Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...

Students listen to the problem being read. They then brainstorm possible approaches and are encouraged to plan ways of recording their work so that others examine what they have done and share their findings.

Fourth graders use drawing and paint tools to identify, draw and state several geometric terms.

Fourth graders complete multiplication, addition, and subtraction problems that all contain regrouping. In this regrouping lesson plan, 4th graders complete worksheets not provided.

Students understand and reinforce how numbers are assigned to objects, as well as think about more, less, or equal values. In this lesson, students are asked to describe, compare, and classify plants. They should be able to use numbers...

Learners explore the concept of factoring trinomials.  In this factoring trinomials lesson, young scholars use the Mack Method to factor trinomials.  Learners watch a video on how to factor a trinomial with a coefficient of 1...

Young scholars explore the concept of measurement.  In this measurement instructional activity, students collect data about themselves such as height, finger length, neck circumference, foot length, and other body...

Third graders explore the contributions of women to mathematics by writing a research paper, presenting a summary to their peers, and sharing an activity with their peers. They use a variety of reference materials to gather information...

Students explore the relationship between mass, volume and density. They use model boats to discover how changing mass and volume affect density. This is a very engaging lesson plan which provides great demonstrations and hands-on...

What are the best foods to eat, and how much is too much? Kids discuss the importance of eating the right amount of each of the four food groups. They discuss the food pyramid and make meals by cutting and pasting foods from a magazine...

Sixth graders plan trip for family of four, and choose best travel plan by studying maps, considering different routes, and visiting Web sites to get airline and travel schedules.

Young scholars examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.

Twelfth graders create an artistic version of a Vetruvian teen. For this anatomy lesson, 12th graders design an experiment to test the theory of the ideally proportioned man. They present their findings in class.

Students participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.

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

Everything you need to know about fact families can be found here. Discover what fact families are and learn different strategies for using them. Links included to print your own fact family cards, create a fact family house, and play a...

Second graders solve change unknown story problems using a number line. This lesson gives students a new strategy to attach change unknown word problems.

An engaging lesson used to review math concepts and facts. Students are certain to "Stay alert," in this card game where each solution is related to the next solution. Sample questions provided. Great problem solving and skill building...

Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for explaining five big ideas of number sense and numeration to students in grades 4 through 6: quantity, operational...

Practice counting down from ten with this interactive game.

Volume 2 of an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching addition and subtraction to students in grades 4 through 6. Include a series of suggested activities.

Number rack facilitates the natural development of children's number sense. The movable, colored beads encourage learners to think in groups of fives and tens, helping them to explore and discover a variety of addition and subtraction...

Volume 3 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching multiplication to students in grades 4 through 6. Sample learning activities included.

Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for teaching division to students in grades 4 through 6. Includes sample learning activities.