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Spill the Beans

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the meaning of a fact family. In this Math instructional activity, students work in small groups to create their own fact family based on color of beans.  The beans are colored and represent a given value. Students...
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Mind Snacks

Learn Chinese (Mandarin) - MindSnacks

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
Acquire over 1000 Chinese words while playing games! Mandarin Chinese, one of the most desired languages in business and technology, is the focus of this teaching tool. Users will pick up vocabulary and practice tones, all while tapping...
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Our Inventions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students construct or draw an invention of their own design.  In this problem solving lesson, students define the word invention, discuss famous inventions, invetors, and how inventions come about.  Students work in groups to...
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Curated OER

A Mars Bar Fraction Hunt Lesson for Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their knowledge of fractions to decipher word puzzles. In this fraction instructional activity, students use common fractional parts to divide words into the letters needed to make a new word. They complete 28 examples to...
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Food, Meals, and Cooking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the eating habits of people in other countries and learn new vocabulary. They also practice using nouns and the passive voice.
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M & M Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of fractions using M & M candies as a manipulative. They sort the candies, and write the correct fraction for each color of M & M's.