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Graphs - On the Floor and Ask a Friend

For Teachers K
Students create a floor graph and then interview their classmates to create their own graph.
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Shopping

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine how much money they have in hand, find and read the price of a product, determine which product to buy, determine if they have enough money, and count out exact change or determine how much change is due.
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Are You a Frog?

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Students listen to the book "Ask Me If I'm a Frog, and compare their anatomy and habits to the anatomy and habits of a frog to identify with the characteristics unique to frogs. They respond to teacher-generated questions by writing...
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Needs Math in Life at All?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students think and talk about the ways in which they use math throughout the day. They add each way to a "math in real life" bulletin board and reflect in writing on the ways they use math.
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Lifecycle of Painted Lady Butterflies

For Teachers K
Students make a chart of the life cycle of the painted lady butterflies that the class observes over a period of several days.
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Wish You Were Here! - Collaborative Literacy Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore videos, software and print resources to investigate the concept of community. Students write poems about their town and illustrate them for a collaborative literacy project.
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Splash!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the book, Splash in the Ocean. Then they use fish counters, fish stickers, numbers and symbols to solve addition story problems.
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Make a Leaf Banner

For Teachers K
Students create an leaf print banner, and classify, sort and find patterns in the leaves as they work.
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Entering Numbers 1 to 10, 1 to 20, 1 to 100

For Teachers K
Students enter numerals on spreadsheet and use template to record numerals.
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Sweet or Sour, Like or Different

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students watch a video on comparisons and discuss ways in which objects can be sorted. They play an identification game with a lemon and discuss identification characteristics.
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It Takes All Kinds!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students view video clips and observe similarities and differences between animals. They sort animals into groups for a zoo. They make a graph of their observations and review scientific classifications.
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Crayograph Quilts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a quilt-like fabric swatches using Crayograph crayons, emery paper and rubbing plates.
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Counting Fun with Gummi Bears

For Teachers K
Students count the numbers one through ten out loud and show the numbers using manipulatives.
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A Chick Called Saturday

For Teachers K
Students discuss calendars in terms of measurement.
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Assessing the Physical World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice using a different type of measurement each day. They complete data sheets to record their information. They practice estimating the weight of an object as well.
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Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Illinois state quarter and review Lincoln and the fact that he is also on the penny. They color paper coins, identify their values, and create a money mobile. They play a Cent Sense game to practice which coins are...
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Connecting Math to Our Lives

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...
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National Symbol Patterns

For Teachers K
Students discuss and create their own patterns. They practice and improve on making patterns of their own using red, white, and blue paper for a national theme. The symbols are based on what the teacher picks for the class.
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M&M's Game

For Teachers K
Students connect a number to an appropriate quantity of M&M candies. They identify and use whole numbers.
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North Carolina Pottery

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the process of evaporation. They observe how when clay dries, the water evaporates and how the weight of the object decreases. They complete a worksheet to complete the lesson.
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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.
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Guess My Piece -working with Legos

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in guessing their partners' hidden Lego pieces from their verbal clues. They work in partners to accomplish their goals. They are meeting a variety of math standards by completing this instructional activity.
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Henry Builds A Cabin

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils listen to the book "Henry Builds a Cabin." They design a cabin using Lego pieces based on information from the story.
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Invent a Backscratcher from Everyday Materials

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the design process. They discuss why new products are made, examine backscratchers brought in from home and discuss why it is a useful device, and working with a partner draw and construct a backscratcher.

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