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The Mini-Me People Iditarod

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in the "Iditarod" sled race. In this Iditarod lesson, students build their own sleds and pull their classmates to checkpoints. They use mushing terms and get timed to see how fast they go.  
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Making Molecular Models

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In these creative hands-on activities, students construct several different molecular models that represent substances that play an essential role in our nutritional needs. Using gum drops and toothpicks, students design the models....
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All About Triangles

For Students Pre-K - K
In this triangles worksheet, students recognize triangles in a picture. Students find all the triangles in the picture, trace them and color them black.
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Triangles and Circles

For Students Pre-K - K
In this colors and shapes worksheet, students recognize the circles and triangles and the colors yellow and orange. Students trace the circles and color them yellow and trace the triangles and color them orange.
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1-800-MATHFUN

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Learners complete a number and letter recognition activity by creating phone numbers for businesses. In this telephone number lesson, students brainstorm telephone numbers that include words. Learners translate numbers to their numeric...
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Shapes and Colors: Rectangles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this rectangle shape and color worksheet, students trace a set of six rectangles and color each a different color. Students also color a picture of a train made from rectangles.
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explain everyday uses of numbers and relationships of numbers.
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice estimation skills for measurement, and work with metric units of measurement.
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Grandfather Tang's Story

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story Grandfather Tang's Story and then make their own tangrams based on the story. For this tangrams lesson plan, 3rd graders make patterns with their tangrams and follow directions their teacher...
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Ways to Set Up Creative Classroom Environments

For Teachers K - 6th
Here are a few ideas to freshen up your classroom environment.
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Learning About Inventions

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This site contains a variety of worksheets and activities to supplement the on-line problem-based learning activity about how imagination and how inventions are created. TheWright Brothers are used as a case study. The links and...
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Creative Homework Assignments Can Motivate Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Teachers can make homework more meaningful by giving students interesting and motivating assignments.
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Is Art for Everybody? YES, it is !

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Art no longer needs to stay in the art classroom alone. It can (and should) make its way into every classroom.
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Mother Nature Pattern Maker

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students in a teacher education program enhance their awareness of patterns. They discover how to support their students in developing this skill in mathematical terms. They role play the role of a K-2 student and collect images from...
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A Christmas Project

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders publish a letter and spreadsheet using the computer. They build a three-dimesnsional object with construction paper and develop a Christmas object using coordinates on a graph. Students compose a response in their journals.
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Whole Number Sense

For Teachers K
Students find the shapes that are asked of them out of a bunch of shapes. In this shapes lesson plan, students find a specific number of a specific shape with a specific size and color.
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Equations, Expressions, Factorization

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students graph and solve equations and expressions. In this algebra lesson, students use simple factorization to simplify expressions. They review for an exam by doing basic algebra.
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Baseball Proportion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work on different mathematical skills that align with state standards. The skill of problem solving is done with reasoning and communication is made to students through solid brain connections to the math concepts.
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Grade 4 Geometry

For Students 4th
In this grade four geometry worksheet, 4th graders calculate the perimeter of a square. Students explore how the area of a square can be found by multiplying the length of the square by its width.
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Spring Themed Word Problems- Multiple Grade Levels

For Students 1st - 5th
In these math worksheets, students complete Spring themed word problems that are leveled from grade 1 through grade 5. They link to the problems that are appropriate to their work level such as addition and subtraction for grade one, and...
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Grade 2 Spring Themed Word Problems: Problem 1

For Students 2nd
In this math worksheet, 2nd graders read and solve one story problem which involves addition of 2 digit numbers with carrying. There is a work space on the page for students to show calculations.
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Worksheet 13

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students write down the equation of a plane. Then they create the equation of a line. They also define the lines that are perpendicular.
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Counting the Groups of Items 1-9

For Students Pre-K - K
In this lower elementary worksheet, learners count the items in each of four groups. They circle the number between 1-9 which are below the group of items. They color in the groups of slippers, socks, bathrobes, and night caps.
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Patterns

For Students K
In this patterning worksheet, students study shape patterns and decide which shape will come next in the given sequence. Students complete 5 questions, circling the correct shape for each.