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Morning Math
Here is a series of morning math activities which will get your class thinking as they start the day. Simply do one or two every day; the variation in types of math will keep them on their toes and reviewing past concepts. Each of the 16...
Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program
Mummies in the Morning Egyptian pyramids, hieroglyphics
Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...
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Reading Charts
How well can your third graders interpret data from a chart? Use this straightforward worksheet to reinforce problem-solving skills. After reading a school schedule, pupils answer ten questions about the information in the chart. A great...
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St. Patrick’s Day
Combine math, creative writing, and leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick's Day activity! Using a bag of gold coins and marshmallows, kids write a math story about a leprechaun that includes a multi-step equation to solve.
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Real-Life Problems: Time #2
How well can your third and fourth graders tell time? What about in word problems? Practice both with a instructional activity that features five word problems about telling tme. Pupils use all four operations to solve the problems in...
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Calculator Trick 7
Kids love calculator tricks. They can add, multiply, and divide using their basic calculator to build number sense and have fun at the same time. One trick and a full rational as to how it works makes a great morning warm up.
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Max's Math Adventures
In these telling time worksheets, students read the rhyming poem about the snowball. Students keep a log of the activities they do in one hour and how many minutes each activity takes. Students then draw the hour and minute hands on the...
Curriculum Corner
Guest Teacher Plans Grade 4
Creating substitute plans may not be the highlight of your workday. Make the task less daunting with a general, day-long plan covering math, reading, word work, and writing.
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake...
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Different Ways to Say Time
In this different ways to say time worksheet, students determine if activity sentences happen during the AM or PM. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer seven problems.
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Pumpkins . . . Not Just Part of Halloween
Students study the pumpkin. In this pumpkin lesson, students participate in different activities that explain the history of pumpkins and how pumpkins develop and grow, read "The Great Pumpkin Story" and answer comprehensive questions...
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Sweet Fraction Frenzy
Fourth graders compare and order fractions. In this comparing and ordering fractions lesson, 4th graders make fraction strips from construction paper but pretend that they are candy bars. They use the strips to compare and order...
Noyce Foundation
Time to Get Clean
It's assessment time! Determine your young mathematicians' understanding of elapsed time with this brief, five-question quiz.
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Math Word Problem Practice
In this word problem worksheet, learners complete a total of 5 simple problems that include all four operations. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Time & Itineraries Two
Students explore time management by participating in clock reading activities. In this itinerary instructional activity, students define a list of time telling vocabulary terms and practice reading analog clocks with a partner. Students...
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Spanish Days of the Week/Counting
Students practice using the Spanish words for the days of the week and numbers. They use a calendar to help them with the activity. They also demonstrate their ability to say "tomorrow will be" and "yesterday was".
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Build What I've Created
n this geometric lesson, students define and identify two dimensional shapes based on their attributes. They complete worksheets based on the geometric concepts.
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Problem Solving: Estimated or Exact Amounts
In this problem solving instructional activity, students read and solve 6 story problems. Students explain why estimates or exact answers were used.
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When Average Is the Way to Go
Students engage in experiences involving the mathematical concept of averages. After watching a video, students explore averaging through a variety of different methods.
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Critical Thinking & Writing: Brainstorming
Have your young writers organize their thoughts before writing. They generate ideas through various brainstorming activities prior to writing a mock feature news story for USA Today. A series of USA Today articles debating the level of...
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Pump Up the Volume
Fourth graders calculate volume. In this volume lesson, 4th graders calculate, estimate, and compare units of volume in English and metric systems.
Scholastic
Test-Taking Strategies for Three Subject Areas
Sometimes a test page loaded with text can make a student's face go blank. Help them decipher what a text question is asking with a series of tips focused on reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language arts mechanics.
K5 Learning
The Eagle and the Fox
How does a fox outsmart an eagle and all the creatures of the sea? Read about a tricky fox with a short story, followed by four comprehension questions about the plot and another possible endings.
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow--Measurements of Time
In this measurement of time learning exercise, learners read a short article and then look at 12 pictures and draw a line from each one to either the sun or the moon. Students distinguish whether each picture is happening in the day or...