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The Whole is More Than Half
Students explore number sense by completing a food related fraction activity. For this parts of a whole lesson, students utilize a graham cracker to divide and identify what a quarter, third, or half looks like. Students eat their snack...
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Problem Solving Model
Use a vocabulary chart to introduce math functions. The class defines a list of mathematical vocabulary terms on a worksheet, as well as completes equations and expressions. They examine word problems and practice transcribing them into...
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Peter and the Starcatchers: Anticipation Guide
Pique your pupils' interest before reading Peter and the Starcatchers with an anticipation guide. Given a list of 10 statements, learners choose true or false based on what they think the book is about. They then discuss in small groups...
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"Pizza"rama With Fractions!!
Young mathematicians explore number values by utilizing food as a visual aide. They discuss the differences between halves, fourths, and eighths and how they are visually represented by a pizza. Then create their own pizza in class and...
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School-Home Links: Breaking Words into Syllables
Involve the whole family in syllable division with this resource, which has parents helping their children practice a new skill. Learners look at 6 words, which are visually divided, and write down their syllable count. There are 2...
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Year Two: Multiplication and Division
In this multiplication and division worksheet, students go over vocabulary for multiplication and division. Students go over 15 words total.
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The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth????
After listening to Jon Scieska’s The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, groups discuss whether they think the wolf is telling the truth, whether he deserves punishment, and if so what punishment he deserves. You might use this lesson early...
EngageNY
Identifying Supporting Reasons and Evidence for an Opinion: Exploring Jackie Robinson’s Promise (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–45)
Readers take a look at pages 40-45 in Promises to Keep and identify evidence to support Sharon Robinson's opinion about her father. They divide up the text and complete task cards before writing vocabulary from the story on index cards.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Characterization in Lord of the Flies
Readers of Lord of the Flies hunt down direct and indirect examples of how William Golding brings his characters to life. After instructors guide learners through the process of collecting evidence of these two types of characterization...
Penguin Books
A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
It's a wise teacher who knows their pupils well enough to tackle using The Merchant of Venice as a whole-class reading. This 40-page teaching guide may not glitter but is filled with nuggets that will prove invaluable to those new to...
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Puzzling Package
In this division worksheet, students complete division problems where they divide one and two digit numbers and color the picture according to the answer key. Students complete 29 problems total.
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Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and Big Hungry Bear Lesson Plan
Students create a fruit salad using pieces of fruit cut in halves. For this early childhood lesson plan, students discover the concept of half and whole. Students experience this concept in a hands-on activity in which they cut fruit...
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Fractions Problems
What a great way to explore fractions! Learners answer a series of questions related to three word problems involving fractions. They are required to use a diagram to describe their results.
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Making numbers stories - division
In this division worksheet, students are given a division equation and answer. .They are then asked to use this equation to write a number story. There is one example provided on the page for students to follow. Students write 3 number...
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Fair Shares
Young scholars investigate division by sharing food items with their classmates. In this division activity, students are given a food item which they must equally share among the class using division. Young scholars predict how many...
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Narrow it Down: Numbers
Elementary learners of all ages utilize their number knowledge by playing a 20 questions style game. They participate in a game in which they ask yes or no questions to a group leader in order to discover which number the leader has...
Baylor College
Resources and the Environment: The Math Link
Take advantage of this interdisciplinary resource and bring together topics in science, language arts, and math. Use characters and events from the story Tillena Lou's Big Adventure as a context for practicing addition and subtraction,...
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Dingo!Dingo!
An engaging literary game called "Dingo," is here for your young mathematicians. Dingo is a game which is played with dice. The first team of students to remove all of the numbers on the game board are declared the winners. To remove a...
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Fractions IV - Equivalent Fractions by Monica Yuskaitis
Comparing equivalent fractions is one of the most difficult math concepts to teach to youngsters. How can numbers that look so different actually represent the same thing? This presentation takes a lot of the mystery out of equivalent...
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Performing Arts
The classical arts have made a lasting impact on our society and your advanced learners get to find out why. The activity starts as the children create a list of the arts found in society, they discuss how these art forms impact their...
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Percentages Introduction
In this percentages worksheet, students color 25% of 100 small squares blue, 35% red and 30% yellow. Students figure out how many squares they have left and then what percent of the 100 squares are left. Students then work out 5...
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Popping Problems!
Turn your math instructional activity into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve...
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Sharing or Grouping?
In division, word problems often help learners understand the application aspect of the math. By prompting them to label division problems as either grouping or sharing, this worksheet takes a less intimidating and more relatable...
Perkins School for the Blind
Initial Consonant Activity
Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a braille...