Learners participate in hands-on activities using a hundreds chart and counting toes and fingers. They discover the patterns that are created when counting by ten. After a lecture/demo, students practice by using a worksheet embedded in...

Students explore number sense by completing problems in class. For this patterns lesson, students examine a group of numbers and identify what the pattern is and how it should correctly continue. Students practice utilizing number values...

Learners calculate the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. Through the use of Fibonacci numbers in flowers, leaves, fruits, vegetables, pine cones, and other forms of nature; students explore how Fibonacci numbers occur in nature. Then they...

One ratio to rule them all. Young mathematicians investigate the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio. To begin the first lesson, they use a spreadsheet to see how the Fibonacci sequence gives the Golden Ratio. The second lesson...

Students find Fibonacci sequences. In this applied Science lesson, students solve Fibonacci sequence problems. Students explore the mathematical patterns of objects in nature.

Young scholars examine the patterns that exist in Pascal's Triangle. They explore multiples and factors. Sudents use an applet to create and color the multiples in Pascal's Triangle.

Young scholars identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and use the pattern to write poetry with one syllable words. In this math and writing activity, students identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and learn about this early...

Rational, irrational, real, natural. All these words can refer to numbers. Who knew? Learners use the Visual Thesaurus and a semantic feature analysis grid to examine the different attributes of numbers. Step-by-step instructions for...

Students explore competition by participating in a peg race. In this pattern creation lesson, students utilize an egg timer and pegs or colored cubes to create patterns quickly while competing with fellow classmates to finish first....

Fourth graders create an original math problem with a detailed solution key relative to their chosen career fields.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationships of the Fibonacci Sequence. They apply the Fibonacci Sequence and find its relationship to a piano keyboard. They explore various relationships between music and the Fibonacci...

Students become familiar with patterns, the Fibonacci Sequence, and the Golden Ratio. They see how many places these occur. They have practical applications for using the calculator and making charts to extend patterns.

Investigate multiplication problem solving strategies by working with base 10 blocks. Learners decompose problems with a Merlin the Magician theme. Multiple resources are provided.

Students investigate the values of a variety of Roman Numerals and compare and contrast the patterns with Arabic numbers. The application, "Numerus" is utilized to lead students through the lesson.

Fifth graders study math patterns and relationships as well as learn about the heritage of Aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan. In this patterns and heritage lesson, 5th graders research the daily lives of First Nations People in...

Students become interactive participants in introductory and practice activities involving positive and negative numbers. After watching a video, students play games together which help them use positive and negative numbers effectively.

Students analyze number sense by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this number sequence lesson, students examine several groups of numbers and identify the sequence in the group before adding on to it. Students check...

Students use pattern blocks and triangular grid paper to review shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked: "Have you ever seen a floor or a wall...

Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...

Students find patterns relating the lengths of the sides of squares to their areas. In this squares and square roots instructional activity, students draw squares and find their areas. They estimate the sides of square when given the...

Students explore fractal geometry. They do online explorations of fractals to discover applications of fractal geometry for a report.

Sixth graders investigate metric measurements. For this metric measurement lesson, 6th graders explore mass, capacity, and length. Students examine graduated cylinders and balance scales to obtain measurements. Resources are provided.

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing activity! This cross-curricular Ornithology activity incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

Learners explore number sense by completing a number set worksheet. In this fractions lesson, students utilize pattern blocks as a visual reference to the fractions they practice identifying. Learners read the book Clean-Sweep Campers...