What is the author's purpose when writing a narrative story? Kids read a short narrative passage before answering three questions about author's purpose.

Character analysis becomes easy with a 24-page packet packed with mini-lessons, graphic organizers, and activities. A must-have for your curriculum library.

Build an understanding of the powers of 10. Pupils investigate the results of raising 10 to positive and negative powers. They relate this understanding to the magnitude these powers represent in this seventh instructional activity of 15.

Learners take on the roles of jurors in a civil case to evaluate evidence and determine a verdict in this engaging online interactive experience.

Geometric shapes make great visual models for introducing young mathematicians to the concept of fractions. Looking at a series of four circles, learners are asked to determine whether or not one half of each circle is shaded. To support...

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...

Using clocks as dining tables? Scholars estimate the number of people that can sit around the face of the clock on the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. They use estimation to justify their responses.

Don't run from the resource—sprint to it. Using an engaging performance task, scholars consider a set of constraints on the creation of a track. Given several possible designs, they determine if the designs meet the constraints. If not,...

Being able to recognize patterns, craft generalizations, and draw conclusions based on information in a text passage are essential critical thinking skills. Encourage learners to hone these skills with a activity that asks them to read a...

Data encryption is an important security measure for sensitive data stored on computers. Pupils learn how to utilize matrices for creating code. They also get a great review of matrix multiplication, inverse matrices, and the identity...

Determine the slope when the unit rate is difficult to see. The 17th part of a 33-part series presents a situation that calls for a method to calculate the slope for any two points. It provides examples when the slope is hard to...

There's more than one way to solve a math problem! Introduce your class to this concept with a reading passage. After reading, learners answer five related questions.

What strategies do historians use for interpreting visuals? This simple activity lists four questions that learners can use to approach and analyze historical photographs, fine pieces of art, etc., as well as an opportunity to apply the...

The goal of this task is to help students understand the commutative property of addition by examining the addition facts for single digit numbers. Aligns with CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns, and explain them...

Catch the birds carrying addition facts totaling 11 to 20 and match them to the correct sums.

Students will follow the given steps to explore the patterns in the addition table.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes the parts of an addition problem and explains why addition facts are related. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess...

Practice your basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts using these interactive flashcards. Each section gives you 20 flashcards. After each correct answer the card turns green. If you get an incorrect answer the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to determine which addition fact is related to the given addition problem. The video uses vocabulary of addends and sum. The video is...

On this interactive site students learn to write addition facts in number sentences, add whole dollar amounts, and bridge to ten to help with addition.

Use this online game to practice your 9 and 10 addition facts. A percent score of your correct answers, as well as running totals of correct and incorrect answers are given while you play.

Students review addition while playing this learning game. Students shoot the spaceship that has the addition problem that matches the given solution.

Download these worksheets to sharpen your addition skills. Sheets focus on single and multi-digit addition, addition table, column addition, and adding doubles of numbers.

Lay the foundation for addition facts with introducing students to "the understanding that the number relationships between 0 more than, 1 more than, and 2 more". To help implement this lesson the website contains documents and videos.