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CareerStart lessons: Grade eight

This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.

Format: (multiple pages)

CareerStart lessons: Grade seven

This collection of lessons aligns the seventh grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.

Format: (multiple pages)

CareerStart lessons: Grade six

This collection of lessons aligns the sixth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.

Format: (multiple pages)

Intrigue of the Past

Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach

This collection of kindergarten lesson plans uses classic nursery rhymes to teach curriculum objectives in math, English language arts, science, and healthful living.

Format: (multiple pages)

Problem centered math

Why students must build their own understanding of mathematics if they are to be able to use it in the real world, and how teachers can guide them in doing so.

Format: series (multiple pages)

Two worlds: Educator's guide

Lesson plans and activities to be used with "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony" -- the first part of a North Carolina history textbook for secondary students.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Resources on the web

NCDigIns

Aligned North Carolina 2003 Mathematics Standard Course of Study and the Common core Standards, the NCDigIns formative assessment diagnostic tool can help students become proficient in math. A team of North Carolina... (Learn more)

Format: website

Provided by: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

On-Math - Online Journal of School Mathematics

These peer-reviewed short articles are published for all grade level educators. The articles are not just textual in nature, but include multimedia interactives as well as audio and video clips. The purpose is to be immersed in the subject at hand. Full... (Learn more)

Format: website

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Student Explorations in Mathematics (formerly known as Student Math Notes)

Published five times a year, Student Math Notes is “intended as a resource for grades 5-10 students, teachers, and teacher educators. Each issue develops a single mathematical theme or concept in such a way that fifth grade students can understand... (Learn more)

Format: website

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics