Math
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Move Those Feet! Measuring Activities for the Elementary Classroom
Students use 9X12" tagboard to make a profile of a shoe. Use the 12" shoe (a foot!) for measuring activities. Predict the dimensions of the classroom. Then lay down each "foot" in a line stretching from one end of the room...By August 31, 2011
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First Grade Math Activities for the Fall
Your first graders will really "fall" for these autumn-themed, first grade math activities that use leaves. Take your students on a walk around the school to collect leaves or have them bring some from home and let the math fun begin!By August 30, 2011
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Hands-On Activities to Teach Your Students to Count Backwards
Learning how to count may come easily for some children, but learning how to count backwards may be a little bit harder. Discover how to successfully teach your students these vital concepts with these hands-on activities.By August 23, 2011
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Copy or Create-Math Pattern Activities
Did you ever stop to think that patterns can be comforting? When a child knows that everyday he will have lunch at 11:30 followed by recess, he feels a sense of security. Math activities with patterns work on skills that are taught to very young...By August 16, 2011
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Math Reading Comprehension Strategies
When children see a math word problem, odds are they are not very enthusiastic. It's a strange and alien thing to them, immediately pegged as being too hard or scary. Well here are some tips to break through the fear, and prove to them there's...By August 15, 2011
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Skip Count by 5s and 10s with These Fun Activities and Worksheets
Skip counting can be so much fun to learn. Students will enjoy learning how to skip count by 5s and 10s when you make it creative. With a little practice, they will be counting in no time.By August 10, 2011
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Pizza With Pizazz Lesson Plan
Help first and second graders celebrate National Pizza Month this October with some fun pizza activities that teach fractions, place value and parts of speech.By August 3, 2011
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Activities and Interactive Games for Place Value That Kids Enjoy
If you are stumped when it comes to teaching your students place value, why not try these place value activities that students will love. Pumpkin Place Value, Picking Pickles, Cookie Stand and interactive online games make learning about place value a...By August 2, 2011
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Shape Up: Math Activities to Teach Third Graders Congruency
Shapes come in all sorts of sizes and forms. To be congruent, a shape must be the same size and shape. In other words, they are the same. In order to understand this definition, kids can engage in hands on activities where they examine shapes and everyday...By July 31, 2011
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Fun, Interactive Games to Teach Complex Math Skills
As children get older, math becomes more complex. In middle school, students are working with fractions, integers, and beginning to learn algebra. Math games will help students master these important math skills that are often needed to solve real life...By July 28, 2011