Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Incredible Equations [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in addition and subtraction.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Fact Families

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
As a whole class, the teacher presents students with 3 numbers on cards, such as 5, 8, and 3. The teacher asks the students to find all the ways the numbers can be put together in addition or subtraction sentences. This lesson includes...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Computation and Picture Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This sample chapter from Hurst's book Picturing Math is an excellent resource for using picture books and activities for learning computation.
Activity
Other

Art of Math: Making Math Fun

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site offers customizable math challenges to help students master their math facts. Options include skill, age, and difficulty level as well as number of problems.
Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Pocket Money [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate fluency in adding and subtracting whole numbers.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Everyday Math

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Students will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Hitting the Target Number

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The purpose of this task is to help learners develop flexible strategies for adding and subtracting within 20. Students will pick 5 number cards from pre-made cards labeled 1-10. Then, another student will pick a "target number" between...