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Math: Solving Area and Perimeter Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visit www.explorelearning.com/ Website to solve problems in area and perimeter. Next, they locate the vertex of a quadratic equation. In groups, students construct application problems and exchange them with other groups to...
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Fractions Describe Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders represent fractions as part of a whole. In this fractions lesson, 3rd graders use manipulatives to show how a fraction is a part of a whole. This lesson includes individual practice and an assessment instead of direct...
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2-D Shape Patten Placemats

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify and form a pattern out of 2-D shapes, then transfer this pattern into creating placemats.
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Looking at Still Life Lesson 2: How Artists Assemble Still Lifes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify and discuss the basic shapes used in artistic still-life compositions.
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Shape Hide and Seek

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify different shapes. They participate in a game of hide and seek to find different shapes. They categorize the shapes as well.
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Tiling the Plane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils use pattern blocks and triangular grid paper to review shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked: "Have you ever seen a floor or a wall...
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Fractions of a Set

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use fractions to describe part of a set. In this fractions lesson, 3rd graders are introduced to fractions through a book and use pattern blocks to describe a fraction as a part of a set. This lesson includes a scripted...
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Introducing Me (with scanned photo)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students present information about themselves and the multimedia tools they used to prepare a personal page for the internet.
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Polygons Defined

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore polygons. In this polygon lesson, 4th graders sort polygons according to their properties. Students discover the connection between polygons and the Greek language.
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Ship Shape

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with, identify, and follow teacher-directed instruction toward understanding two-dimensional geometric shapes found within the environment. Groups of students utilize geoboards to help them explain geometric shapes.
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WRITE? NO WAY!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover the right brain-left brain differences and then think about how to break down some of their self-criticism to try writing.
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Shapes

For Teachers All
Students identify five basic shapes. They participate in a hands-on activity in which they work with the different shapes. They name the characteristics that accompany each shape.
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"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with rearranging shapes to better visualize the Congruence and relationship of geometric shapes.
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Interior Designer for a Day

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This lesson is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Kindergarten Shape Books

For Teachers K - 1st
Students, in groups, identify examples of shapes around the school site. They take digital pictures of these shapes and use them to construct a class book.
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Care Homework #2

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this Care Homework worksheet, students solve a variety of multiple digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems that include fractions, decimals, and percentages. They demonstrate knowledge of geometric formulas...
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Creating Gardens

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are shown that numeracy is all around them. They use volume, and calculate the quantity of soil required to make a garden to given instructions. Students are asked how to calculate the amount of soil required for the garden.
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A Letter to Armadillo

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compose a postcard that includes a short letter, name, address, and postcard design.
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Grasping Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate geometric shapes in their environment, make a geometric design, and write paragraphs describing the design.
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I Walk the Line

For Teachers K
Students walk, run, jump, and hop all over and around geometric shapes. They identify the shapes by running to and standing on the called out shape.
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Flag Folding

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the effects of combining, subdividing, and changing basic shapes to figure out the official method for folding the US flag. They complete a prediction sheet to determine how to get the flag folded so that only the blue...
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Squares Have Roots?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define a square and connect this information to a square root. In this square root lesson, students make a chart listing square numbers and their roots.
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VISUAL ARTS LESSON-Missal Stand/Lectern

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate a work of art from Mexico. The role of the art in the history of Mexico is researched to help evaluate the meaning of the artwork. The art creates a context for students to make a creative project.
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Multiplying By 1 Or 0

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this multiplying by one or zero worksheet, students, working with a partner, problem solve and calculate the answers to four word problems involving multiplication.