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Math Cubes
Students practice addition and subtraction while making and then playing a game. For this addition and subtraction lesson, students will make dice using a cube tracer and number and number sign tracers to make the numbers and number...
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Incredible Equations - Math Calendar Activity
Students review math facts and create their own math problems using the numbers in the current date. They demonstrate the problems using various manipulatives.
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Alexander Used to Be Rich
Reading Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, launches this lesson appropriate for children who recognize coins and have been introduced to coin values. Using addition and subtraction skills, the class tracks Alexander’s spending...
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Cookie Sheet Math
In this addition and subtraction practice worksheet, students solve math problems as they follow the instructions provided in the math game.
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Even and Odd Numbers: Lesson Plans and Sample Problems
If your youngsters are new to numbers, here are several interactive strategies to get them thinking about even and odd numbers. For example, they can count the number of desks, people, etc. in the room and determine if it is even or odd....
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the Whale Game
Students listen to whale stories and answer addition and subtraction problems in the stories. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students receive 20 goldfish. Based on the story they eat the goldfish. Students write number...
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Add a Quack, Quack Here
The teacher will read-aloud the book Quack and Count and call upon studens to demonstrate various sums of seven. They brainstorm a list of ideas of things that can be combined or added together. They are given unifix cubes to demonstrate...
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One More or One Less?
Hook new mathematicians with a candy-themed approach to addition and subtraction. They examine 10 numbers (not exceeding 19) printed on candy wrappers. For each, learners calculate and record numbers with values one more and one...
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Differences Are Keys For Coloring
In this math instructional activity, students solve subtraction problems and match the differences to color words to complete a picture. Students solve twenty problems to color the picture.
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Pop-A-Top Math Game
Students play pop-a-top math game to practice solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
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Special Symbols
Bridge the gap between the term "take away" and the actual subtraction symbol using these illustrated practice problems. For each, youngsters see the number sentence in three ways: images of birds on twigs, written out in word form, and...
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Monkey Subtraction
Students listen to the book Five Little Monkeys Sitting In a Tree, identify written numbers 0-9 and the symbol for subtraction; students subtract two single digit numbers using manipulatives, and recite the corresponding number sentence.
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Number Line Locomotion
Here is a great lesson that incorporates movement into academic learning. Students improve addition subtraction skills by using number lines and locomotor movement.
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More or Less Pigs in the Pen
Kindergarteners practice basic addition and subtraction. In this math lesson, students sing a song about pigs on a farm to help them understand the concept of adding and subtracting things together. Some excellent extension activities...
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Counting Petals
Students solve addition and subtraction problems. In this problem solving activity, students solve math problems written on flowers. Using petals as a counting aid, students demonstrate the answer by attaching the correct number of...
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How Many More?
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.
Fuel the Brain
Representing numbers and Separation (subtraction)- Result Unknown
Your learners will follow the given directions by drawing 3 shirts on the clothesline provided, and then by subtracting 1 that fell off to give the new number.
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Melt in Your Mouth Subtraction
Students engage in a lesson which involves role-play and the use of manipulatives to solve subtraction problems. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain subtraction practice. They get to eat the...
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Making It Balance
Students listen to story, "The 100-Pound Problem," compare their weight with character in story, and weigh different classroom items using nonstandard units and standard units. They experiment with different items that can make scale...
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Flipping with Math
Students write simple addition number sentences. In this addition lesson, students write simple addition number sentences using tangible objects as their guide. Using a paint or drawing program on the computer, students create a visual...
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Counting Rabbits
You've heard of counting sheep, but what about counting rabbits? This is a fun way to approach data analysis with young mathematicians. Examining a chart, they see how many times James and his family saw rabbits in their yard over a...
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Comparing Sets
Young scholars count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
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Number Line Addition
Students solve addition problems. In this math lesson plan, students use a number line to solve addition problems. Students complete a worksheet of addition problems.
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Subtracting Monkeys
Students sing a song that counts backwards from five to one and illustrate the countdown with puppets. They write the correct subtraction problem for each verse of the song.