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One Hundred Hungry Ants

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Primaries read the book One Hundred Hungry Ants and solve word problems based on the book. In this word problems lesson plan, students will be able to find the factors of a number by organizing counters into equal rows.
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Reviewing Facts Through 10

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Manipulatives are always fun for children to use. They use connecting cubes and blocks to solve addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 10. They then play a math game and use their cube to create number sentences....
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Lakota Signs & Symbols

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss and identify the signs, symbol, and sacred animals associated with traditional Lakota objects of the past. They then design and create a two-dimensional piece of art that incorporates one of these signs or symbols.
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What Makes Ten

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of ten and how it is part of the real number system. They find the quantity of ten using as many combinations as possible. They can count using manipulatives, write on paper, or by doing mental math.
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Extending Geometric and Numeric Patterns

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars study patterns. They construct growing patterns using pattern blocks and isosceles right triangles. They verbally describe the patterns and state the rule that describes the relationship involving the number of pattern...
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Number Arrangements

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students examine 12 bubbles with dots in the center. Collaborating with a partner, students find all the bubbles that show six dots the same color. Students do the same for the rest; coloring the sets that show...
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Inside Mathematics

Suzi's Company

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation...
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Estimation and Approximation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this estimation and approximation worksheet, students estimate multiplication and division problems containing decimals. They measure given objects, determine the possible error, the lower bound and the upper bound. Students gather...
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Frogs in Ponds

For Teachers 1st
First graders determine how numbers are made up of other smaller numbers before examining addition and subtraction. They determine the number pairs that make up a given number and determine when no other pairs can be found. They use frog...
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Moles Worksheet

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify and write how many significant figures they would use for each problem. Then they round the answers to the appropriate number of significant figures. Finally, students calculate the mass of...
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Scholastic

Magnet Subtraction

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Mini mathematicians use magnets to complete subtraction sentences. They choose a number of objects with the magnet and subtract the number from the total objects.  Have them create number sentences as they fish for magnets. 
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Ten Pennies

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners play logic and strategy games with pennies. In this pennies worksheet, students play one game called 'From counting to arithmetic', and one called 'Counting and mental math'.
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Multiplication: Building Models, Representations and Explanations

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore multiplication concepts through skip counting, repeated addition and arrays. Using animal characteristics as a context, 1st graders solve problems using mathematical tools such as hundreds charts, number lines, ...
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Smarties Investigation

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students participate in an investigation of Smarties candy. For example, students estimate how many candies they have in each color, count the actual number, and record the information in a tally chart.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Order, Order

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use pictures to identify items as ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students use the words "before" and "after" to identify the pictures as well.
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Investigation - The Bakery Shop

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners participate in mathematical music and subtraction using their fingers when indicated in the song. In this music/math lesson, students count their fingers and  pretend their fingers are cookies. Learners sing the song and...
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Fractions in Clay

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars represent and explain fractions as part of a set using modeling clay. They create sets of objects as specified by individual task cards.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

What Is An Inch?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Students identify the length of an inch. In this measurement lesson plan, students read Inch by Inch and predict how many inches long various objects are. Students practice measuring the objects by using an inch ruler.
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One Hundred Hungry Ants

For Teachers 1st
First graders represent 100 using various groupings of objects.
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How Does Light Move?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how light passes through objects, is blocked, bounces off of things, and bends. They discuss how light moves in different ways, and with a partner walk around the room with a flashlight, shining the light on...
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Egg Carton Math

For Teachers K
Students recognize numbers 1-10 from a flash card held by the teacher and put the amount of beans in an egg cartoon that corresponds to the number the teacher holds up. After a lecture/demo, students play the game on their own.
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Octopus Legs

For Teachers K
Students have oceans of fun transforming a wienie into an octopus they can eat! After counting, cutting halves and fourths, observing steam and the effects of heat, they mix colors as they create a yummy dipping sauce from mustard and...
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Arrays And Factors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts of arrays and factors. They use a Hershey bar and divide it into segments in order to simulate the arrays. Then students construct other arrays from the leftover pieces.
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Toboggan Science

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students conduct toboggan time trials to investigate the variables that have the greatest effect on toboggan speed. In small groups, they develop a hypothesis to test and perform three trials on the toboggan run for each variable.