In this number sentence worksheet, 2nd graders complete eight number sentences and then write a related fact about each one. Students write two number sentences about a short three sentence story.

Young scholars conduct an experiment to determine how the absence of a root cap affects a plant's ability to sense gravity. They make comparisons between capped and decapped roots.

Students illustrate and practice number bonds to 5, 10 and 20. They participate in short warm-up games and then advance to the task related to solving with number bonds. Many strategies of calculation are utilized to help the students...

Students explore different types of trees with their senses. In this nature lesson plan, students play a game in which pairs use their senses to explore trees, blindfolded. Students then must find the tree they found when blindfolded. 

Students measure and problem solve to fabricate a multi-step, interactive math-learning tool. They calculate correct number bonds (equations) while using their number wheels. Students comprehend that addition and subtraction are inverse...

To investigate the price of bananas in order to evaluate basic counting and number sense skills, your mathematicians focus upon multiplication and problem solving that incorporates social studies in the form of building awareness about...

In this sensory visualization worksheet, students are provided with spaces to record their senses after a teacher has given them a visual prompt.

Elementary schoolers investigate how to round numbers to the nearest tenth. In this number sense instructional activity, learners view a video clip on the Internet to practice rounding numbers. They use place value charts to help aid in...

Middle-school space science explorers review remote sensing and electromagnetic radiation vocabulary terms by unscrambling them. Consider having space scholars write out the definitions for each after unscrambling. If they take time to...

Do the Doubles Rap! Doubles are a way to help students remember math facts and build number sense. This rap song uses sound and numbers to get kids singing 0+0=0, 1+1=2, ooh yeah! Note: Includes some audio by way of sound effects, a drum...

It's not a short cut, just good old fashion number sense, but kids will love it. This presentation does a wonderful job describing the divisibility rules by showing how each one works, reviewing the rules as a collective and providing an...

Kids love calculator tricks. They can add, multiply, and divide using their basic calculator to build number sense and have fun at the same time. One trick and a full rational as to how it works makes a great morning warm up.

Build a strong number sense and foundation for place value by counting 10's. Learners count 10's up to 100, and see how three 10's equals 30 and ten 10's equals 100.

A good estimator usually has a good number sense. Make good estimators out of your class with this fun estimation activity. They review words that express estimation, estimate the number of three different sets, and then estimate the...

Skip counting builds number sense. Have your special needs class skip count by 5s. They count along the 5s train, fill in the missing numbers, then fill in a train completely. Great scaffolding!

Skip counting builds number sense and prepares learners for multiplication. Intended for use with Autistic children, but appropriate for anyone, this worksheet provides a way to practice counting by 2s. There are 6 trains, the child...

Read some of the most up-to-date information available from NASA's current Earth and space research! Along with showcased stories, you will find computer animations and satellite images that help you to view what humans cannot see with...

Scholars learn how smells evoke early childhood memories and apply that knowledge to a character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. After finding a passage from the novel that references smells, they craft a haiku and a...

To prepare for crafting a descriptive poem about a character in F. Scot Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, groups describe the texture of objects hidden in small bags. Individuals then select a character from the novel and an object...

Students convert between decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson plan, students show their knowledge of numbers by putting them on a number line. They apply the concept of algebra to solving word problems. Students will use a Ti...

Learners of light will construct a contraption in which light is passed through a prism and shone into a box. The temperatures at different points along the path and outside of the path of light. The intent is to imitate William...

Involve your readers in finding works of literary genius. Have each individual write down compelling sentences that they read or hear, whether in a newspaper, advertisement, book, movie, song, or any other place! Once each person has a...