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Number Stories

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars write and solve various number stories. They solve number stories using one, two and three digit numbers. Students practice writing sentences using the following 6+1 traits, ideas and content, organization, word choice and...
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Who's In The Fact Family?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math lesson, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Students use manipulatives to explore fact families.
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Finding Perimeter and Area

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand the perimeter by units and now find perimeter by addition. In this perimeter lesson, 3rd graders relate their prior knowledge to adding the sides of the perimeter by answering a series of questions.
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Working Out Word Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study word problems and learn to identify key words to solve the problems. In this word problems instructional activity, students role play as detectives to find key words in addition and subtraction word problems. Students then...
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Mental Math Counts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners use mental math. They describe reasonable and unreasonable sums and differences. Students use mental math to find the sums and differences of addition and subtraction facts at random. They solve addition and subtraction facts...
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Math Vocabulary

For Students 6th
For this math vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders match twenty-three math vocabulary words from column A to the definitions in column B.
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Multiplication Illustration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use literature and art to apply the principals of multiplication with three or more factors. They write and illustrate their own books following criteria outlined in a checklist imbedded in this plan.
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Differences in amounts

For Students 5th - 10th
For this differences in amounts worksheet, students solve word problems where they figure out differences of amounts of two and three digit numbers. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Fill in the Missing Numbers

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students fill in the missing number in 5 addition problems involving 3 single and double-digit numbers. Students write their answers in the boxes provided.
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Summer Packing

For Students 4th
In this problem solving activity, 4th graders write four problems that can be solved. Students use the information provided in order to create problems that can be solved using multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. The...
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Numbers Make Sense

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore number values by completing estimation problems in class. In this place value lesson, 2nd graders identify the use of decimals in numbers and how they relate to fractions or parts of a whole. Students utilize flash...
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Multiplication Strategies and Writing Story Problems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders model multiplication problems using Unifix cubes. They compute and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of 3- and 4- digit numbers and basic facts of multiplication and division. They practice mental math...
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Making Number Stories

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this making number stories instructional activity, students use addition sentences to create word problems. In this short answer instructional activity, students write two word problems.
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Egg Count

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice writing addition and subtraction sentences. They use an activity sheet to count white and browm eggs and solve addition and subtraction problems. Aftterwards, they write addition and subtraction sentences.
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Writing and Solving Equations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify specific words in a sentence to solve the correct operation and write equations. In this writing equations lesson, 5th graders follow the teacher through several word problems on an overhead projector and isolate...
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At The Edge of Whole Thousands

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this whole thousands worksheet, students determine how much is missing from a "thousand block" and write an addition sentence, then complete addition sentences by filling in missing numbers.
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Real Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, middle schoolers evaluate the expressions that use integers. They also differentiate between the values of two integers as greater or less than.
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Building Word Problems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study addition and subtraction facts. In equal groups, they play a race game to correctly solve addition and subtraction problems. Using a PowerPoint presentation, the teacher demonstrates how to write word problems and...
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Division and Multiplication Fact Families

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students examine 4 pictures and write 2 division sentences and 2 multiplication sentences which go with the pictures.
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Using Colons Effectively

For Students 6th - 7th
In this colons worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive exercise about the correct use of colons in sentences.
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A Course in Basic Skills

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete a course in basic skills in order to meet the standards for sophomore year. Using one of their classmates papers, they identify the main idea, topic sentence and theme. They also identify the transitional words...
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Reading Like Wild Animals!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read orally a number of times to increase oral reading speed and fluency. The teacher models fluent oral reading, and the students practice on sample sentences. They then read with a partner working to increase their oral...
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Order of Operations

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I activity, 9th graders use the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions containing parenthesis and brackets.  The one page interactive activity contains instruction, worked examples and ten practice...
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How Many More Do You Need

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this missing addends worksheet, students draw additional train cars to the existing picture to complete each addition sentence with a missing addend. Students also fill in the missing number.