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Curated OER

Pick A Number

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers find out which month has the most class birthdays (mode) and which birthday represents the middle point of all the birthdays (median). They gather and organize data to find one number that fairly represents the whole...
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Pizza! Pizza!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders tally, sort, and organize pizza orders from monthly school sales. They create an advertising campaign to promote the School Pizza Sale, record the data in graph form, compare and contrast the tallies throughout the year,...
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Economics Budget Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your class members will have the opportunity to practice the valuable skill of constructing a personal budget using real-world resources, such as a car advertisement and grocery list. They will take into consideration monthly and yearly...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Weather Graph Data

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Teaching young mathematicians about collecting and analyzing data allows for a variety of fun and engaging activities. Here, children observe the weather every day for a month, recording their observations in the form of a bar graph....
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Susita's Account

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your algebra high schoolers double their money monthly in this task based on a checking account balance. Learners write an equation to model the situation and then use their model to answer contextual questions.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Selling Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A quick activity to test your learners' knowledge of percent increase. When an electronic store needs a 30% increase in computer sales, your mathematicians must calculate how many computers they need to sell next month.
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Curated OER

Eating Up Idioms

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Ah, food idioms! Now that sounds tasty. Class members read and discuss various food-related idioms, create an illustration of a food-related idiom, and develop a class book or bulletin board to celebrate figurative language and National...
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Curated OER

Birds, Fractions and Percentages

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study fractions, percentages, spreadsheets, and computers by watching and recording the number of species of birdsseen. They create a spreadsheet to record the results of their one month study.
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Curated OER

Piles of Paper

For Teachers K - 6th
Track how much paper their class uses in a week. They will pile their used paper into one place, each day the pile is measured. They make predictions about how much paper they would collect in a month, then recycle the paper.
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Sierra College

"Deals on Wheels!" Car Loan Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Help your class members learn how to use their income wisely with a comprehensive lesson plan on calculating monthly car payments. Using basic math skills and online calculators, your learners will determine the total amount to be...
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Get Acquainted with the Great Outdoors

For Teachers K - 8th
National Parks and Recreation Month offers opportunities to improve health and education.
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Taste the Learning

For Teachers All
Lesson and activity ideas to Incorporate National Blueberry Month into all content areas.
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Bowland

Cats and Kittens

For Students 6th - 8th
Can a cat have 2,000 descendants in 18 months? To determine if this claim is realistic, individuals must take different pieces of information into account when justifying their responses.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Foxes and Rabbits 3

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Model periodic populations. Here, in the context of foxes and rabbits, pupils look at graphs of the populations of these animals in a national park over a span of 24 months. Groups analyze the graphs and determine trigonometric...
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Steered Straight

Marijuana Awareness

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
February is Marijuana Awareness Month, and a set of interdisciplinary activities can make your class aware of the social, medical, legal, and psychological effects of marijuana. With writing prompts, research opportunities, and...
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Persuasive/Argumentative Essay vs. Opinion writing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Reinforce persuasive and argumentative writing skills with this lesson, which utilizes SchoolNet News Network's website/SNN Monthly magazine. Young writers review journalism writing styles that help them explain that writing a persuasive...
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Curated OER

Researching African Americans Who Made a Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Celebrate Black History Month with this instructional activity, in which middle schoolers create an essay about a famous African-American. Writers conduct research online, take notes to write an essay in proper format, and use ideas,...
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Agile Mind

Isabella’s Credit Card

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
An in-depth activity that involves a real-world problem about credit card debt. Learners are given a scenario in which Isabella plans to stop using her credit card and pay off the balance by paying a fixed amount each month. The first...
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Visa

Road Rules: Researching and Buying a Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do the loan principal, interest rate, and term all factor into a monthly car payment? Introduce your class to some of the key steps and considerations of obtaining a loan and purchasing a car.
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101 Questions

Electric Bill

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A brilliant resource is at your disposal. Future consumers investigate and discuss an electric bill. Given only partial information, they estimate the monthly bill. They then consider how tiered pricing will affect the bill.
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Commemorating Women's History

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Lesson and project ideas to celebrate Women's History Month.
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All About Almanacs

For Teachers All
Use almanacs to entice your learners to explore non-fiction texts in celebration of Read-An-Almanac Month!
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Honoring an Organization that Brings Relief to Our Nation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Acknowledge the importance of Red Cross Month in your classroom with these awareness activities.
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Lunar and Planetary Institute

Moon Flip Book

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Watch an entire month flash before your eyes with this fun phases-of-the-moon flip book activity.

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