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The Tale of Genji

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Did you know that the world's first novel was written by a woman? Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, was published in 1021. Class members research Eastern and Western cultures in the 10th and 11th centuries, view modern adaptations of...
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Energizing Our School

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore energy usage in home and in school. They examine the types of non-renewable sources and discover alternate sources of energy. Through group activities, students calculate the perimeter and area of a given room. They make...
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Expanded and Standard Form

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Tens and ones, that's what this worksheet is all about. Learners break down 6 numbers into their 10s and units, transpose 5 numbers from expanded to standard form, and write 5 numbers in word form. This would be a good worksheet to...
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Six

For Students K - 1st
Challenge your beginning counters with this worksheet focused on the number 6. Four sets have fewer than 6 objects in them. Learners count how many are pictured, and draw more to make 6. They write the numeral 6 in a box for each set...
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Make Your Own

For Students 1st - 2nd
Your first and second graders will categorize hearts, triangles, and stars, putting them in a picture graph. After the shapes are organized, they compare the number of each using the sentence frames provided. 
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Team Players

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math word problem practice worksheet, students sharpen their skills as they read and solve 3 subtraction story problems. Students also write a subtraction story problem of their own.
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Equal or Not Equal

For Students K
Tiny mathematicians count the number of shapes (up to 8) in pairs of object groups and identify the sets as equal or not equal. Five practice problems. They also draw 2 groups of shapes that are not equal. A focused tool that...
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How Many Are There?

For Students 1st - 2nd
This is a very basic activity intended to provide practice in solving word problems involving subtraction. Learners read the word problems then subtract to find the answer. An answer key is included.
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Teen Totals: Counting Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
Budding mathematicians count pictures and write the correct teen total in a box beneath. Numbers used are 13, 14 and 15.
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Teen Numbers

For Students 1st - 3rd
Reinforce that numbers in the teens are 10 plus more with this worksheet of 6 practice problems. Children count and circle a group of 10 objects. Then they count on the extras and write the total number in a box. Some sets have the 10...
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What Do You See?

For Students K - 1st Standards
Young mathematicians count to 120 using the number poster printed on the worksheet. They color in the incorrect numbers in the 120 chart, which requires close reading and command of number order. Pupils finish by completing the missing...
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Count the Dots: 10 Plus More Makes 11-20

For Students K - 1st
Young math learners count and circle a group of 10 dots. They count on the extras, and write the corresponding number between 11 and 20 in a box. Nine practice problems in all. 
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Problem Solving Strategy: Use a Pattern

For Students 1st - 2nd
Pattern recognition is a skills that can help learners problem solve and build number sense. This simple worksheet requires kids to compete 5 number patterns. 
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Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine cultural diffusion. In this Silk Road activity, students research primary sources to compare and contrast the religious beliefs encountered and shared by those who traded along the Silk Road route.
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Sorting and Counting Geometric Shapes

For Students 2nd
Practice counting, tallying, and sorting shapes with this math challenge. Scholars examine a group of shapes, tallying the amount in four categories: quadrilaterals, parallelograms, rectangles, and squares. Then, they color in any shapes...
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Hidden Hundreds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This is a great puzzle like challenge for your advanced learners. They are given 5 problems to solve, they must show how many ways they can make to provided number using the given numbers in the box. For example: To make 800 they need to...
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Make a Different Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
What is the difference between a picture graph and a pictograph? Young learners are given a picture graph detailing how many muffins three friends have, and they must complete a pictograph using a symbol of their choice. An answer key is...
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The Abacus

For Students 3rd - 5th
The class reads an explanation of the how the ancient calculation tool, the abacus, works. They examine four abacus images and record the number shown on each of them.
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Triangle Designs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangles instructional activity, students draw different triangles and write how many sides and angles each one has. Students draw 4 kinds of triangles and have 2 that are impossible to draw.
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Identify Prime and Composite Numbers

For Students 4th - 5th
Fourth and fifth graders identify numbers as prime or composite, list composite numbers that could be mistaken for prime and answer a "prediction" question.
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Fractions and Number Lines

For Students 4th - 6th
Upper graders figure out what fraction of the number line is pointed out. They complete seven problems.
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Challenge: Fractions to Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fractions worksheet, pupils write the word name and decimal for each fraction given. They complete eight fraction to decimals problems.
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Synthesis of Information

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Locating and synthesizing information is an essential part of the research process but can be overwhelming for many young writers. Eliminate some of the stress and confusion, this resource suggests, by separating these steps. To focus...
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Taxes and Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In an effort to help prepare teens for the realities of taxes, the teacher fills out a sample 1040EZ while it's projected for the class to see. This is part of a unit on taxes and social security that culminates in a 50+ question test...