K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Graph Paper
You'll never have to buy graph paper again with this printable resource, which can be used for anything from creating graphs, plotting points in the coordinate plane, or measuring the area and perimeter of polygons. A helpful resource...
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Tiling Tessellations
Students explore tessellations. For this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Students create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
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Perimeter
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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Math Games for Skills and Concepts
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
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Perimeter of Shapes
These squares and rectangles have length and width measurements with decimals; can young geometers determine the exact perimeter of each? Using a step-by-step example as guidance, they show work to find the perimeter of each of these...
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Geometry in Tessellations
Students examine tessellations and their geometric properties. Students explore the concept of tessellations and lines, planes, angles, and polygons. Students experiment with the area and perimeter of polygons. Students analyze...
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Geoboard Ideas
Students build polygons on their geoboards. In this geometry lesson plan, students build and then draw it on paper and label it. Students then switch with a partner to try an make a symmetrical shape.
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Visual Patterns in Tessellations
Young scholars explore tessellations as well as various types of polygon. Students examine tessellating patterns in the world around them. Young scholars examine tessellations by creating their own tessellations and completing the...
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry
Students make a quilt. In this geometry lesson, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then make their own...
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1st Geometry
In this geometry worksheet, learners choose the multiple choice answer to 15 questions involving several different elements of geometry.
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Geoboard Squares
Students create squares of different sizes on a geoboard. They find and describe a pattern. Students use the pattern to determine the number of squares possible on a 10-by-10 geoboard. They create squares with a horizontal base (and...
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Attributes & Nets of a Cube
Third graders engage in a activity that focuses on the attributes and forming of a cube. They construct a cube using different combinations while comparing a square with only two-dimensions. Students fold paper while following the...
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Fraction Patterns Worksheet
In this fractions and patterns learning exercise, students make patterns of parallelograms and trapezoids using pattern blocks. Students complete 6 problems.
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Making Rectangles
Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Dream Room Design
Junior designers brainstorm the elements that a bedroom might have, such as a bed, television, and dresser. They identify which items are needs and which are desires. They practice measurement skills in the classroom by determining its...
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Sharing Brownies: Fractions That Represent a Fair Share
Elementary graders discover the concept of fractional pieces of a whole. They investigate the meanings of fractions in everyday life and why they are used. Pupils divide brownies amongst each other to demonstrate the use of fractions...
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Fun on the Farm
Let imaginations run wild as participants design animal pens. A performance task challenges young mathematicians to determine the perimeter or a missing side length of different animal pens. They then design pens that meet given...
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Making Cubes
Third graders explore vocabulary associated with three dimensional figures. In this transformations lesson, 3rd graders create two dimensional nets for three dimensional figures. Students become familiar with describing two and three...
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Length and Perimeter
Third graders explore tessellations and the spatial concepts used in creating them. In this tessellations instructional activity, 3rd graders rotate, reflect and transform shapes to create tessellations. Students become familiar with...
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Tessellation Lesson Plans
Students in second through eighth grades can fill their imaginations with repeating shapes!
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Simple Angles
Third graders identify and construct right, acute and obtuse angles and begin to appreciate the degree and unit of measurement of angle. They know the degree value of angles that are simple fractions of a whole turn know that the angle...
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Let's Tesselate
Students investigate the geometrical concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They make different observations looking for the concepts that are displayed in classroom items like floor tiles, carpet designs, and visuals hung in...
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Inching Our Way through Measurement
Students review how to use an inch ruler and listen to the story, Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. In this measuring instructional activity, students work in small groups to create an Inch Poster. Students then use an inch ruler to measure...
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Fractions Describe Parts of a Whole
Third graders represent fractions as part of a whole. In this fractions lesson, 3rd graders use manipulatives to show how a fraction is a part of a whole. This lesson includes individual practice and an assessment instead of direct...
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