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Wild Animal Math

For Teachers Pre-K
Students examine wild animals. In this sorting and counting lesson, students are introduced to animals by viewing pictures. Students discuss the sounds they make, where they live and what they eat. Students pretend to be the animals....
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Learning Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K
Students draw circles according to the number that they see. In this counting lesson plan, students have to draw the amount of circles that represent the numbers they see.
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The Number Match Game

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Kindergarteners practice matching words and symbols by playing an index card activity. They create flash cards numbered 0 to 20 and challenge each other in groups to identify the values of the numbers. Learners utilize beans or buttons...
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Understanding 10: Backwards and Forwards

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Help your young mathematicians completely master 10 by practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and recording numbers displayed. They make 10 with groups of two-different colored cubes and color in 10-frames to show how...
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How Many Under the Shell?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Children discover basic addition and subtraction facts. They play an online game in which they practice addition and subtraction facts. This could be a perfect computer lab activity for your students to engage in.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Assessing Reading Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Youngsters develop their number sense by rote counting from one to ten. Over time, they identify the numbers on their own and no longer rely on fixed recitation. Using numerical flashcards, a teacher will randomly choose numbers from the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

What’s Missing?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Now you see them, now you don't! This fun peek-a-boo activity engages young mathematicians in developing their ability to compose and decompose numbers. After being presented with a series of counters, children close their eyes while the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Christina's Candies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help Christina figure out how many chocolate and lemon candies she has with a lesson on decomposing numbers. When presenting this context to the class, the teacher chooses the total number of candies and the number that are chocolate,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

1.OA, NBT, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
First graders are exposed to addition of three whole numbers in a math activity centered around Eric Carle's, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As the teacher reads, young mathematicians use counters and ten-frames to symbolize the number of...
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Turkey Feathers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils demonstrate counting skills. For this number sense lesson, students glue numbered feathers onto a turkey pattern in numerical order.
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Matching Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K
Students match numbers 1-5. In this matching numbers lesson, students count the spots on ladybugs. Students read the numbers written on flowers and determine where each ladybug should land.
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Frogs and Turtles

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students notice differences between frogs and turtles. In this frog themed lesson, students review what frogs are and practice counting to five with the help of music and a coloring worksheet.
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Investigation - Peg Race

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore time by comparing the duration of an egg timer with how many pegs they can put in a pegboard. They experience one on one correspondence, as they place a peg in the whole. Students discover estimation of time and number...
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Math on a Roll

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students practice various math skills using a polyhedral die. For this dice game lesson, students practice multiplication, addition, place value, and money using games. Standard dice may be used instead of a polyhedral die with...
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How Many More?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars complete subtraction problems where they use goldfish crackers as their manipulatives in the problem. For this subtraction lesson plan, students use words and pictures to also show their problems.
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Circles 1, 2, 3, 4

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a way to help your charges identify circles and spheres. In this shapes geometry and technology lesson, students identify and draw circles and explain the related attributes. They recognize circles and spheres while exploring...
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Earning Money

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Where does money come from? Is it limitless and always available? Introduce your youngsters to the concept of earning through jobs and/or chores with a matching activity and provided worksheets.
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Native American Pebble and Pot Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students participate in a game using 12 manipulatives.  In this addition and subtraction lesson students play a game originated by the Native Americans and  look at a number of items and calculate how many are hidden. Items looked at and...
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Investigation - The Bakery Shop

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students participate in mathematical music and subtraction using their fingers when indicated in the song. In this music/math lesson plan, students count their fingers and  pretend their fingers are cookies. Students sing the song and...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Building Sets of Nine

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students match quantities to their number.  For this building to nine lesson, students put groups of objects together to make a group of nine.
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Further Investigating Greater Than, Less Than, and Equal to

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate number relationships such as greater than, less than, and equal to. In this number relationship lesson plan, students use number mats and a fish with a large, open mouth to practice showing number relationships.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Shake and Spill

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Entertaining as well as educational, this math activity about decomposing numbers is bound to capture the engagement of young learners. Given a cup and five two-color counters, young mathematicians simply shake and spill the cup,...
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Resources for Early Childhood

Making Math Meaningful and Enjoyable

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Your young learners will enjoy mathematics that is meaningful correspondence as they play their way to a deep mathematical foundation. Organized around the math standards, this appropriate sequence of conceptual, preschool...
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Yummy Gummy Subtraction

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students practice subtraction facts using gummy bears. In this subtraction lesson, students use the gummy bears as a manipulative to solve simple subtraction facts.

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