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Pi Day Fun!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...
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Activity Guide for Snow

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Create a cross-curricular learning experience around a shared reading of Cynthia Rylant's book Snow. From writing poetry and a singing a song about snow, to creating paper snowflakes and solving math story problems, this resource...
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Squares

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students identify shapes that are squares. In this square lesson, students identify the square items and then sing songs about squares.
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National Dairy Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students make ice cream, make lists of dairy products, discuss cows, and more to celebrate National Dairy Month. In this dairy lesson plan, students also sing songs about dairy.
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Understanding Place Value

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.
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The Ants Go Marching

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Integrate art, math, life science, music, and fun in this beginning addition and subtraction activity. Children kinesthetically represent adding and subtracting numbers to 10; they stand up one at a time as you count forward and sit down...
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Follow That Sign! A Review in Using Appropriate Mathematical Symbols

For Teachers 1st Standards
Kids gain a deeper understanding of mathematical symbols, by playing an interactive game using flash cards. They complete an attached Missing Symbols Worksheet, flash card and an assessment are also included.
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Pet Overpopulation: Spay or Neuter Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the importance of spaying animals through a song.  In this spaying and neutering instructional activity, students calculate how animal numbers get larger quickly.  Students recognize the importance of taking...