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Using Spreadsheets and Graphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore mathematics by utilizing computers. In this graphing lesson, 3rd graders gather class data based on a particular topic such as the "favorite candy" of the class. Students utilize this information and computers to...
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Circle Up Your M&Ms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders estimate how many M&Ms are in a pre-counted bag. They determine how many colored M&Ms are in a bag, then decide which of the two, bar graph or circle graph (in this case, circle graph) would be best to show te results.
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Valentine Candy Count

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students analyze a bag of Valentine candy to create a graph. In this graphing lesson, students make predictions, sort by color, record data and make a graph. Students discuss results and make generalizations. Students generate their own...
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Candy Land Math

For Teachers K
Students order numbers and sets of objects from 0 through 10 and organize and interpret information collected from the immediate environment. They read and interpret graphs usin real objects and the computer. Finally, students sort a...
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Candy is Dandy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view the benefits of using graphs to communicate information, answer questions and solve problems. They investigate color distribution in bags of M & M's. Working with actual bags of candy, they will sort and classify contents.
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Popping Problems!

For Teachers 4th
Turn your math lesson into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve math questions and...
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Tony's Bread

For Teachers K
Students listen to the book, TONY'S BREAD by Tomie DePaola. They review what the first letter is of their first names. Then each child creates his/her initial by rolling bread dough into the shape and decoates it with candied fruit...
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Dolch Work Bingo

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars play Bingo using Dolch sight words on their game cards.  In this sight word lesson, students create their own Bingo card, filling it out with dolch words from their provided list.  When a student has gotten...
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The Jellybeans and the Big Dance

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color....
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Taste the Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice estimating and graphing by utilizing Skittles.  In this statistics lesson, students complete worksheets based on the likelihood of a certain color of skittle coming out of the bag.  Middle schoolers...
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Solids and Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate mixtures made of water and familiar solid materials. They observe and discuss the changes that occur immediately and set the mixtures aside for a day. Finally, students observe the mixtures, note changes, and graph...
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Chocolate

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Are you the biggest chocoholic? Scholars read text about people eating chocolate and sequence the text by putting them in order of who ate the most to least chocolate. They quiz classmates to discover who is the biggest chocoholic in the...
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Writing Crazy Crayons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe the workings of an assembly line. They classify old crayon pieces by color, melt them in candy molds, package them, and produce advertising literature to sell the product. Students share their work with the class.
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Cleaning Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils demonstrate how to be a philanthropist. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the story The Wartville Wizard and discuss ways to become a philanthropist. Pupils participate in a good deed by volunteering to clean up trash.
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Spicy Hot Colors

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the importance of primary colors by reading a book in class.  In this art lesson, 1st graders read the book Spicy Hot Colors, and discuss the three primary colors and the numerous combinations they can make....
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Heathly Foods Makes Heathly Body

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and identify foods on the food pyramid. They catergorize food and place them on the correct level. They discover why they should eat foods in moderation.
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Notes to a Mathematician

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the likelihood of simple events.
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PowerPoint Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate film making by creating a video about probability.  In this math visualization lesson plan, 6th graders create a presentation for their class demonstrating the probability of random events taking place in...