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The Huichol Community of Mexico: Communicating with Symbols
Students study the Huichol Indians. In this Huichol lesson, students red The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer, design a visual story using symbols, and make a painting using large paper shapes. A class mural project is also included.
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Underwater Animals
Students investigate mammals and blubber. In this science lesson abut the sea, students perform an experiment that will help them in discovering how blubber keeps sea mammals warm.
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Egyptian Diary Project
Seventh graders complete a journal activity in conjunction with a study of ancient Egypt. In this history and writing lesson, 7th graders write a journal entry based on the life of an ancient Egyptian pharoah they create.
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QUIZ 1A: Nouns, People, Places, Animals, and Things
In this noun classification worksheet, students 25 nouns in the provided word bank and classify them in a graphic organizer according to common and proper nouns that that name people, places, or things.
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QUIZ 1A: Nouns-People, Places, Animals, and Things
In this nouns review worksheet, learners examine 50 nouns and classify them in the correct columns. This worksheets requires students to note the differences between common and proper nouns.
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3 dimensional shapes
Students play a bingo game to classify 3 dimensional shapes. In this 3 dimensional shapes lesson plan, students identify, describe, and classify shapes by playing a bingo game.
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Square Numbers
Fourth graders use square tiles to help them explain the concept of square numbers.
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Exploring Area/Perimeter Through Coordinate Geometry
Students explore area and perimeter through coordinate geometry using student literature, hands-on manipulatives, and the Internet.
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Algebra Wizards
Second graders are exposed to algebraic thinking by exploring the concept of a variable. They tell how many years have passed since they've seen a favorite teacher and then examine how they arrived at this number. They write equations.
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Jack and the Beanstalk: Plant a Bean and Watch It Grow
Learners plant bean seeds, watch them grow, and measure them with non-standard objects. They describe the bean's growth in a journal and record the growth on a calendar.
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Shape Up!
Students investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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Probability
Third graders conduct experiment, collect data, predict, record, and discuss outcomes, and analyze data for probability.
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Multiplication With Two Digits
Third graders multiply one and two digit problems, identify place value, and maneuver manipulatives to solve problems.
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Middle schoolers predict results, design a model, and carry out trials to determine probability based on their experimentation.
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Searching The Word
Fifth graders review EOG math terms and definitions found in their math notebooks, and pick between 15 and 20 words to put in a word search.
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Hop To It!
Learners explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.
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Learn Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods
Students study fractions with the use of manipulatives. They use Cuisenaire Rods to visualize problems and solve them.
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Probability
Fifth graders study probability of events. They predict outcomes, and participate in hands-on experiments to find the probability of specified events. Afterward, 5th graders write probability of events in fractions and decimals.
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How Many More on a Graph?
First graders identify a number that is one more or one less than a number up to one hundred and identify a mystery number. They also create a class graph that illustrates how many children are in each family, and answer questions about...
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Pattern Search
Third graders review the commutative and associative property in mathematics. Using a worksheet, they work together to identify the patterns between the 32 triangles. To end the lesson, they create their own array and exchange it with...
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Solid, Liquid, Gas!
Students determine the properties of the solids, liquids, and gases, and how they can recognize those properties by observing a teacher demonstration. Next, they experiment with at mystery matter that looks like a liquid but that takes...
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Arrays And Factors
Learners 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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Geometric Solids
First graders identify various shapes in everyday objects. in pairs, 1st graders go on a shape field trip to locate various objects of different shapes. They photograph the objects and later use the prints to write sentences describing...
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Following Directions Contrasting Conjunctions
In this contrasting conjunctions following directions worksheet, students indicate which 5 pictures best describe each of the 5 sentences at the bottom of the sheet.