Washington Education Association
Preparing a More Useful Sub Plan for Your Substitute Teacher
Make your substitute's life easier by using the prompts on a one-page resource to a craft a profile of your classes and your daily routines. A great-first page for a substitute teacher folder.
Cowden-Herrick Schools
Six Steps for Substitute Success
Here's a switch--a lesson plan designed for prepare class members for a substitute! The plan highlights six behaviors that demonstrate respect and responsibility.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg How Many Leaves on a Tree?
This is a mathematical modeling task aimed at making a reasonable estimate for something which is too large to count accurately, the number of leaves on a tree, taking into account the tree size and the density of the leaves. Aligns with...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg How Many Leaves on a Tree? (Version 2)
In this task, learners must estimate the number of leaves on a large tree, taking into account various complex factors such as the area shaded by the tree, the area of irregularly shaped leaves, the uneven distribution of leaves, the...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Counting in Babylon
A discussion of the number system used by the ancient Babylonians. Examples are provided for various mathematical operations based on the number 60 (our number system is based on the number ten).
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Count Your Veggies
A counting book with a different type of vegetable on each page. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: How Many Wheels?
Count the wheels on different things. Book includes audio narration in 12 additional languages with text in English.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Counting Collections: 100 Objects
First graders work to count to 100 in this rigorous counting activity. Students create a shape out of their 100 objects for a creative twist. This instructional activity contains a detailed plan, video explanation, discussion questions...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Counting Beyond Our Fingers and Toes
Students will practice counting from 1-30 and having one-to-one correspondence with objects for these numbers. Also, they will practice finding patterns on a hundreds chart. This lesson includes a detailed plan, videos of students...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Start Here! Counting
This lesson focuses on the math needed to solve problems counting. In the first lesson you learned that it was possible to build 1000 possible robots using only a handful of parts. Now suppose the director only asks for a cast of 6...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Markers in Boxes
The purpose of this task is for students to compare two problems that draw on the same context but represent the two different interpretations of division, namely, the How many groups? interpretation and the How many in each group?...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Pick a Number, Counting On
Students will practice counting on with this class game. The teacher will put multiple numbers in a hat or on sticks from the known counting sequence. S/he randomly picks one number and asks the class to count on ten numbers from that...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Assessing Counting Sequences Part I
This activity is designed to determine the appropriate instructional level for a student in a one-on-one interaction with the teacher. It assesses the student's understanding of counting, specifically counting forward from a given number.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Start/stop Counting Ii
Young scholars will practice counting to 120 forward and backward with this whole class game. The teacher will give a counting sequence (for example, 20-120) to the students who will be seated in a circle. The teacher will begin walking...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Counting Circles
This active counting game gets the kids up and moving! Young scholars form a circle and start counting around the circle one by one until the last number (chosen ahead of time by the teacher) in the sequence is reached. When the last...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Counting Overview
The most important factor in teaching counting is that children count things that matter to them, and that they practice often. This site gives various examples of how to incorporate counting into your classroom on a daily basis by...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Assessing Counting Sequences Part Ii
This activity is designed to determine the appropriate instructional level for a student in a one-on-one interaction with the teacher. It assesses the students understanding of counting, specifically "number after".
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Numbers: Count to 10
On this interactive site students learn to count to the number 10, represent numbers from 0 to 10, and demonstrate one-to-one correspondence when counting.
Other
Up to Ten: Sticky Drawing Dot Game (Count From 1 to 60)
Click on the dots in numerical order to find out who's hiding.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Guess the Marbles in the Bag
Students will make their best guesses as to how many marbles are in a bag. After recording 4-5 guesses, the teacher writes the number representing the total on the board, and the students then help sort their guesses into less than,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Farmer Fred's Counting Farm
Add and rhyme with Farmer Fred, then use the activity sheet to work through some more farm addition. The teacher's guide and extra challenges will be helpful in lesson planning.
Brigham Young University
World War I Document Archive: On the Nature of War, by Helmut Moltke (The Elder)
The text of a letter from Count Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German army, in 1880, to Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, an international law expert. Moltke wrote the letter in response to examining a handbook on war...
PBS
Pbs: Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On
This lesson will require students to collect data through listening, counting and timing. They will use ratios, rates, and proportions to report data. They will also demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
Other
Statistics Canada: Add! Don?t Subtract! A Complete Count
In this learning activity from Statistics Canada, students will learn the value of census data when it is totaled and linked with different geographic regions. As part of this instructional activity, students will work with a...