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A Lesson in Number Sequence Recognition-Using the Calendar
Students click on calendars to add dates. For this numeration and number recognition lesson, students visit an interactive website in which they add missing calendar dates and practice ordinal numeration.
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Language of Position
Students name objects location to practice using language of position. In this position lesson plan, students can use objects around their classroom.
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Taller or Shorter
Young scholars compare objects and state if the objects are taller or shorter. For this taller or shorter lesson plan, students compare 2 objects in each problem.
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Kites: On the Right Track
Students use the Pythagorean theorem to discover the relationships between the lengths of sides of a right triangle. In this right triangles lesson plan, students use their reasoning and mathematical skills.
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Number Writing Poems
Students read the short poem for each number to help them with number formation. In this numbers lesson plan, students follow directions of the poems.
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Sorting Buttons
Students demonstrate how to sort buttons by attributes. In this classification lesson, students are given buttons and are asked to sort them independently by their attributes. Additionally, students are given one extra button after they...
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Stacking Chips
Students examine the outcome of adding one to a group of items. In this number sense instructional activity, students create stacks of chips and count them. Then, students add one more chip to the stack and count the chips again....
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Associative Properties
Students investigate the associative property of addition. In this associative property of addition lesson, students work in pairs and build addition problems with six blocks. They sit on either side of a desk so that they can "read" the...
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Guess the Container
Students become familiar with appropriate containers for various shapes. In this container lesson, students find containers that best fit their object.
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Months of the Year
Learners develop a pictograph using the months of the year. In this months instructional activity, students place their name with their birth month on a large pictograph. They discuss the information they can see on the graph using the...
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Estimation Skills
Learners use a balance scale with beans or seeds to estimate how many of them would weigh as much as a teddy bear counter. In this estimation lesson plan, students hold items to estimate.
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Making Graphs
Students explore statistics by conducting class demographic surveys. In this graph making lesson, students identify the family members of each classmate, pets they own, and favorite activities. Students organize their statistics and...
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Indoor and Outdoor Patterns
Students explore geometry by participating in a visual illustration activity. In this pattern identification lesson, students explore inside their classroom and discuss patterns they find while tracing them on paper. Students attend an...
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Counting Numbers: Four
Young scholars practice counting to four. In this counting to four lesson, students access an e-book at "I Save A Tree.com" where they count items up to four. They examine the text and images which can be seen in both Spanish and English.
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Fractions of a Set
Students explore number sense by completing a number set worksheet. In this fractions lesson, students utilize pattern blocks as a visual reference to the fractions they practice identifying. Students read the book Clean-Sweep Campers...
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Fractions and Ribbons
Fifth graders solve division problems using partial quotients. For this long division lesson, 5th graders practice seeing division as a process of repeated subtraction and estimation. This lesson provides a script for the teacher.
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Round Numbers to Nearest Ten or Hundred
Third graders review telling time. In 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 telling...
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Adding Common Fractions
Fourth graders estimate various measurements. In this lesson plan on measurement, 4th graders estimate the length and mass of multiple objects. Students discuss the difference between a guess and a reasonable estimate and discuss using...
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Rotational Symmetry of Polygons and Other Figures
Students explore geometry by participating in a shape rotation experiment. In this symmetry lesson, students identify the term symmetry and a list of other geometry vocabulary. Students analyze shapes as they are turned 90 degrees and...
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Tetrominoes and Translations
Students explore geometry by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this tetrominoes instructional activity, students define the characteristics of congruent and symmetrical shapes. Students practice translating shapes...
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Weather Tools
Students explore Earth science by participating in a weather identification activity. In this scientific instrument lesson, students identify several weather related tools such as the weather vane, thermometer and rain gauge. Students...
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Mass vs. Weight
Students explore physical science by conducting a measurement experiment. In this mass lesson, students identify the differences between mass and weight and define a list of other vocabulary terms. Students utilize electronic scales and...
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Describing an Object's Position
Students explore language arts by participating in a shape identification activity. In this geometry shape lesson plan, students discuss the vocabulary terms used to describe the location of an object. Students complete a worksheet based...
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Plate Tectonics
Students simulate the three types of plate boundaries using robots. In this earth science lesson, students explain how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed. They collect real-world earthquake data and plot them on the map.