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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 8th Grade Math – Target J

For Teachers 8th Standards
Look at patterns in bivariate data. Eight sample items illustrate the eighth grade statistics and probability standards. The Smarter Balanced Sample multiple-choice items focus on numerical and categorical bivariate data. The slide show...
Lesson Plan
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Arithmetic Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Fall for a series. Learners determine how to find out how far a skydiver falls in the first 20 seconds. The Algebra II lesson introduces the idea of adding up the terms of an arithmetic sequence. Pupils learn how to use Sigma notation to...
Interactive
Curated OER

The Present Tense (Part 1)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
This resource examines the present tense through several mediums. The information covered includes: regular present tense verbs, stem-changing present tense verbs, irregular present tense verbs, and use of the present tense. Included is...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking at shapes, colours and patterns in Flowers and Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners study patterns, lines, shapes, and colors in both flowers and butterfly wings. They create their own flower and butterfly drawings and/or models to reinforce the concept.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Repeating Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore growth patterns by using manipulatives such as pattern blocks, investigate growth pattern of pattern, record growth in T-chart, describe how pattern is growing, and predict number of blocks needed to extend pattern.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Patterns with the Hundreds Chart

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review their numbers up to one hundred. Using a chart, they compare and predict patterns that might be in the numbers. They practice skip counting and grouping numbers. Using a spreadsheet, they graph different sets of numbers...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math patterns worksheet, students use the understand, plan, solve, and look back problem solving strategy to help them find the patterns for the two problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns with Decimals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are given a set of manipulatives to use to develop patterns. In groups, they follow the directions to determine which blocks go with which pattern and put them into the correct sequence. To end the lesson, they complete a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Problem Solving

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math patterns worksheet, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them find patterns to solve word problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Problem-Solving

For Students 4th - 5th
In this finding patterns worksheet, students read the word problem about costume costs and study the graph. Students then follow the steps of understand, plan, solve, and look back to find the pattern.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pattern Block Polygons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create polygons. In this shapes lesson plan, 6th graders explore prefixes such as oct, tri, quad, pent, etc. and share their findings. Students use pattern blocks to create two different polygons and label them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns in Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners examine the patterns that exist in Pascal's Triangle. They explore multiples and factors. Sudents use an applet to create and color the multiples in Pascal's Triangle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability and Patterns with Pascal

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Pascal worksheet, students solve word problems dealing with probability and patterns based on Pascal's triangle theory. Students complete 10 problems total.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns That Grow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate growing patterns. In this additive patterns lesson, students analyze the core of growing patterns. Young scholars extend additive patterns based on the core.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Sense Review for Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd
In this number sense review for grade 3 worksheet, 3rd graders answer 20 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about third grade math.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Sequences

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math number sequences worksheet, students record data for 5 problems and then write the rules for each of the 5 problems based on the data they collected.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Numbers Everywhere

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners explore various representations and uses of numbers to develop number sense. They participate in an activity and arrange patterns into groups. Students compare the sets and describe the objects in each set.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scattered About

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of scatter plots after reviewing the various types of graphs. In groups, they analyze the type of information one can receive from a scatter plot and identify the relationship between the x and y...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Processing Satellite Images

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students comprehend the meaning of "pixel." They recognize patterns using pixels. Students observe how land use can be determined from a pixel. They measure off a 30 x 30-meter area to show the size of the surface area of one pixel....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bicycles & Tricycles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bicycles and tricycles worksheet, students solve and complete 8 different problems that include counting the number of bicycles and tricycles in each store. First, they complete the table for the number of wheels on the bikes in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Pascal's Bats

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this number patterns worksheet, students look for patterns in the bats to help them write the numbers that would be on the 6th row of bats. Students write 2 different patterns they find.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Square and Triangle Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders build increasingly larger squares and triangles using pattern blocks. They record the growth patterns on a chart and look for corresponding numerical patterns. Students describe the patterns they find and use them to...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Kitchen Floor Tiles

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
An interesting way to look at the kitchen floor is to count the number of tiles in the border. Fred starts with four white floor tiles and writes an expression for the number of tiles needed for the colored border. Algebra learners are...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Why Do Banks Pay YOU to Provide Their Services?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How does a bank make money? That is the question at the based of a lesson that explores the methods banks use to calculate interest. Groups compare the linear simple interest pattern with the exponential compound interest pattern.