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Addition and Subtraction in Center Time
First graders use bean bags, dominos, number trains, counters, paper clips, flashcards, beads and more in a variety of centers to practice basic addition and subtraction facts.
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Fitness Math
Learners participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Moving-Math Hopscotch
Students engage in a hopscotch game where each square represents a number. In this mental math and movement lesson, students take turns playing traditional hopscotch, but add a mental math component where they add or subtract specific...
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Fantastic Fractions
Fourth graders work with fractions using hands on experiences and reasoning skills and use fractions to communicate the idea of a part of a whole.
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Fractions
In this fraction worksheet, learners read through an explanation of fractions and complete 2 practice problems. They then solve 40 fraction questions on this worksheet. Students can find out whether their answer is correct or not by...
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Math Vocabulary Maze
In this math maze instructional activity, students navigate their way through a maze using clues and spelling out math vocabulary words. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Fraction Fun!
Fourth graders play a fraction game removing a fraction of a whole as the spinner dictates.
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Commutative Property
First graders investigate the Commutative Property of Addition. It is introduced using models such as students, counters, balances and dominoes. They discover the order of the numbers in an addition sentence does not change the result...
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The 3R's: Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
Eighth graders complete seven work stations that highlight math activities while they focus on the rules for Internet use and classroom rules for working in cooperative groups. After completing the activities, they complete a self-...
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"Julie of the Wolves"
Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...
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Mental Strategies For Multiplication And Division
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the use of mental strategies for multiplication and division. They develop the cognitive skills through repetition exercises that include mental exercises like "Mad Minutes Multiplication".
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Symmetry
Second graders, in groups, rotate through four workstations that reinforce the concept of symmetry. They spend about fifteen minutes at each workstation.
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Agility Ladder Challenge
Students rotate to different P.E. stations. They perform a different skill through an agility ladder that is taped to the floor.
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Multiplying by 3
Second graders practice the multiples of three as an introduction to multiplying by three.
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The Water Cycle
Seventh graders discover how water circulates through the earth and its atmosphere while determine how much of the Earth's water is suitable for drinking. They discover the meaning of evaporation, transpiration, and precipitation and...
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EXPLORING OUR HUMAN BODIES
Students observe and investigate the human skeletal and muscle systems. They become aware of the versatility of movement as well as gain experience through the use of diagrams and hands on activities. An extensive vocabulary is covered...
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Carbon Cycle
Students study the carbon cycle and how it cycles through our environment. In this carbon cycle lesson students play a game that allows them to discover that carbon can take many forms and that there is not a set path.
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Using Proper Tools to Solve Problems-Pre Test
In this using proper tools worksheet, learners answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to see answers and may print worksheet out.
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Using Proper Tools to Solve Problems I
In this tools for problem solving worksheet, learners complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Worksheet is labeled as a "post test." Answer link provided.
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A Lesson on the Root Spiral
Students create lines and shapes with a compass and a straight edge. In this geometry lesson, students investigate square roots, irrational numbers and spirals. They explore nature to see the shapes representing mathematics and geometric...
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Successful Reading Strategies for ELL Students
Students improve their reading comprehension through predicting, connecting with text and summarizing. Students should have already read the book Seedfolks and made predictions based upon what they had seen from the cover and pictures...
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PEMDAS
Sixth graders use the mneumonic device to help them remember orderof operation. In this algebra lesson, 6th graders apply PEMDAS to help them equations. They evaluate equations through PEMDAS.
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"Comprehension of Word Problems" Using a Table
Sixth graders practice solving math problems by utilizing a data table. For this number sense lesson, 6th graders create a table using the numerical information about a fictitious farm's inventory. Students complete the empty segments by...
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Subtracting with Regrouping
Second graders explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. In this subtraction activity, 2nd graders identify the techniques used to assist in subtracting multi-digit numbers. Students complete a subtraction worksheet and...