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Shadows
First graders measure how a shadow changes over the course of a day. They write about what they would do if they lost their shadow, and make silhouettes of themselves. Students make up a shadow dance and read stories about shadows.
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Main Idea
Young scholars are read a book but not told the title. They determine the main idea of the story and possible names for the book. They develop their own story and illustrate them to show their classmates.
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Discovering Plants
Students construct a small greenhouse and plant lima beans. They read books about plants, tend the lima bean seedlings, observe and record plant growth, taste a variety of plants and maintain plant journals.
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Blindfolded Building
Young scholars build a Lego design and then work with a partner to reproduce that design. They guide the building of the reproduction by description only and then check their work.
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The Easter Celebration
Students read a short story about Easter. They recognize and point to pictures of the key words (egg, chicken, rabbit, basket, flower). They make an Easter basket and count how many chickens can fit inside. They also practice identifying...
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Shadow Chasing
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
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Away You Go
Pupils build Lego cars which have two different types of tire surfaces. They roll them down ramps that have both rough and smooth surfaces to determine how friction affects the car as it rolls.
Curated OER
Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3
Students become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Playground Mapping
Students review their physical models of the objects on their playground at school. Using the model, they convert it into a map with a scale and key. To end the instructional activity, they use the map to locate different objects and...
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Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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Electrical motors
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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Valentine Heart Game
First graders clap a rhythm pattern notated on a board, and then make up their own patterns on percussion instruments. They answer addition and subtraction problems.
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Sort It Out
Students study classification systems by sorting Legos and determining how the different pieces are classified. They list as many attributes as possible to use for sorting.
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Buffalo
Students complete a journal entry for the uses of the buffalo by the "Salish with Flathead" and Pend d'Oreille Indians. They understand that people depended on the buffalo for their survival.
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E workshop.on.ca: Effective Instr'n in Math, K 6: Assess't Home Connections [Pdf]
Volume 4 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for assessing mathematical understanding of students in K-6 and for promoting positive interactions with families about the...
Other
Student Progress Monitoring: Curriculum Based Measurement in Math
This resource provides information about how to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs. The questions here are relevant for special education teachers who are using CBM in mathematics or who are considering this...
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Student Progress Monitoring: Curriculum Based Measurement in Math
This resource provides information about how to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs. The questions here are relevant for special education teachers who are using CBM in mathematics or who are considering this...
Math Slice
Math Slice: Money Slice Special Test
Assess money estimation skills with this concise test that focuses on application of these skills in real world situations. Assessment is scored online providing students with immediate feedback. Excellent tool for a quick assessment.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Creating Shapes in Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will work with 3-Dimensional shapes identifying attributes of the shapes and recreating them. Students will create, identify and describe 3-Dimensional shapes as part of the...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Assessing Composing and Decomposing Shapes
Knowledge in Action! Today you will find out if the students are understanding the idea of decomposing and composing shapes with pattern blocks.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Math Story From the Concrete to the Symbolic
Contains plans for four cross-curricular lessons that ask students to write simple addition and subtraction stories after reading a number of models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Line Lengths
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to measure designated lengths on a ruler. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student comprehension of the concept.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Writing Addition Sentences Sums to 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive media source, the video shows how to write a number sentence from counting groups of pencils, followed by practice problems to assess understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiple Object Lengths
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use a ruler and count the length of different objects. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student comprehension...