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Popping Problems!
Turn your math lesson into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve math questions and...
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Coin Counting
First graders identify value of coins and complete coin counting activities.
Kelly's Kindergarten
August Daily Activities
You'll feel more than prepared for the start of the school year with this collection of daily activities for the month of August! From filling in numbers on a calendar or coloring patterns to solving addition and reading...
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Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems
Learners explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems lesson, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Learners discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more' meant in the story.
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Part-Part-Whole
First graders work with partners, using cubes to make addition sentences. In this math lesson plan, 1st graders separate cubes into 2 parts and discuss the relationship to addition sentences. Students practice separating cubes. Students...
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Addition Stories
First graders incorporate language expressions, such as first, then, and together into a story and write the math equations that they represent. Concepts for the process of addition are developed using manipulatives, modeling, and...
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Going Graph-y
Second graders listen to and dicuss the story Where the Wild Things Are. They play a pantomime game and act out various feelings so their classmates can guess. They listen for the frequency of certain words, and record their findings on...
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Tall Tale Rollers
Students explore American tall tales. In this tall tale lesson, students discover the six characteristics that are included in tall tales. Students survey their class to find each student's favorite tall tale character and organize the...
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Exploring Equations and Y-Intercept
Students graph linear equations using intercepts, find y-intercept, find x-intercepts and graph linear equations that use horizontal and vertical lines.
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See how They Grow: Butterfly
Students view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle activity, students access prior knowledge of butterflies. Students listen to a butterfly life cycle book....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Jack & the Giants: Jack Spends His Pay
For this lesson, students will create and solve word problems involving money (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals), and develop a script for a short scene and perform it using the elements of performance....