Why Walk?

Information is often presented in graph form. Can your youngsters read a basic bar or picture graph? Six word problems accompany three graphs. One graph is a bar graph and the other two are pictographs. 

The last in a series of five videos on multiplication and division strategies focuses on solving basic, yet hard to remember, multiplication facts by using arrays. The problem of 8 x 7 is solved in multiple ways by breaking up an array...

Students predict how many steps they think it will take them to get from the front of the room to the back. They record predictions on paper and then into database and then actually test by walking foot to foot to their destination...

Students conduct Internet research to discover the reason why leaves change color in autumn. On a nature walk around school grounds, they collect leaves of various colors and shapes over a three-week period. finally, students select...

Second graders are introduced to the concept of symmetry. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of objects that are symmetrical. They use paint to draw their lines of symmetry and end the lesson by walking through a gallery of...

The introduction of symmetry is the focus of this terrific geometry lesson. After an initial discussion on shapes and symmetry, student groups are given a digital camera to take pictures of symmetrical shapes outside the classroom. In...

After reading The Magic Pot, have your learners complete a variety of activities. Through these activities, they will polish their listening techniques, sequencing, problem solving skills, and basic math skills. Several worksheets are...

Students read the story Caps For Sale and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, answer short answer questions, and more. In this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.  

Early educatees examine food choices and the shapes of packages that foods come to us in. They explore the food groups the US Department of Agriculture’s MyPyramid. This is a multi-faceted little lesson.

Young scholars identify shapes that are squares. In this square lesson, students identify the square items and then sing songs about squares.