In this decimals worksheet, learners write a mixed number and a decimal for the shaded part in 3 rectangles. Students write 6 fractions as decimals and solve 1 problem solving word problem involving a mixed fraction.

Fifth graders practice using the English measuring system by creating fractions.  In this parts of a whole lesson, 5th graders combine math key bars to simulate small parts of a bigger item.  Students combine the pieces to...

In this counting money worksheet, students count the numbers of pennies and nickels. Students write the total amount of money for the 6 examples.

Students identify and sort words into the basic categories of color and number. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice sorting number words.

In this number sentence worksheet, 3rd graders look at 2 game boards and find as many number sentences as they can that are hidden in each one. Students put their answers on the lines provided.

As the instructor reads aloud several quotes from five chapters of the story Matilda, class members mime their interpretation of the scenes. Then, after reading "Miss Honey" and "The Trenchbull" (chapters seven and eight), the...

Students make a hand print mural. In this painting instructional activity, students read the book All the Colors We Are and describe the color of their skin.  Students learn how to mix paints to create various skin tones, create...

Students identify the numbers 1-10 while listening to a counting song. They practice counting items using the numbers 1-10.

Students use a little milk mixed with food coloring to paint on the first letter of each child's name, their whole name, or another letter of their choice. In this art lesson, students butter the bread and sprinkle it with cinnamon-sugar...

High schoolers identify themes in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by analyzing the film or text. In this tolerance lesson plan, students create their own Elizabethan era terms related to interacting with different social groups. In...

Students practice rhythms and fractions on African drums in this Music lesson mixing Math skills and music notation. The lesson also includes ideas for assessment and state and national benchmarks met.

Students identify primary and secondary colors and how they relate to each other, and experiment with mixing colors.

Students discuss the kinds of things they count and how to use tally marks. In this social science instructional activity, students count animal crackers by using tally marks for each kind of animal. The tally marks are changed into...

Students study the Golden Ratio and its relationship to Renaissance artists. After exploring proportions and ratios used by Renaissance artists, students create a mix of ten variations of color paint, and record the ratios of primary...

Young students are exposed to four types of musical notes - whole, quarter, half, and eighth. They practice clapping along with the notes on each slide. A little bit of math is mixed in with the music, in that each slide shows a pie that...

Learners practice underhand throwing skills, identify values of musical notes, and add values of notes (adding fractions). students should be familiar with the names of notes and their values in 4/4 time.

Students have oceans of fun transforming a wienie into an octopus they can eat! After counting, cutting halves and fourths, observing steam and the effects of heat, they mix colors as they create a yummy dipping sauce from mustard and...

Students visit a web page that gives a brief introduction to two color models and experiment with mixing different color intensities to create different colors. They visit links that give more detailed information on color.

Young scholars use a photograph of themselves and the photoshop computer program to create a posterized portrait showing mood and feelings through color. Students then paint their portrait using a mix of warm and cool colors.

Fourth graders create a collage from magazines and newspapers to create a face. After finishing the face, they use mixed media to complete the background. They write their own description and examine the life and works of Romare Beardon.

Students write numbers on apple shapes, and then show their understanding of the number's value by putting the corresponding number of seeds on each apple.

Students examine the concepts of half notes, quarter notes, whole notes, and musical phrases by performing the Shaker song "Simple Gifts". Emphasis is placed on movement with music and meeting national standards for the arts.

Art can mimic life, and animals are always interesting subjects. Learners create large soft sculptures (stuffed) birds using paper, paint, and other basic collage materials. They view images of birds, and discuss bird traits and shapes....

Learners identify ways in which the artist uses color to draw the view's attention to points within the composition and creates a sense of depth. They discuss the effect of color on the tone and mood of an artwork.