Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...

Students sketch and identify properties of pyramids. In this geometry lesson, students create nets to identify three dimensional shapes. They sketch cones, prisms and pyramids.

First graders round to estimate greater sums. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders complete a web lesson on estimation. They practice rounding to the nearest hundred using a restaurant take-out menu.

Students work with a partner to solve the real-world problem of planning a favorite meal given a specific budget. They review and practice estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of calculations in a given situation.

Second graders explore the inverse relationship of addition and subtraction in a "hands-on" activity based on the fact families of ones, twos and threes.

Students explore patterns in everyday life and in the mathematic world. They create various concrete examples of patterns and verbally describe these patterns to a fellow student.

Students examine uses for ordinal numbers in calendars, and an ordinal chart. They order ice cream cone cut outs from 1st to 20th and complete a worksheet. (not given)

Students work together to create a travel brochure of a foreign country of their choice. They use the Internet to research their information. They create graphics showing interesting locations. They write in their journals at the end of...

Students work as travel agents to plan an around-the-world trip to all of Hemingway's favorite world locations. They plan an itinerary which includes facets of the trip and record the information in their journals.

In this algebra worksheet, students divide expressions and utilize exponent rules. There are 7 questions with multiple parts.

In this whole numbers worksheet, students fill in different charts asking about the place value of various whole numbers. Students complete 8 problems.

In this dividing integers worksheet, learners complete word problems and regular division problems. Students complete 12 division problems and 4 word problems.

Second graders explore symmetry and congruent shapes. In this math lesson, 2nd graders identify examples of symmetry and congruent shapes in nature. Students take photographs and create a multimedia presentation of symmetry and congruent...

Students explore measurement and the comparison of length.

Students discover how to use a compass and how to use that knowledge in the field while applying orienteering and mathematical skills.

As an experiment is demonstrated for them, learners write down their observations and brainstorm questions that can help them understand what they saw. After watching the experiment again—which demonstrates a soda can collapsing due to...

Learners explore the concepts of weathering and erosion. After viewing pictures of both erosion and weathering, learners work in pairs to conduct an experiment with sugar cubes, water, sand, and a straw. They write their predictions and...

Young scholars explore the National Road to Indiana. For this U.S. highway history and primary source research lesson, students read an original journal written by Jane Voorhees Lewis in 1806 describing her trip west on the first...

Picture books aren't just for children; they carry strong, valuable messages for adult as well. Explore the audience for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince with a lesson that compares picture books to literature...

First graders sequence the development of a plant. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders listen to a story about how a plant grows, students view a PowerPoint presentation and learn new vocabulary. Finally, students sequence the stages...

Students take an Internet field trip to research fractions. ESOL strategies include using pattern block manipulatives and pairing ESOL and non-ESOL students on computers.

Students discover the need for standard units of measurement. They be engaged in estimation, problem solving, and use of measurement tools to begin an understanding of the metric system.

Young scholars document the weather. In this seasons lesson, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the young scholars will be made...

Students distinguish between proper and improper fractions. They create a "Character Clue Box" that represents a fraction. Fractions are picked from a hat and then groups go outside and search for items that represent their fraction....