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Basic Multiplication Facts - MathKeys Software

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore multiplication concepts.  In this multiplication lesson, students define "array" and draw several arrays to represent multiplication number sentences.  Students construct arrays on the computer using MathKeys...
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Skip Counting

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students skip count by 3's on paper and using the calculator check their figures. They sing the song "2, 4, 6, 8 who do you appreciate?" Ask what number would come next? Students chorally chant skip counting by 3s. Ask students, "What...
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WHAT IS THE POPULAR COLOR?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders graph cars according to their colors. They complete the graph including a title, scale, x-axis, and y-axis. Students collect the data and choose the type of graph to be made.
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Know Your Polygons!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners identify and categorize different polygons. In this polygons lesson plan, students research and identify properties of polygons,  identify different polygon shapes, and categorize different triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Collecting Data and Graphing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young mathematicians collect data and graph it. They work collaboratively to collect data regarding the span of arm length versus height and graph the data they collect.
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Have You Looked Outside? Lesson #5- Graphing Weather Conditions

For Teachers 1st
First graders study daily weather changes. In this weather and graphing lesson, 1st graders chart the daily weather for a month using stickers or weather symbols. They graph the weekly weather so that at the end of the month students...
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Recording Repeating Pattern

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Patterns are everywhere! The challenge here is to analyze, create and record repeating patterns. Young mathematicians create different patterns both on paper and using snap cubes. 
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Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks and fraction identification cards to create and identify fractions. For this fractions lesson plan, 4th graders identify fractions in a pizza, and make fractions with markers.
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3-D Figures Part 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore 3-D shapes. They transition from thinking of shapes as only 2-D. Pupils read Cinderella as a launching activity for their upcoming adventure, and explore a new world of 3-D shapes in this introductory lesson.
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Number Line Locomotion

For Teachers K - 2nd
Here is a great lesson that incorporates movement into academic learning. Students improve addition subtraction skills by using number lines and locomotor movement.
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Family at Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students fold paper to form a house, then use three numbers to make fact families for their houses. They write a family of multiplication and division facts on a piece of paper cut in the shape of a house.
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Pac Man Subtraction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third and fourth graders engage in a game using visual symbols, auditory responses and tactile stimuli to further their understanding of subtraction. A worksheet imbedded in this plan explains how to teach the game.
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Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study about perimeter and the units used to measure perimeter using a variety of materials including their hands, feet, rulers, and computer applets. They understand such attributes as length, area, weight, volume, and size of...
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Factors

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Practice factoring numbers by using graph paper, manipulatives and computer applets.
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100th Day Chick Hunt

For Teachers K - 1st
Young mathematicians listen to The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza and review number names on a pocket chart that shows numbers from 1 to 100. They locate 100 numbered cutout chicks hidden in the classroom and match them to the...
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Zome System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Get hundreds of interactive activity plans using the Zome Modeling System. Among dozens of lessons, a first exposure to similar triangles can be very visual for the learner. Here, young geometers explore the number of different shapes...
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Symbols and the Choices we Make

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers recognize symbols that influence the choices that we make consciously or unconsciously in everyday life. They look at the symbols and choices that others make. They identify and apply knowledge of...
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Do You Know Your Schedule?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students identify classes in their schedules and associate the class with the time of day it is held. They then name classes in sequential order according to the period during which it occurs.
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Graph Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders collect data on different eye colors of each student in their classroom. They input the data that they gathered in an Excel spreadsheet and then create a graph in Excel.
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Apple Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Do you like apples? Create a taste test for your first and second grade learners. Cut red, green, and yellow apples, and have learners select their favorite. After tasting all of the apples, they collect data and graph the results with...
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Count on Me

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use inductive reasoning to find algebraic patterns in geometric figures. They use technology (i.e., calculators, computers) and manipulatives to discover number patterns involving geometric concepts. They solve concrete...
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Cover and Boarders

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students find the area and perimeter of rectangular figures. They use this information to find patterns and discover relationships between area and perimeter. Students apply and explain formulas relating to perimeter, area, and volume.
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Triangle Inequality

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. They are shown how a triangle is formed using three strips such as that the triangle is seen inside the strips.
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Projectiles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners measure the angle and distance of an arc. In this projectile lesson, students observe arcs created by water guns, bow and arrows, and slingshots, then work in small groups and use protractors and strings to measure the angle and...

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