A great aspect of teaching math is that children have the freedom to solve problems using a variety of different strategies. The focus of this lesson is for young mathematicians to become aware of many ways of answering addition...

Here is a great learning task that focuses on the development of areas in computational fluency including strategies in mental math. Young learners are guided through a list of addition expressions that help them visually understand the...

It's all about the material. Learners experiment with different substances as they try to keep an ice cube from melting. They draw conclusions by answering a set of questions about the types and amount of material that had the best result.

Introduce young mathematicians to concepts of financial literacy with this open-ended word problem. With seven dollars to spend during field day and given a list of available items and their prices, children must determine how they want...

Build counting fluency in your kindergartners with this counting and grouping timed learning game. Provide various groups of objects to count such as a clear plastic bag filled with 7 beans or a cup with 5 pennies. There are many other...

It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.

Elevate children's reading comprehension skills with this collection of guided reading resources. From paper dice with basic comprehension questions printed on them to a system for using sticky notes to identify key...

Package design is an economic necessity. Young scholars assume the role in an interesting inquiry-based lesson. Given 24 cubic shaped candies to package, they must determine the arrangement that uses the least amount of cardboard to...

Reinforce the concept of comparing fractions with a hands-on, two-player game that calls for a visual model, score board, and dice. Players roll dice to acquire their given fraction, create the fraction using fraction tiles, then...

Think about the surface area of a cube. At this one page website, you use that information to complete the challenge. Solutions are offered right at the website.

Work with this cube problem and see if you can find a pattern. Then you can check your solution with solutions already submitted.

On this one page website sharpen your logic, geometry, spatial thinking, and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.

On this one page website use a table to help you organize the information so that you can solve this cube problem. When you are finished you can check your answer right at the website.

See if you can figure out which symbols are on which cube face at this one page website. The solution is just a click away once you have your solution in mind.

Use the shapes provided and figure out how they fit together to make a 3 X 3 cube at this one page website. The solution is readily available right at the website.

Use this challenge to see how many unique shapes can be created using exactly 5 cubes. At this one page website you can also check your results.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discuss the concept of "solids" as it applies to water. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

Solve this problem using your reasoning problem solving skills. The solution is available on this one page website.

See if you can arrange the cubes according to the directions to solve this challenge. This one page website includes the solution.

If you can visualize a cube and turn it around in your mind, then this is the challenge for you. This one page website has the solution available to check your thinking.

Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.

A math challenge where geometry, measurement, and problem solving meet. Explore the properties of three dimensional shapes when you discover how six friends can equally divide a nine inch square chocolate cake. A one page activity from...