Students examine racism and how it relates to self-deception. They identify the effect of racism on society. They reflect on the instructional activity by writing a paragraph about discrimination and racism.

Learners are introduced to the problem by playing a guessing game of "I am a number, which is half of 6 and 6, what am I?" They explain their answers and see if anyone else had an alternate solution checking for reasonableness.

How many ways can you use a chocolate bar to engage mathematical reasoning? This slideshow gives you seven to choose from. Part/whole, fractions, counting, and using chocolate bars as arrays are only a few. Note: This is a presentation...

Integrate reading and math to increase your class' vocabulary. Read The Three Bears by Paul Galdone. Then have your third graders complete a worksheet containing math problems related to the story.

A one page learning exercise for early fraction learners. They check 3 diagrams in which a shape is analyzed and the indicated part is marked as: one half, one third, or one quarter.

Particularly useful for English language learners, this resource tests learners on their ability to distinguish between doing something and having something done. There's an example at the top of the page and 15 sentences that follow....

What is 1/4 of 36? The class will work through six examples and 4 problems to better understand the relationship between fraction and quantity. The first six example show how a whole is broken into equal parts and is represented as a...

Give your middle schoolers a fighting chance at understanding probability. Offering numerous examples that clearly demonstrate basic probability concepts, this resource helps young mathematicians learn how to visualize the...

The worksheet starts with a brief explanation about adding -es to pluralize nouns that end in -sh or -ch, and adding -s to other nouns. Then your learners circle the correctly spelled plural version of a noun in 10 example...

Young learners distinguish statements as fact or fiction. After exploring a newspaper, they determine the type of information it contains. They read editorial articles and discuss the differences between the editorial page and the front...

Three simple slides show the relationship between division and multiplication. Items are grouped into equal sets based on the division problem presented, then related to repeated addition and multiplication.

The whole class with get when to use an apostrophe after this activity. They use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. This activity includes a discussion starter, a practice exercise, a story activity, and a practice...

Work on using transition words in context by prompting elementary and middle schoolers to write their own persuasive essays using transition words. They explore new forms of transition words and examine how they are used in an editorial...

In this gerund phrases practice worksheet, students discover what gerunds are as they read an informative instructional activity. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify gerund phrases and identify the types...

Your fifth graders will appreciate the simple, direct explanations, examples, and practice exercises in this well-organized unit on fractions. Beginning with an introduction to fractions, the packet flows smoothly through the fraction...

How can you tell how many thirds are in a whole? Or twelfths? Use a fraction strips worksheet to visualize how many parts are in one whole.

Introduce comparing fractions with a worksheet containing visual models. Young mathematicians must first identify the part being described in each model and then write greater than, less than, or equal to. Learners prepare to compare...

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Working in small groups, class members combine their independent readers theater scripts into part of a larger group script. They complete a storyboard to determine the best sequence for...

Over the course of 10 days, scholars take a pre-assessment to place them in one of three leveled groups. Whole-class and in small groups, pupils take part in read-alouds, field trips, hands-on activities, and complete learning contracts...

Compare fractions with different denominators in a handy Common Core based worksheet. Fourth graders decide which fraction is larger or smaller based on the parts that make up a whole (denominator) and the parts being described...

Once you start looking, angles appear everywhere in our daily lives. A creative lesson has learners use the angles created by a fuel gauge to practice the Angle Addition Postulate. They see how changing the angle parts does not...

Use this fraction circles template that represents a whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, and twelfths to visually reinforce children's understanding of fractions.

Mix things up a little to be improper. The presenter shows three example of changing a mixed number to an equivalent improper fraction. Scholars work several practice problems and application questions to refine the process.

Scholars put themselves in an immigrant's shoes to decide what items they would take on their journey to a new home. Learners read primary sources, take part in a whole-class discussion, and make a list that they share with their peers,...