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Counting to Tens
Have your young mathematicians learned to count to one hundred? Do they know their groups of tens? If so, they might enjoy completing these word problems that have each of their sums end up being a group of ten!
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Dragon Math
Third graders, in groups, practice multiplication by putting five multiplication problems on white scales, then the answers on florescent colored scales.
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Graph Groups
In this mathematics activity, students solve a number of problems by counting each shape and graphing the amount to the right in height. Then they circle the shape that appears the most often on the sheet.
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Group Into Fives or Tens
In this grouping worksheet, students group arrows into sets of 5. Teacher notes are included on page 2. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Circle the Group that Has Less
For this comparison worksheet, students count the number in 3 sets of pictures. They circle the group that has less in each set while working with 1 to 4 items.
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Math Vocabulary Fill-In Puzzle
In this math vocabulary puzzle, students use a set of definition clues given to solve a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Mound Math
Middle schoolers examine the many different burial mounds in Wisconsin. In groups, they use the internet to discover how long it took to build a specific mound. They must calculate the measurements of the mound to make a scale model.
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A Tale of Two Frogs
Ribbit ribbit! Hop through a series of activities based on A Tale of Two Frogs. Kids read the Russian folktale and answer reading comprehension questions before working on phonics exercises, tracing dotting lines to make a path...
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Sheep in a Shop
What do you think sheep might be able to barter when they don't have quite enough to buy a gift? Your pupils can find out this and much more during this lesson about Sheep in a Shop, spending, saving, and bartering.
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TanZen - Relaxing Tangram Puzzles
An ancient puzzle game meets a modern implementation. Challenge mathematicians of all ages with this mind-bending geometric puzzle game.
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Glo Goes Shopping
Making decisions can be very difficult. Show your class one way to evaluate choices with this lesson, which is inspired by the book Glo Goes Shopping. Learners practicing using a decision-making grid with the content of the story and a...
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One-to-one Correspondence
Students count and keep track of objects using one-to-one correspondence. By moving, touching and pointing to objects they organize counting to determine the number in a set accurately. This helps students to practice the skill of...
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Study Buddies: Exploring Arrays
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a story problem by making an array. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Stories That Really Add Up
Students, in groups, develop math lessons for younger students that each stems from a popular student story. Group members individually develop lessons for other subject areas based on their group's story, creating interdisciplinary units.
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Airplanes
Students practice multiplication using factors to 5. They discuss the wings of birds and the wings of airplanes and complete activity sheet. Afterwards, they number and draw groups of airplanes.
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Study Buddies: Dividing Two-Digit Numbers
In this math worksheet, young scholars will works with a coach to solve a story problem in which they must divide a two digit number by a single digit number. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Pizza Party
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...
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Not So Snappy 12-- Story Problems with Division
In this math worksheet, learners learn about solving story problems involving division operations. Students practice word problems with division by completing 5 problems.
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Team Problem-Solving Fun
Students work in groups to solve a variety of puzzling activities which include math, spelling, anagrams, and geography. They use cooperative skill to accomplish each task and chart their group progress.
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Model Multiplication
In this multiplication practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use models to multiply.
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Introducing Calculators:
Students work in small groups to record how many pets each has, then use calculators to find the total number of pets owned by students in the entire group. They practice basic addition skills on a worksheet and with a calculator.
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A Piece of Pi
In this piece of Pi worksheet, students examine pi. They count how many times a given digit appears in the list of digits. Students describe their observations and conclusions regarding pi. This one-page...
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New Ways to Measure
Students recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. In this early childhood math lesson, students develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional measuring tools.
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Spill the Beans
Students explore the meaning of a fact family. In this Math lesson, students work in small groups to create their own fact family based on color of beans. The beans are colored and represent a given value. Students discover the...