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Problem Solving Using Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use pattern blocks to create a figure that is described to them and establish a pattern based on the description of the geometric figure. In this pattern blocks lesson plan, students fill out shape and fraction worksheets.
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The Strength of the Sun

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore the sun and take a "trip" to outer space.
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Shh...It's a Secret!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students watch a portion of "The Wizard of Oz" and discuss how a map could be useful to Dorothy. They identify key components of maps and design a map of their classroom, including a key.
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Telling Time to 5 Minutes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students take part in various activities ranging from creating a human clock, to small group problem solving to reinforce the concept of telling time accurately to five minutes on an analog clock.
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Tractor Construction

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students working in small groups will build tractors. They must design a tractor that is able to pull various weights.
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Working Watermelon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this lesson! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what percentage...
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Wet Water, Dry Land

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars observe and examine relationship between landforms and bodies of water, recognizing differences between them. Students then define island, peninsula, isthmus, archipelago, lake, bay, straight, system of lakes, and identify...
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Wetlands: Pave or Save?

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss the characteristics of wetlands and how to make them more productive. Using a map, they locate the major wetlands in the United States and color them using a key. They read an article and in groups answer discussion...
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Technology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders play a game on the computer called "Last Array" where they practice their multiplication skills. In this multiplication lesson plan, 3rd graders try to be the last person to place an array on the computer screen.
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Then and Now in Las Vegas

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the history of Las Vegas. In this Las Vegas lesson plan, 3rd graders learn about the history of the city as they listen to a lecture. Students then create a Las Vegas timeline and acrostic poem.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review Mexico's location and language and learn to pronouns 10 new Spanish food words. Students listen as the book, Corn is Maize is read, touching and passing around an ear of Indian corn. Students discuss the contribution of...
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Representing Relationships with Equations

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore Cuisenaire Rods.  In this pre-algebra lesson, students work with a partner to generate addition problems with the sum of ten using Cuisenaire Rods. Students construct examples of the Commutative Property using...
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Estimation With Percents

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine percents. In this percents lesson, students will estimate percentages. Using advertisements from a newspaper, students problem solve to determine the final price of a sale item.
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Measuring to the Nearest Inch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use whole numbers and fractions to make connections between abstractions of the mathematical world and the real world. In this fractions and measurement lesson, 3rd graders identify, quantify groups , and measure distances....
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Patterns That Grow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate growing patterns. In this additive patterns lesson, students analyze the core of growing patterns. Students extend additive patterns based on the core.
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The Very Busy Spider

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners read the story The Very Busy Spider and go on a spider hunt, complete a KWL chart, talk about the animals in the book, and more. In this guided reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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Importance of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits in Our Diets

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners explore the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets. For this science lesson, students discuss various types of fruits and vegetables. Learners play the good health=good diet game. Students discuss types of fruits and...
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Making the Family Pet an Educational Experience

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
The family pet can be a way to get students reading, writing, and learning.
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Thumb Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students practice measuring using the metric system and millimeters. They measure their thumbs and record their findings. Students record the findings of their classmates and find the average or mean for the two groups.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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Sky Watching

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners trace how weather patterns generally move from west to east in the United States.
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Water Facts And Media

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the facts surrounding water. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather facts for the game of trivia. The information is used also to create a group presentation.
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Animal Investigation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gather information and classify animals. In this animal investigation instructional activity, 3rd graders research animals, and organize the information into notebook.

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