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Square Roots Using a Carpenter's Square
Middle schoolers calculate the square root of a given number using carpenter's square measurements. In this math instructional activity, students relate this method on the Pythagorean theorem. They answer practice problems after the...
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Word Choice: Descriptive Verbs
In this word choice instructional activity, students will read a 5 paragraph essay about an igloo hotel. Then students will replace 10 verbs with more descriptive verbs. Next, students will use strong verbs from a word bank to complete...
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Fry's First Hundred Words-1-10
In this sight words worksheet, students practice tracing words 1-10 of Fry's first hundred sight words; students trace each word 3-4 times.
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Real-life Problems, Working with Fractions
Test your fifth graders' math skills with five word problems involving fractions. After studying two examples at the top of the page, pupils multiply fractions by whole numbers to solve each word problem. The instructional activity...
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Read, Write, and Draw
Numbers come in many forms, and they often appeal to different types of leaners. Explore these forms through six place-value problems which have youngsters represent values numerically, in word form, and through base-ten blocks. They...
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Counting by 10s
You've got their attention once candy is the focus of a math activity! Learners count by 10 to determine how many candies are in each set, which are all grouped by 10. There is an example and number line to help them, and they write the...
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Mental Math: 5 a Day
This is a really cool math resource! There are nineteen different slides containing five math problems each. They are intended to be used as daily math warm ups and address skills such as, addition, problem solving, missing addends, word...
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The Power of Ten: Building a Magnitude Model
Add visual representation to teaching place value with a magnitude model. Using adding machine tape, pupils build a linear place value strip from 1 to 100.
Illustrative Mathematics
Rounding to 50 or 500
In a six-problem learning activity, children are guided to solve word problems that involve rounding to the nearest ten and nearest hundred. A commentary and answer key provide different approaches that learners may take in solving the...
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Problem Solvers
Fifth and sixth graders compare decimals to the place-value structure in the base-ten number system. They represent fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a set, as locations on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers....
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Who Wants to Win Millions - Division
Use this presentation to focus on division skills. Learners answer division questions involving one, two and three digits. There are also word problems to foster critical-thinking skills.
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Make a Thousand
In this addition worksheet, students use only whole hundreds and find out how many different ways they can make one thousand by adding 2 numbers together. There are 10 blank addition operations for students to fill in.
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Units of Measurement
Challenge your second graders with a worksheet on units of measurement! Not only do they put their measurement skills to the test, but kids practice word problem strategies as well. The second part of the resource prompts students to...
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Kindergarten Numbers and Number Sense
Twelve math lessons take kindergartners through the process of number sense and counting. The skills range from counting to ten, filling out ten frames, indicating ordinal position of an object, and counting by fives and tens to one...
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Quiz: Find a Pattern
Learners respond to 11 questions that require them to examine numbers and identify patterns. They also solve four math word problems regarding patterns.
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Primary Grades Vocabulary Instruction With Word Wizard Dictionary
Elementary schoolers discover that the world is at their fingertips as they acquire new vocabulary. Several suggested activities and strategies are provided here, building new reading and oral vocabulary.
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Three digit numbers
In this three digit numbers worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about three digit numbers in standard form, word form, place value, and more. Students complete 10 questions.
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Calculator Code Words 2
In this calculator code words learning exercise, students practice solving twenty equations utilizing a calculator. Students then turn the calculator upside down and match the word they see with one of the clues given to each of them.
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1, 2, 3 Hooray for Number Equivalency!
Young scholars represent equivalent amounts using concrete materials, number symbols, and number words.
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Dividing by One Hundred
For this finding the quotients worksheet, students divide four-digit numbers by one hundred using mental math. Students solve 15 problems.
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Latin and Greek Roots Lesson Plan: Creating a Board Game
Students explore Latin and Greek roots. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students create a board game featuring Greek and Latin roots.
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Extra Word Worksheet 10
In this editing/proofreading worksheet, 5th graders read and proofread eight sentences to find the one extra word not needed in each sentence. Students cross out each word not needed.
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Decimals Number Lines
In this math worksheet, students create six decimal number lines. Each line is already divided up into 100 pieces and students mark 7 different decimals on every line.
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The Colonization of the United States
Bring the Age of Exploration into the 21st century with this ancestry activity! Learners get a chance to explore the complex genealogy of the Spanish settlers through watching two video clips (approximately five minutes each) featuring...