Students measure the perimeter of a square and create squares with specific perimeters in this lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson includes templates for AppleWorks, Inspiration, and Kidspiration educational software.

Students practice finding the sums of two-one digit numbers. In this addition lesson plan, students also record facts onto an addition chart.

Students become familiar with the various coins in our money system as well as amount of each coin. They help develop their ability to count change and find different ways to show equal amounts.

Students practice recognizing shapes while using gross-motor skills. For this early childhood math movement lesson, students explore shapes as music plays and they walk the perimeter of large cut-out paper shapes by playing musical squares.

Pupils work together to create rockets on a budget. They discover the limitations that real engineers face when designing and testing their products. They discuss their findings to complete the lesson plan.

Young geometers explore relationships between units of measure and objects. Three activities provide varied opportunities to practice. Learners calculate the volume of two cylinders made by rolling a piece of paper vertically and...

Students explore pentominoes in this activity. They build shapes as directed and color the tiles on their grid sheet.

Students calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the length...

Students use the wrapper of a Hershey's Kiss to practice estimating, predicting and measuring. They measure with centimeter rulers.

Students dribble and trap a ball with their feet using control and different directions and pathways.

Students study geometric shapes, lines, and the primary colors as they create Mondrian-like art prints.

Using Melanie Watt's book entitled Scaredy Squirrel at Night, this multi-day activity allows students to apply information about Scaredy Squirrel's night time experiences and its fears as their final product model. Students will create...

In this instructional activity, young scholars students explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement and calculate the area needed to perform the African-American dance Zudio.