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Mental Addition and Subtraction
Students play the online game ArithmAttack to practice mental math skills. They play the game to as many additions or subtractions as possible in sixty seconds. Afterward, they complete a paper based follow up exercise.
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Introduction to Integers
Welcome to the backward world of negative numbers. This introductory lesson teaches young mathematicians that negative numbers are simply the opposite of positive numbers as they use number lines to plot and compare single-digit integers.
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Half Math Quilt
Help your third graders become familiar with equivalent fractions for one-half by having them create a quilt. They will use triangles to create a quilt of equivalent fractions over a period of 6 days. As they create the quilt pieces they...
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Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception
Learners examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value lesson, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Learners answer...
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Meba Math (K-1)
Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept lesson plan, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Mystery Number
Young scholars explore numbers 1-100. In this cross curriculum literacy and numeration instructional activity, students listen to the book More or Less by Stuart J. Murphy. Young scholars play a game with a partner in which they guess...
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Aboriginal Statistics
Fourth graders analyze statistics of Native Americans by creating graphs. In this data analysis lesson, 4th graders define different statistical terms and practice finding those statistics from groups of numerical information about...
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Dominos As Fractions
Students investigate the concept of using fractions in a variety of different contexts. They participate in a hands on activity in the stead of book work. The goal is to get them acquainted with the use of fractions using mental math...
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Musical Whole Numbers
Fourth graders participate in a musical chair activity in which they practice identifying whole numbers. In this number sense instructional activity, 4th graders listen to a song and must get in the order of the number they hold on an...
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How Many Raisins?
Students study the concept of addition. They create verbal number stories with numbers from one to five. They draw a slice of bread with a line down the middle and cut the bread shapes out of a "slice of bread" and a handful of raisins,...
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Math-Literature Connection: Counting with Jack the Builder
Connect literature (Jack the Builder) with mathematical concepts. In a series of computation, geometry and number sense activities, pupils count on to add, count back to subtract, build cylinders, cones, and rectangular prisms, and name...
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Putting Together Ten
Groups explore sets of 10 items in two varieties (i.e. 3 white buttons and 7 black ones, or 5 bears and 5 bunnies). They brainstorm about their objects, write math sentences to represent what they have, and report their discoveries to...
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Guess That Sequence!
Students analyze number sense by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this number sequence lesson plan, students examine several groups of numbers and identify the sequence in the group before adding on to it. Students...
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Importance of Estimation
Students discover the ability to estimate based on viewing photographs of objects. In this number sense instructional activity, students view photographs of numerous objects in which they must train their eyes to create an educated...
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Playing with Fractions: Wipe-Out
Students explore fractions by participating in a class math game. In this number sense lesson, students identify the numerator and denominator of different fractions while comparing their values. Students read the rules for the fraction...
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Zero Is Our Hero
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the mastery of counting by ten's. They practice counting to varying quantities not to exceed 100. Students could also use manipulatives that are separated into groups of...
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Pattern Block Fractions
Fourth graders participate in a lesson that is about the finding of different fractional sizes with the help of pattern blocks. They define the vocabulary terms of numerator and denominator. The lesson also uses geometry and relates it...
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Place Value and Rounding
Use rounding mountains and number lines to learn how to round numbers and learn place value. Learners will use a worksheet to help them round numbers. They will play a game called "Place Value Match-up" to help with skill practice. All...
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Missing Elements, Number Patterns
For this math worksheet, pupils examine the patterns of numbers for the ten problems and fill in the missing number for the sequence.
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Numeracy
Students review numbers, number systems and the number operations through the use of online webpages.
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World Literature: "One Evening in the Rainy Season" Shi Zhecun
Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...
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Plunge Into Place Value
Young scholars use expanded notation. In this mathematics lesson, students determine the place value of a digit within a whole number. Young scholars use manipulatives, words, and symbols to represent whole numbers.
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Data Analysis and Probability Race to the Finish
Students practice addition facts, record data, and construct a bar graph. In this probability lesson, students participate in a board game in which bicycles move towards a finish line based on players completing addition problems. Dice...
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100 Day Chick Hunt
Students investigate how to count to the number 100 with the connection to using chicks as objects. They use cutouts of chicks and place them into the counting chart and recognize the different numerals while counting at the same time.