Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Half of a Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Kids love to cook! What is a better place to learn mixed numbers than with a recipe? It is up to learners to decide how they want to divide this recipe in half. They may choose to model the mixed number and then divide the model by two....
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1 Less or 1 More

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Complete these images with values one less and one more; young mathematicians fill in bunches of flowers, starting at a middle number and working their way to the right by addition and to the left by subtraction. For each flower they...
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Curated OER

Five Little Turkeys

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Five Little Turkeys fingerplay worksheet, students read the fingerplay, count and subtract the turkeys, and color the picture. Students complete 3 activities.
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Curated OER

Count, Trace, and Print Numbers 1 to 20

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The first of these four pages deals with numerals 1 - 5, and subsequent pages cover the following sets of five numerals. For each, one or two dominoes display the number of spots, dotted lines with arrows instruct how to write the...
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Count to 5

For Students Pre-K - K
A cute illustrated kitten instructs pupils to color 5 of 10 paintbrushes pictured. Then they write the number 5 to complete the sentence frame, "I have coloured ___ paint brushes." The English spelling of "colour" is used.
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Curated OER

How Many Do You See?

For Students K - 1st
In this math worksheet, learners examine 5 sets of pictures of machines and robots. Students count the objects in each set and write the number in the blank.
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Dot to Dot: Counting to 5

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting instructional activity, students follow the dots to complete a picture of a Native American teepee. Numbers go from 1 to 5. This appears to be hand drawn.
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Telling Time to 5 Minutes

For Teachers 2nd
In this second grade lesson your class will practice telling time. The goal is to tell time to five minutes using an analog clock. Your young students count by 5 minute intervals and discuss elapsed time. 
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Count Back to Subtract

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice instructional activity, students use a number line to help them solve 6 story problems as they count back to subtract.
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Curated OER

Teaching Arithmetic and Math Concepts to Headstarters

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover early number concepts for numbers 1 through 5. In this number concepts lesson plan, students work in stations doing hands-on activities such as sorting colored blocks, stringing beads, and counting sticks. Students also...
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Counting up to 5

For Students K - 1st
In this counting worksheet, students count sets of objects, writing the total amount shown beside each set. Numbers 1-5 are used. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Counting from 1 to 10

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing number sequencing from one to ten worksheet, students observe numbers from one to ten, and use the example to fill in the missing numbers in sequence. Students solve ten problems.
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Building Number Sense

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.
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Historical Thinking Matters

Rosa Parks: 5 Day Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What led to the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and how might historians approach this question differently? This rich series of lessons includes a short introductory video clip, analysis of six primary source documents, and...
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Beginning Counting

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this beginning counting worksheet, students count the number of objects in a box. Then, they circle the correct number from the options below the objects. There are 8 questions on this worksheet.
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Count by 5's Teaching Idea

For Students K - 2nd
Creating while learning is great for visual, spacial, and kinesthetic learners. First graders can use the provided quilt squares to construct their very own count by 5 quilt. Each quilt square shows a picture of a hand with a 5s number...
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Counting 1-10

For Students K - 2nd
In this counting worksheet, students write the numbers that are missing in 10 sets of sequenced numbers using numbers 1-10, sequences are set up in a 2 column graphic organizer.
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Counting by Making Groups

For Teachers 1st
First graders represent, compare, and order numbers. In this counting skills lesson, 1st graders use manipulatives to demonstrate one-to-one correspondence and to represent numbers. This lesson includes a teacher script to guide the lesson.
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Trace and Count: One to Ten

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this tracing numbers worksheet, students trace the numbers from 1 to 10. Students color and count the animal pictures and write the total.
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Lesson This!

Math Lesson Plan: Halloween Candy Counting

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Post-Halloween learners bring in candy treats to use for counting practice. They estimate how full a bowl of candy will get when there are 100 and 200 pieces of candy counted and put in it. They take turns counting to 100 and 200;...
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Counting: Skip Counting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this skip counting worksheet, students solve 10 problems that require them to skip count as indicated in the instructions for each problem set. Students fill in 9 blanks in each set. The range of numbers on this worksheet is 1-102.
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Count the Objects

For Students K - 1st
Wow, that's a lot of stars! Learners count 101 stars from an array of five rows. This resource would work best projected since the explanation is on it. Also, if you do this as a whole-class problem, you can have pupils share strategies...
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Disney

Earth Day Guide to Being Green

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Have fun completing Earth Day related activities while learning about simple ways to preserve the Earth. Implement some of the ideas for going green as a class, like cleaning up a local park or planting a tree at school.
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DK Publishing

Dividing by 5

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Use counting cubes to help scholars comprehend basic division concepts. They examine stacks of blocks and are given the total number. Using this information, mathematicians fill in a division number sentence to determine how many blocks...