Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Teen Go Fish

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Kindergartners play the classic game Go Fish as they practice identifying numbers in the teens. A fun and engaging activity that develops number recognition skills in young learners. As added support, provide cards that include both the...
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Curated OER

Fish Eyes Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts learning exercise, students read a story called Fish Eyes. Students cut out little fish and add one to each picture. Then, students count the new total in each picture.
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Math is in the Cards!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Is the rainy day schedule disrupting your class? Here is a great way to practice basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills while building automaticity and problem solving. This activity provides the rules to three different...
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Beacon Learning Center

Fishing for Tens

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Children brainstorm and list pairs of numbers that equal ten. In small groups they play Tens Go Fish, which is like regular Go Fish, except your goal is to make pairs that equal ten. Make math fun with this fishing game! A worksheet is...
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Go LEGO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".
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Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value lesson, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Students answer...
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Fish Count

For Teachers K
Students participate in hands-on activities in which they count and match objects to 10 or more using one-to-one correspondence and make a record of objects counted, which be kept in a math portfolio.
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Probability Cards: How Likely Will This Happen?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math activity, students investigate the probability of different scenarios. Students read 24 brief situations on the cards and rate them with one of the 24 words such as: no chance, poor chance, likely, certainly, possibly.
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Place Value

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use various manipulatives and play a game to practice place value and to help them visually see how many "ten" is.
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Handley 75th Anniversary Football Problem

For Students 8th - 10th
In this football learning exercise, students read clues and use logic to determine the names of football players.  This one-page learning exercise contains 16 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Gummy Candy Count

For Teachers K
Use the book, The Gummy Candy Counting Book, to practice counting up to ten objects in a group. This lesson nicely-combines language arts and math in a way that should lead to effective teaching.
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Numbers and Counting

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore the numbers one through five. Over a three week period, students visit centers in the room to investigate and perform hands-on activities with numbers. They trace numbers, write numbers in shaving cream, count objects,...
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Numeracy Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students complete a series of lesson plans dealing with numbers, counting, and ordering. In this numbers lesson plan, students identify numbers, identify number patterns, count forwards and backwards, and more.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Go Fishing for a Ten

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders use a familiar card game to help them build their math fact fluency for facts where the sum is 10.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Go Fishing for Doubles

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders play a favorite card game which practices the quick and accurate recall of double facts.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pick a Card, Any Card

For Students 3rd - 5th
No matter what your favorite card game is, we all wish we could use psychic powers to draw the card we want on our turn. You may not have psychic powers, but you might have the power of probability on your side. Do this experiment and...