Unit Plan
University of Oklahoma

Developing My Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners with special needs create Summary of Performance (SOP), a written document which describes their disability, its impact on their daily life, ways they have learned to compensate, their personal strengths, and their goals. The...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Voyage to the New World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the history of North America by creating a map.  In this world geography lesson, 3rd graders analyze the voyage Christopher Columbus took to arrive at the new world by creating a map of his...
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Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of fractions. In this fractions instructional activity, students perform basic operations such as addition and subtraction with fractions. Students play a game on the computer called 'Fraction Four' that...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Round Numbers to Nearest Ten or Hundred

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review telling time. For this lesson on telling time, 3rd graders discuss various items that show length of time, including clocks, calendars and sand timers. Students review and practice what they already know about...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Add Fractions With Like Denominator [H]

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this fraction activity, students solve 14 addition problems that have fractions with like denominators. A review of the process appears at the top of the page.
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Curated OER

Add Fractions With Like Denominators [F]

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this fraction activity, students solve 14 addition problems that have fractions with like denominators. A review of the process appears at the top of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Add Fractions With Like Denominators [I]

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this fraction addition worksheet, students solve 14 problems that use like denominators. A review of the process appears at the top of the worksheet.
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Curated OER

Fish: General Information and a Dissection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, after taking a "fish quiz" in class, assess the different parts of a fish and their purposes. They dissect two yellow perch fish in class. In addition, they discuss the different parts of the fish as they dissect their organs.
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Area Explorations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of area. In this area activity, students find the area of irregular shapes with right angles. Students break down each irregular shape into multiple regular shapes in order to find the area. Students...
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Curated OER

Internalizing Group Norms

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider how to internalize group norms. They descirbe a situation where people internalize group norms and a situation where people do not internalize group norms. They brainstorm examples of group norms and define...
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Curated OER

What Kind of Garden Would Grow in Our Schoolyard?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars perform soil tests for pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, composition and water percolation rate and assess the conditions in the schoolyard.
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Curated OER

Let's Shop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders add and subtract decimals, using concrete objects and story problems. Note: The Concentration Cards and Homework assignment link at the bottom of the plan doesn't work.
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Curated OER

Dollar Word

For Teachers K
Students review the value of coins prior to adding up values to equal one dollar. Letters of the alphabet are assigned monetary values and students use calculators to add up the value of a word. Students work with a partner to try and...
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Curated OER

Fraction Food Frenzy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study addition of fractions with like denominators using illustrations and problem solving.
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Curated OER

Using Basic Properties to Solve Problems in Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners identify and define the rules of properties of real numbers. They rewrite each of the problems listed using the commutative or associative properties. Pupils apply problem solving strategies to clarify situations in a table...
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Curated OER

How Simple Is Your Rational Expression?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Investigate simplifying rational expressions. Learners define rational expressions, review how numerators and denominators are polynomials and complete several problems using a checklist to ensure they don't skip any steps. Work can be...
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Curated OER

How Much?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
It's time to go back over all that your class has learned about decimals, fractions, and percentages! To do so, individuals solve story problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with decimals, explain how...
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Curated OER

Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use logical arguments and inductive reasoning to make or disprove conjectures. After observing a teacher led demonstration, students discover that the deductive process narrows facts to a few possible conclusions. In groups,...
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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

Writing: Barn Raising

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young writers compare writing a paper to building a barn. They write a thesis statement using parallel construction and use transitions to hold the paper (walls of the barn) together. A barn raising video link is included; great for...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature Study Guide: Gulliver's Travels

For Students 7th - 12th
Although the title suggests this resource is devoted to Gulliver’s Travels, the materials and templates can be used with any work of literature. Readers fill out a reading schedule chart, write a summary, keep a vocabulary word list, and...
Worksheet
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Addition Terminology and Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students review the terminology and definitions for the words addends and sum. Students then write the given numbers as sums in as many different ways as they can. Students also write addition sentences for...
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Graph the Density of Fruit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the definition of mass and volume. They calculate and graph the density of various types of fruit while working in groups on a spreadsheet program. They look at how size of the fruit can be similar but the weight is...
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Cool to Rule: A Game of Prediction and Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate measurement and estimation skills. In small groups, they are given a measurement, predict what object in the classroom is equal to that specific measurement, and record their data in a table that includes the...