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Curated OER

Making Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how to make change when purchasing items.  In this making change lesson, students examine a scenario to calculate the correct change.  Students play Bingo based on information and calculations to determine...
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Curated OER

Combining Coins

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore counting coins. In this money counting lesson plan, students are given an assigned number of coins and calculate the least amount of coins that could be used to equal the same value. Students participate in guided...
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Curated OER

Cookie Topography

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a cross section diagram showing elevation changes on a "cookie island." Using a chocolate chip cookie for an island, they locate the highest point in centimeters on the cookie and create a scale in feet. After tracing...
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Curated OER

Subtraction Shopping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students subtract two digit numbers. They check each other's answers for accuracy.
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Curated OER

Folding Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a set of fraction circles using a paper folding technique. They fold 10 inch circles of paper into the indicated fractions, identify the fractions, and use them to show equivalency.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M & M Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars receive 10 M & M's to study about fractions. As a class, they divide the ten M & M's into a half. They then take away two and use the eight M & M's to study about fourths. They also use nine to study about thirds.
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Curated OER

How Much is that Name?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore money counting.  In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
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Curated OER

Two By One Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use base-ten blocks to find products of two-digits by one-digit by making a model of the problem. They complete a worksheet by multiplying 2-digits by 1-digit with regrouping. They may use the base-ten blocks if needed.
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Place Value Lessons

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Students can learn about place value using interesting lessons, activities, and games.
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Making a Multiplication Lesson Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teaching students about multiplication can be made a little easier with lessons that will peak their interest.
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Curated OER

What Is Kwanzaa?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use vocabulary related to Kwanzaa. They identify main ideas and details related to the celebration of Kwanzaa and summarize information about Kwanzaa. They make picture books appropriate for first and second graders.
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Curated OER

Set Up Your Own Apartment

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students divide into groups and 'set up' an apartment together making lists of items to purchase from an allowance of money. They gain practice with basic equations in a real life context.
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Curated OER

Lesson plan: History Underfoot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study Native Americans of Virginia. In this Virginia history lesson, students take on the role of archaeologists as they analyze a site and its artifacts. Students use the information to draw conclusions about the natives who...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition: Complete the Addition Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video [0:56] and practice questions where students find a missing number in addition sentences with sums to 1000.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Select the Incorrect Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice finding the addition sentence that is not equal to the desired sum.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition: 3 Digits

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on adding 3-digit numbers with regrouping. [1:32]
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Complete the Addition Sentence

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to work backwards to solve a 3-digit addition problem. The video is followed by practice problems covering the topics in the video.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition: Select the Correct Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions with sums to 1000 where students determine which addition sentence matches the given sum. [1:07]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Select the Correct Sentence

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to solve addition problems to determine which math sentence matches the given sum. The video is followed by practice problems covering the topics...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Select the Incorrect Sentence

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to solve addition problems to determine which math sentence does not match the given sum. The video is followed by practice problems covering the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition 3 Digits

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to solve a 3-digit addition problem. The video is followed by practice problems covering the topic in the video.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Select the Correct Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to determine which addition problem matches the given sum. The video is followed by practice problems covering the topics in the video.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: Number Paths

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners explore connections between addition, subtraction, and multiplication. In addition, students review place value and learn about the distributive law. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding Pictures Sums to 20

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video utilizes a picture model to describe how to add sums up to 20. The video is followed by additional practice problems.