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What Is It?
Students explore the likelihood of events. In this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or...
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Five Little Frogs
Students use music to study concepts in math. In this music math lesson, students sing songs, read books, and learn counting skills in frog themed activities.
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Rhythm
Third graders sing in 3/4 meter with an upbeat. They write a poem using descriptive words. Students move at different speeds to show quarter, half and eigth notes. They play a math game involving the number of beats a quarter, half and...
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Too Many Tamales
Pupils investigate Mexican holiday celebrations and compare them to American Christmas holidays. They conduct a Mexican Christmas Scavenger Hunt. The activity uses a streaming video in order to engage students in the main objectives.
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Relay Races
Young scholars, in groups, race to the board drawing the music symbol, tagging the next person while SAYING THE NAME OF THE SYMBOL THEY DREW! (everyone draws the same symbol)
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Party Time
Students design a budget to plan for a class party. For this problem solving lesson, students devise a budget with a limit of fifty dollars for a class party. Students discuss and estimate the amount of money needed for food and...
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Geometric Shape Dances
Students use movement and dance in order to strengthen mathematical understanding of different geometric shapes. The movements are imitating the drawing of shapes and they pick one to make into a dance. Upon beginning the dance music can...
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Number Line
Students participate in an activity to explore number lines. The are assigned specific numbers, and get into the correct order when music plays. Next, they have to make numbers with their bodies by cooperating in a small group.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Write a Number Sentence
For this number sentence worksheet, students read through an example problem explaining how to solve a story problem using a number sentence. They then solve the 3 story problems on the worksheet.
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Mmm Mmm Good- Making Soup
Students create a soup recipe. In this recipe and measurement lesson, students discuss their favorite kind of soup, talk about the ingredients, and work with a partner to create their own soup recipe.
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Traveling Sound
Young scholars explore how sound waves move through liquids, solids and gases in a series of simple sound energy experiments. They describe how sound needs molecules to move and that changing the medium that it travels through changes...
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Computer Olympics
Students compete to achieve excellence in math facts, writing terms, problem solving, and writing skills on the computer. In this Computer Olympics lesson plan, students practice the skill of drill and practice in order to succeed and...
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Survey Says...
Students practice taking surveys to answer different questions about radio. In this communications lesson, students brainstorm to create questions they can ask strangers about how often they listen to their radio. Students...
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Where Does the Blood Go?
Students investigate where the blood in our hearts travels by observing a diagram in class. In this cardiovascular lesson, students examine their own heart by checking their pulse in class. Students investigate a human body...
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Measurement
Students choose appropriate units of measure and predict length using the metric system. In this measurement lesson, students participate in activities in which they predict, measure, and record linear measurements such as arm span vs....
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Oobleck
Students incorporate within this lesson scientific observations, senses: touch, sound, smell and sight, classification, states of matter and surface tension. Students make a substance and use scientific observations, as well as their...
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TE Activity: The Beat Goes On
Students determine what the pulse is before examining how to measure the heart rate in different situations. They build a simple device that measures the heart rate, take heart rates, and record them on a worksheet. They discuss how...
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Speaking and Listening Lesson Based on Ordering Food in a Restaurant
Learners practice the skill of ordering food in a restaurant. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs. Utilizing a worksheet imbedded in this plan, they gain practice in the skill of ordering food from a menu.
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Subtraction Worksheets
Subtraction worksheets can be a useful way for students to practice necessary skills.
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Rubber Band Banza
Third graders review ideas about sound and vibration to make their own stringed instrument. They review what a pictograph and bar graph are. Pupils conduct a survey within the classroom to choose the four favorite string instruments and...
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12 Days of Christmas
Students utilize different problem-solving strategies and creative writing when dealing with the words from the song, "12 Days of Christmas." They try to problem solve how may presents were given and then explain their sequence in the...
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Quel temps fait-il?
Hit all the basics with this lesson, focusing on weather, greetings, and dates! Start by singing a weather related song ("Quel temps fait-il by Barbara MacArthur is suggested), and then read a story about getting ready for school. The...
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On the Track With NASCAR
Students complete a variety of activities to research stock car racing. They use the Internet to research NASCAR acronyms, schedules, results, car design and other aspects.