Young mathematicians put their skills to the test in the real world during this four-lesson consumer math unit. Whether they are learning how compound interest can make them millionaires, calculating the cost of remodeling...

Learners explore regrouping while subtracting. In this subtraction lesson plan, pupils manipulate base 10 blocks to demonstrate regrouping. Multiple resources are provided.

Solidify your mathematicians' addition and subtraction skills using this ten frame printable. Here, you'll find small, ten frame cards with dots representing numbers 11 to 22, equipped to enhance math strategies and boost proficiency. 

An addition table supports third graders as they learn strategies to improve their math fluency. When finding sums greater than ten, students are taught how to first make a ten and then add on the rest. A similar method is also...

Investigate the various properties of the number six with this elementary math lesson. From simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems to the creation of hexagonal tessellations, this lesson covers all aspects of...

A great aspect of teaching math is that children have the freedom to solve problems using a variety of different strategies. The focus of this lesson is for young mathematicians to become aware of many ways of answering addition...

Turn young scholars into detectives as they decipher encrypted messages.  Introduce your class to modular arithmetic and have a little fun encrypting and decoding secret messages. The activity does not hit many content standards,...

What properties does area possess? Solidify the area properties that pupils learned in previous years. Groups investigate the five properties using four problems, which then provide the basis for a class discussion.

Students complete a Cirlce Map about time. They recall times during the grouchy ladybugs travels, and add dots on ladybugs using turn-around facts. Pupils correctly sequence the events of The Grouchy Ladybug. Students compose new...

Young scholars read a book and complete exercises to explore the meaning of 'equals.' In this equal numbers lesson, students brainstorm the meaning of equals and read a story about the topic. Young scholars use manipulatives to study...

Students actively listen to the book Nuts To You and learn facts about squirrels. In this squirrels instructional activity, students listen to the book, and discuss what they learned after.

Help the class visualize operations with complex numbers with a instructional activity that formally introduces complex numbers and reviews the visualization of complex numbers on the complex plane. The fifth installment of a...

What are the chances that there will be rain and lighting today? Use this activity to study independent and dependent probabilities with your class.  Learners explore the differences between P(A and B) and P(A or B) using mock...

Hooray for chocolate chip cookies! Ask your mathematicians to triple a chocolate chip cookie recipe and then reduce the recipe by one-fourth. Your class may need two days to complete, tripling the recipe the first day and reducing the...

Fifth graders explore common factors. In this factorization lesson plan, 5th graders discover the greatest common factor among two numbers in a game format. Students build on previous knowledge to determine the greatest common factor.

Fourth graders compare fractions by using skittles and m&ms. In this math lesson, 4th graders explore the size of different fractions by cutting pieces of their pie for visual representation. Additionally, students discuss ways to...

Students explore the concept of Roman numerals. They investigate the seven basic numerals and the symbols that are used in the Roman numeral system and their values. Students practice converting Roman numerals.