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String 'Em Up
Students create different patterns using beads. They observe the teacher make patterns with different colored beads, identify the patterns, and create a necklace with colored beads, explaining what their pattern consists of to the class.
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Interpreting and Displaying Sets of Data
Students explore the concept of interpreting data. In this interpreting data lesson, students make a line plot of themselves according to the number of cubes they can hold in their hand. Students create their own data to graph and...
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I Can Use a Worm to Count
Kindergarteners use worms, puppets or other props to practice counting to 100. First, they listen to a read aloud of Count Worms by Roger Hargeaves. A worm pattern is used to count to 100, with each segment of the worm...
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Pascal's Triangle
Students explore the concept of Pascal's Triangle. In this Pascal's Triangle lesson plan, students use an applet called 'Coloring Multiples' to explore Pascal's Triangle. Students develop patterns starting with various numbers in...
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Starfish Surprises
In this missing numbers worksheet, students write the missing numbers covered by the starfish in the patterns. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Missing Elements, Number Patterns
In this math worksheet, young scholars examine the patterns of numbers for the ten problems and fill in the missing number for the sequence.
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Math, Fractions, and Music
Students discover the relationship between musical rhythms and fractions. They add musical notes together to produce fractions and create addition and subtraction problems with musical notes. Students complete worksheets and create their...
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Exponents
Powered up! Here's a great resource on exponents. Scholars build on their previous understanding of exponents to include all positive real number bases. Distinguishing between an and a^n is a major goal in the fifth lesson of a 36-part...
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Writing and Evaluating Expressions—Multiplication and Division
Don't table the resource on writing expressions for relationships in tables. Scholars investigate relationships between variables and write algebraic expressions involving multiplication and division. These expressions help solve...
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Bloodstain Pattern Doesn't Lie......
An interesting instructional activity on hypothesizing about the diameter of a drop of blood that is splattered. To test their theories, learners work in groups to make blood droplets splatter from different heights. They use graphed...
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Number and Operation: All About Monday - Does it Pay?
Solve real-world financial math problems. High schoolers will work through a series of problems as they look at credit card interest, bill payment, and other real-world personal money matters.
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The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday
Turn your classroom into a pig sty with a instructional activity based on the Appalachian folktale The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday. Similar to the story of The Three Little Pigs, the folktale tells a story of four pigs who leave...
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Division Patterns
Pupils investigate the concept of division and how numbers fit into specific patterns while practicing the skills finding equivalent fractions. They practice solving different division sentences while answering questions asked during...
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Dancing Number Sentences
Students explore how dance can be infused with mathematics. In this art and mathematics lesson, students recognize how the ABA dance form is similar to a math number sentence. Students create a dance choosing dance words to represent...
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Altitudes and Orthocenters: Making Connections to the Nine-Point Circle
Students practice various equations for constructing nine-point circles for triangles.
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"Spooktacular Patterns" - A Math Unit for October
Students extend a pattern using everyday objects. They use sound and objects to make a pattern
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The Point Line - Teaching Patterns
Students practice extending patterns. In this patterns lesson, students demonstrate extending patterns by performing a rhythmic patter.
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Patterns
Fifth graders explore patterns. In groups, 5th graders participate in a "Pasta Pattern" activity. Given a bag of pasta, classmates sort pasta by shapes. They use pasta pieces to model different patterns. Students complete a bean...
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Letter Patterns
Second graders look at the number patterns we get from letters and numbers. They keep track of the numbers involved by drawing up a table of values. It's important here to look for the pattern and see how the number of tiles changes from...
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Pede Patterns
Students generate number patterns for certain 'insects' from the mythical planet of Elsinore. Each 'Pede' is made up of square parts and has a number of feet. The patterns all link the number of feet and the number of squares. The...
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Paul's Patterns
Fourth graders listen to the problem. As the students work ask them questions that require them to describe the patterns in their own words.
If the students are having problems with finding the patterns encourage them to explore the...
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Mental Math: Multiplication Patterns Using 10, 100, and 1,000
In this mental math worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve the answers to twenty word problem and mathematical equations.
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Identifying Patterns
Students investigate the elements of a pattern. In this geometry lesson, students identify different shapes in a pattern and discover which shapes are missing in order to extend it. Students create their own patterns using...
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Mathematics: Technology and Connections
Sixth graders interpret and replicate patterns. For this patterns lesson, 6th graders are given an item with a definite pattern which they must replicate using a calculator or computer and then justify how they relate. Students...