Third graders and their teacher work together to understand cause and effect relationships in texts. The I do, we do, you do method is used as learners discuss and determine the cause and effect relationships found in several short...

Here is a quick activity to activate the minds and bodies of your young learners, whether on a brief break from work or for PE class on a rainy day. The activity prompts your class members to recognize the opposite of a term, and then...

Welcome to the backward world of negative numbers. This introductory lesson teaches young mathematicians that negative numbers are simply the opposite of positive numbers as they use number lines to plot and compare...

Isn't building with blocks an activity for toddlers? The third lab of a five-part unit teaches young computer scientists how to create their own block instructions for programming. They use these blocks to create geometric figures, spell...

Students work in teams to perform a relay race. In this relay lesson plan, students throw a bean bag to one another after they are done racing, and the first team to have all 8 players done wins the relay.

In this geometry skills learning exercise, students solve 4 problems that require them to calculate volume and surface area of geometric figures. In 2 problems students work backwards to calculate length.

In this trigonometry worksheet, learners play a skill review game that involves the problem solving strategy of working backward.  The game is similar to tic-tac-toe using the trigonometric ratios.  The one page worksheet...

In this subtraction worksheet, students count the items that are pictured and count backward by the amount indicated in each problem. They complete 7 problems by answering the question, "What is __ less?"

Jump-start your morning mathematicians with this set of warm ups! Consider simply projecting the problem of the day for the entire class and having them complete the work in individual notebooks or with a partner. Concepts include...

Find the pattern! Eighteen number sequences challenge scholars to identify and complete the pattern, adding at least four digits to the given numbers. All the sequences here involve skip counting by various single-digit numbers,...

Reading backward and moving from word to word with a pencil are just two of the many strategies employed by proofreaders that are included in a presentation about the editing stage of the writing process. In addition, viewers are asked...

In this 4-H food science worksheet, learners examine how food works in the body, find out about food preservation methods, and investigate careers in the food industry. They complete a word search, practice food photography, answer true...

Here is an Alice in Wonderland word search puzzle where learners locate and circle 20 key terms and characters from the novel. Offer this to pupils who finish their work early, or who like to work puzzles at home. 

Investigating unique number patterns gets learners to put their thinking caps on. Your whole class examines numerical palindromes that are added and multiplied. The class works to find the pattern.

Learners look at bands of colors and estimate how many rings of color there are. While working in groups, they come up with a plan of how to accurately count the rings. They attempt to find a pattern in the colors, and decide whether...

Students examine how to determine which strategy to use to solve word problems. In this word problem strategy instructional activity, students listen to a lecture on the process of using different strategies to solve math problems. They...

In this math worksheet, students practice solving word problems which require them to make a list or work backwards to find the solution. Students read and solve 5 word problems.

Students factor trinomials using algebra tiles and blocks. In this algebra lesson, students complete a trinomials station activity. They work backwords to find their answers and discuss their steps in a group.

Students read and discuss an article about carbon dating, then participate in a hands-on lab to discover how carbon dating works. Students also write a letter to a friend explaining the process, and how archeologists use the process to...

Students investigate the concepts of expressions and equations while defining the similarities and differences. They explore the operations by using a number line and record answers while working with the teacher. Students play the game...

Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.

Students use number lines to compare differences. For this math lesson, students use a number line to solve problems. Students predict differences and answer puzzles using subtraction.

Challenge young scholars with a counting-themed series of activities. Your counters will write invitations to a feast, create books about dinner parties and animals, design posters, draw pictures of their favorite peaceful places,...

Practice fundamental reading and number skills with a packet of worksheets for early readers. Pupils find sight words, trace letters, and complete number sequences.