Mathed Up!
Fractions of an Amount
After viewing a video on fractional amounts, young mathematicians put their new knowledge to the test. Throughout the assessment, class members find the fractional amount for prices, times, and populations. There are a few percent and...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Comprehension: Narrative Text Structure, Story Pieces
An activity boosts reading comprehension by challenging scholars to answer questions about a narrative tale detailing elements—plot, characters, setting, theme, problem, and solution.
Curated OER
Identifying the Problem and the Solution in a Story
Story elements: the problem and the solution. Help your youngsters identify these elements by reading Bringing Down the Moon, by Jonathan Emmett. After a class discussion and chart creation discussing problems and solutions from past...
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Creative Problem Solving: Using the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Third graders assimilate the use of the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why) when solving problems that are presented in literature and in real life situations. They use common fairy tales to solve problems that might arise at home or...
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Story Solutions
Reading and writing are like peanut butter and chocolate, they just work better together. Stimulate those budding authors with a fun learning exercise that requires them to read three story starters. The stories have been left...
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Using Diagrams in Problem Solutions
Students use tables, graphs and diagrams to collect data. In this problem solving with diagrams lesson plan, students construct their own tables and graphs containing information they gather from a drawing. They also make a Venn Diagram...
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Problem Solving: Steps and Strategies
Students explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies lesson, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and so on. Students...
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Valentine's Day Themed Math Word Problems
In this Valentine's math problems worksheet, students read the word problems and use the work space provided to find the solutions. There are 2 problems on this worksheet and they have a Valentine's Day theme.
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Problem Solving
Second graders read Ronald Morgan Goes To Bat and answer comprehension questions. For this problem solving lesson, 2nd graders recognize that Ronald has a problem and find a solution. Students predict the outcome of the story.
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Humorous Solutions
Discover with your class the humorous solution that follows tall tales. Elementary learners will discuss the tall tale Paul Bunyan and give ordinary solutions for the problems in the story. They will read Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind...
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Predicting a Solution to a Problem
Students explore story structure. In this story structure literacy lesson, students listen to the story Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, stopping at points to identify a problem and predict possible solutions which are then written on...
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Drawing Word Problems
In this steps to solving word problems worksheet, students read and follow directions to reread the problem, underline clues about operation to use, draw a picture, and write the solution. Students solve 4 problems.
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Social Problems
An adult ESL class brainstorm what they believe to be the major problems in Namibia. In groups, they use the list of problems and put them into the order of the most critical and the reasons why. They research possible solutions and...
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Measure Exactly 8 Liters of Water
In this measure exactly 8 liters of water worksheet, 6th graders read the problem and solve the question of measuring 8 liters with only a 6 liter and an 11 liter bucket.
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Making and Using a Graphic Organizer for Solving a Mystery
Learners create tables in a word processing program which helps them organize their text clues when reading a mystery story. They develop reading comprehension strategies while using a computer based graphic organizer in order to solve...
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Math Puzzles: Connected Loops
In this math puzzles: connected loops worksheet, 6th graders read an explanation of the puzzle, then solve by figuring out how to connect the loops, answer is available online.
Super East Math
Long Division with Whole Numbers
Learning long division can be an difficult journey for young mathematicians, but this simple skills practice worksheet will help them on their way to fluency.
Curated OER
Physical Science: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Explore science through problem solving and learning how to solve the problem of the story "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." Young investigators will learn how to construct a model and design a solution. They will also keep records of their...
5280 Math
Go with the Flow
Round and round they go ... where they stop, only scholars will know. By writing systems of equations, classes determine the number of cars a roundabout can handle given specific constraints. Systems use up to six variables and become...
Illustrative Mathematics
Shrinking
Is Aunt Nancy shrinking? Find out by calculating with the average height women lose each year. The activity practices multiplying and dividing with decimals and rounding the final answer.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Can You Copperplate?
Introduce emerging engineers to the process of metal plating. This resource provides background reading on chemical engineering, plating, and corrosion. It concludes with a copper plating activity. The standards alignment list includes...
Carstens Studios
Math Doodles
Discover the joy and excitement of improving your math fluency through four different puzzles. Combine those with 25 different ways to represent numbers and you have hours of enjoyment that can be fun outside of the classroom as well.
Read4Health
Piggybook: A Read4Health Lesson Plan
"You are pigs." With those three simple words, the lives of the Piggott family were changed forever. Read aloud the children's story Piggybook by Anthony Browne and teach your class the importance of personal responsibility, learning...
Serendip
Golden Rice – Evaluating the Pros and Cons
More than half the world's population eats rice as a daily staple ... imagine if that rice could prevent illness. Scientists genetically engineered rice to include vitamin A for just that purpose. However, room for debate still exists....