Author Faith Ringgold uses quilts to illustrate her books Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad. In this integrated trio of activities, young scholars read stories, identify and create patterns, and design quilt squares of...

Students discover time keeping by reading clocks.  In this time-telling lesson, students read the story Hickory Dickory Dock, and discuss the measurements of time we use.  Students complete worksheets in which they identify the...

Slow and steady wins the race? In the assessment task, scholars calculate the rates at which different snails travel in order to find the fastest snail. Hopefully, your class will move much more quickly in finishing the task!

Pupils investigate different equations and think critically how they could represent a real-life situation. They should write a word problem to coincide with the given equations. The lesson requires students to use critical thinking skills.

Sixth graders explore rates as a specific type of ratio, using visual examples of unit rates and unit prices to increase comprehension. They also practice solving problems that are modeled by the instructor. The well-scripted lesson is...

Students utilize their understanding of individual resources in solving practical, everyday problems that might arise in the workplace and/or in their family and home.

Students brainstorm and discuss ways math is all around them, explain in writing how they solve math problems, describe mathematical ideas in writing, and create original story problems.

Students practice using the request, response, result method to solve problems. Using one problem as an example, they break it down into multiple problems to be solved one at a time. They identify instances of hierarchical organization...

Pupils discover the advantage of estimation over simple guessing using number relationships. They also discover how useful a mathematical tool estimation is in everyday life.

Students discover patterns and sequences. They use a website to explore patterns and fractals. Students share their discovery of fractals and their patterns with the class. They develop a list of patterns used in everyday life.

Students focus on finding solutions to situations found in everyday life. Students participate in activities to solve a system of equations, identify the system as consistent and independent, consistent and dependent or inconsistent. ...

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...

First graders complete activities related to they story they are reading in class. Through art and measurement activities, 1st graders relate a story from the "Tacky the Penguin Series" to everyday objects and ideas they encounter.

Students use and develop their spatial-visualization skills to represent features and physical objects on their playground. Working in groups, they use everyday classroom materials (blocks, crayons, counters, etc.) to build a simple...

In this weight worksheet, young scholars, with a partner, problem solve the answers to six word problems involving weight and everyday items found around the house and the classroom.

Students explore inventions. In this physical science invention lesson, students work with a team to create an invention using everyday materials.

Fourth graders study fractions. In this fractions lesson, 4th graders define fraction-related vocabulary words. Students use beads to study fractions. Students draw shapes to study fraction equivalency and brainstorm fractions they use...

In this visual discrimination activity, students match the circle, triangle, rectangle, and square to the appropriate everyday objects that have those shapes.

For this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to match everyday items as the geometric shapes they represent.

In this midpoint worksheet, learners solve 2 short answer problems. Students prove the midpoint of a segment using the definition of midpoint. Learners given an example of using midpoint in everyday life.

Students read an article on how calculus is used in the real world. In this calculus lesson plan, students draw a correlation between the Battle of Trafalgar and calculus. The purpose of this article is the show everyday uses for...

Young scholars explore the concept of Chinese contributions in mathematics. In this Chinese contributions in mathematics lesson plan, students research Chinese achievements in mathematics. Young scholars solve 3x3 systems of equations...

Students investigate the characteristics of the different coins. The teacher presents each coin, and the students identify the distinguishing characteristics of each side of the coin, and the value of each coin. The students complete a...

Fifth graders demonstrate different types of lines using movement. In this line and movement lesson, 5th graders demonstrate parallel and perpendicular lines, and lines of symmetry using dance movement. They also demonstrate rhombus...