Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Apple Farm Field Trip [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to use place value knowledge and understanding of operations.
Website
Other

Mental help.net: Introduction to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of ADHD. Under the menu toolbar on the right, you'll find information on the symptoms and treatment of ADHD.
Handout
Other

Chadd: Understanding Adhd: About Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and discusses common confusion with various labels, including ADD or attention deficit disorder. Includes downloadable factsheet.
Activity
School Express

School Express: Online Addition

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Great place to sharpen your addition skills. Start with basic facts and go all the way up to 3 digit addition with regrouping. You select the level of difficulty and the number of problems. You can also check your answer right away.
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Spider Match Adding Integers

For Students 5th - 8th
Spider Match is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing adding and subtracting integers!
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Fractions Jeopardy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Assess your knowledge of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions with a game of jeopardy.
Website
US Department of Education

Identifying and Treating Adhd: Resource for School/home [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article on identifying and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in school as well as at home. Included are causes of ADHD, legal requirements for identification, treatment options, and tips for parents and teachers. [pdf].
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Competing for the Northern Hemisphere Games

For Students 6th - 8th
In this short Cyberchase video, students learn about positive and negative numbers as Harry tries to score a total of 50 points in various events to qualify for the Northern Hemisphere games in New Orleans. [3:24]
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Organize, Add and Multiply Matrices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
When you're working on a problem with lots of numbers, as in economics, cryptography or 3D graphics, it helps to organize those numbers into a grid, or matrix. Bill Shillito shows us how to work with matrices, with tips for adding,...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition Select the Incorrect Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice finding the addition sentence that is not equal to the desired sum.
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PBS

Pbs: Medicating Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS Frontline series companion site features the reaction that four different families had to medication designed to treat ADHD. This program can be viewed in its entirety or in six separate segments. Positive and negative aspects...
Article
Other

The Story of Attention Deficit Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the negative aspects of diagnosing and medicating children who are believed to have ADD or ADHD. Includes a list of 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span.
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Other

Ad ders.org: What Is a.d.d./a.d.h.d?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of ADD/ADHD, some of the behaviors of children who may be diagnosed with it and what the potential cause may be. There is also an ADD simulation you can try.
Article
Other

Eric: The Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities

For Students 9th - 10th
When a child is slow to learn new information it can often trouble a parent. What are the signs of a learning disability? What can a parent do to help correct these problems? This site reviews this information.
Interactive
Other

Pbs Kids: Addition Blocks

For Students 2nd - 4th
A fun game to help practice addition skills. Find the touching addends, and destroy the target sums that fall on the screen.
Professional Doc
Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source on Line: Teaching Children With Attention Deficit Disorder

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
ADD is defined and differentiated from ADHD. Includes tips on establishing a productive learning environment as well as giving instructions and assignments to students with Attention Deficit Disorder.
Website
US Department of Education

Identifying and Treating Adhd: Resource for School/home

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article on identifying and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in school as well as at home. Included are causes of ADHD, legal requirements for identification, treatment options, and tips for parents and teachers. [pdf].
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Problem Solving: Order of Operations

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site provides great practice on the concept of order of operations. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can practice their...
Activity
Other

Supralife International: Colloidal Minerals: Iodine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the mineral, iodine, such as its importance, deficiency symptoms, prevention/treatment of an iodine deficiency, diet recommendations, food sources, toxicity, and more.
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Adhd and Add

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to ADHD and ADD in children covers the signs and symptoms, causes, the impact they have, and how to get help.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Egyptian Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
One goal of this task is to help students develop comfort and ease with adding fractions with unlike denominators. Another goal is to help them develop fraction number sense by having students decompose fractions. Aligns with 5.NF.A.1.
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OnlineMathLearning.com

Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms & Pyramids

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms & Pyramids is a learning module that calculates volume
Unit Plan
Other

Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms is a learning module that focuses on different skills such as finding the volume of a rectangular and a triangular prism
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Adhd Medicines

For Students 9th - 10th
If you know anyone with ADHD, they may take Ritalin to treat their disorder. This article from Family Doctor explains how most people with ADHD react to Ritalin. Ritalin abuse and its negative effects are also covered.