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Philippine Banig Weaving
Students create a Philippine banig mat. As part of designing and creating the mat, the class is introduced to the tropical rain forest of the Philippines and how the environment impacts the lives of the people. Individuals also discover...
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Very, Very, Simple Decorative Papers
Elementary schoolers gather flowers, leaves, fiber, ribbons and newspapers to expand studenT awareness of their environment. They use these to make printmaking papers, cards, book covers, picture frames and photo mats. Beautiful results...
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Make Ten Bundles
How many rolls until you get to 100? Young mathematicians will have a blast with this place value game, which has them rolling a die and placing a corresponding number of popsicle sticks in the "ones" column of their mat. Once they get...
PreKinders
Dog & Cat Food Play Dough Mats
The puppy is hungry! Give him pieces of dog food with a play dough activity. Kids figure out how many pieces to make with each page, then place them in the dog's bowl.
PreKinders
Christmas Tree Pattern Block Mat
Put the tree back in geometry! Explore shapes and celebrate Christmas while using pentagon, square, and triangle pattern blocks to create a Christmas tree.
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Multi- Purpose Mat
In this language arts worksheet, students examine a large blank rectangular area with 4 lines for writing. There are no directions about what to do; it appears that students write on the lines and illustrate in the space. The page is...
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Cover a Picture Frame Mat
Students create a picture frame. In this visual arts lesson, students use mats, paper, and rulers to construct a picture frame.
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Egg Size Sorting Mats
In this recognizing small, medium, and large sizes worksheet, learners use mats with small, medium, and large eggs and place the correct size eggs on the matching mats. Students sort sixteen eggs.
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Cuisenaire Mats
First graders use Cuisenaire rods to study the mathematical symbols =, <, > for the relationships is equal to, is less than, and is greater than. They use the rods to show visual explanations of common number combinations.
PhysEdGames
Gingerbread Man Tag
After choosing a chef, aka the tagger, have the rest of the class lay out on the previously set up exercise mats. These players are the gingerbread men. Players run to another mat on the chef's command, aiming not to get tagged. If a...
PreKinders
Gingerbread House Play Dough Mats
Decorate a cute gingerbread house with play dough candies! Kids read the instructions at the top of each page, then add the necessary pieces of pretend candy to the house.
Curated OER
Mat 0024 Section 1.4: Signed Numbers and Decimals
This activity has a little of everything. Compare fractions, determine if numbers are less than, greater than, or equal to. Then practice lining up the decimals to add and subtract decimal numbers. Then multiply decimals remembering to...
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Phonemic Awareness Mats
In this literacy worksheet, 1st graders use the mats in order to have a game board to construct words for the two spaces with the CVC format.
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Sorting Mat
In this math worksheet, students observe 2 overlapping circles on the page. There are no directions about what to do with them. The page is labeled "Sorting Mat."
Curriculum Corner
Beginning Letter Mats
Sixteen colorful images make up a phonics instructional activity focusing on initial sounds. Scholars name engaging images and identify what letter the word begins with.
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Regrouping Ten Ones for One Ten
Students explore regrouping. In this hands-on math place value lesson, students construct models using connecting cubes and place value mats to solve simple addition problems that require regrouping.
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Making Kwanzaa Place-mats
Students create a Kwanzaa place-mat. In this Kwanza lesson students use red, green, and black paint in alternating stripes to decorate their place-mat. The place-mats can be laminated and sent home or used in class.
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Counting Mats
For this early childhood math worksheet, students use the number mats from 1-30 to practice their counting skills. Students place counters on the appropriate mats.
K12 Reader
The Cat on the Mat
Everyone likes a poem about a cat, especially when it includes other rhyming words that end with -at! Kids read the lines and then respond to three reading comprehension questions.
Perkins School for the Blind
The Function of Villi in the Small Intestine
Ever wonder what the villi in the small intestine do? I bet your class would love to find out. Mesh netting is used to represent small blood vessels on the outside of the intestine, and a chenille bath mat is used to represent the villi...
CK-12 Foundation
Addition of Polynomials: Splitting into Tiles
Count on tiles to add polynomials. Pupils drag virtual algebra tiles onto colored mats to represent the sum of two polynomials. The learners count the number of like tiles to find the coefficient of each term. They finish by discussing...
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Earth Day Number Sense
Elementary schoolers count and order objects using numbers 1-300. They bring recyclable items from home. Students group the items, skip count by 2's, 3's, and 5's, and arrange the items on a number line. Recyclable plastic bags are put...
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The Riverboat
Get a boat across the river! Work on problem-solving with tumbling mats to represent the boat, and try to get a crew across the grass without any of the members touching the ground. This will take team work, cooperation, and...
Musicwire
Ten Frame Math
If you need a mat for your assignment on ten frames, use this resource to help kids understand the concept. It includes two pages of graphic organizers, including one page with a larger ten frame mat, and one page with two smaller versions.