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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Equal Groups

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore statistics by completing a graphing activity. In this data analysis lesson, students define a list of mathematical vocabulary terms before unpacking a box of raisins. Students utilize the raisins to plot data on a line...
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Which Bag is Which?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore number sense by completing a statistical analysis game in class. In this data graphing lesson, students utilize visual references such as colored cubes and tiles to map out the results of an experiment outcome such as a...
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Every Picture Tells a Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the ways in which a work of art represents the culture or lifestyle of people living in a state. They analyze the back of the Iowa quarter and discuss how art reflects the time period in which it was created.
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Singin' Around the Year

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore performing arts by singing with their class. For this music appreciation lesson, students collaborate in groups to read and sing songs based on specific holidays such as the Fourth of July or Christmas. Students define...
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Sounding Out the Symbols

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Mississippi state quarter and the Magnolia blossom. They discuss the "m" sound and other words that begin with "m". They discuss symbols that could represent their school and design a school quarter.
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ABC Big Book

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students create a book with each page representing a letter in the alphabet.