Young scholars play card games as a way to strengthen their math skills. In this math facts lesson, students play UNO multiplication, greater than and less then and multiplication war. 

Students plan a trip.  For this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay and...

Third graders use items which come in sets to look for real-life multiples and write multiplication problems. This lesson assess the student's understanding of the meaning of multiplication using an array model and manipulatives.

Third graders read and discuss math story problems and analyze if the story is using equal groups or unequal groups. They listen to the book "12 Ways To Get to 11," and simulate the story using beads on a pipe cleaner. Students then...

Third graders understand the economics of choices in buying. In this goods and services activity, 3rd graders participate in activities to make choices about purchases. Students write stories, answer questions, and complete worksheets to...

Students complete a unit with cross-curricular activities to learn about a healthy body and maintaining their health. In this health lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about good health, a healthy diet, healthy foods, healthy...

Students determine the cost of a t-shirt using a variety of mathematical operations to solve problems. Then they use a spreadsheet to calculate the cost of lettering a t-shirt and display this information in a graph.

In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...

Students design colorful posters to "get out and vote" after studying the three amendments to the US Constitution that extend voting rights. They analyze the importance of voting to a healthy democracy.

Students make fudge after reading fractional values in recipes and finding equivalent fractions to those presented in the recipes. They study measurement abbreviations.

Third graders solve In and Out function problems. They analyze a chart and discuss the steps to solving the functions, and discuss the patterns and complete the charts. Students then create a book of repeating patterns using magazines,...

Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...

Third graders review place value by arranging four numbers to make the highest number possible. They are shown a hundred flat. Students are asked to show another way of making 100 using base-ten blcoks. They are then shown a thousands...

In this number sentence instructional activity, 3rd graders look at 2 game boards and find as many number sentences as they can that are hidden in each one. Students put their answers on the lines provided.

In this percentages worksheet, students color 25% of 100 small squares blue, 35% red and 30% yellow. Students figure out how many squares they have left and then what percent of the 100 squares are left. Students then work out 5...

In this solving consumer math word problems learning exercise, students write answers showing the steps to understand, plan, solve, and check their answers. Students write four answers.

Students explore money. In this counting money lesson, students play a card game using the rules of "War." Students turn over cards, determine the money value represented, and the student with the highest value keeps the cards.

Students explore sale items.  In this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper.  Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts.  Students...

In this solving a math terms crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues across and down and write the math terms in the blanks. Students write 19 answers. 

Third graders explore math functions by completing problem solving activities. In this division lesson, 3rd graders utilize the division strategies acquired earlier to divide multiple digit numbers by 4's. Students complete problems on...

In this interactive vocabulary learning exercise, students read the description of educational subjects and select the subject which the sentence is describing. There are 10 questions to complete.

Students explore algebraic concepts using real life situations.  In this equations instructional activity, students develop strategies to solve missing number problems. Students participate in a board game based on algebraic equations.