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...

The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...

Fourth graders practice ordering fractions using models and drawings.  For this math model lesson, 4th graders utilize colored blocks and drawings to show an equal representation of given fractions.  Students compare and...

Exploring mathematics through art is a fun and concrete way to help learners grasp a concept. They will construct a paper penguin using fractions cut from circles. They'll need to determine 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 of each circle. Once the...

In this halves worksheet, students circle the shape that shows two halves. Students solve 13 problems for the halves activity.

In this fourths worksheet, students study the various shapes and circle the shape that shows four fourths. Students solve 13 problems.

In this thirds activity, students study the shapes in each example and circle the shape that shows three thirds. Students complete 13 problems.

Distinguish the sound of musical notes and correctly name them. In this music instructional activity, participate in a game of musical twister where the circles are renamed with musical note names. Additionally, display recognition of...

Third graders sing in 3/4 meter with an upbeat. They write a poem using descriptive words. Students move at different speeds to show quarter, half and eigth notes. They play a math game involving the number of beats a quarter, half and...

In this Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince worksheet, students view and discuss eighteen key characters, events associated with Harry Potter and circle each one in a word search puzzle.

In this object halves instructional activity, students circle the objects that are cut in half. Students then write how they can show half of a sheet of paper.

In these fraction worksheets, 5th graders use the fraction manipulatives to help them learn and visualize fractions. Students then solve 5 fraction problems.

Students create Optical Art, art that seems to move when you look at it, in this Art lesson for the High School classroom. Included with the lesson is a list of recommended materials and suggested resource books for lesson implementation.

Students explore the concept of fractions through use of hands on activity. In this activity about fractions, students will work together in small groups with a round piece of paper, or pizza, and cut the pizza into pieces. Students...

After looking at four examples of shapes divided into two exactly equal parts, junior geometers try their hand. One valuable thing about this activity is that the shapes are not only the standard circle, square, and triangle, but also...

For this fractions activity, learners use the shaded figures and write fractions based on the shaded area to the whole area. Students also learn how to draw pie models. Learners divide the circle into fractions and color the right amount...

In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders utilize counters or pennies to learn about the parts of a whole in 4 groups of 3 circles that equal 12 counters.

This art lesson seems simple enough. As a way to introduce radial symmetry, spokes, or rays, learners create an artistic representation demonstrating radial symmetry. They stick a variety of letter stickers on their paper starting in the...

For this music worksheet, students identify and describe world music and the cultures it comes from. Then they identify what a sarod is and what country it comes from. Finally, students practice writing their notes as taught on the sheet.

In this fraction and pie chart activity, students draw a line from the toys with the prices of 50 cents, 75 cents, and 25 cents to the pie chart that show the part of a dollar the toy costs.

In this beginning fractions activity, students follow the directives of eight equations that ask the students to shade in a certain percentage of each shape. Students then write the fraction that represents each shaded portion.

In this fraction worksheet, students determine which shape is divided into equal parts and check their answer. Students then look at shaded parts of a whole and circle the correct fraction. Finally, students determine the fraction for...

In this fractions worksheet, students identify the fraction for each shaded figure. Students circle the correct fraction for the 11 problems.

Young scholars identify music notes. For this music notes lesson, students toss bean bags between partners the number of times of a note (quarter, half, dotted half, etc) value.  Young scholars also practice underhand tosses.