Students use paper cups and colored chips to observe properties of operations with real numbers. As a class, students brainstorm and use manipulatives to demonstrate associative, commutative, distributive identity and inverse properties....

Third graders construct a short paragraph about what it means to be treated equally. They list some rights that they have as children and then participate in an activity where they are not treated equally so that they know how it feels.

Students investigate mola artwork from Panama. They discover the choices necessary to create a successful piece. Students understand the color and shape choices necessary for this art form.