What's Your Expression

Help your mathematicians understand that an equal sign doesn't just mean the solution to a math problem. It also indicates that the values on either side are equal to each other. Using beans, scholars visualize this concept as you review...

Your young mathematiciaans collaboratively brainstorm the geometric properties of a circle in this vocabulary rich, geometry lesson plan. Step by step a plethora of properties and shapes emerge as learners fold their circles to create...

When your class is ready to practice their skills, use this telling time lesson to show what they know. 

Here's a really cute lesson plan that utilizes all of your children's teddy bears. Each pupil brings their favorite teddy bear to school. The lesson plan has many wonderful suggestions for learning activities that can be done with the...

Youngsters become familiar with single-digit numbers as they count bugs and represent the value in three forms. For each, scholars write the number in both numerical and word form and also fill in dots on a domino. After completing...

Students put the standard measure of clock time -- the minute -- in perspective. This lesson plan can be modified for virtually any grade level. They write about what they learned about a minute as a result of the activities.

Explore many aspects of the book, The Hungry Caterpillar. In this unit of six lessons, kindergartners will create a collage, discover healthy foods, retell a story in sequence, and make a graph. Other activities include cooking and...

Choose a recipe that caters to the grade level you teach. Unless you have a kitchen in your classroom (what a dream that'd be!), consider mixing together something like pudding or Jello, or even a dry snack mix. Then, assign each class...

Give me a high five! Do your scholars know where this term comes from? Use it as an introduction to numbers 0-5, using number cards to play a counting game with learners. What number comes next? Have them hold up their fingers to...

Students identify the length of an inch. In this measurement instructional activity, students read Inch by Inch and predict how many inches long various objects are. Students practice measuring the objects by using an inch ruler.