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"A Grain of Rice" by Helena Clare Pittman
Students solve the problem that comes up in the story. They realize the explosive growth of the powers of 2.
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"How Big is a Foot?" by Rolf Myller
Middle schoolers use estimation and fractions and standard units of measure to measure foot strips.
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"How Many, How Much" by Shel Silverstein
Young scholars decide on the reasonableness and relative magnitude of situations in their lives as Shel Silverstein did in the poem "How Many, How Much."
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"How Many Snails?" by Robert Wells
Middle schoolers represent algebraic patterns in various ways.
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"Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?" by Robert Wells
Middle schoolers discuss how big is big. They compare the area and perimeter of an acre and a football field.
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"The Patchwork Quilt" by Valerie Flournoy pictures by Jerry Pinkney
Students recognize squares and find a pattern for counting squares.
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"Pigs Will Be Pigs" by Amy Axelrod
Students add, subtract, and multiply amounts of money.
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"The Rajah's Rice: A Mathematical Folktale from India" adapted by David Barry
Learners use large numbers and learn exponential representation and explain patterns and relations of powers of 2.
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"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander
Students experiment with rearranging shapes to better visualize the Congruence and relationship of geometric shapes.
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"YIKES! Your Body Up Close" by Mike Janulewicz
Students use a Venn Diagram to analyze data from their class.
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"If You Hopped Like a Frog" by David M. Schwartz
Learners brainstorm several animal/personal scenarios, select one, and write out an explanation of the comparison. They apply the measurements/characteristics to themselves and use algebraic equations to demonstrate the comparison.
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Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder
How would you use census data from 1880-1900? Here are a set of ways you can incorporate the book Little House on the Prairie and US census data from that time period. Learners will research the validity or the book based on factual...
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SC Populations Along Major Interstates
Students examine the population among the interstates in South Carolina. Using the internet, they identify the counties and roads and compare it with their own drawing.
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Painted Story Quilt
Emmulate some of Faith Ringgolds famous painted story quilts in your classroom. Have your class choose a story or you choose one for the whole class to portray. They will select their favorite scene to paint onto their story quilt. What...
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Stories of the Wrights' Flight
Students examine and compare primary and secondary source accounts of the Wright brothers' first flights on December 17, 1903.
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Home Living/Life Skills: Face Washing
Having good hygiene skills is a very important part of living an independent life. Learners with special needs follow sequencing cards to practice washing their faces. They follow each step in the process and discuss the importance of...
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Revolutionary Money
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included.
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Letters from the Japanese American Internment
Learners examine letters of Japanese-American children during internment in World War II. They discover what it was like in the camps and how they were treated once they were released. They also view photographs of the camps.
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What Are the Literary, Artistic, Scientific, and Technological Contributions of Immigrants to the United States?
Pupils evaluate impact of immigration on America's economy and culture, research information about people of various countries of origin, and share findings with classmates through collages, posters, handouts, or skits.
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Minerals, Crystals, and Gems
Students discover the relationships between minerals, crystals and gems. They bring in rocks that they find at home, in the schoolyard, etc. and examine them and attempt to identify them. They set up a classroom exhibit that includes all...
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Climate and Cultures of Africa
Students gain an understanding of the relationship between climate and culture in the sub- Saharan Africa. Students will complete short exercises pertaining to the various cultures of Africa and the climate in which they live....
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Children's Books
Students explore daily dilemmas students face. They write and illustrate a story book dealing with one dilemma. Students write reviews of their books. They read their books to second grade students. Additional cross curriculum activities...
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Teaching the Subjects You Never Liked
Having to teach your least favorite subjects isn't always fun, but can be a learning experience for both teacher and student.
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Pictures Telling Stories
Learners see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.
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