Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Setting Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Setting financial goals is a common occurrence in middle school that your learners can practice using this activity. They will be able to solve for how many hours Seth needs to work to save up for a skateboard, helmet, and trip. The...
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Beacon Learning Center

Cherries Are Positive, Lemons Are Negative

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Lemon heads and cherry drops combine for a sweet lesson on positive and negative integers. Following an activity sheet, they use lemon as negative and cherry as positive and follow directions with a partner. An assessment, a rubric, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

End of the Year Math Terms

For Students 4th
In this end of the year math test worksheet, 4th graders complete problems including addition, division, measurement, decimals, and more. Students complete 22 problems. 
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Curated OER

Far Out Fact Families

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore related multiplication and division facts. They study the inverse relationship of multiplication and division and engage in a group discussion about families. They complete a web-based instructional activity which...
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Curated OER

Solve algebraic proportions.

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars solve algebraic proportions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They solve problems using the distributive property.
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Curated OER

Space Circles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders calculate the diameters and radius of planets as a book is read to them. In this diameter and radius lesson plan, 5th graders read the book Space Circles and calculate the measurements based on the information in this book.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students begin the instructional activity by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the...
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Curated OER

Number: Time

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students calculate time in decimals and fractions. In this time activity, students divide hours into equal sections. They discuss how fractions and decimals correspond to hours and minutes.
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Curated OER

Skittles Galore!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Youngsters show understanding of accurate division of whole number, decimals, fractions, and percents using manipulatives (candies). They use white boards to demonstrate their understanding of representing numbers as defined in the...
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Sewing

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for...
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Curated OER

Build Your Dream Bedroom

For Teachers 7th Standards
Designers measure their own rooms and produce a scale drawing. They use the Internet to visit sites to find the costs of purchasing new carpet, paint, or anything else they would like to add to their room. Using a $1500 budget, they will...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metric Magic

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Sixth and seventh graders construct a "metric machine" as a kinesthetic aide in converting from one unit to another in grams, liters, or meters. They complete a metric activity on the Internet and view about five minutes of a video on...
Activity
Curated OER

The Value of Education

For Teachers 5th Standards
The real value of education is highlighted in more than one way on a worksheet designed to not only add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, but also to address the correlation between higher pay...
Handout
Curated OER

Math Reference Sheet

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Your young learners will enjoy having quick access to this reference sheet that includes a multiplication chart, formulas for perimeter, area, and volume, place value chart, fraction chart, basic types of polygons, triangles and lines...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Survey

For Students 3rd
This math instructional activity requires self-assessment of personal feelings regarding mathematics. Beginner mathematicians rate themselves on various aspects of math as well as share what they feel to be their strengths and weaknesses...
PPT
Curated OER

Rounding Numbers

For Teachers 4th
Help your youngesters practice in rounding numbers with decimals with this presentation. Each of the slides has a word problem that learners solve. Then, they consider each of the answers and decide if they should round up or down to the...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Two-Step Problems—All Operations

For Teachers 6th Standards
Step 1: Use the resource. Step 2: Watch your class become experts in solving two-step problems. Scholars learn to solve two-step word problems in context. They use tape diagrams and algebraic techniques to break the problem into two,...
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Introduction to Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Problem solve using exponents. Pupils read One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale and write powers to represent amounts from the story.They compare actual solutions to their predictions and play a game to practice using...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculate the Mean

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Give mathematicians some guided practice in calculating mean averages. They use examples as guides before completing four different sections to build on this skill. First, learners determine the mean of eight pairs of whole numbers....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Converting Fractions To Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students convert the fractions into decimals for the 18 problems. They are also challenged to convert some mixed numbers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Jobs and Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zeros and Blackbirds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Restaurant Bills- Working With Money

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this consumer math activity, students working in small groups allow one member to choose two items. They add up the prices either mentally or using pencil and paper. They announce the answers in order to check the work.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Divisor/Quotient Relationships

For Students 4th - 8th
In this division worksheet, students divide problems with decimals to find the quotient. Students complete 19 problems all together.