Examine ratios and proportions in several real-world scenarios. Children will calculate unit rates, work with proportions and percentages as they plan a party, purchase produce, and take a tally. This lesson plan recommends five...

Predict the year that college costs will double in your state using linear modeling. The first part of this two-part project based learning activity asks young mathematicians to use data from the College Board. They graph the data,...

Students brainstorm healthy food choices. In this health science lesson, students calculate how much of each food group they need daily. They plan a menu based on the "MyPyramid for Kids" food guide.

Help your young mathematicians master three-digit place value with a hands-on activity that builds on their social orientation. They create a place value house from construction paper and sort "number friends" according to which house...

Young learners listen to a read aloud of Gail Gibbons book, Apples and the story A Red House With No Windows and No Doors. They compare characteristics of a number of kinds of apples, graph them and create a apple print picture. Learners...

Students explore animal characteristics by participating in an animal anatomy activity. For this animal tracks lesson, students identify the differences between specific animals and the shape of their footprints. Students utilize a...

Middle schoolers explore percentages in real world situations. For this percents lesson, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Middle schoolers interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the...

Fourth graders make change by participating in a role-play restaurant activity. In this making change lesson, 4th graders use their math skills to compare prices and compute bills in a role play restaurant activity.

Young scholars participate in graphing data.  In this graphing data lesson, students make a stem and leaf plot of their summer activities.  Young scholars create numerous graphs on poster boards.  Students discuss the...

Complete identity and equality property problems in hands-on activities. Smart cookies identify the identity and equality properties. They complete a review of order of operations, watch an online video, and make a foldable with the...

Students map local places and learn to use scale and distance.  In this mapping lesson, students map their school and a favorite place.  Students recreate their maps showing distance and scale sizes. Students locate their...

Students work with the mathematics unit of collection, organization, and presentation of data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students use Valentine M & M’s and The Graph Club to sort and graph the various colored M & M’s.

Third graders explore math functions by completing problem solving activities. In this division lesson plan, 3rd graders utilize the division strategies acquired earlier to divide multiple digit numbers by 4's. Students complete problems...

A fabulous lesson which combines mathematics with space science. Middle schoolers work in cooperative groups in order to research early astronauts and their accomplishments. They look at a variety of rocket and space shuttle designs, and...

Do you remember the days when a cup of coffee cost five cents? At A.W. Dennett restaurant in 1894, you could buy a five-cent cup of coffee and as well as a five-cent slice of pie to accompany it. The menu from that year is a primary...

Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...

Fifth graders explore number meanings and their relationship. Using place value clues and base-ten blocks, 5th graders build a models of numbers and determine their value. To reinforce number relationship, students participate in a...

Learners participate in math games to learn to count combinations. In this counting combinations lesson, students complete the 'Cyber Chow Combos Organizer' to practice counting combinations. Learners then complete a combinations...

Students practice creating wikis. In this wiki lesson, students create a wiki about any math topic that they know nothing about. Students learn about their topic and create a wiki that explains the math topic in detail.

Fifth graders order decimals from least to greatest and greatest to least. In this decimal order instructional activity, 5th graders complete an online review of comparing 2 digit numbers. Students then complete a decimal order card game...

Students use software to write a menu, including suggestions based on their own experiences cooking them, cultural and social context for their recipes and pictures or graphics. They shop for and cook the dinner for their families.

The identification of various parts of the human body is the focus of this biology lesson. Young scientists sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," and trace the human body onto butcher paper. Additionally, they label the parts...

Students study world cultures with an emphasis on languages and cultures. For this world cultures lesson, students study the countries of Spain, China, Italy, and the United States. Students read the story Everybody Cooks Rice and move...

Young scholars explore the five senses and the significance of each sense. In this five senses and diversity instructional activity, students listen to You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear by Joanna Cole and take a walk observing...