Students determine that limited resources require choices. They study the basic concept of a budget and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percents, mixed numbers) to...

Third graders add merchandise up to find total cost and line up numbers correctly to the decimal point.

In this sums with nine worksheet, 1st graders calculate the sums of nine in ten sets of red dots, calculate the answers to twenty five addition equations.

Pupils explore why coin collectors would find American Eagle coins important additions to their collections. They generate a list of items that they collect or save. They identify reasons that people collect different items.

Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson very effectively demonstrates the concept of volume.

Students explore the value of recycling. They consider the importance of giving back to their school community. They calculate their earnings using multiplication and addition.

In this mathematics worksheet, learners identify a whole number as a combination of two smaller parts. They use counters to help them add various combinations of numbers.

Here is another State Quarter instructional activity. This one uses the Mississippi State Quarter. Pupils utilize beautifully-designed worksheets embedded in the plan, to practice calculating which combinations of flowers they can afford...

Use paper strips or models to relate division problems to division of fraction problems. Since the materials can be broken up, it helps them to show how they can complete repeated subtraction with fractions and not just whole numbers.

This thorough introduction to the concept of subtracting negative integers walk learners through the necessary steps using teacher modeling and guided practice. Number lines and various word problems are used to support understanding of...

Help your learners get practice with operations involving decimals. They will follow prescribed steps that require them to use mixed operations to solve problems with decimals. Great for practice after pupils have had comprehensive...

Third graders understand the economics of choices in buying. In this goods and services lesson plan, 3rd graders participate in activities to make choices about purchases. Students write stories, answer questions, and complete worksheets...

Sixth graders work with mathematical expressions by interpreting, analyzing and problem solving with them. In this two step algebraic problem solving lesson, 6th graders use algebra tiles to solve equations.

Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students find the area of complex polygons. They solve word problems using rates and distances.

Eighth graders review adding and subtracting of integers. The class makes a number line from -10 to 10 and practice adding and subtracting by "acting out" the math problems. Students play a card game using the number cards from a regular...

Students plan an ecotour of the Australian rainforest. They prepare fact sheets about animals, create a mural, prepare a advertising brochure and a guided tour of the rainforest.

Students strengthen skills in mathematics, problem solving, and communication skills by working together in groups using "Hot Dog Stand: The Works" educational software.

Sixth graders use dominos and plastic chips to study common denominators and fractions. They describe how these operations are related to each other.

Students pretend as if they have just won a $100 gift certificate to buy some toys and must try to spend as much of it as they can without going over.

It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where young scholars practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with...

This task challenges a student to demonstrate fluency in adding and subtracting whole numbers.

For this lesson plan students use strategies based on place value to add and subtract within 100.

Sixth graders fluently add and subtract money with decimals using the standard algorithm.