Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students work with data to complete an organized chart by doubling or halving numbers. Then, they compare data using vertical and horizontal bar graphs.
Pre-K-2
This lesson emphasizes the connections between science and mathematics
by using a performance, or authentic, assessment format. Students have
the opportunity to explore applications involving their own heart. This
lesson was adapted from the article, "Ideas: The Beat of Your Heart,"
by Lisa M. Passarello and Francis (Skip) Fennell, which appeared in
The Arithmetic Teacher Vol.39, No.6 (February, 1992) pp. 32-39.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson for grades 1‑2, students balance pairs of like and
unlike objects by changing distance from the fulcrum. Students use a
crayon (as the fulcrum) and a ruler to represent the balance.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students participate in activities to develop concepts of measurement and statistics. Students are asked to measure distances using non-standard units and to record their measurement in a bar graph. Then they are asked to make comparisons using the bar graph.
Pre-K-2
The following lesson introduces elementary students to subtraction. The
objective is to create a link between students' experiences and
mathematics. By the end of the lesson it is expected that students have
a deep understanding of subtraction and how it relates to their world.
This lesson was adapted from "Helping Students Understand Subtraction"
by Anita Page, which appeared in the November 1994
Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 1, No. 3.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students analyze information represented by
pictographs. Students are asked to discuss, describe, read, write, and
make predictions about the graphs and the information they contain.
Pre-K-2
In the following lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children's literature. Specifically, students use clues to sort and classify buttons.
Pre-K-2
Students read the poem "Shapes" from
A Light in the Attic, by
Shel Silverstein, and create their own illustration of the poem. In
this lesson, students explore geometric figures and positional words.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students read the book
How Big Is a Foot?, by
Rolf Myller. They then create non-standard units (using their own
footprints) and use them to make "beds." As a result, students explore
the need for a standard unit of measure.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they investigate the data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment.
