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Multo - game (all, Mathematics)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice multiplication using a fun game called "Multo." They write numbers in boxes using a grid similar to one found on a Bingo card. They score when their numbers are called. The smallest number possible is zero and the...
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Patterns in Tables

For Students 5th - 8th
In this patterns in tables practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to write functions.
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Leveled Problem Solving: Ordering Fractions and Decimals

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this ordering fractions and decimals practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Exponential Population Growth

For Students 10th - 12th
In this exponential population growth activity, students read word problems and determine the exponential growth of a specified populations.  They find the percent of growth and compute exponential regressions.  Students graph...
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Bodacious Buttons

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in games, graphing, and probability exercises to sort and graph buttons. They sort buttons with Venn diagrams and Bull's Eye graphs.
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Relative Size - Wide and Narrow

For Teachers K
Pupils distinguish between wide and narrow manipulatives and sort accordingly. They use construction paper strips, ribbon, fabric strips, books, popsicle sticks and sock puppets.
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Population Densities

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore biological impact by completing a worksheet in class. In this animal population lesson, students utilize river rocks and jars to conduct a coqui frog population role play activity. Young scholars define a list of...
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Introduction to Invasive Species

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the environment by identifying invasive species. In this ecosystem observation instructional activity, students identify the native species that exist in an exotic land such as Hawaii and the impact of invasive plants,...
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Pond Safari

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils investigate organisms and animals by examining a nearby pond. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students participate in a field trip to a local pond where they utilize a net to gather animals, plants and pollution items,...
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The Attribute Train

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a hands-on activity working with attribute blocks. After reading a story about attributes as a class, they each are given two attribute blocks. The first student lays one attribute block on the floor with the next...
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Crossing Paths

For Students 3rd
In this completing a chart worksheet, 3rd graders fill in 22 items or category titles to two charts involving animals and fruit. Students choose their answers from a word bank.
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Sums to 11

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this adding to 11 worksheet, students solve the addition equations and practice counting to 11. Students solve six addition word problems.
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Create and Solve

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this addition and subtraction activity, students solve the problems by adding or subtracting the given numbers in each problem.
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Are You Coordinated?

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to a coordinate graph. They are given a graph and follow directions to place stickers in the designated blocks. They write coordinate points to identify the placement of their stickers.
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Escape! Survival of the Fittest Grasshopper

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, design a paperclip grasshopper. They determine its ability to survive a prey by jumping high, far, or with a distracting behavior.
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Habitat Happenings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the characteristics of the Prairie Creek Habitat in Illinois. In groups, they travel between various stations writing haikus and reading brochures. They identify what occurs in each habitat and identify the animals...
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Life Is a Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."
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Prairie Scales and Prairie Smoothies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the animals that live on the prairie and identify differences between amphibians and reptiles and the adaptations each have made to live on the prairie.
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Abiotic and Biotic Factors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine abiotic and biotic factors. They define biotic and abiotic, categorize a list of items onto a Venn diagram, label various items from areas on the school grounds as biotic or abiotic, and diagram a magazine picture.
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Abcteach: Basic Math Addition Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of teacher created activities that focus on basic addition practice. Includes frog counters that can be printed and laminated, a dot-to-dot activity, and ready-to-use math worksheets that...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bridging Literature and Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for five 50-minute interdisciplinary lessons that ask students to write about math-related, informational books such as "Actual Size" (Jenkins, 2004) and "If You Hopped Like a Frog" (Schwartz, 1999). Students use books...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Professional Development Tutorial: Increasing Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial is a sample lesson from a Scholastic Red session on vocabulary development.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: 'There's Gold in Them There Hills'

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the important characteristics of quadratic relationships by exploring the area of rectangles with a fixed perimeter. This lesson involves tables, graphing and patterns. This Lesson is adapted from a Connected Math...