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Curated OER

I Can Use a Worm to Count

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners use worms, puppets or other props to practice counting to 100. First, they listen to a read aloud of Count Worms by Roger Hargeaves. A worm pattern is used to count to 100, with each segment of the worm representing a...
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Curated OER

Accentuate the Negative

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore negative numbers, In this accentuate the negative lesson, students manipulate calculators to demonstrate negative numbers.  Activities are differentiated for K-2, 3-5, and 4-8 grade levels to ensure that they are...
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Curated OER

Patterning Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Open the eyes of young mathematicians to the patterns that are found everywhere in the world around them. After a shared reading of I See Patterns by Linda Benton, children complete a series of hands-on activities that teach them how to...
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Curated OER

Numbers Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice identifying quantities of items and materials using numbers.  In this counting lesson, students read The Gummi Bear Counting Book by Lindley Boegehold, and utilize a bag of gummy bears as a counting tool.  Young...
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Curated OER

Pattern Block Barrier Game

For Teachers K - 4th
Challenge your learners to give clear and concise directions in this shape-name practice activity. In partners, they place a dividing "wall" between them, with pattern blocks and a grid on each side. Partner A places one block at a time...
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Curated OER

Developing Number Concepts

For Teachers K - 1st
Children count and group a set of beans, sorting into groups of 10 and noting the number that remains. Young scholars understand the concept of numbers greater than ten, and play a game, guessing numbers greater than 10 using hints given...
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Curated OER

Measurement

For Teachers K
Students explore measurement comparisons of taller and shorter. They examine a picture and order the picture's elements from shortest to tallest. Afterwards, they draw themselves and other items shorter or taller than welements in the...
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Curated OER

Writing Numbers With Song

For Teachers K
Students study the numerals from one through five. In this number sense instructional activity, students sing a number song and practice drawing the numerals on the chalkboard. Students use their bodies to make the shapes of the numbers.
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Curated OER

Time

For Teachers K
Students review the concept of the hour. In this time lesson, students understand how the hour hand works. Students have another clock which also shows the minute hand. Students recognize the position of the minute hand.
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Curated OER

Hooray for Hand-Me-Downs!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Youngsters learn how "hand-me-downs" can help save money while practicing math word problems with this fun learning center activity.
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Curated OER

Ocean Friends Nametags

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a number of activities to complete a study of ocean animals. They identify the animals, make nametags using appropriate colors, the animal habitats, and make a book by putting the pages in numerical order.
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Yo-yo

For Teachers K
Students review ordinal numbers and the identification and writing of the numbers two, three and five. They identify the appropriate numbers to reflect counters on a provided activity sheet. Afterwards, they draw a group of yo-yos.
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Developing the Concept: Patterns

For Teachers K
Students understand what a pattern is and how to make a pattern. In this pattern lesson, students use cubes to create various patterns. Students recognize the pattern created.
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Curated OER

Modeling and Recording Subtraction

For Teachers K
Students practice subtracting numbers from one through ten. In this subtraction lesson, students use counters and a workmat to complete several subtraction problems on an overhead projector.
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Curated OER

Identifying Shapes and Matching

For Teachers K
Students recognize shapes and repeating shapes can make a pattern. In this patterns lesson, students identify pictures of shapes as patterns or not patterns. Students describe how the pattern is made.
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Curated OER

Making It Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story, "The 100-Pound Problem," compare their weight with character in story, and weigh different classroom items using nonstandard units and standard units. They experiment with different items that can make scale...
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Bugs

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners explore the wonders of bugs. In this bug lesson, students examine various types of bugs. Learners make crafts, sing songs, discuss nutrition, and investigate different types of insects.
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Curated OER

Primates

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore different primates. In this primate lesson, students examine the various primates by engaging in crafts, dramatic play, singing songs, and games. 
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Exploratorium

Exploring Pattern Blocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pattern blocks are one of the best math manipulatives ever invented. They are used quite extensively in the math activity presented here. Youngsters use the pattern block to fill in shapes that are present on the worksheet embedded in...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Fall into Healthy Shapes

For Teachers K Standards
Kindergartners identify geometric shapes by planting a fall garden. They start their seeds in containers that have different shapes, and keep track of their plants based on those shapes. This brilliantly designed and incredibly thorough...
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NTTI

What Size Is It Anyway?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A fabulous plan on teaching basic concepts of measurement to young learners. Pupils use nonstandard units to measure length, practice using a ruler and a yardstick, compare the length of two objects, and perform estimations of length....
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Curated OER

Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 1st
A wonderful lesson on identifying the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter awaits your young mathematicians. They engage in a multi-session lesson which allows them to practice using the values of each coin in worksheets and activities...
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Curated OER

Mystery Jars

For Teachers K - 4th
Youngsters discover ways to estimate. They will use two jars with large and small items and estimate the number of items. Then record their estimate and explain why they answered the way they did. They try this experiment with different...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Start with a Circle...

For Students K - 12th
The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...

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