Students practice finding the least common multiple of two numbers.  In this practice finding the least common multiple of two numbers lesson, students play head-to-head against their classmates.  Students play a version of...

Seventh graders determine the fairness of various games.  In this determining the fairness of various games lesson plan, 7th graders use spinners, dice, and rock,paper, scissors to play various chance games.  Students determine...

Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket and the break-even premium. They apply how life-expectation tables are used to estimate the probability that an individual...

Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket, and the break-even premium. They deduce what percent of markup is. Students are able to compare terms for financing a car...

Fourth graders identify the state plants by describing clues to different contestants. They play a game in which the class gives hints to the contestants about what state plant the teacher held up. The first contestant to guess the...

Students participate in the unit based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar and the Walt Disney Movie "Holes". They use the layered curriculum model of assessment and activities.

In this math worksheet, students find the solution to the problems using the story of the Tortoise and The Hare. They solve the problem by checking the logic of the reasoning that the tortoise would win the race.

In this rhyming words game instructional activity, students cut out 36 rhyming cards and place them face down. Students take turns to turn over 2 cards. If they rhyme, the player keeps the cards and has another turn. The player with the...

Learners practice decimals by playing war. For this decimal lesson plan, students flip over their cards and whoever's card is higher wins those cards. The person with the most cards is the winner.

In this number game activity, students roll a die and search for that number in a sock shape filled with numbers in bubbles. Students color the number they rolled if they have it. Whichever person colors all their circles first wins the...

Students study how a type of product is advertised. In this product advertisement lesson, students research a specific product and its advertisement. Students create a market research survey based on their peers preferences. Students...

In this computation with real and complex numbers instructional activity, students use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve 26 problems with complex numbers to win a bingo game.

In this lottery activity, students solve 1 word problem. Students determine the probability of winning the lottery given various chances of drawing certain numbers.

Who killed Sam Westing? Model for your class members the components of a good prediction, and how to use these components to predict a mystery's solution. Class members use what they have learned to craft predictions while reading Ellen...

While this is not the traditional, step-by-step lesson plan, it is chock-full of material that you can easily incorporate into your earth history unit. Its main purpose is to serve as a guide to using a three-part film, The Day the...

Bingo! Find five in a row with a set of fun and creative bingo graphic organizers. The sheets feature shapes such as leaves, monkeys, dinosaurs, fire trucks, as well as symbols for Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day.

Bingo! Combine the thrill of bingo with Lois Lowry's The Giver in a fun vocabulary activity. Kids write selected vocabulary words from the novel onto a bingo chart, and then listen for the correct definitions in order to mark off...

Love, war, race, class, religion, honor are just a few of the topics readers of Gone with the Wind are prompted to discuss by the questions included in this very thoughtful reading guide.

Just when a young mathematician starts to feel comfortable turning word problems into linear equations, shake things up and throw inequalities in the mix. This excellent, instructive presentation takes the steps for solving an...

You may know about A, B, and C, but now you can include "arrrrr" to the list of music notes to practice! Here is a fun pirate-themed activity in which young musicians determine the intervals of various notes in the treble...

What do Sherlock Holmes and geometry have in common? Why, it is a matter of deductive reasoning as the class learns how to justify each step of a problem. Pupils then present a known fact to ensure that their decision is correct.

A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.

Add a great resource to your collection of The Grapes of Wrath curriculum materials. A thorough packet contains loads of useful suggestions, whether you use the novel as an anchor text, as a reading circle...

Maximizing resources is essential to productivity. Class members complete an activity to show how math can help in the process. Using a piece of construction paper, learners construct a box with the maximum volume. Ultimately, they...