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Measurement

For Teachers 1st
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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Double Dipping

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders find and display all possible pairs of flavors of ice cream and look for patterns in the results. They discuss strategies for finding all combinations of flavors. Students explain and write a description for the pattern...
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Combinations

For Students 9th - 12th
For this math worksheet, students investigate the concept of using combinations. They compare this with permutations where a different order of the same set of objects is counted separately for the outcome.
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Online Project Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write two haiku poems in appropriate form. Writing haiku allows students to practice in the skills of dividing words into syllables, counting syllables, and searching for words to fit a structure.
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Dragon Math

For Teachers 3rd
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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Chomp Chomp Chocolate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice identifying the initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words by identifying pictures containing the sound. They read a decodable story...
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Sound Detective

For Teachers K
Students determine whether a sound is in the beginning,
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Eisenhower 1/26

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and explain what Bernoulli's Principle is and draw diagrams to incorporate Pascal. They also perform simple calculations of density, buoyancy, and fluid pressure. Finally, 8th graders describe fluid pressure in...
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3-D Beginning Graphs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.
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Learning by Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort Lego Duplo pieces after determining the attributes to classify them by. They work in pairs to sort a group of Duplo pieces and explain their process to others.
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Sorting Sizes

For Teachers Pre-K
Students follow a pattern. In this sorting lesson, students are given various objects and they must sort them from smallest to largest.
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Go LEGO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".
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Graphs

For Teachers K
Students identify the difference between two objects: a glove and a mitten. Those who like gloves raise their hands and receive a glove outline to color and cut out. Then those who prefer mittens will raise their hands and receive a...
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Our Solar System: Its Planets and Their Satellites

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a replica of our solar system. Each group arranges the balls in the proper order for our solar system by gluing them to the construction paper. Under each of the balls, the name of the object should be clearly printed.
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Visual Multiplication

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students practice solving the problems to introduce the concept of multiplication with countable visuals. The sheet is a teacher's guide
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ExplorA-Pond: 1st Grade Addition

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the shoreline of a local or virtual pond and count the number of bushes and trees present in the area they are assigned. They then, as a class, add the numbers of bushes and trees together to determine the total...
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Part-Part-Whole

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this mathematics worksheet, students identify a whole number as a combination of two smaller parts. They use counters to help them add various combinations of numbers.
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Groups Coming to America

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use text or other references to locate different types of information about the Mayflower and pilgrims. They create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims.
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Time Flies When Math Is Fun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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Itchy Iggy

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe the letter /i/ and the sound that it makes watching their mouths as the sound is formed. They say the tongue twister displayed repeating it three times; the last time they stretch out the /i/ sound as it occurs in...
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Basketball Mania

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice dribbling and shooting with the hands. They be on a group of two or three players; each group stand behind one of the ten frisbees or hoops.
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3-2-1 Blast Off!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work cooperatively in groups to assemble and launch a rocket.
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My Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict common objects or activities. Students match these with the words that describe them.
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Adjective Matching

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL adjective vocabulary instructional activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict different objects that can be easily described. Students match these pictures with the adjectives that tell about them.