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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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Kindergarten walk
This is an introductory lesson in a series of lessons on our community and community helpers. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins will be used as the pattern to plan our own walk around our school playground. Students will then create a simple map of our school playground.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Social Studies)
By Michelle Hensley.
Stamp it here, stamp it there, stamp it where?
Using a drawing program (Kid Pix), students will integrate English Language Arts and Technology Skills as they work with Geometry skills.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
By Mary Rizzo.
Open the gate, close the gate
Open the Gate, Close the Gate is a variety of activities to provide practice identifying and discriminating between open and closed figures. The activities are designed to meet varying learning styles, and to move students from the concrete level to the abstract level of learning.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
By Mary Deans.

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Handy Map
The teacher draws an outline of his or her hands and begins mapping them using words the students suggest. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
My Pet
Students develop and use spatial relationships and spatial memory by creating a map of a pet. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Mapping All of Me
Students use the knowledge and skills gained from previous lessons by placing yarn strips appropriately on 4' x 3' strips of paper and drawing around them to create a map of their body. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics