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How Can They Tell?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils compare the characteristics of arcade tokens to those of a circulating U.S. quarter to determine how a video game can tell the difference between the two. They examine coins and arcade tokens very closely to observe the differences.
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Building Word Problems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study addition and subtraction facts. In equal groups, they play a race game to correctly solve addition and subtraction problems. Using a PowerPoint presentation, the teacher demonstrates how to write word problems and...
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Grocery Races

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply their knowledge of math in a grocery shopping trip. In this math instructional activity, 5th graders use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to help them with their shopping. The teacher sets up a mock...
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Number Bonds to 10 and 20

For Students 4th - 6th
In this number bonds to ten and twenty worksheet, students work in pairs with a deck of subtraction and addition cards. Students match up both sets of cards after they've been placed face down on a table.
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Make 24

For Students 6th
In this make 24 numbers worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 12 different sets of numbers that create numbers. First, they write 4 numbers from 1 to 9 and use the operations to create a number sentence that equals 24 for each set of...
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Subtracting Using Estimation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders play the game, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" while subtracting using estimation. I really like the format of this fun game, which utilizes the lifelines and strategies found in the real game on television.
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The Tattle Tail Tale

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the story by Tandy Braid to explain the concepts of tattling and reporting, then discussing the difference between them. They play a game to determine if something is a tattle or report.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify lightning words from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to complete definition and synonym activities. In this word study instructional activity, students discuss lighting words and read a Mark Twain quote. Students then read...
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And the Beat Goes On...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students respond to the Indian folktale, The Drum. In this philanthropy lesson, students reflect upon the folktale and demonstrate ways one person can make a difference in the world. Students construct a Powerpoint presentation as a...
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Aquatic Food Webs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss producers, herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, and decomposers and analyze the difference between food chains and food webs. They participate in a food web yarn game, examining what can effect the breakdown of the web.
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Old Poly Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are given a set of Old Poly cards and then match polynomials to their factored forms in a game of Old Maid. They complete a worksheet for assessment.
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. Students practice writing both letters and correcting common mistakes and...
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Fibers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the difference between natural and synthetic fibers. They correctly match natural and synthetic fibers by playing with fiber game cards. They work as a group to put the fibers into the correct categories.
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Cuisenaire Rods And Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars find the least common multiple of several given numbers using Cuisenaire rods. Previously taught math skills are reinforced by using Cuisenaire rod games, puzzles and or activities.
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An Academic, Economic, Cultural, and Political Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students reflect on how many board games they've played have African Americans, their culture or history incorporated within. They identify four street games and three card games that appeal to African Americans. They play the...
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Musical Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play a game of mathematical musical chairs, moving from desk to desk solving addition and subtraction problems.
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SubtractionL 3-digit - 2-digit

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
In this assignment, math minors solve 30 subtraction problems. Two-digit subtrahends are taken away from three-digit minuends. Often, regrouping will be necessary to arrive at the difference. Terrific practice with an answer key provided!
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Ten Sly Piranhas: A Counting Story in Reverse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students solve related addition and subtraction problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students use the book Ten Sly Piranhas by William Wise as the source of word problems for students to solve.
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Tools of the Historian: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the difference between primary and secondary sources. They discuss the importance of evaluating all sources they might use. They read primary and secondary sources that relate to the colonial period.
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Bridges

For Teachers 4th
In this dominoes math worksheet, 4th graders, working in pairs, participate in a game of dominoes math. Students calculate how to fill all of the domino spaces of their game boards.
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Understanding Interactions Among Local Species and the Local Environment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs.  In this local environment instructional activity...
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Practice Makes Perfect

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students study fact families. In this math lesson, students use fact families to play a game of concentration. Students identify subtraction facts they need to learn.
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Math: What's My Rule?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the reasons for rules after reading Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon. Connecting the need for rules to math, they play a game called What's My Rule? using spinners to apply operations to given numbers. Working in...
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Play Ball!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students pretend as if they have been hired by the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Their task is to explain the mathematics of baseball so that more people enjoy the game.

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