Learners observe termite trail-following behavior.  In this termite trails lesson, students draw a circle or other shape approximately eight inches across with a ball point pen.  Teacher taps out termites into the circle and...

Learners write a creative essay from a pumpkin's point of view. They role play that they are pumpkin in a patch and need to convince a visitor to the patch that they are the best choice for a Halloween pumpkin. They focus on using...

Pupils experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...

Students compare the energy needed to produce new products versus recycling. In this physics lesson, students brainstorm ways to save energy. They create a presentation about the correlation between conserving energy and energy costs.

Students discover the world of owls as predators. After watching a video of owls hunting and eating, are introduced to owl pellets. Students dissect their own pellet and match the prey's bones to a bone diagram.

Students investigate the concept that people died during the Civil Right;s Movement using the Matix method.

Students work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.

Students estimate and accurately measure the size of angles communicate with the appropriate geometric terms and symbols to describe and name angles, lines, line segments, rays

Learners explore videos, software and print resources to investigate the concept of community. Students write poems about their town and illustrate them for a collaborative literacy project.

Students maintain a compost bin and build a worm observatory. They design experiments relating to worms and record observations in a worm journal.

First graders work in pairs to create a class big book for months of the year. They work together to create a detailed version of their month that includes any special holidays and activities.

Fifth graders define the meaning of similar and congruent using concrete objects. They make similar and congruent figures using geoboards. They draw their figures on dot paper, and color their designs.

Second graders observe and describe the similarities and differences in the African Mask exhibit at the Ackland Art Museum. They use describing words to express the feelings of the masks.

This 342-page guide outlines and illustrates effective strategies for number sense and numeration to children in kindergarten through grade 3.

Link to Learning is a site popular among Ontario teachers. This collection of sites addresses Number Sense and Numeration expectations in the Ontario Math curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 8.

Link to Learning is a site popular among Ontario teachers. This collection of sites addresses Number Sense and Numeration expectations in the Ontario Math curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 8.

Part three of three; The March 2006 8th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is 12 open-response questions dealing with topics such as algebra (solve for a variable, write function rules), geometry (translations, parallel...

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[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...

Part one of two; The March 2006 7th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is 30 multiple-choice questions ranging among topics such as number sense (scientific notation, factors), geometry (shape identification, nets),...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students use their number sense when looking at different combinations of decimals being divided and, without calculating, state which...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students use their number sense when looking at equations where decimals are being divided and, without calculating, state which quotient...

Join Maddie and Steve at the beach and help them count forwards and backwards within 10.

Students estimate and count to make equal groups using snacks and other food.