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- An apple a day: Understanding halves and simple addition
- This is a hands-on lesson which uses apples to introduce the concept of "half" and to teach simple addition. This lesson was taught to a group of 1st grade EC students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
- By Janet Acorn.
- An average autumn
- This lesson will be a review of skills for calculating mean, mode, median, and range of a set of numbers to be created by the students. It will result in a seasonal display for the classroom or school-wide bulletin board.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics)
- By Scott Counce.
- Candy math
- Unit on reviewing Math skills. The unit will take 20 minutes per day for 6 days. A good activity for late spring.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
- By Tammy Sharpe.
- Domino fun!
- Students will use a domino turned vertically and count the dots in the top section and the dots in the bottom section and add the 2 numbers together and write an equation. Students can make a domino to eat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
- By Lydia Wilson.
- Introduction to fact families: Addition (commutative property)
- Students will "invent" their own examples that demonstrate the commutative property of addition through hands-on activities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
- By William Krupicka.
- Let's trade (regrouping to subtract)
- This word (trade) will introduce regrouping to subtract by allowing students to "trade" manipulatives to regroup.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)
- By Sarah Cole.
- M&M madness
- Students will explore fractions, decimals, percents, and circle graphs with M&M's.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics)
- By Donna Reble.
- Make math "bear"-able
- The students will use teddy bear counters to explore addition and subtraction facts (1-10). Students will demonstrate an understanding of ordinal numbers by locating the position of their counters on their workmats.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
- By Nikki Gilmore.
- Making change to $1.00.
- In this lesson students will work in small groups making change to $1.00 using coins and pictures of items priced from Sunday fliers. In advance the teacher will cut out pictures of items costing less than $1.00.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- By Julie Hohns.
- Making equal shares
- This activity is designed to connect literature and math. The students will use manipulatives and literature to reinforce the concept of equal sharing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Tara Almeida.
- Money counts
- Lesson introducing counting money and making change.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- By Angie Horne.
- More or less
- This lesson contains a series of activities on more or less. These activities can be used over several days or combined into a one-day lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
- By Sarah Owens.
- Number combinations
- Students will use green and blue craft pom-poms to explore number combinations to five.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
- By Beth Deyton.
- Pattern block addition
- Students will practice addition, problem solving, and writing equations in the context of a fun and challenging pattern game.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
- By Dawn Potter.
- Piggies
- This activity is a fun, interactive lesson that integrates children's literature with math (a great way to integrate author studies). This activity allows students to be involved in four learning styles (visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic).
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
- By Stephanie Hatcher.
- Piggin' out with money
- Students will work with money manipulatives to solve word problems that involve adding money amounts and making change. The lesson is introduced with the literature book, Pigs Will be Pigs. After solving the problems posed in the book, the students will work with partners to create their "pig problems". Assessment will require students to solve similar problems on a teacher made worksheet. When time allows, each student will have the opportunity to go to an Internet site to work with money problems and games.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- Smart money
- Students will practice making money trades to equal $.25 kinesthetically and with manipulatives.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- By Sherry Griffith.
- Sorting seeds
- This lesson will engage students in manipulating, sorting, counting, and graphing seeds. The students will be involved in the creation of a graph using the computer.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- By Mary Jackson.
- Subtraction sticks
- Using craft sticks, students will practice subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers with renaming.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)
- By Susan Fry.
- Sum calculator fun
- Students work in pairs to practice math facts and use calculators to check answers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
- By Laurie Melton.
