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PSTV
Pupils figure the amount of programs can fit into a certain time frame. The use of problem solving allows for the student to examine how things can occupy time. They measure the time frame for one program then use that amount to figure...
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Deer Hunting Pros and Cons
Students research, form an opinion, brainstorm pros and cons and support their own opinion after researching the pros and cons of deer hunting.
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Hermit Crab Races
Students predict the speeds of humans and hermit crabs and investigate their predictions using ratios and formulas. AppleWorks is used for this instructional activity, which includes a data worksheet.
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A World Of Matter
First graders complete a variety of experiments with solids, liquids and gases. They read books about matter, identify the characteristics of solids, liquids and gases and the sort and classify a variety of matter. Students make...
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Chilly Discoveries
First graders make ice cream and determine what makes this liquid turn into a solid.
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Calc-You-Late Magnitudes
First graders are introduced and practice using a calculator. Individually, they enter and complete simple addition and subtraction problems. After the answer is displayed, they identify the place value for ones, tens, and hundreds...