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What in the World..?!?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils photograph mystery images. In this observation skills lesson, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Sending a Valentine

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice addressing envelopes. In this everyday writing instructional activity, students practice writing addresses on envelopes by writing Valentine's cards and addressing them to kindergartners.
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My Owl Babies Miss Momma

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls.  In this story analysis lesson plan, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters....
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Solve This

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars with learning disabilities practice their problem-solving skills. They discover the consequences of their actions and they chart their decisions. They use the internet to see how different situations play out based on...
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Marshmellow Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore a variety of geometric shapes, name them, and list their characteristics. The shapes are transposed into structures and checked for accuracy.
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Bulbs & Batteries Side by Side

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build parallel circuits, exploring how they function and looking at their unique features. They describe how current changes when batteries are added in parallel or removed from a parallel arrangement, demonstrate the process of...
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Best Design of a Floor Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in this continuation of the Design Your Space lesson. Using their completed classroom floor plans, students discuss the pros and cons of each floor plan and select the plan which has the best use of space and...
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It's So Simple

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use basic materials to create four simple machines. In this introduction to simple machines lesson, students are given four different scenarios that require a simple machine in order to solve. The students use devices such as a...
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How to Reason

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice their logical thinking skills. For this reasoning lesson, students complete tasks involving geometric shapes, place value, and odd/even numbers.
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Make Me Metric

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover the need for standard units of measurement. They be engaged in estimation, problem solving, and use of measurement tools to begin an understanding of the metric system.
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Geometry in Art

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners recognize and measure geometric shapes within abstract art. They examine quilts for shapes and they each make their own quilt from squares using geometry and measurement.
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Geometry in Art

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine mathematical symbols and formulas included in works of art. They analyze quilts for shapes and they each make their own quilt from squares using geometric shapes.
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Terrific Tessellations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create, transform, and critique their own piece of artwork. In doing this activity, students get more experience working with angles, lines, and measurement. They gain experience seeing, and creating their own patterns and shapes.
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Investigations into Estimations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gain the powerful tools of estimation, prediction, and averaging and discover the importance these tools have in daily living.
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"Geotown" Scrapbook

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a scrapbook. In this geometry lesson, students use digital cameras to take pictures of geometrical concepts. Students use the pictures to create a "Geotown" scrapbook.
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Numbers in the News

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners examine numbers used in the real world by reading newspapers.  In this number identification activity, students explore popular newspapers and attempt to find numbers in prices, temperatures, dates, sports scores, etc....
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Probability: 3

For Students 5th - 8th
In this probability instructional activity, students complete probability word problems involving one digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Ordinals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners examine uses for ordinal numbers in calendars, and an ordinal chart. They order ice cream cone cut outs from 1st to 20th and complete a worksheet. (not given)
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Don't Flip Out Over the Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students identify the most appropriate metric prefix to use. They describe the usefulness of a system based on tens. Students compare the metric system to the American system of measurement. They develop a metric flip book to use a...
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Charting and Graphing Sales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze graphs, charts and tables. For this data analysis lesson, students practice creating and analyzing charts, graphs and tables corresponding to sales and surveys. This lesson uses data relevant to students and includes...
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Multiplication word problems

For Students 5th - 7th
In this multiplication worksheet, students complete multiple choice word problems about one and two digit number multiplication. Students complete 10 problems.
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Division word problems

For Students 5th - 8th
In this division activity, learners complete division problems dealing with money, basic problems, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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How Much Nutritional Value Does Rice Really Have?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders see the nutritional value of rice. In this healthy eating lesson, 5th graders view the Food Guide Pyramid and the number of servings one is supposed to eat in each food group. They focus on rice and its benefits for the body.
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Proportions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study proportions. In this mathematics lesson, students measure their body length, head length, and ratio of their body, write their findings on a group chart, and discuss how a person's head size or arm span are in proportion...

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