Young scholars complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.

Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.

Students explore geometric concepts by working with Tangram Puzzles. In this Tangram challenge activity, students use problem-solving tasks that involve physical manipulatives. Students select a picture and use all seven pieces...

The Ontario Association for Mathematics Education supports math teachers in Ontario. It offers a variety of conferences around the province through its chapters. A number of resources can be downloaded or ordered from its site.

Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...

A collection of PDFs detailing the mathematical content emphasized in the Standards by grade level. These can be used as guides to inform instructional decisions regarding time and other resources. Available as single-grade PDFs, or as a...

MCATA supports Mathematics teachers through professional development and leadership opportunities.

Taking early action may be key to helping students struggling with mathematics. The eight recommendations in this guide are designed to help teachers, principals, and administrators use Response to Intervention for the early detection,...

Students will learn the concept of weight by practicing weighing items on a balance scale and recording their results. Students can record their answers on the black line masters included in the Illustrated Mathematics lesson "How Heavy?".

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics:Geometric Tasks is a teacher resource that uses the Problem of the Month (POM) strategy as a way to solve pattern and other problems.

The resource consists of 378,028 math puzzles available in three different levels. Students use multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction skills to solve the puzzles. The puzzles can be solved online or downloaded as a PDF file.

The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematics educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students. These practices rest on important 'Processes and Proficiency' with longstanding...

This is a collection of resources and lesson plans for teaching Mathematics with an awareness of native values and beliefs.

View a video with the basics of Common Core Mathematics. Teachers and students discussing the benefits of the new standards.

Educators will hear experiences of other professionals with opinions of the value of the Common Core Mathematics focusing on argumentation and review in the classroom.

Students will be given double-sided counters/dots to complete this activity. They will take five counters in their cupped hands (or a cup), shake them around, pour them onto the desk. Next, they count how many counters are yellow and how...

Educational publisher Houghton Mifflin provides a colorful, engaging site that offers test-prep practice, test-taking strategies, and brain teasers on a variety of math concepts for grades 1-6. Just "Choose an activity and pick a grade,"...

Young scholars explore the relationship between addition and subtraction and develop an understanding of decomposing numbers in different ways in this first-grade lesson plan.

In this activity, first-grade young scholars explore counting on and the place value system using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

On this site students can review key math concepts such as multiplication facts, counting and fractions. Teachers can find lesson plans for their classrooms, create contests for students and track students' progress. Free registration...

Educational publisher Houghton Mifflin provides a colorful, engaging site that offers test-prep practice, test-taking strategies, and brain teasers on a variety of math concepts for grades 1-6. Just "Choose an activity and pick a grade,"...

In this lesson, the book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems is used as a mentor text. Students will learn how to evaluate the validity of a mathematical argument. Students will practice writing and revising their own...

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics: Patterns and Structure provides a teacher learning module, on how to effectively teach patterns and structure which is used to develop skills in teachers to recognize mathematical structures.

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics:Operations provides a teacher learning module on how to effectively teach order of operations and offers resources that would help to do this.