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Illustrative Mathematics

Morning Walk

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Sometimes young algebra learners don't understand why they need to create an equation when they can just figure out the answer with it. This activity tries to encourage creating simple equations by balancing the use of more complicated...
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Curated OER

Walk-A-Thon

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students graph linear http://www.lessonplanet.com/review?id=180542equations. In this problem solving lesson, students calculate slope and plot ordered pairs on a coordinate grid. Using a real-life example of a walk-a-thon, students...
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Curated OER

Comparing Fractions with Objects and Pictures

For Teachers 3rd
Scholars will compare fractions using objects and pictures. They view pre-made pictures and concrete objects of fractions. Then use small white boards to draw pictorial representations of fractions.
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Curated OER

Who Took the Cookies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners find the missing cookies. In this language arts lesson, students solve the mystery of who is taking the cookies from the cookie jar. Learners are read several books with the same mystery of cookies being taken from the jar.
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Curated OER

The Five Senses - Barefoot Walking Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars go outside and take a little barefoot walking trip. They talk to each other about their experiences on the trip to help them remember everything they can. They go on a walk for at least 15 minutes. Ask questions during the...
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August House

The Magic Pot

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
The Magic Pot by Patricia Coombs is the theme of this multidisciplinary lesson plan. Early readers first take part in a read aloud and grand conversation about the story's details. Then, they get to work practicing their skills in...
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Noyce Foundation

Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Scaling needs to be picture perfect. Pupils use proportional reasoning to find the missing dimension of a photo. Class members determine the sizes of paper needed for two configurations of pictures in the short assessment task.
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Size and Scale – Learning about Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Can you visualize one billionth of a meter? It's not easy to understand the scale of a nanometer. Learners use a hands-on lesson to develop an understanding of the size of a nanometer in comparison to common objects. They walk away with...
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Curated OER

Use Estimation to Compare Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd
"Take a walk" with this instructional activity and estimate how many birds, ants, turtles, flowers and children getting on a bus that you see. Based on the size of a single set of 10 objects, learners estimate how many are in the whole...
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Curated OER

Shape Walk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students go on a shape walk around the school. They record the shapes they see while the teacher take pictures for review back in the classroom.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Draw a Picture

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems by drawing picture to help them.
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Curated OER

Statistics Problems

For Teachers 3rd
In this statistics instructional activity, 3rd graders answer questions about different graphs including bar graphs, picture graphs, line graphs, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Painting a Wall

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Red and yellow do not make orange in this activity, but they do create a real-life, multiplication of fractions word problem. As either a lead-in or an assessment, math masters display their understanding of 1/2 x 5/6 when a wall...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Patterns and Shapes In Our Community

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Shapes in art, shapes in stories, shapes in the environment, shapes all around. A multi-part lesson that includes looking at the artist Paul Klee's work, reading books about shapes, taking a walk in the neighborhood and identifying...
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Math Mammoth

Multiplying Fractions by Fractions

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A four-page resource walks learners through the basics of multiplying fractions. The handout is very visual with many diagrams in various colors. By the end of the lesson, learners are given an opportunity to multiply whole numbers with...
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Wisconsin Online Resource Center

Oversized Inch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Each member of the class creates their own paper ruler. Using their ruler, kids walk around the room measuring the objects you've specified. Discuss how items should be measured to the 16th of an inch, the smallest unit on their ruler....
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Curated OER

How Many Ducks in the Pond?

For Students K - 1st
Kindergarten counters will be delighted to doddle with the ducks pictured on a two-page illustrated worksheet. The six story problems and two equations ask learners to add and subtract as the ducklings dabble in the pond.  An answer...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Less Than Zero

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Perry the penguin wants to buy a new scooter, but he doesn't have any funds! Walk your kids through the short book Less Than Zero, and have them track his borrowing, spending, and saving on a line graph while you read. Pupils will learn...
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Curated OER

Multiplication and Division Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 5th
Expose your scholars to practical uses of multiplication and division through these 10 word problems. Each has a designated space for learners to show their work, and they are encouraged to draw pictures to show their processing. Numbers...
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Curated OER

Two-Step Problems and Money Concepts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary schoolers solve two-step equations and practice money concepts. They solve multi-step addition and subtraction contextual problems and apply money concepts to real life situations. Pupils use pictures and counters to help them...
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Curated OER

Subtraction With Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This thorough introduction to the concept of subtracting negative integers walk learners through the necessary steps using teacher modeling and guided practice. Number lines and various word problems are used to support understanding of...
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Curated OER

Picture It

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story problem worksheet, students answer short answer question about a story problem. Students complete 6 questions about a story problems with 1 digit numbers.
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Curated OER

A Steep Hike

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore slope.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students analyze and interpret graphs as they investigate slope as a rate of change.  Learners use a motion detector to collect data as they walk at different...
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Curated OER

Traveling aroud Our Town

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are asked to describe to a partner how he or she walks to school or the bus stop. They are shown on the overhead an one-inch grid paper, and at the intersection of two lines on the grid paper, students are shown a house and...

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