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Get into Shape
Shapes are so fun! Little ones explore, identify, and create shapes using tangrams or pattern blocks. The activity is intended to stimulate critical thinking while engaging learners through play and shape identification. Each child will...
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Time for All Ages
Fourth graders discover time keeping by analyzing technological advances in history. In this time lesson plan, 4th graders create and complete a KWL chart based on their research of a famous timekeeping invention, such as a...
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Relations and Graphs
Here is a simple, yet clever lesson on how to teach the important concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to. Pupils write their names down on grid paper - one letter per box. They compare their names and find a name that is...
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The Da Vinci Code: Math Fun
A wonderful way to introduce or practice simple algebraic equations, where a variable is used in place of a number. Learners will work to crack the Da Vinci Code (as it is called) and replace letter variables with the "code" numbers to...
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Metric Cookies
Sixth graders convert English to Metric units. In this converting English to Metric units lesson, 6th graders convert a cookie recipe in English units to Metric units. Students write a letter to a pen pal in England where...
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Gone Fishing
Students particapate in a lesson on pictographs describing different fish. They observe the columns in the pictographs in order to determine which ones have the most fish and different types of fish. They create their own pictographs.
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Graphs that Represent Data Sets
These four scenarios all contain graphable data; can scholars match them to the correct bar graphs? All the data is in single-digit whole numbers. Some of the scenarios instruct kids to make a graph, while others don't. Clarify...
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Kinzi Deaf Alumni
Students use data of school alumni to create a database. The lesson uses technology and access to a computer lab is essential. The concepts of graphing statistics is also used to help teach across the curriculum.
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Who Took the Cookies
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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Permutations and Combinations
In this Probability worksheet, learners solve problems involving permutations and combinations. The one page worksheet contains 10 questions. Answers are not included.
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Kids Are Consumers Too
Students investigate a chosen product. They use television, radio, print, and internet sources to investigate how the product is advertised. Students create a market research survey to determine which brand is preferred by their peers...