Coloring Squared
Baseball Player Mystery Puzzle
After solving each multiplication sentence square, pupils color the numbers according to the key. What does the mystery picture make? Class members take a swing at problem solving to find out.
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Math Puzzle Picture
The key to solving this puzzle lies in the addition skills of young learners. The first step is to answer a series of decimal addition problems organized in a 4x5 grid. Then cut apart the page of puzzle pieces, each one including an...
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Picture Graphs
An innovative way to practice reading data, as well as the four operations! Three picture graphs prompt first graders to count marbles, books, and pets. They also solve addition and subtraction problems. Additionally, they work on...
Math Drills
Halloween Cartesian Art: Witch Hat
What is the mystery picture? After plotting points on the first quadrant of a Cartesian coordinate system, young mathematicians connect the points to create a Halloween-themed picture.
Math Drills
Thanksgiving Cartesian Art: Mayflower
How did the Pilgrims arrive to America? Middle schoolers graph ordered pairs on a coordinate system, connect the points, and discover a mystery picture—the Mayflower.
Math Drills
Thanksgiving Cartesian Art: Pumpkin
Not a Halloween jack-o-lantern, but a Thanksgiving pumpkin! Young mathematicians graph and connect points on a coordinate system to unveil the mystery picture.
Coloring Squared
Thanksgiving Pilgrim—Holiday Subtraction
What's the mystery picture? Pupils solve the subtraction problems in each square. Then they use the key at the bottom to determine the color of the square.
Math Drills
Thanksgiving Cartesian Art: Pilgrim Hat
What did some Pilgrims wear on top of their heads? Individuals graph sets of ordered pairs, and connect the points to create a mystery Thanksgiving picture.
Coloring Squared
Snowman—Practice Multiplication
What has a carrot nose, wears a scarf, and is made out of snow? Looks like you'll have to solve the multiplication facts to figure out the colors of each box that makes up this multiplication color-by-number instructional activity.
World Wildlife Fund
Arctic Take 6
The magic number is six! Using a 6x table, young math stars practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two-digit numbers with the number six. This worksheet also touches on making tessellations with hexagons.
Math Solutions
Race to 20
And they're off! Working in pairs, young mathematicians roll dice to see who can fill in their double ten-frames first. When students finally fill in their arrays, they create addition number sentences that represent their rolls, helping...
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Who Took the Cookies
Learners find the missing cookies. In this language arts lesson, students solve the mystery of who is taking the cookies from the cookie jar. Learners are read several books with the same mystery of cookies being taken from the jar.
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Morning Message-Mystery Code
Students copy and figure out the Mystery Codeword each day. They copy Mystery Code into journal. They match the number with the letter to decipher the code word. They draw a picture to match code word. At the end of the week, the...
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Dot-to-dot Rock Multiplication
In this dot-to-dot rock multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders solve 12 problems for the facts of 9, then connect the dots in order of the products to reveal the mystery picture.
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Math Maven's Mysteries
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Phantom Number Cruncher.' Students determine which function the Phantom is using to change all the numbers in town.
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Crime School Investigations
Learners solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson plan, students find suspects who committed the crime. Learners categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.
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The Missing Monkey Mystery
Second graders explore number values by completing number sentences. For this math functions lesson, 2nd graders identify whole numbers by using a visual aide and practice filling in the blank in number sentences. Students utilize their...
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Decoding a Mystery Message from Space
Students examine a message sent from outer space and do their best to interpret its meaning. For this problem solving lesson, students investigate a code sent to them from "outer space." The students collaborate with their classmates to...
PHET
Function Builder
Build confidence about functions with the function builder. Pupils learn about functions and transformations using an interactive. A function machine transforms pictures, numbers, and equations based on a function rule. A mystery...
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Coordinate Geometry
Grab your class and get them graphing polygons on a coordinate plane! They investigate the four quadrants, discover the x and y axis, and correctly plot ordered pairs. To show their comprehension, each child creates a coordinate picture...
University of California
Seasons Lab Book
Unlock the mystery behind seasonal change with a collection of worksheets and activities. Whether they are drawing pictures of Earth's orbit around the sun or graphing the temperature and daylight hours of different locations...
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Connect the Dots
In this connect the dots learning exercise, learners use their counting skills to connect the 36 dots in order to reveal a mystery picture.
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Order of Operations
Fourth graders develop an understanding of the order of operations by relating to putting on a sock and shoe. In this order of operations lesson, 4th graders a mnemonic device to complete math examples. Students can communicate the...
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Digital Images: From Satellites To The Internet
Students examine digital images and how satellites orbiting Earth send information and pictures to Earth over the Internet. They use a digital camera to put pictures on a computer and decode a satellite image from space.