New ReviewInstill kindness with a unit all about empathy. Lessons and activities follow a prepare, engage, reflect, and action sequence. Learning experiences include making the classroom a safe environment, peer-invented handshakes, discussions...

New ReviewWhen Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of the...

New ReviewHow are pests managed in a way that supports ecosystems? Individuals explore insects and ecology with a variety of hands-on activities. They learn about ecosystems and food webs by playing a modified game of tag and learn about the...

New ReviewFund raise with algebraic expressions. The sixth grade unit introduces individuals to using variables to represent numbers in algebraic expressions and equations. Pupils use eight lessons to build their knowledge of using variables...

New ReviewJoin the resistance and learn computer code while you're at it. Continuing from the previous installment, the hero of the series looks for a resistance leader using a set of conditional statements. Scholars learn how to include if,...

New ReviewBreak free from monotonous lessons. An engaging video introduces the computer coding series and describes the ongoing context. Robots have taken over, and the hero needs to escape from prison and save the world by solving a set of clues....

New ReviewShow your class the path to understanding graph theory. Scholars learn about basic graph theory using an activity based on the Bridges of Konigberg problem. They draw networks on the playground and decide whether it is possible to travel...

New ReviewMake masterful art using math. An interesting activity has learners create artwork involving tesselations. First they cut out a base shape from index cards, then they apply translations to complete their masterpieces.

New ReviewJump at the chance to use this resource. A kinesthetic activity has classmates jumping in several different ways (standing, single-step, and multiple-step jumps) to create handprints on poster paper taped to the wall. They measure the...

New ReviewBridge the gap between algebra and geometry. Scholars apply geometric knowledge to write polynomial expressions for the area of a figure. They watch as the narrator works through two examples to make the concept clear.

New ReviewNext time you're at a pool, consider how to calculate its area. Given the dimensions of a rectangular pool and the dimensions of a deck surrounding the pool as algebraic expressions, young mathematicians see how to calculate the areas....

New ReviewHow difficult is it to calculate the area of a U-shaped figure? Scholars use a helpful video to see how to determine an algebraic expression for the area of an U-shaped composite figure. The method it shows involves decomposing the...

New ReviewLooking at area with a hole. Using algebraic expressions as dimensions, learners see how to calculate the area of a rectangle that contains a square hole. The instructional video shows how to create a single expression for the area of...

New ReviewCut the area into two. Pupils see how to use algebraic expressions to find the area of a composite figure. The video breaks the figure into two rectangles and finds the missing lengths to find the area. After multiplying the dimensions,...

New ReviewHow much wood would ...? The quick video uses a linear equation to determine the size of a bookshelf given a diagram of the shelves and the amount of wood to use. Scholars see how to set up the equation and solve it to determine the...

New ReviewString the class along to help them understand large numbers. A multi-disciplinary lesson uses literature, science, and math to look at very large numbers. Pupils conceptualize how much a million is using literature before performing a...

New ReviewPlan a dinner party. Using a book by Marilyn Burns as a context, pupils learn about the relationships between area and perimeter and surface area and volume. The hands-on activities have learners rearrange tables and cut up meatballs to...

New ReviewMake the connections between area, tiling, and multiplication. A performance task and associated unit presents the concept of area and makes the connection to multiplication. Pupils work through three major sections of instruction that...

New ReviewFirmly plant the concept of area into the classroom. A performance task dealing with area uses gardening as a context. The outline of a unit with activities keeps with the gardening theme and provides instructional support for teachers....

New ReviewWatch scholars' understanding of fractions bloom. The resource presents a performance task where the fractions are equal parts from the same whole, and mathematicians must use them to solve problems about a grade level garden. Teachers...

New ReviewApply polynomial multiplication to area. The short video in a large series shows the process of creating a polynomial formula for the area of a rectangle. Using the two expressions for the length and width of a rectangle, pupils see how...

New ReviewCreate rows and rows of vegetables. Pupils use their knowledge of multiplication to find the number of vegetable shoots planted in a garden and ways to arrange the vegetables in the performance task. Teachers use the suggested unit...

New ReviewFind the value of fields. Pupils work a performance task to determine the value of individual fields created using the relationships between pattern blocks. The resource provides teachers with several activities and a unit outline on...

New ReviewPrepare the class for multiplying fractions using a sweet lesson. The task uses chocolate bars as a context for working with multiplying fractions by whole numbers. Pupils must interpret the meaning of a partial whole within the context...