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Solving Simple Addition and Subtraction Equations Using Fact Families
Students explore addition fact families. In this addition and subtraction fact family math lesson plan, students click and drag objects on the Smart Board to create visual representations of fact families. Students use fact family...
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Addition: The Raindrop Game
Students play the Raindrop Game to reinforce math skills. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students explore the concept of more and less as they play a weather-themed card game.
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Relate Counting to Addition and Subtraction
Your math scholars may recognize patterns, but do they know they can use them to practice addition and subtraction? This activity has scholars counting by threes, fours, and sixes to analyze number patterns and complete a sequence....
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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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George Washington Carver Coloring and Activity Book
Learn about the interesting life of George Washington Carver and his many accomplishments with this series of worksheets for primary grade learners. From coloring pages and word searches, to non-fiction reading passages and math skills...
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Looking Through the Algebraic Lens
Students work with rectangles to find generalizations for adding and subtracting odd and even numbers in part one of the lesson. In part two, students use geoboards to construct polygons, look for patterns, and find a general rule.
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Book Title: You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur with a Dime
Students explore the concepts of multiple digit addition and subtraction. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students read the book You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur with a Dime and then discuss methods for solving a particular math problem...
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Goldfish Subtraction
Learners manipulate Goldfish crackers to explore subtraction and number sentences.
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Addition and Subtraction
Young scholars develop their own strategies to solve basic addition and subtraction facts. In this addition and subtraction lesson plan, students use strategies they already know and new ones to solve problems.
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Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20
Young scholars act out computation problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson plan, students act out an addition story and write an addition sentence for it. Young scholars continue this activity and answer the provided questions.
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Number Patterns
Build the pattern recognition skills of young mathematicians with this simple skills practice worksheet. Given nine different sequences of two-digit numbers, children must identify the pattern and determine the next three numbers in...
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Basic Mathematical Operations Using Math Tiles
Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using tiles as manipulatives. In this math operations lesson plan, young learners choose the appropriate sized tiles, arrange them according to directions given by the teacher,...
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Fraction Food Frenzy
Students study addition of fractions with like denominators using illustrations and problem solving.
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Problem Solving
Scholars will learn to solve word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Using a grocery store theme, they will identify the best way to solve real-life problems. There are many ways this basic lesson can be...
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Subtraction Shopping
Learners subtract two digit numbers. They check each other's answers for accuracy.
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Investigation - Who is Right?
Third graders explore mathematics by solving problems in groups. In this math functions lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of addition and subtraction by completing two digit math problems. Students define a list of...
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Traveling in Style
Students choose a travel destination in another culture, create a list of items needed, obtain prices, and research the climate and traditional clothing in the culture. They create an imaginary travel budgets--with which they calculate...
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Story Subtraction
In this story problems activity, students solve 5 word problems in which two and three digit numbers are subtracted. There will be regrouping.
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Math & Science Connection
Whether you're using a collection of Dr. Seuss books to teach basic math skills like counting, adding, and subtracting, or exploring the different states of matter by melting a crayon with a hairdryer, a series of 11 fun activities...
Super Teacher Worksheets
Number Patterns
Pattern recognition is an essential step in the development of young mathematicians fluency with the four basic operations. This simple skills practice worksheet asks children identify and complete three different numerical patterns,...
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Everyday Math
Students discuss word problems involving time and money. In this mathematics lesson plan, students solve word problems as a class focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. Students then make their own word...
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Two-Step Problems and Money Concepts
Elementary schoolers solve two-step equations and practice money concepts. They solve multi-step addition and subtraction contextual problems and apply money concepts to real life situations. Pupils use pictures and counters to help them...
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Mentally Add and Subtract 10 or 100
Here are some number lines that need to be completed. There are two number sequences, one to test addition skills and the other for subtraction. Both sequences include counting by 10, but the subtracting question has scholars count...
