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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 2 Mathematics)
By Sarah Cole.
Subtraction sticks
Using craft sticks, students will practice subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers with renaming.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Susan Fry.
Join them together/Take them away
The teacher will introduce beginning addition concepts of joining two sets together. The teacher will introduce beginning subtraction concepts of taking away from a set.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
By Vickie Hedrick.
Valentine heart game
Students will respond to music through singing, moving, playing instruments, and improvisation while integrating first grade math curriculum and Valentine's Day.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)
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 1 Mathematics)
By Nikki Gilmore.
Fruit Loops with fractions
This activity provides access to using visual and hands-on practice in solving problems with fractions. By using cereal, each individual student will be able to work individually and as a group in using different methods of working with fractions, and practice their skills in addition, multiplication, division and subtraction. A prior knowledge of the basic multiplication tables and common multiples will be very advantageous in working through this activity.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
By Deanne Davis.
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 Mathematics)
By Tammy Sharpe.
Domino fractions
This is a review activity on the lesson of adding and simplifying fractions. This activity will provide a new approach to seeing a fraction and simplifying it, and the activity will allow students to set up and solve equations. This activity also works for subtraction of fractions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Angelica Young.
Football math
Students will calculate team yardage in a football game using sign numbers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Mathematics)
By John Keith.
Making change
Students will use plastic coins and paper bills to practice making change with a partner.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
By Carol Livingston.
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.
I have, who has...?
A chain drill involving teacher made cards on the skills of adding and subtracting fractions, and equivalent fractions. This lesson can serve as a review for many math concepts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Sherry Russell.
Grocery store technology
Students will identify how technology has changed in an occupation over time. This is also an introductory rounding/estimation lesson using addition of money.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics)
By Barbara Crouch.
M&M math
M&M Math provides students with hands-on activities. Students will be sorting objects, comparing whole numbers, writing fractions, performing addition, subtraction, and division problems with the use of manipulatives.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Angela Gillie.
Mathematical translations
This lesson develops knowledge of algebraic expressions and their verbal equivalents. Students will establish a foundation for future Algebra I tasks by identifying mathematical symbols and expressions through group work and individual tasks. This lesson contains modifications for the novice high English Language Learner (ELL).
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 English Language Development and Mathematics)
By Seth Beale and Wendy Sumner.
Algebra for the real world
Students will solve real world and mathematical problem situations using simple algebraic concepts including variables and open sentences.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
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 all 4 learning styles (visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic). I spread this lesson out over two days.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
By Stephanie Hatcher.
Everyday, ordinary Olympics
Students will use a stopwatch to time themselves performing in various events, record data, and then compare and order decimals to determine bronze, silver and gold medal winners.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Linda Hill-Wise.
Career skill: Writing expressions and equations
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.9
In this lesson for grade seven, students will translate between natural language sentences and mathematical equations. Students will discuss how this skill may be useful in various careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.
Meaningful mathematics: using balances for problem solving
Using balances to represent equations forces students to find their own meaning in mathematical problems.
By Grayson Wheatley and George E. Abshire.