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Telling the Time
Introduce the concept of time and all its implications. Kids discover facts about minutes, seconds, days, weeks, months, and years. They label the parts of an analog and digital clock then practice telling the time to the quarter hour.
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Complete Sentences
Many types of sentences are covered in this presentation. Elementary schoolers view examples of complete sentences, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and compound sentences. After studying the rules, emerging writers try their hand...
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Symmetrical Patterns
The class thinks about symmetry and patterns. They view several symmetrical patterns represented as dots with a mirror in between. They discuss which images are symmetrical and which are not, then color in dots to complete a few...
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Pet Tally
Give the class an opportunity to practice using tally marks as a way to collect data. As you progress through the slide show, learners tally up the number and types of pets they see, they then use their data to create a tally chart....
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Half Past Times
Learning how to tell time on an analog clock can be tricky for some kids. Start with the basics and teach them to determine the half-past time. There are five clocks shown. Learners draw in the times indicated, each time is half-past the...
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Reading Bar Charts
Help kids understand how to collect data through surveys, organize data in a bar chart, then analyze their findings. There are three different surveys for learners to conduct, a full description of all the parts of a bar chart, and three...
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Shape Detectives
This is a fun reinforcement activity that will provide the class with practice at recognizing shapes based on their properties. They are given a series of clues which they use to draw a shape on their white boards. This is repeated three...
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The Shape Show
Define plane shapes by their properties, then use this game to reinforce those skills. Learners use given properties as clues to determine each shape. They work to name ten different shapes, six of which are polygons.
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Probability Lesson 3
Here are a few well-thought-out discussion questions intended to accompany a probability activity. Learners consider equal chance outcomes under given situations, they investigate those outcomes by tossing a coin 30 times. They analyze...
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Numeracy Starters
If you like to start each day with a new math challenge or warm-up, this resource is a must have. It includes 36 slides, each containing a different math challenge that stimulates algebraic reasoning, problem solving, and basic math...
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Mass Lesson
It's not just a slideshow, it's a lesson on mass. First, learners complete a mental math warm-up, where they determine the number before and after a series of given numbers, then they form groups to weigh packages and compare mass....
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Secret Country Code Breaker
Super cool and totally fun math awaits your class. They are the code breakers, and their job is to identify and locate the secret agent by breaking two different codes. They use all their skills to solve a series of double-digit addition...
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Calculation Methods 1
There are so many ways to solve any given math problem. Get your problem-solving basics covered with this handy slide show. Various calculation methods are used to solve multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division problems...
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Rounding up or Rounding down
Teach the class how to estimate by rounding to the nearest 10. They review the rules for rounding, try rounding a few numbers using a number line, then round on their own. This is a good introduction that explains how to round and why we...
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Pattern Practice
Finishing patterns can be fun and engaging. Here are nine different patterns that have learners determine the rule or determine which image or shape will come next in the sequence. A very well-done presentation.
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Identifying Ratios
Kids complete three different activities to better understand how to identify ratios and then write them in simplest form. Ratios are represented by fraction strips of two different colors. Pupils write what ratio of blue to red is...
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Subtraction Grid Starter
Solving three-digit subtraction problems can be as easy as drawing a four by four grid. Learners practice using a grid to solve two subtraction problems.
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Mental Money Addition
Counting money is fun for kids, increases their understanding of addition, and applies mathematics to real world situation. Here are five opportunities for learners to count up their pence and pounds to see how much money they have. Tip:...
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Tens and Units
Images of base ten blocks are used to reinforce counting past 10. Learners will count along, adding units to each 10 as they go from 10 to 30. Each number is shown on a 100 block, as blocks of 10s and 1s, and in numeric form as tens and...
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Counting on a 100 Square
Counting by twos, fives, and tens is a great way to build the skills and number sense needed to better grasp the concept of multiplication later on. Here are six number charts to 100, each chart is highlighted and requires the class to...
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Times Tables: Game
Just like those handy flash cards, this game is intended to get kids answering their times tables from the 2s through the 12s with automaticity. They go as fast as they can in order to be the first to answer each of the 12 time's tables....
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Partitioning Numbers
Partitioning or decomposing double and triple-digit numbers is a wonderful way to build number sense and a basic understanding of place value. Here are 12 different numbers, partitioned into their base units and tens or hundreds...
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Number Bonds to 20
Showcase all the different ways one can pair numbers, resulting in an answer of 20. Cute images such as, a cup and water, tennis racket and ball, and a soccer ball and net help kids make the addition connection. This is a great...
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Number Bonds to 10: Game
Knowing number bonds that make 10 is a good way to build number sense and can help in solving basic addition and subtraction problems. Kids review number bonds, then play a game where they are given a number and try to shout out the...