Pennsylvania Department of Education
Using Multiplication to Solve Word Problems
Fourth graders solve word problems using multiplication. In this multiplication lesson, 4th graders write and solve word problems using their prior knowledge of multiplication.
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More Monkeys, Fewer Monkeys, Equal Monkeys
Students compare sets of objects. In this identification lesson, students inspect sets of monkeys and identify them as more, less, or equal to the other sets. Students observe a video clip discussing comparisons.
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Rounding to the Tens Place
First graders practice rounding to the nearest hundred and tens place. In this rounding lesson plan, 1st graders watch a video on and discuss the process of rounding to the nearest hundreds place with the teacher's guidance. Students...
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The Speed of Writing
First graders investigate how to measure time. In this time analysis lesson plan, 1st graders investigate ways to measure the time difference between two people writing. Students share their time measuring ideas with their...
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Spending
Student explore the value of money. In this addition and subtraction lesson, 2nd graders earn "money" for classroom jobs and spend it in the classroom. Students practice how to add prices and calculate change. This lesson incorporates...
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Spending - Maintaining the skill of money
Third graders practice making change with money. For this subtraction lesson, 3rd graders watch a video about money. Students investigate what it means to earn money, spend it, and find their change.
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SPENDING: Maintaining the Skill of Money
Fourth graders explore the concept of maintaining money. In this personal finance lesson, 4th graders earn "money" for cleaning their classroom desks. Students spend the "money" in the classroom and practice making change.
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Fifth graders complete activities to investigate parallel and perpendicular lines. In this plane geometry lesson, 5th graders watch a movie about parallel and perpendicular lines. Students work in pairs to describe and draw the lines in...
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Coordinate Seating: Using a Coordinate System
Fourth graders discover coordinate systems. In this mapping lesson, 4th graders create a coordinate system for theater seating. Students observe a video based on a theater's seating map.
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Multiplying and Dividing Integers/Relay Race
Give your class a list of multiplication and division sentences that contain both positive and negative integers. Have them analyze them to see if they can discover the pattern with the signs. From these patterns, help them develop the...
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How Far Will It Roll?
Third graders investigate physics by conducting an experiment. In this gravity lesson, 3rd graders create a ramp using books and paper which they roll a marble down. Students utilize the scientific method to predict and...
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Drawing Figures
Third graders draw shapes that are congruent. In this congruency lesson, 3rd graders use grid paper to draw letters and figures and their congruent partners. They complete a worksheet while working in a whole class setting with the...
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Making Amounts with Money
Second graders discuss how to make correct change. In this lesson plan on money, 2nd graders practice making an amount using the correct number of coins.
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Normal Distribution
Students complete problems on normal distribution equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students complete 11 problems out of their text book.
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Circle Recognition
Students find circles in a classroom. In this circles lesson plan, students find five circles throughout the classroom and learn about basic geometric shapes.
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How Much Money Do You Have?
Second graders are given 8 world problems dealing with an assortment of coins. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders determine the answers to each problem with 100% accuracy. Students complete a worksheet that is graded.
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Sorting Buttons
Students study sorting. In this classification lesson, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.
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Value of Money
Second graders examine a collection of coins to discover their value. In this value of money lesson, 2nd graders identify the amount of money represented by each coin. Students use a worksheet to complete story problems involving...
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Growing Up
Students solve a given problem and explain their thinking using two number sentences to match their answer. One number sentence must use addition, one must use multiplication, and students must explain their answers. Includes sample...
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What's Missing?
Students practice solving very basic number sentences and recording their answers on a worksheet. Individually, they use different manipulatives to represent the sentence they solved. They also explain what steps were taken to solve...
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Take a Chance
Students explore possible outcomes and impossible events. They determine if an event is likely or unlikely. Students investigate the possible outcomes of events and they record the outcomes. Students discuss their answers and use...
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Got Milk?
Learners measure the angles of a milk carton. They identify and label acute, right, and obtuse angles. Using appropriate tools, students determine the volume of a cube or a rectangular prism. Learners complete worksheets to...
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Confocal Conics
Students describe conic sections from an equation or graph. They examine a family of conics that share a vertex, describe their relationship and write an equation. Students interpret the relationship between conic sections and write...
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Sort It Out and Match It Up
Students identify objects that are the same shape and size. They compare and contrast attributes of two-and three-dimensional objects using appropriate vocabulary. Pupils justify an extension of a geometric pattern to explain what was...