Jabberwocky: A Lake and Island Board Project

Sixth graders examine where mathematics came from. In this Math History instructional activity, 6th graders complete various activities to understand mathematical reasoning. Students complete critical thinking questions.

Make these funky checker board patterns. They will not only add fun decoration to your classroom, but your pupils will be able to practice using simple geometry tools.They will use tools to make lines and circular shapes using a ruler,...

Love is in the air, and in a math table! Young learners chart the number of cards from each grade from least to greatest in three Valentine's Day word problems.

O' Lucky charms! its time for a leprechaun riddle to challenge your learners. So kick those heels in the air and river dance your way to solving this stimulating St. Patrick's Day math question.

Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math lesson on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.

Light the Halloween festivities with an exercise that connects math, physical science, and language arts. After watching a demonstration of a burning candle, learners use division, multiplication, or algebra to determine how many boxes...

Students relate problems to real work situations in the kitchen, environment, automotive repair, construction site, and in the office. A virtual worksite is created in which a variety of math skills can be reviewed.

Young scholars calculate how they will spend a million dollars.  In this millionaire math lesson, students complete a worksheet and then make a poster of how they would spend a million dollars.  Each item and its cost must be shown. a...

Students "think" through mathematical problem solving and provide solutions using a variety of strategies after listening to Greg Tang's book, The Grapes of Math.

Students investigate woodworking and converting lengths to cubic measurements.  In this math conversions instructional activity, students examine the length of a piece of board, and its total area by using the formula for finding cubic...