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Mental Math
Students participate in an online computation game. In this computation lesson, students practice simple computations and use an internet site to review addition and subtraction facts.
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Stand Up for Math
Students apply basic or advanced mathematical skills while working cooperatively with other students to solve problems. They demonstrate comprehension of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and or division with a strategy that...
Core Knowledge Foundation
A “Whole” Lot of Fraction Fun!
Young mathematicians are introduced to fractions in a unit that helps them to understand parts of a whole.
Noyce Foundation
Fractured Numbers
Don't use use a fraction of the resource — use it all! Scholars attempt a set of five problem-of-the-month challenges on fractions. Levels A and B focus on creating fractions and equivalent fractions, while Levels C, D, and E touch on...
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Watermelon Graphing
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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Yummy Division
Second graders watch as volunteers divide large paper M&Ms on the board. They divide M&Ms into groups and write division sentences to show understanding of division concept. They eat M&Ms.
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Pop-A-Top Math Game
Students play pop-a-top math game to practice solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
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Top Ten Summer Lesson Plans: Make the Kick Off to Summer Fun!
The right summer lesson plans can help both teachers and students spend the final days of school in a fun and productive way.
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Lesson 2: Measurement Tools
Elementary schoolers examine the uses of rulers, scales, and measuring cups. They determine the criteria for the use of each tool and visit different areas of school to find items that can be measured with these tools. Everyone takes...
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Place Value Lessons
Students can learn about place value using interesting lessons, activities, and games.
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Dividing into Two Parts — Halves
In this fractions worksheet, students divide pictures into halves to introduce them to fractions. Students complete 3 sets of problems.
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Rounding and Significant Digits
Practice rounding numbers to a certain decimal by solving in-class problems. Learners will solve several multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction problems while rounding to a specific decimal. They will also check their work...
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Picture Board
Learners divide a poster board so everyone gets the same amount of area to decorate. Youngsters talk about the different ways to divide a rectangle. They measure their lines to make sure that each piece is equal and then decorate their...
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Doughnut Race
Pupils will practice math facts in this fast-paced and fun "Doughnut Race." This fun activity has learners practice their math facts in a face paced game environment. It can be adapted to all mathematical operations by using a poster...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Understanding Fractions
Young learners explore fractions and demonstrate parts of a whole by using a candy bar and a piece of paper and dividing both into equal parts. Included is a worksheet that requires youngsters to color in half of each polygon shape. Some...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Where Are We Going?
Come take a ride on the space bus! Scholars go on an imaginary trip to pick up their peers from the inner and outer planets while reinforcing math skills. First, learners round decimals to identify each planets' distance from Earth....
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Relations and Graphs
Here is a simple, yet clever lesson on how to teach the important concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to. Pupils write their names down on grid paper - one letter per box. They compare their names and find a name that is...
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Number Addition Race
Practice basic addition facts and measuring skills. In this addition and measurement lesson, learners are provided with drywall tape and work in groups of four at a long table. Partners take turns generating addends and marking the...
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Solid Shapes
A collection of two lessons, kindergartners will identify two-dimensional shapes in solid shapes. They will develop basic knowledge of the components that make up a sphere, rectangular prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, and cube. Young...
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Patterns and Pentominoes
Learners solve pentomino puzzles. In this problem solving lesson, students discuss how pentomino puzzles play into the plot of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett and practice solving a pentomino puzzle on their own. Learners will...
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Learning to Add and Subtract
Young learners practice addition and subtraction to solve problems. They use a webquest application to model how to solve math problems using pictures, words and numbers, and also practice using multiplication and division.
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Sweet Treats...Even or Odd?
Learners work in pairs during this activity to explore even and odd numbers. Each pair is given a bag of candy which they have to count and divide up. If each partner has the same amount the number is even, if one is left over then the...
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Multiplication and Division with Arrays
Students practice the commutative property, create and manipulate arrays and multiply and divide numbers.
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Modeling Division
In this modeling division worksheet, 2nd graders learn beginning division concepts by circling equal groups of objects. There are four problems on the page.