Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Sets of 13 and 14

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Compose and decompose sets of 13 and 14 and compare sets of each with your little learners. They use objects to construct sets of 13 and 14, record their answers, and compare sets in several different ways.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subtraction Relay

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students play a team subtraction game, subtracting two-digit numbers and using addition to check their subtraction. They solve subtraction problems at the board while the team solves the same problem in their seats.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Savings

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the different ways to save money and the reasons for doing so. They use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numberrs, fractions, decimals, and/or percents, mixed numbers) to solve...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Choices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is Money?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss the difference between earned and unearned income. They use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percents, mixed numbers) to solve real-world math problems...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fraction Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice identifying common fractions using various manipulatives. They visit a visual fractions website and complete an activity. In the final activity, students create real-life problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hamburger Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine fractions in this lesson. They practice with how to reduce and perform operations on fractions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equal Parts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this equal parts worksheet, students, working with a partner, study, formulate and calculate the answers to six word problems or drawings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sticky Note Math

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concept of fractions. Working in pairs, they cover a space of a specified dimension using sticky notes. Once they have covered their space, pairs write a fraction to represent how many sticky notes have been...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability and Geometry

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the ways Geometry can help solve probability problems. Students describe platonic solids and practice calculating probability using an online resource. They construct dice with various numbers of sides to demonstrate...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mars Fraction Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain practice in the use of fractions, changing fractions, using equivalent fractions, and paying attention to detail. They divide words into fractional parts. This is a fun way for kids to work with fractions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Mania

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review adding, subtracting, multiplication and division of fractions and decimals through a variety of activities and exercises.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Equivalent Fractions

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, students solve the fraction problems that are pictured as pizza and cheesecake. They write down the fractional parts.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use blocks to show the addition and subtraction of fractions with common denominators. They identify the steps in these functions and complete a worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Working with Cuisenaire Rods In Mathematics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn the numerical value of each underlined letter of the standard Rod Code and develop systematic usage for building new units.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Giggle, Giggle, Quack Pizza Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of multiplication by using pizza. They read an article discussing how math is used everyday. They try to determine how many pizzas they would need to feed the class.
Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Intensive Math

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Three chapters worth of integer, fraction, and decimal problems to give you every type of question your learners need to be a successful mathematician. Thankfully the work has been done for you and this is a huge resource full...
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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Where Are We Going?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Come take a ride on the space bus! Scholars go on an imaginary trip to pick up their peers from the inner and outer planets while reinforcing math skills. First, learners round decimals to identify each planets' distance from Earth....
Lesson Plan
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Photoshop Scale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Say cheese! Can your class take a great photo and size it to fit any need? A career and technology-centered lesson plan demonstrates the correct way to resize images in Adobe Photoshop. Scholars view a presentation and work individually...
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Claim 2

For Students 6th Standards
They claim there are problems on the assessment. The presentation provides 13 questions that demonstrate the problem-solving claim for Smarter Balanced assessments. Teachers use the resource to provide examples of problem-solving...
Lesson Plan
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Majority Rules

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students practice the voting process by taking a group vote using fractions or percents. In this voting process instructional activity, students review the voting process and vote using hands or a private ballot. Students tally the...
Lesson Plan
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Using the Ti-83 Graphing Calculator

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this graphing calculator worksheet, students complete 11 operations on the calculator.  Students enter absolute value, exponents, radicals, fractions, mixed numbers, etc.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pizza Anyone?

For Teachers K
Students, in groups, create models of pizzes and divide them, usin Unifix cubes, into fractions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Math Rational Number Concepts

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research Egyptian hieroglyphics using print and Web resources. THey discuss Egyptian achievements in mathematics. Students explore how Egyptians used hieroglyphics to write numerals. They multiply and divide numbers using the...