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Finding Area
Seventh graders explore the concept of area. For this area lesson, 7th graders determine what measurements are necessary to find the area of a rectangle and circle. Students use area formulas to calculate area or rectangles and circles.
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Graphs - On the Floor and Ask a Friend
Students create a floor graph and then interview their classmates to create their own graph.
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What's Hatching in Kindergarten?
Students identify oviparous animals. They brainstorm a list of animals that lay eggs, read "Chickens Aren't The Only Ones" by Ruth Heller and then add to the list. Students complete a booklet that shows an egg and an oviparous animal.
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Battleship Wisconsin
Students predict what geometric shapes they think would be on the battleship; then view a picture and identify the various shapes they see. They take a tour of the battleship Wisconsin they identify various geometric shapes represented...
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Interpreting An Archaelogical Site
Students study the site of an archaeological dig site in order to begin looking at how they can be interpreted. They look at a soil profile and respond to a research question that simulates a real site. The other questions are used to...
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Measurement
First graders listen to a read aloud of Linda Williams, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" before discussing Halloween. They measure pumpkins using chains of paper clips to find their length and width. Once they open the...
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Orienteering I
Students are introduced to compass work. They name the parts of a compass. Students describe how the parts of a compass are used. They are shown the proper way to hold a compass. Students are shown that-a-way arrow and its purpose.
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PowerPoint Probability
Sixth graders investigate film making by creating a video about probability. In this math visualization lesson plan, 6th graders create a presentation for their class demonstrating the probability of random events taking place in...
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Lost Property
Students read and analyze an article and discuss when they have lost something. They role play looking for lost items.
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Dragon Math
Third graders, in groups, practice multiplication by putting five multiplication problems on white scales, then the answers on florescent colored scales.
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Time Flies When Math Is Fun
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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Sexy Coral Reef and I Want My Own Space
Fifth graders explore how coral polyps increase the chances of egg and sperm meeting after being released into the vast ocean waters.
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Symbols of Freedom
Students investigate symbols of the United States in this unit. They exam the Liberty Bell, the American Flag, the President, and the Bald Eagle.
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Essential Narrative Concepts
Students interact with the main concepts of a narrative text in the six lessons of this unit. The setting, prediction, retelling, sequencing, and the identification of the beggining, middle and end of a story are investigated.
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Heavy Duty
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
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Learning About Ratios: A Sandwich Study
Students engage in a instructional activity which provides them with a concrete introduction to the concept of ratios. They demonstrate the ability to create ratios with given substances - peanut butter and jelly.
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"Braiding and Weaving" Dance Lesson Plan
Fourth graders explore braiding and weaving through dance. They create their own braiding and weaving dance.
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Project School
Students investigate different people, places and items throughout the school. They examine different places and discuss their uses. They collect the data and others can interpret it as they choose.
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Education.com: Counting Pizza Party
[Free Registration/Login Required] There's no pizza party like a counting pizza party! In this math game, students count the correct number of toppings and add them to the pizza to match the customer's order.
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Erikson Institute: Numbers and Fun With Anno's Counting Book
There are multiple opportunities to teach number sense with the book Anno's Counting Book. This teacher explains how she used it in her preschool classroom to practice counting objects and number recognition.
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Ab Cya: Birthday Candle Counting
Birthday Candle Counting is a fun educational game for kids to practice counting 1-10. Children are asked to count the number of candles to determine how old a child is. All questions are read aloud and verbal feedback is given for all...
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Better Lesson: Counting Beyond Our Fingers and Toes
Students will practice counting from 1-30 and having one-to-one correspondence with objects for these numbers. Also, they will practice finding patterns on a hundreds chart. This lesson includes a detailed plan, videos of students...
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Erikson Institute: Why One to One Correspondence Matters
A hallmark of accurate counting is when preschoolers begin to assign one number, and only one number, to each object as they count. We see this achievement when a child touches or tags each object in time with saying the counting words....