K-5 Math Teaching Resources
2-D Shape Cards
Add some visual support to your elementary geometry lessons with this set of printable shape cards. From triangles and squares to octagons and nanogons, this simple resource can be used in countless ways to develop children's knowledge...
Curriculum Corner
Coniferous and Deciduous Trees
What are the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees? Supplement your tree lessons with a set of activities that has learners describing, naming, comparing, and reading about deciduous and coniferous trees. The activities are...
THUP Games
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Hang out at the beach and listen to some relaxing tunes, all while developing basic math skills. An endless source of fun and learning for young children!
Curated OER
Symmetry Worksheet IV
Challenge your class to identify, label, and draw a wide range of symmetries with this worksheet. In addition, learners name symmetrical shapes and compare them to alphabet letters. This worksheet asks class members to work with lines of...
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Symmetry Worksheet
This resource offers a series of hands-on activities in which learners sketch and construct symmetrical origami, paper dolls, snowflakes, and polyhedra while adhering to specific requirements. These activities ask class members to...
Science Friday
Colorful Chromosomes
Everything is in the genes. Individuals observe 14 different traits of themselves. Using pipe cleaners and beads, the learners create models of a chromosome representing their traits. The class then compares and contrasts everyone's...
Curated OER
Circles, Cylinders, Cones and Spheres
In this comparing geometric figures worksheet, students continue patterns and observe circles. In this problem solving worksheet, students answer seven questions.
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Fish Sorting
In this classification worksheet, students are given nine pictures of different types of fish. They cut them out and use a key to classify each into a category based on their characteristics.
One Billion
Math, Age 3-5
Jump start children's math education with this fun basic skills resource. Offering dozens of different touch-and-swipe activities with colorful graphics, this program is perfect for all young learners.
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Auroras
In this auroras activity, students read 2 descriptions written about a massive solar storm that occurred in 1859. Students read each description and compare the specific points in each. They create a time line of the events that occurred...
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Monster Sunspots!
In this sunspots worksheet, students read about the large sunspots observed for thousands of years and their indication of solar storms. Students use given images to find the scales and physical sizes of the 3 sunspots shown.
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Geometry Assessment: Solid Figures
In this geometry assessment instructional activity, students match the drawing of two faces of the solid to the name of the solid for six geometric figures.
Other
Kinderweb: Educational Children's Games
Use this site to practice identifying shapes, colors, and animals with these interactive games.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Same and Different
The Same and Different Donut Game is a pre-school activity to practice identifying objects that are the alike and not alike. Kids compare donuts based on shape, color and combinations of shape and color. After all rounds have been...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Sorting Out Sedimentation
Sedimentary rock forms in layers that are deposited one after the other over long periods of time. Oftentimes, sedimentary rock contains fossils and other debris that are deposited within the layers. Use this experiment to investigate...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: Identifying Traits
Explains how traits are used in Math and in Science to sort and compare the properties of objects and substances.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Wag Worms
Use this challenge to see how many unique shapes can be created using exactly 5 cubes. At this one page website you can also check your results.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Classified
At this site from The Franklin Institute you can practice classifying objects according to physical structure and characteristics.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Crazy Crystal Creations: Grow Crystals
Compare the size and shape of crystals grown in different temperature conditions in this science fair project. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by...