Curated OER
Look At Those Leaves!
Students sort tree leaves. For this plant biology lesson, students collect leaves and group them according to size, shape, and color. Students discuss their observations.
Curated OER
Five Senses: Brave Little Monster
Students identify which of the five senses is being used at a given time. They read "Brave Little Monster" by Ken Baker and then read the story again as they match student-made cards depicting the five senses to moments in the story.
Curated OER
The Easter Celebration
Students read a short story about Easter. They recognize and point to pictures of the key words (egg, chicken, rabbit, basket, flower). They make an Easter basket and count how many chickens can fit inside. They also practice identifying...
Curated OER
Pasta Research
Third graders read the story STREGA NONA together as a class and discuss what they know about pasta. They each receive pieces of pasta to glue down on construction paper and write beneath each one what they think it looks like.
Curated OER
Shadow Chasing
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
Curated OER
Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3
Learners become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cracker Math (Commutative Property)
During this lesson students will listen to the story FISH EYES: A BOOK YOU CAN COUNT ON by Lois Ehlert and use concrete objects to explore the commutative property of addition. During this lesson students will be guided through exercises...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Roll & Build
The purpose of this task is to give students practice representing two-digit numbers with concrete objects to reinforce the meaning of the tens digit and the ones digit. Directions and materials needed are included in the lesson.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Building Blocks for Addition
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews what addition is and what the equal sign does. It contains a section for writing math sentences using the dice generator. Then it has an Activote of 10 addition sentences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Adding by Counting On
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video uses counting on to solve an addition problem with sums to ten. The video is followed by practice problems.