Learners purchase items in their classroom store. In this money lesson plan students create a classroom store. The learners have a given amount of money and have to decide if they have enough to purchase the items that they would like to.

Students study sorting. In this classification lesson, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.

Students calculate the slope of the equation In this algebra lesson, students graph coordinate pairs of linear equations and identify the relationship between x and y values and slope.  They differentiate between functions and...

Students reduce fractons.  In this fractions lesson plan, students visit a given website and perform directed activities.  They reduce fractions to their lowest terms.  Students complete worksheets containing fractions.

Students explore the amount of waste produced by humans. In this ecology lesson, students predict which lunch bag and its contents will produce the most waste. Leftover material is examined, amounts are recorded, and a bar graph is...

Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation instructional activity, students estimate the number of Cheerios in their cup. Students then determine the number of Cheerios in the entire box using what they know about...

Fourth graders create a calendar about their state. In this state calendar lesson, 4th graders select a state theme and create a calendar based on that theme. Students write paragraphs for each month related to the theme and design the...

Students research inventions that have been created. In this historical technology lesson, students read the Harcourt Brace social studies textbook and discuss how inventors used graphs to display data. Students create a table to write...

First graders read a story and locate where the countries in the story are located. In this traditions lesson plan, 1st graders explore food dishes from different countries and discuss where they are located. Students tell their favorite...

Fourth graders complete a worksheet identifying unnecessary information regarding 8 different math problems. In this problem solving instructional activity, 4th graders discuss the meaning of colors on a spotlight in order to develop the...

First graders practice measuring. In this measuring lesson, 1st graders read the story How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller. They measure a partner using standard (ruler) and nonstandard (feet) units.

Fourth graders use movie ticket prices and zoo admission prices to practice multiplying money amounts. In this money multiplication lesson, 4th graders use the Internet to find admission prices for amusement prices and movies. Students...

Students participate in a lesson that reviews the concept of linear functions in connection with preparation for an exam. The teacher reviews problems with the students for scaffolding. Students practice graphing linear functions.

Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.

Students explore the concept of calories. In this calories lesson, students calculate their Basal Metabolic Rate. Students determine the number of calories they burn each day. Students use a conversion factor of fat to calories to...

Pupils create counting books. For this counting book lesson, students make their own book which counts on each page and has a corresponding picture. These books can count by 1's, 2's, 5's, or even fractions. 

Students give directions to help a classmate find an object. In this direction activity, students tell the finder where to travel and how many steps to take. More difficult directions include angled turns.

Learners integrate functions using u substitution.  In this integrating functions using u substitution lesson plan, students integrate functions by setting part of the function equal to u and the other part equal to du. ...

Learners write a journal entry about where there food comes from. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss journals, the crops grown within the U.S., the import/export process and what food preparation must have been like on a...

Learners integrate locomotor skills and math skills.

Sstudents identify consumer goods obtained from the oceans. They classify the items and calculate the cost of buying these goods. After taking a simulated sea shopping spree, they tally the cost of the items purchased. They conclude the...

Third graders examine what makes soil by creating a Venn Diagram.  In this Earth environment lesson, 3rd graders identify the different components that soil is made from. Students bring soil from their homes to examine and create a...

Students watch an episode of JoJo's Circus on the Disney Channel. While viewing, they note how many things they see represented by the number 100. As a class, they practice counting numbers by tens and end the lesson by dancing to music.

Student explore an economic-decision making model to decide where to donate money they have collected. In this philanthropic money lesson, students develop a plan for raising money and then decide how to best spend it for the most...