A to Z Teacher Stuff
Counting Valentines
This Valentine's Day, add a touch of festive flair to your math lesson with a booklet that combines counting, reading, and a sweet treat. Young mathematicians read a poem, count candy hearts, and record the amount of each color found.
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Basic Counting Principle
Students find the number of possible arrangements of several objects by using the Basic Counting Principle. In this math lesson plan, students divide into groups and determine the number of possible sandwiches which can be made given...
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Counting Quilts
Students view the Bird of Paradise quilt and observe the design-work in the quilt. In this counting quilt lesson, students will count to find repeated pictures in the quilt. Students will represent their families in...
Charleston School District
Volume of Composite Shapes
It's the parts that make the whole. Learners apply volume formulas to composite figures to find the total volume of the figure. Previous lessons in this series taught the methods for finding the volume and/or dimensions of...
Savvas Learning
Let's Get Moving
Scholars examine, cut, paste, and sort 12 images featuring different types of movement in order to show what they know about energy—potential and kinetic.
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The Math Lesson 3
For this counting practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 228 problems that require them to count objects.
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The Math Lesson 4
In this counting practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 228 problems that require them to count objects up to 4.
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The Math Lesson 1
For this counting practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 228 problems that require them to count objects up to 3.
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Finding Volume
Sixth graders develop a rule for finding the volume of rectangular solids using colored cubes. They investigate the properties of solid figures and find the volume of an object by counting units. Students fill spaces with standard-sized...
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Play I Spy
Pre-readers examine a rainy-day picture with many details to find words beginning with either p, u, w, or l. They tally the number of objects they find and write the numbers beside each letter. To help kids stay organized and meet...
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The Math Lesson 4
In this counting practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 228 problems that require them to count objects.
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Objects in the Solar System
Eighth graders define a planet by the orbit around the sun, have a large enough gravitational force to hold a sphere shape and needs to clear the neighboorhood of it own orbital zone. They describe comets, meteoroids, meteor, meteorites...
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Apples A Peel To Me
First graders gather, record and interpret data. In this math lesson plan, 1st graders collect data from their classmates regarding their favorite types of apples. Students use the data collected to explore the use of real graphs and...
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Secret Kiwi And His Friends
Young scholars follow a piece of tape around the school and write down the items they see. In this observations lesson plan, students discuss what they saw and didn't see based on other's observations.
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Insides and Outsides
Give small groups handfuls of unit cubes and then dare them to build as many rectangular prisms as possible using only 12 cubes. This engaging activity serves as an introduction to the volume of solid figures. In addition to volume,...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 6: Congruence, Construction, and Proof
Trace the links between a variety of math concepts in this far-reaching unit. Ideas that seem very different on the outset (like the distance formula and rigid transformations) come together in very natural and logical ways. This...
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Natural Selection Day 1
Young scholars define the concept of classification. In groups, they categorize a series of objects into categories they identify. As a class, they participate in a variety of activities to examine the concept of natural selection. To...
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Backpacks and Hills
This machines PowerPoint reviews effort and force in relation to work and informs students about different types of machines and the different ways forces are applied and how they work to increase efficiency.
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Garden Grid
Basically, your class reads about different garden plants from an included handout and seed packets that you provide, and then uses a grid to plan out where to place the plants. They can practice counting with the seeds, grouping,...
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Super-Ball Physics
Students experiment with varied balls to determine the bounce factor in centimeters. For this physics lesson, students experiment to find the height a ball must be dropped from the have the highest bounce rate. Students graph the results...
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Problem Solving: Story Problems
In this problem solving worksheet, 3rd graders will listen to and solve 6 story problems about numbers of objects, order of objects, and money. Teacher is instructed to read problems aloud and answer clarifying questions.
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Personification
Students engage in a lesson plan about personification. They read passages from Charlotte's Web which are connected to the concept of looking for key words to name the character. Students review the definition of personification,...
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Investigating: Finding the Volume
Sixth graders explore geometry by utilizing colored cubes in class. In this volume activity, 6th graders identify the different shapes they can create using their colored cubes and identify the formula for finding volume. Students create...
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Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
Sixth graders solve for the area and perimeter. For this geometry lesson, 6th graders investigate polygons and use a formula to find the area and perimeter. They find the area and perimeter of various polygons.