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Shoal Destroying
Young scholars investigate methods used in the fishing industry. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students visit selected websites to research fishing methods and create a game based around the fishing industry.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...
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Computers Can Only Add
Students explore using mathematics to solve problems in base two. After a teacher demonstration of using base two to write numbers. students model similar problems to explore the concept of number systems in different bases. To increase...
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Who Has More or Less?
Students practice adding and subtracting mentally and use the words more and less to describe whether they are adding and subtracting. They use cards to play this math game.
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Name That Phrase
Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...
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Math Jeopardy: Basic skills
Fashioned after the classic TV game show Jeopardy, where the answer is in the form of a question, this PowerPoint is sure to engage your class! Students practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and story math...
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Rules of Sign Change
Students manipulate negative and positive numbers. In this integers lesson, students move through three activities exploring negative and positive whole numbers. A number line, cardboard function representation, and solving expressions...
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1 VS the Mob
Students prepare to become the first to cover four adjacent products, horizontally, vertically or diagonally by selecting factors that make the needed products. They play this game to acquire a healthy appetite for competition between...
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Hands On Math Lessons with Technology
Students explore a variety of math concepts. In this integrating technology lesson, students visit online webtools such as Max's Math Adventure, I Know That Math, Hands on Banking, and more. A description of each website is provided.
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An Opening Time Line Project
Students create a time line of their life starting at birth and each year after that up to their current age. They write and illustrate one important thing for each year, and place their time lines on poster board.
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Putting Together History Puzzle Pieces
Learners attempt to put puzzle pieces together with no prior knowledge. This activity shows students at the beginning of the year that history is like a puzzle, there are often missing pieces, and many ways the pieces can turn to look...
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Great Picture Books to Teach Social Studies for Grade K-3
Every class enjoys reading new books at the beginning of a unit. Use this resource to identify a variety of books for kindergarten to third grade that can be used to complement social studies standards. The books can kindle learners'...
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JUMP ROPE BINGO
Students space themselves out on the floor with the equipment. When the teacher holds up a math flash card students write down the problem then they solve it. When they have the answer they jump rope that number of times.
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Making a Multiplication Lesson Matter
Teaching students about multiplication can be made a little easier with lessons that will peak their interest.
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Using Money
For this money worksheet, 4th graders study how coupons allow people to buy things for less than full price. Students use the information acquired to answer 3 short answer math problems.
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Buying a Car
Young scholars complete the PLATO ¿¿ Educational Software instructional activity: Math Problem Solving: Car Costs to determine if he/she can afford to drive the car they are planning to buy.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Addition and Subtraction Resources
Here's an extensive selection of teacher resources to aide in teaching and reviewing addition and subtraction. You will find resources on the vocabulary used in word problems, column addition, checking addition and subtraction, games,...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Addition and Subtraction Teaching Theme
Addition and Subtraction Math Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media to support addition and subtraction skills.
Starfall
Starfall: Addition and Subtraction Strategies
This learning games focuses on addition and subtraction by filling in the missing number. At the end children can use the arrows on the computer to work a boy through a maze.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Addition and Subtraction Game
Students enter the answer to mixed addition and subtraction problems. Score is kept.
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Teachnology: Addition and Subtraction Teaching Theme
Addition and Subtraction Math Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media to support addition and subtraction skills.
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Math Playground: Thinking Blocks Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Students play a game to solve addition and subtraction word problems.