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In Addition / Additionally / Plus / Moreover / Furthermore / …as well
In this writing transitions worksheet, students practice using transitions as they write 7 sentences using in addition, additionally, plus, moreover, furthermore, and as well.
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Welcome to School
Students are welcomed to their new school by reading a book created by their peers. They discover the daily operations and procedures they need during the school year.
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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Teachers
In this teacher worksheet, learners read about the role and job of a teacher. Students then write about why teachers are important.
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Volatile Volcanoes
Learners have fun with graphics, graphs and money, simultaneously learning with up-to-the-minute information.
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Writing Algebraic Expressions for Words
Students explore the concept of algebraic expressions. In this algebraic expressions lesson, students convert pictures and word problems into algebraic expressions. Students play a game where they tell the algebraic expression...
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson plan, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a...
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Integer Arithmetic
Young scholars solve integer-based problems. They add and subtract integers as well find missing integers. They represent a scenario involving positive and negative integers and solve it.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Learners explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Learners collaborate with...
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Subtraction with Calculators
First graders demonstrate an understanding of subtracting one from a number of ten or less using manipulatives, work with calculators to solve subtraction problems, and create subtraction number sentences to solve on the calculator.
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Physics: Eigenvalues
Students solve problems by discovering the eigenvalues that satisfy design questions. They explain how relaxing a small angle approximation can change the solution. Students apply the numerical model of pendulumm motion to solve the...
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Graphing Heart Rates
Young scholars explore heart rates. They record pulse rates, predict which exercises cause a faster heart rate, make a chart, and graph the results. Students write an essay using the data to support their predictions. They write a...
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The Classroom Desk Graph
Second graders discuss appropriate units of measure to use when weighing the contents of their desks. They use a scale to weigh different items from their desks. They write down weight in pounds and graph the results using an online...
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'The Flood'
Students hear the story "The Flood," and take a survey of the favorite pet animals in the class. They take the information complied in the survey and make a bar graph to show favorite pet animals using the computer program KidPix.
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Patterns, Relations And Functions
Fourth graders observe patterns and determine a mathematical function that creates the pattern. Through a demonstration by the teacher, they observe strategies such as multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction to use when...
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"Is There Room on the Bus?" by Helen Piers
Middle schoolers express answers as fractions, decimals, and percents.
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Division Cookies
Fifth graders demonstrate the concept of division through sharing concrete objects. They divide cookies into parts and recreate a whole by sharing their pieces with the group. Students request cookies during a small group actvity using I...
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What Do I Really Have to Gain?
Second graders further develop simple addition facts and their ability to record the facts.
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Words, Words, Words
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin
Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 6, Lesson 32: Appliqué-tion of Learning
Second graders hand stitch three different appliqué stitches using triangles as a motif.
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You Are What You Eat (High School)
Students evaluate data from a statistical chart or graph which they find in a newspaper or magazine.
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Comparing Notes: a Mathematical Exploration of the Piano
Young scholars examine the history of equal temperament, the modern standard of tuning a piano. Proportion calculations of octaves and perfect fifths are utilized to calculate the frequency of each note in a major scale.