Curated OER
Character Study
Third graders work in pairs to choose two characters and find their similarities and differences. In this character lesson, 3rd graders compare characters by their actions and attributes. Students individually complete a...
K5 Learning
Alex and Amanda's First Concert
Going to your first concert is an unforgettable experience. Read about two sisters making plans to attend their first concert with a reading passage and multiple-choice questions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
The identification of various parts of the human body is the focus of this biology lesson. Young scientists sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," and trace the human body onto butcher paper. Additionally, they label the parts...
Curated OER
Big Snowball Fight
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Big Snowball Fight. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...
Curated OER
Seasoning the School Year
Learners observe the changes a class tree goes through as the seasons change and record observations in journals. They investigate changes in the weather, changes in the length of the day, and how that affects people. They create...
Curated OER
Alphabet Letters Aa-Zz
In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.
Curated OER
Literature - November
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
Curated OER
The Suffix-ous
In this suffix worksheet, students add -ous to a base word from the box to complete the sentences. Students then complete a challenge section.
Curated OER
Polar Express Lesson Plan
Students write and illustrate a wish for the first gift of Christmas. In this Christmas lesson plan, students read the book The Polar Express and then write what they wish could be the first gift of Christmas.
Curated OER
November - Poetry
First graders respond to poetry through a group activity. They interact with rhythm and tempo in poetry through an oral presentation. They experiment with choral speaking. They discuss Thanksgiving family traditions.
Curated OER
Music
Third graders learn the song "Blow the Man Down" and know that it is a work song. They differentiate between loud and soft singing. They use body movements to reinforce the recognition of music in 3/4 time.
Curated OER
Strawkets and Control
Students investigate the effect that fins have on rocket flight. They construct two paper rockets that they can launch by blowing through a straw, one with fins and one with wings, and observe and record the results of the rocket flights.
Curated OER
Adam and Eve in Art
First graders observe closely the way a Biblical theme is portrayed in art. They identify the medium of terra cotta as based on clay. They differentiate a sculpted form from paintings.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Math Story From the Concrete to the Symbolic
Contains plans for four cross-curricular lessons that ask students to write simple addition and subtraction stories after reading a number of models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Intelli Gum: A Success Story
Introduce polynomial operations to your middle school students using the highly engaging story of ?IntelliGum?. This one-of-a-kind gum, when chewed regularly, and in appropriate quantities, will make you smarter. As part of this creative...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Computation and Picture Books
This sample chapter from Hurst's book Picturing Math is an excellent resource for using picture books and activities for learning computation.
Other
Project Happy Child: Adding Fractions Story & Worksheets
Miss Walker explains to Bart the fine details of adding fractions. At the end of the discourse is a link, "Return to Fractions index," where you can go to print off some practice sheets.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Jack & the Zero Clan
In this instructional activity, students will create and solve a word problem related to adding and subtracting within 1,000, develop a script for a short scene using dialect, and perform it using the elements of performance,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Good Bye Training Wheels!
Take a bike ride with Max and add up the miles he has traveled. Use the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges to create an engaging learning experience!
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Farmer Fred's Counting Farm
Add and rhyme with Farmer Fred, then use the activity sheet to work through some more farm addition. The teacher's guide and extra challenges will be helpful in lesson planning.
Other
Real Sociedad Matematica Espanola: Divulga Mat: Erase Una Vez Un Problema
Short stories written with the intention to entertain those who think that mathematics must be serious or who reject mathematics. These problem stories with an added dose of humor shows that letters and numbers are a bit at odds.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Path to Positive
Using the story Less than Zero by Stuart Murphy, middle schoolers relate money matters to positive and negative numbers as a real-life correlation. Incorporated into this lesson plan, students play the path to positive game where they...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Make 37
Sharpen your logic and addition skills while working on this challenge. Solution.
Other
Nearpod: Addition & Subtraction Within 20
In this lesson on addition and subtraction within 20, 1st graders learn how to solve addition and subtraction story problems by finding clue words. Adding three addends is also taught in this lesson.