Curated OER
Equations and Inequalities Projects
Students compose equations and inequalities whose solutions are the integers 1-31 and utilize them to number one month of a calendar. They take notes on two ways to work backwards from a solution: by using the number and by setting x...
Heidi Songs
Zoo Animal Probability Graph
Capture the engagement of your young mathematicians with a collaborative graphing activity. Using a deck of zoo animal picture cards, students select a picture from the deck, record the chosen animal on a graph,...
Scholastic
Collaborative Year-End Projects
Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.
Curated OER
Japan Online Project Lesson Plan
Give your class this introductory activity to spark interest in the Japanese language. Learners look at the Japanese vowels and practice their pronunciation. Then the class works to match vocabulary words to their visual representation.
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: How Many Days?
Sharpen your logic and calendar skills while working on this challenge. Solution available.
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendars & Time Measure
Study the math and history involved in the development of the 12 month calendar. There are lots of links to informative time and calendar websites to assist you.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Algebra Fun With Calendars
A fun algebraic problem involving a calendar. Discussion, solution, and follow-up problem are included.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Calendar Calculations
Follow the directions and use your problem solving skills on this one page website to help you find the solution. Solutions are available right on the NRich website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Calendar Patterns
On this one page website sharpen your logic and pattern recognition skills while working on this calendar challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Calendar Cubes
Solve this problem using your reasoning problem solving skills. The solution is available on this one page website.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Why We Learn About Dates and Times?
Why is it important for good mathematicians to understand the concepts of date and time? Discover the reasons in this lesson that explores the real-world connections and includes two interactive games that help build time-telling skills.