Twelve chapters cover a multitude of math concepts found in the Common Core standards for sixth grade. Each title provides a brief explanation of what you will find inside the chapter—concepts from which you can click on and learn more...

In this unit rate worksheet, students read story problems and determine the unit rate. They set up equations to solve proportion, percent and mixture problems. This one-page worksheet contains seven story problems.

Learners use reading, math, and writing skills to complete this activity in which they make chocolate chip cookies. This lesson seeks to tie real-life skills to classroom learning to make curriculum more meaningful. While this activity...

Nine questions make up a mixed practice worksheet. The word problems require scholars to show what they know about money, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using numbers up to 5,300.

First graders complete activities with the story One Monday Morning in the Macmillan/McGraw Hill Textbook. In this data lesson, 1st graders read the story and gather data to create a picture graph. They read the graph and answer...

Reinforce the concept of factors, multiples, and prime numbers with a 16-problem practice worksheet. Eight pages offer a variety of problem solving opportunities with clear objectives and tips for successful completion. 

Not only is pattern recognition an essential skill for young children to develop, it's also a lot of fun to teach! Over the course of this lesson, class members participate in shared readings, perform small group...

Get the facts about credit and take a close look at what factors into a consumer credit report with this fantastic lesson. Your pupils will read informational texts, read sample financial documents, and discuss the advantages...

In this TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) worksheet, 4th graders answer questions from objective six, dealing with problem solving skills. Students read the story problem, evaluate the equation, and identify the answer to...

Elementary schoolers make and use bar graphs to picture information. They learn how choosing the right scale for a bar graph can help make a persuasive argument. This is a terrific lesson plan on graphing which should excite your kids....

Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...

Students list ingredients, utenstils, and steps in basic chocolate chip recipe. They evaluate the correctness of each list using copy of recipe, measure all liquid and dry ingredients, read recipe and follow steps to make cookies.

Students listen to the poem "Shapes" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.

In this formula activity, students read short story problems and determine the correct formula. They compute compound interest, use the Richter equation to figure magnitude and find the pH of given solutions. This one-page activity...

In this rate worksheet, students read story problems, write equations, and determine the rate of given objects. They use proportions or equations to determine cost and value. This one-page worksheet contains ten multi-step problems.

In this distance activity, students solve radicals. They read story problems, write equations, and compute the speed and or distance an object traveled. This one-page activity contains ten problems.

Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...

Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...

First graders listen to the book, Sheep in a Shop, that leads them to think about making financial decisions, trading, and the barter system. After the book is read aloud, a discussion ensues about some of the things that the sheep...

Primary geometers create a picture using tangrams. In this geometry lesson, students read Grandfather Tang: A Tale Told with Tangrams, cut out their own tangrams, and choose a character from the story to make using their tangram pieces.

Are you in need of a 5-day unit intended to teach little learners how to count to 20? This is a well-structured complete set of lessons which employ a variety of methods to instruct learners about various ways to count from 1 to 20. They...

Get youngsters comfortable with telling time on both analog and digital clocks. They match times to the clock faces, all of which read a time on the hour or half-hour. The times are written out here (i.e. "half past nine" or "9...

Develop young mathematicians' fluency with subtracting mixed numbers using this collection of practice problems. Addressing the subtraction of mixed numbers with and without regrouping, this resource clearly models each process...

How can you tell if a number of items is reasonable? Combine math and language arts with a fun lesson based on Jeff Shepard's The Right Number of Elephants. After reading the book, kids discuss amounts of other items and create...