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Speaking Geometrically
Fourth graders are introduced to the vocabulary needed to identify the attributes of two and three-dimensional figures. They work together to create a word wall, which contains the geometric terminology being learned.
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Geometry House!
Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time instructional activity, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles...
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One Square Meter
Students examine various ecosystems using scientific inquiry. Using the local area, they assess the characteristics and conditions in one square meter. They report their findings in the form of a survey map and data sheet. They...
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Not So Snappy 7
In this math worksheet, students look for the answers to the word problems that focus upon using the number seven. They develop vocabulary and problem solving skills.
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Symmetry Monsters
Students discuss and study the word symmetry. They examine letters of the alphabet, shapes, and artwork and decide if they are symmetrical or not. Then they create their own symmetry monsters.
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Reflections of Symmetry
Students use video and the Internet to identify examples of bilateral and radial symmetry in the world around them. They create symmetrical reflection designs using pattern blocks and paper.
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What Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One
Students explore marine animal adaptation. In this introductory ocean life biology lesson, students access prior knowledge by participating in a whole class "thought swap." Students form two lines, respond to a prompt from the teacher...
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Synonyms
Students discover the defintion for synonyms and how they describe similar situations. They start with a common word such as "happy" and brainstorm different words that mean the same as happy. They draw pictures or write sentences to...
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Educational Subjects
In this interactive vocabulary instructional activity, students read the description of educational subjects and select the subject which the sentence is describing. There are 10 questions to complete.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Magic School Bus
Students read The Magic School Bus Gets Baked In A Cake: A Book About Kitchen Chemistry by Joanna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of kitchen chemistry. Included are reading, art, math,...
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Math Made Easy
Students evaluate word problems. In this problem solving lesson, students are presented with word problems requiring graphing skills and students work independently to solve.
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Identifying Faces, Edges, and Vertices
Fourth graders examine faces, edges, and vertices. In this geometry lesson, 4th graders participate in classroom activities that require them to compare geometric shapes, figures, and models.
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Favorite Days
Students collect and organize data about themselves. In this data analysis activity, students discuss their favorite calendar dates and explore ways to display the data.
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Tantalizing Tangrams: What Are Transformations?
Students use the Internet to learn about transformations and tessellations. In this geometry lesson, students use the Internet to define the meaning of reflections, translations, rotations, glide reflection and symmetry. ...
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Equivalent Fractions
Students complete a worksheet. In this fractions lesson, students review their knowledge of fractions, define equivalent fractions, see examples of equivalent fractions and practice making equivalent fractions.
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Polluting the Environment
Fourth graders construct mini-ecosystem, pollute the ecosystem, observe, collect, and record data on the effects of these pollutants on their ecosystem, organize data on spreadsheets, create graphs, and design presentations to share with...
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Lesson Four - Making Change
Learners practice making change. In this money lesson, students complete worksheets in which they find the amount of change they would receive from a dollar bill amount. Learners go online and play games on this same concept.
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Family Financial Profile
Students investigate the cost of living. In this financial awareness lesson, students play a game to simulate various family situations and their incomes. Students choose activity cards and record information on their family profile...
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Tantalizing Tangrams
Students explore "area." In this tangram geometry and measurement lesson plan, students arrange tangram pieces to find the area of characters presented in a story they listen to on a website. Website information and related...
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Fraction Fun
Learners practice identifying common fractions using various manipulatives. They visit a visual fractions website and complete an activity. In the final activity, students create real-life problems.
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Teaching and Learning Through Objects
Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...
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The Role of Money
Fourth graders examine the role of money. In this money lesson, 4th graders read a chapter from Judy Blume's, Double Fudge, to see how money is made and how people make money. They finish a worksheet, and play a game about money.
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Multiplication Books
Elementary schoolers create their very own multiplication book, which should help them to memorize their multiplication facts. Each pupil creates an addition and a multiplication sentence, such as: "Tommy goes to the store and bought...