Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nursery Rhyme Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson learners will create basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems using common nursery rhymes. Students will distinguish the key elements of word problems and incorporate those elements into a...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Quotients Just the Basics

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Just like multiplication, addition, and subtraction, division problems involve patterns and there are methodical ways in which manipulatives can be used to solve division problems with small dividends and divisors of 1 through 10.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Broken Ruler Measurements

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Using a broken ruler requires students to turn to addition and subtraction skills in order to determine measurements.
Activity
Can Teach

Can Teach: Who Has More or Less?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Want to practice addition and subtraction skills in a new and exciting way? Use this online math lesson card game activity.
Lesson Plan
George Mason University

Lesson Plans: Whole Number Algorithms Base Ten Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Brief lesson plans that show how to use base ten blocks to do all four operations and a little bit of algebra.
Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Adding & Subtracting Polynomials

For Students 3rd - 7th
This prealgebra lesson explains how to add and subtract polynomials.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Everyday Math

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Learners will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Math Grade 3

For Students 3rd
Browse resources related to third-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Make a Ten

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive simulation that teaches about place value, addition, and subtraction by adding, breaking apart, and combining numbers by making tens and focusing on place value. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: We Are Living Graphs and Data [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In this lesson, 3rd graders use their own bodies to create bar graphs and do problems involving addition, subtraction, and more or less amounts. They then create their own graphs, incorporating the features of graphs that they have...
Unit Plan
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Add and Subtract Fractions

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This Math Page tutorial explains how to add and subtract fractions and features a practice section at the very end of the lesson.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Go Shopping!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson will give students practice with adding and subtracting money using a calculator. It will provide them an opportunity to determine savings using a store coupon, and determine the change they should recieve when making...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Number Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson allows students to observe and participate in problem solving activites involving mystery numbers, clues, and characteristics of numbers. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS...
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Add and Subtract Compound Units of Time

For Students 1st - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Adding and subtracting units of time.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Integers Are Rising and Falling Everywhere!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will expand from the idea of not only identifying signed numbers but to use them for numerical operations. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone...
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Colorful Painter Fact Families

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Find the missing numbers in the fact family number sentences.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Operations a Distinct Process

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Sharpen your computation and problem solving skills with this lesson that focuses on order of operations. Related vocabulary and detailed examples also provided.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Comparing Operations

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Combine all of your knowledge about the four basic operations in this lesson that focuses on comparing operations. Discover the relationship between of each operation and key vocabulary terms to build your number sense.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Estimate Add and Subtract

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to teach students how to estimate.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Estimating Sums and Differences Acti Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an Activote lesson for assessing students understanding of estimating sums and differences.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Ordering Operations With Parentheses

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A thorough lesson on order of operations that includes detailed examples and related vocabulary.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: To, Too, or Two Developing an Understanding of Homophones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for a lesson that teaches students the difference among common homophones using many modalities. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Estimation Station

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson, students will learn the difference between estimation and guessing. Knowing how to estimate is an essential skill that will help students determine approximate totals as well as check the reasonableness of their...