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Area and Volume

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What is the difference between area and volume? Have your charges build models of square centimeters, square inches, square feet, square meters, etc. It's definitely challenging, but there is no better way to learn than by trying...
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Early Mental Math: Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
Pupils start from a given number and count forward by 1s, 2s, and 10s. They "make ten" in 4 addition problems, and add or subtract 2 in the rest. Finally, they circle the odd numbers in a list from 1-14.
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Aggression and Bullying

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze bullying and aggression. In this bullying lesson, students discuss bullying and practice methods to deal with aggression. Students also participate in activities that enable them to consider why bullies bully...
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Numbers and Operations as Words

For Students 4th - 5th
Teach numbers in word form with this activity. In this numbers and operations instructional activity, learners solve 22 problems in which numbers are written in word form. Students solve the problems and write their responses in word...
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Adding and Subtracting Up to 5 Guided Lesson Explanation

For Students K
A teacher resource, this scripted lesson details how learners can solve addition and subtraction problems involving numbers up to five. The referenced pupil worksheet is not included.
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Art Self-Assessment

For Students 8th - 12th
Reflection is a wonderful way to understand yourself as a learner or as an artist. Kids write a one-paragraph analysis of their own self-portrait. They focus on style, character traits, and self characterization.
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Developing a Structure for Documentaries

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Provide some group brainstorming and story-planning time with the fifth activity in a series on examining and creating documentaries. After you've explained the purpose of each section of a documentary, groups meet to plan the beginning,...
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Learning About Subtraction

For Students K - 1st
In this learning about subtraction instructional activity, students read and discuss the process and demonstrate understanding. In this problem solving instructional activity, students produce ten differences.
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Basic Subtracting

For Teachers 1st
First graders solve math problems. In this subtraction lesson, 1st graders use Smarties to compare addition and subtraction. Students complete math problems where they solve basic subtraction questions.
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6: Adding with Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
For this adding negative numbers worksheet, students solve three multi-part short answer problems. Kids add negative integers. Students evaluate addition and subtraction expressions for given values.
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Poison Play Scenarios

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this real-life scenario worksheet, students posing as campers act out six short scenarios that involve situations that campers may indeed find themselves in one day in the future.
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 21: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the process of subtracting fractions.  In this subtracting fractions lesson plan, students complete examples and then write a story problem. Students continue to practice while sharing their problems.
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Writing Number Sentences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice writing number sentences. After reading real world problems, they describe the same situation by writing a number sentence. Students use algebra tiles, or counters, to demonstrate the use zero pairs in solving...
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Pumpkin Math

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this thematic Halloween math activity, students will use pumpkin seeds to complete the fourteen questions. Using the seeds, the students will work on addition and subtraction word problems, place value, and decipher odd and even...
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Subtracting From a Multiple of 10

For Students 2nd
In this subtraction worksheet, 2nd graders are instructed how to subtract two digit numbers from multiples of 10 by counting on. There are two pages with 10 problems on each page.
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the Whale Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students listen to whale stories and answer addition and subtraction problems in the stories.  In this addition and subtraction lesson, students receive 20 goldfish.  Based on the story they eat the goldfish. Students write...
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Scales Problems

For Students 4th - 8th
In this scales worksheet, students find the weight of the shapes on the scale by comparing it to the other side, and make up their own problems. Students complete 5 sets of problems.
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Breaking News English: Aung San Suu Kyi

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Aung San Suu Kyi worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Play Dough Number Sentences

For Teachers 1st
First graders receive a can of play dough and form it into numbers to make addition problems. They also learn the proper format for an addition sentence from left to right. This is a great hands-on math instructional activity for young...
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Drama in the Salt Marsh

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the various organisms that live in a salt marsh. They recognize adaptations of organisms that live in the salt marsh. Pupils review concepts of the ecosystem and niche. Students explain the different...
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Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and describe rocks that contain records of the earth's history and explain how they were formed. They formulate questions about and identify needs and problems related to objects and events in the environment, and...
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Countries of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the different countries of Africa. In this African geography lesson, students choose an African country to investigate and construct the country's flag. Students use a map of Africa to color in their country.
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Proportion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate proportion and ratio. In this geometry lesson plan, students set up the ratios of proportions correctly and solve for the unknown. They relate it to word problems.
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Activities for a Day at the Zoo

For Teachers K - 6th
A trip to the zoo can result in a multimedia presentation and a variety of interesting research topics.