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A Dollar for Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate different ways to make a dollar. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book A Dollar for Penny and identify the value of each coin. Students determine combinations of coins that can make up a dollar.
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Shapes Galore!

For Teachers 1st
First graders create two-dimensional shapes. In this shapes lesson, 1st graders learn about different two-dimensional shapes. Students have many hands-on experiences with these shapes including the use of geoboards, shaving cream, yarn,...
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Number and Operations: Webbing Our Way Through Numbers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and place value. In this place value lesson plan, 2nd graders estimate and construct numbers while working with spider activities. Students use addition and subtraction to compare estimates. Resources...
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Area: It's What's on the INSIDE That Counts!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a series of hands-on, online and multimedia activities that examine the concept of area. They view clips from the animated series Math Monsters and discuss the purpose of area and how it is used in the real...
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Solving the Problem

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students increase problem solving strategies by completing a "Problem of the Day" using a math manipulative. They identify key words and determine the operation to use. They perform mathematical tasks using the computer program Math Keys.
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"Money In My Pocket"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders assess a brief history of money, the use of money, working with money as well as adding and subtracting with money and how to spend money wisely with responsibility. In addition, they discuss how everything belongs to God...
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Creating AB Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work with patterns. In this pattern lesson, students find AB patterns in nature and the manmade world. They create their own AB pattern using math manipulatives and visual arts. 
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The Magic Pot

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities with the book The Magic Pot. In this comprehension lesson plan, 2nd graders read the story, answer comprehension questions, and create a storyboard. They also complete Magic Pot math by working on...
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The Cube and Coin Challenges

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in several games based on colored cubes and coins. They try to figure out the relative rate at which things happen and assess the concept of playing a fair game with their peers. Each student compare familiar...
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Watermelon Graphing

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

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students construct and interpret a "favorite classroom books" graph. In this literacy and math graphing lesson, students choose a reduced size copy of the book cover that corresponds with the book(s) they chose to read during their...
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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the relationship...
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Fractions: Mud Pie Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify and name fractional parts through the use of mud pie manipulatives. In this fractional manipulatives lesson plan, 2nd graders identify and label halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths, and tenths and order them...
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Musical Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play a game of mathematical musical chairs, moving from desk to desk solving addition and subtraction problems.
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Key Understandings In The Elementary Math Classroom

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in "Key Understandings in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom" that contains examples of anchor questions that can be used to provide a snapshot of each student's ability based on one of the expectations in each...
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Candy Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders utilize candy to complete various basic math problems. Individuals sort candies, solve addition problems, and create graphs using the candy. Each student completes the assignment by comparing and contrasting selected...
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Candy Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders in a special education classroom sort candies by color. In groups, they complete various addition problems with the candy and create graphs. They compare and contrast the amounts of candies and answer questions on a...
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Fitness Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Learning Number Words in Spanish

For Students 1st - 7th
Combine Spanish vocabulary with a little bit of math. Learners practice the numbers one through twelve in Spanish by completing the sentences on the page. Various other vocabulary words are included in each sentence.
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Curriculum Framework Forms

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Sketch out weekly plans for reading, writing, math, and small group instruction, noting standards that will be addressed, materials to be used, and the lesson focus, on a one-page form. A great way to see the week at a glance. Eight...
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Investigation - Can You Guess My Favorite Color?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore a bag of mixed pattern blocks. As a class they discuss different attributes of these shapes. For this math lesson, 2nd graders search to find shapes that are similar by placing shapes on top of one another to...
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The Value of a Number

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students assess informal methods to solve real-world problems that utilize simple equations that involve one variable. They incorporate concrete objects to assist them in the solving of a variety of equations. The students are actively...
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Attributes and Patterns with Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
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Statistics and Probablility

For Teachers K - 2nd
Statistics and Probability are all about collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. Young learners use previously collected data and construct a picture graph of the data on poster board. This stellar lesson should lead to...

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