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Virginia Department of Education

Integers: Addition and Subtraction

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians construct their own understanding of integers with an inquiry-based math lesson plan. Using colored chips to represent positive and negative numbers, children model a series of addition and subtraction problems as...
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Virginia Department of Education

Practical Problems Involving Decimals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson plan is...
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Lakeshore Learning

Comparing and Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Math can be satisfying for the mind and the stomach! Incorporate slices of pizza into your fractions lesson with a set of informative resources. After a brief guided lesson on comparing and ordering fractions, young mathematicians...
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Education Development Center

Micro-Geography of the Number Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians dive into the number line to discover decimals and how the numbers infinitely get smaller in between. They click the zoom button a few times and learn that the number line doesn't just stop at integers. Includes a...
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Benjamin Banneker Association

Celebrate Benjamin Banneker

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Inventor, astronomer, surveyor, mathematician, clock maker. Learners celebrate the life of Benjamin Banneker by building creative analog clocks, making scale models, and solving problems related to surveying. The activities model the...
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EngageNY

Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic F, Lesson 14

For Teachers 5th Standards
Be sure to place value on place value understanding. Young mathematicians learn to divide decimals by whole numbers when compatible numbers are not available. They use place value discs in place value charts, then connect this strategy...
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K20 LEARN

Baking Cupcakes!: Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Following an engaging video, mathematicians solve a word problem about baking cupcakes using fractions. Scholars practice different problem-solving strategies, then find different ingredient amounts for their recipes. Pupils solve a...
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Curated OER

Mathematics of Fair Games

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and compare their data.
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Curated OER

Money Mathematicians

For Teachers K - 12th
Students compete in a Money Math Olympics. Students work in teams to compete for speed and accuracy working math problems. Students keep track, in their math journals, of the number of problems solved accurately. Teams with the 3 highest...
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Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Integrating Mathematics into Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
You class will read Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh Krudwig as an anticipatory set for this lesson plan on ratios. They make models of the insects in the story and then use them as a source of data for this ratio and proportion lesson...
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Curated OER

Gone Lobstering

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This simple activity has young mathematicians consider all of the expenses, and monetary rewards a typical lobsterman encounters when going about his business. Given a few pieces of information, pupils must figure out a lobsterman will...
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Education World

Greater Than or Less Than With "Mr. Great"

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Those tricky symbols for greater than and less than have stumped young mathematicians for generations. Mr. Great is a paper plate cut into a Pac-Man shape that can be used to keep track of which direction the symbols should face. This...
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Curated OER

Multiple Variables in an Equation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young mathematicians apply problem-solving skills to equations that have more than one variable. They will work through the process to problem solve and discover the solution.
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Curated OER

Measure: Bearings and Scale Drawings

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young mathematicians practice measuring acurately with a protractor. They convert measurements using a scale factor, then translate the new information into diagrams. This lesson should be a hit in that it's mostly hands-on work with the...
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Curated OER

Positive-Negative Charge Model For Integers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Use two different colors of bingo chips to represent positive and negative charges. Add and subtract them in a clear glass beaker to demonstrate how to add and subtract integers. This visual, along with a number line, will really help...
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Curated OER

Talking About Your Name in Math Terms

For Teachers K - 12th
Add imagination and creativity to your math lesson plan. Young mathematicians investigate ways to express their names in mathematical terms. For instance, they can count the number of letters, analyze the geometric shapes of the letters,...
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University of Arkansas

Twizzling Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using food as a manipulative is one of the best ways to incorporate hands-on learning in the classroom. This hands-on approach allows young mathematicians to compare, order, and identify fractions with the use of Twizzlers® and fraction...
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Curated OER

One Size Fits All, Part 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Can you tell how tall someone is just by looking at their feet? In this activity, young mathematicians measure their height, arm span, and foot size, graph their findings, and answer questions about how these measurements are related....
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Curated OER

How Much Do I Watch TV?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this television watching worksheet, students determine the amount of television they watch in a week by recording the names and times of the shows. They total the number of hours of watching time. You can use this with upper...
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Curated OER

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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Fun with Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Using a varity of strategies, young mathematicians solve multistep word problems. They play a logic game as a whole group, and then work with a partner on a computer to complete a worksheet that requires a variety of problem solving...
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Curated OER

Napier's Rods

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young mathematicians explore the concept of multiplication using Napier's Rods. They use Popsicle sticks to create a 3D model of Napier's Rods. Pupils multiply multiple digit numbers using Napier's Rods.
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Curated OER

Linking Number Patterns and Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Examine algebra using digital resources! Budding mathematicians will watch Cyberchase episode segments that propose a problem. Using information gathered from the video, they practice recording number patterns in several different ways:...
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Curated OER

Calculator Puzzle Patterns

For Teachers K - 5th
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...

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