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Curated OER
How the Environment Effects our Feelings
First graders compare images and discuss their feelings created by an artist's work. They explore the correlation between experiencing feelings in art and literature and feelings caused by changes in weather.
Curated OER
Civil Rights and the ADA
Pupils examine and discuss the 14th and 15th amentments, and evaluate the agendas of Americans from underrepresented groups in the quest for civil rights. They conduct Internet research and create essays or posters regarding Civil Rights.
Curated OER
Communities at Work
Students explore how people function together in small communities to reach a common goal.
Curated OER
Sort It Out
Students study classification systems by sorting Legos and determining how the different pieces are classified. They list as many attributes as possible to use for sorting.
Curated OER
Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Students examine mimicry as a survival strategy in repiles. They examine examples of the Mexican milksnake and the coralsnake in attempt to distinguish the differences in them. They discuss other species that use mimicry.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail
Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.
University of Regina (Canada)
Univeristy of Regina: Math Central: Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere
This lesson plan on early patterning is well written, well planned, and extensive. The math content is substantial for this age. There are lots of connections to other content areas. Materials needed are readily available or provided for...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Patterns and Picture Books
CarolHurst.com provides a sample chapter from Picturing Math, which teaches geometric concepts using picture books and activities.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: People Patterns
This interactive website offers young students an opportunity to discover the pattern and predict who will come next. Feedback and guidance are given for each response. It also offers three increasingly difficult levels that are available.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: Word Patterns Activities
This website helps students work with word patterns by having them create limericks and sentences. Students receive feedback and guidance as they work their way through the activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Super Stairs: Patterns of Ordered Pairs
Students try to find the numerical pattern to describe what happens when Dan runs stairs.
PBS
Pbs: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes
How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...
PBS
Pbs: Super Stairs: Patterns of Ordered Pairs
Try to find the numerical pattern to describe what happens when Dan runs stairs. This interactive lesson focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and using data to write expressions in order for you to figure out the...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Eiffel Tower: Patterns
Pierre lives in Paris near the Eiffel Tower. Join him to find out more about patterns.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Is It Magic or Is It Maths?
On this one page website sharpen your logic and pattern recognition skills while working on this magic challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Calendar Patterns
On this one page website sharpen your logic and pattern recognition skills while working on this calendar challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Domino Activity
This Math Forum site has students discover the the pattern of the Fibonacci Numbers by playing with dominos
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Magnifying Max
This site has the view through Max's magnifying glass. The ants seem to be walking past him in a pattern, can you help him predict how many ants are coming next? Teachers will like the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Graphing Number Patterns
On this one page website sharpen your logic, graphing and pattern recognition skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Finding Patterns in Fractals
Students will find patterns in fractals through this lesson and describe them mathematically. Students will use their prior knowledge of arithmetic with rational numbers in this lesson.
abcteach
Abcteach: Select a Math Problem Type
Generate worksheets for math problems ranging from simple addition problems to place value with expanded notation for free. Your choice of font, font size, color and landscape when printing.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Beat the Calculator: Adding Even Numbers
Can you beat the calculator? Your task is to find the sum of all even numbers between two and any selected two-digit even number. If you can find the number pattern, you are sure to beat the calculator every time. Links to other "Beat...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Colorable Number Chart
Use this chart to explore counting and number patterns up to 100. Choose from thirty different colors for your paintbrush as well as five different versions of the hundreds chart, or start with a blank chart. There is also an auto color...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Common Number Patterns
Developed by a mathematics teacher from the UK, this page identifies and illustrates several common number patterns.