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Shapes in Our World
Help your students explore shapes. They classify shapes and identify them in their everyday world. Plane shapes are explored, and they classify and identify the plane shapes.
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Children's Museum of Houston - Pre/Post Classroom Activities - Nets
Students make three dimensional shapes with nets. In this nets lesson, students receive nets which they fold to make a three dimensional object. They predict what shape each net will make and verify it after making the net. They use the...
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Homophones Activities 1-5
For this language arts worksheet, students discover that homophones are words that sound alike. Students complete 5 activities with homophones: matching words to pictures, completing sentences, explaining differences between words and...
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We Are Alike, We Are Different:A Focus on Japan
First graders develop a connection with students in a first grade classroom in Japan. They begin to develop a curiosity about Japan--the landscape, the people, and their culture, while developing an understanding of the Five Themes of...
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Cheerios Number Patterns
Young scholars, following a provided worksheet, use Cheerios to explore number patterns.
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Explorations in Measurement
Students define length and area. They identify materials that can be measured with a rule and yardstick. They measure length and area when given an object.
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What Does It Take?
First graders study the attributes of circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. They sort shapes that are the same and those that are different into groups.
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Tracks are for Trains
Second graders collect data on different forms of transportation and create a bar graph or pictograph with the information.
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CALORIE COUNTDOWN
Learners will categorize foods according to their components and energy content.1. Design a large bulletin board with sections for carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
2. Ask students to bring labels and packages of different food products....
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Making Tangram Pieces by Folding Paper
Third graders follow directions to make a set of tangram pieces. After reading a story, they compare and contrast the differences between two-dimensional shapes. To end the lesson, they use the tangram pieces to create their own...
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Summer Preparations for a Grade Level Change
Changing grade levels can be a positive experience for new and veteran teachers alike.
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Guetemala's Changing Forest
Eighth graders compare their local ecological zone to the tropical rainforest. In this natural ecology lesson, 8th graders complete an activity about the differences in ecological zones. They compare their biome to the Guatemalan...
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Light and Our World
In this science worksheet, learners solve a variety of curriculum related puzzles. They also practice basic mental math skills using four operations. The concept of light and color are explored and how it interacts with different objects.
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Color It
In this shape recognition worksheet, students follow the instructions as they color cylinders, spheres, cones, cubes, and prisms the appropriate colors. Students also respond to a short answer question.
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Who Am I?
In this early childhood shape problem solving worksheet, students determine the 4 shapes that are described. Student also respond to 1 short answer question.
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Pattern Blocks
First graders examine a bag full of standard pattern blocks in the following shapes: triangle, hexagon, small rhombus, large rhombus (parallelogram), square, and trapezoid. They discuss the similarities and differences among them, count...
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Geometric Solids
Fourth graders examine the properties of geometric solids. Given geometric figures, they brainstorm observations. In groups, 4th graders identify solids and discuss the physical properties. Each student creates a Venn diagram and...
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Infinite Geometric Series
Eleventh graders investigate infinite geometric series. In this Algebra II lesson, 11th graders explore partial sums of geometric series, converging and diverging series, and sums of infinite geometric series. The TI-nspire handheld...
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What is Matter?
Students investigate what matter is and how it changes states. In this physical properties instructional activity, students examine the vocabulary database and identify the characteristics of the three phases of matter. Students...
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Getting in Shape Again
Students create rocket shapes out of pattern blocks. They draw a picture of a rocket, build a pattern block rocket following simple directions, and complete a graph of the shapes used.
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The Layered Earth
Students role play plate tectonics by creating a "plate statue" made up of students. In this earth science lesson, students describe how Earth's movement cause earthquakes and volcanoes. They draw and name the different layers of the Earth.
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Making Mittens with The Mitten Book
Pupils read and discuss the different animals in The Mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike.
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Fraction Fun With Food
Students use candy and pizza to identify concepts associated with fractions. They work together in groups to create fractions. They complete a worksheet individually to complete the activity.
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Super Sort
Students sort objects based on one characteristic. They define the term "attribute" and give examples of attributes of objects. Students explain their reasoning for sorting objects into groups.