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Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter Review Using Legos

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Lesson plan in which students calculate area, build areas to a given amount, and calculate the perimeter with the use of Legos. Step by step instructions and videos are provided. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.c Use area models to represent...
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Better Lesson: Classroom Math Tools

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students should develop an awareness of and correctly use the classroom tools that are available to assist them with their mathematical learning. This lesson plan introduces them to math manipulatives and a math journal. Videos of...
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Better Lesson: Math Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders have worked with models and strategies to solve a variety of math problems. Today they will need to use those strategies to complete the math tasks.
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Better Lesson: Is This Math or Isn't It?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
SWBAT identify the math all around them and explain their thinking.
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Better Lesson: Math Hunt Part 2

For Teachers 2nd Standards
SWBAT take the data from class and home and create comparisons of the different ways math is used by adults.
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Better Lesson: Math Trash

For Teachers 2nd
A lesson where students collect trash, sort, and record the mass in grams. They will use their knowledge of numbers to figure out what category of trash had the most. The biggest idea of the lesson is that students will be more likely to...
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Better Lesson: Writing and Solving Number Stories

For Teachers 2nd Standards
We can apply math to almost every part of the day and make math have a purpose for students.
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Better Lesson: Using Models to Add and Subtract

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Common Core standards encourage the use of models to build understanding in math. This lesson shows sometimes reluctant 2nd graders that models are helpful tools in solving mathematical problems.
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Better Lesson: Larger Numbers: A Tie to Social Studies

For Teachers 2nd Standards
I want my students to realize that numbers are everywhere and math is applicable to almost all other subjects. Geography offers a perfect opportunity for students to make this connection.
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Better Lesson: Let's Review

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Revisit, Revisit, Revisit! Students need repeated exposure to math concepts to really understand how they work.
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Better Lesson: Unit 3 Assessment

For Teachers 2nd Standards
It is important to assess students periodically to plan for future lessons to meet student needs.
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Better Lesson: Manipulation Central

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Not everyone solves a problem in the same way. Reinforcing that different strategies can be used effectively is the goal of this lesson.
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Better Lesson: The Neighbors of Doubles

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The big idea of this lesson is that students can solve for near doubles by thinking of the related doubles fact.
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Better Lesson: Our Understanding of Numbers

For Teachers 2nd Standards
This lesson is an informal assessment of student understanding of the base ten system, a critical area in the Common Core.
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Better Lesson: More Than Two Numbers

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The big idea of this lesson is that three (or more) numbers can be grouped together and added. The order of this grouping doesn't matter.
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University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: The Human Counting Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
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University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: "Guess the Number" Magic Trick

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The activity has learners convert back and forth between decimal and binary expansions of numbers. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson plan toolkit.
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Better Lesson: Comparing Temperatures

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders should be able to recognize what makes one number greater or smaller than another, using place value understanding which is crucial to Common Core mastery. This lesson plan combines math and science by having students...
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Better Lesson: Walking the Number Line

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The number line is a powerful math tool students can use to model their thinking when solving addition and subtraction problems. Use this instructional activity to help students use the number line to count forwards and backwards from 0...
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Better Lesson: Is the Statement True or False?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders use their knowledge of place value to determine whether a comparison statement is true or false.
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Better Lesson: Larger Number Patterns

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders can find patterns in 4-digit numbers that will help them when counting over decades and centuries.
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Better Lesson: Patterns in Nature

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Are there patterns in nature that can be described by numbers? That is what we will find out here.
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Better Lesson: Time and Money

For Teachers 2nd Standards
As the result of a Unit assessment, it was found that students showed some confusion with writing time and with adding sets of coins. These skills need to be reviewed to aid in mastery of the Common Core standards for time and money.
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Better Lesson: Subtracting With Partners of 100

For Teachers 2nd Standards
When subtracting ten from a 2 digit number, 2nd graders should be able to compute the answer as fluently and comfortably as do when they add ten to a 2 digit number.

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