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Mary Jo Mack

Practice Hula Hoop Times Tables! - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      3.OA.7 "Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      I would use an activity like this to incorporate learning into a reward, for example, taking students outside for good behavior, test grades, etc. Keeping hula hoops on hand is an inexpensive way to incorporate physical activity into academic instruction.
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    If you're finding it painful to get your child to practice math lessons learned throughout the school year and her skills are slipping, try this mental and physical multitasking game to get your child back into the swing of things. This physical coordination reinforcement activity uses a hula hoop to get the mental juices flowing. This game is fun with two or more players taking turns and keeping score, but can work just as well with one.
Brandon Appleton

Algebra All Around: 3 Activities - 1 views

    • Brandon Appleton
       
      Can be easily differentiated for each student by minimizing what they must accomplish in their shopping excursion or watching sports. Send each student home with a list of what to look for as they choose their activity and adjust based on child's ability.
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    In late elementary school, algebra goes from being an underlying element in math work to a main element in class. But algebra is still all around us, from the data in the news to real life situations such as shopping and sports. Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives:
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    Probably my favorite of all my activities I put on here...This is discussed in the use of your home but can be use in the classroom and works really well for a fun spin on homework that shows students at a difficult age why math is important and how we use it in everyday life. Also can incorporate many different standards.
Ashley Stewart

Dice Addition! | Education.com - 1 views

    • Ashley Stewart
       
      1.NBT.4 "Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten." This activity can be modified for gifted students by adding the number of die used. Try using two or more die as a challenge! The final score can be adjusted as well. This may be beneficial for ELL students. Instead of using 30 as the score to try to reach, try using 20. In the same way, the final score can be raised for gifted students. This activity can be used for older ages by multiplying the numbers, rather than adding them.
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    Students take turns rolling a die. Each student starts with a score of 0. After each roll of the die, the students add the number rolled to the previous number, keeping a running total. The play continues for 8 rounds. The player with the score closest to 30, without going over, wins!
Ashley Stewart

Multiplication Math War | Education.com - 1 views

    • Ashley Stewart
       
      3.OA.7 "Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers." This activity can be adjusted for ELL students by allowing them more time on the timer. The extra time may allow them enough time to think through their answers without feeling rushed. This can also be used for gifted students in the opposite way. The allotted time can be shorter, which encourages them to give their answers quickly! This activity can be used with younger ages by having the students practice their math facts, rather than their multiplication facts.
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    In this activity, students play a game of war using multiplication facts. Each player flips over two cards, and says the math sentence for those two cards. For example, if one student flipped over a 4 and a 5, he or she would say, "4 x 5 = 20". Using a timer, the teacher can set a designated amount of time. When the time is up, each player counts their cards. The person with the most cards wins!
Laura Riggins

Odyssey of the Mind - 1 views

    • Laura Riggins
       
      Sticky Note: Grades 2-5 all have portions of Life Sciences devoted to ecosystems and this project could be easily manipulated to focus on different aspects of an ecosystem. I would give specific guidelines in some cases, especially for younger grades, but it would be great to allow older students to have time to brainstorm the kind of ecosystem they wanted to complete and allow them to go through the research process to create a good replica of that ecosystem.
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    5.3.1 Observe and classify common Indiana organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers, predator and prey based on their relationships and interactions with other organisms in their ecosystem. I would use parts A and C as descriptions of the project and disregard part B. Sticky Note: Grades 2-5 all have portions of Life Sciences devoted to ecosystems and this project could be easily manipulated to focus on different aspects of an ecosystem. I would give specific guidelines in some cases, especially for younger grades, but it would be great to allow older students to have time to brainstorm the kind of ecosystem they wanted to complete and allow them to go through the research process to create a good replica of that ecosystem.
Jessica Buell

Make a Butterfly Habitat | Education.com - 1 views

    • Jessica Buell
       
      A lot of ways you could adapt this for ELL learners or Special needs 1st grade
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      Adaptions: You can adapt this activity for ELL and special needs by doing an into to the bufferfly lifecycle, you can include books, do drawings charting the life cycle. While you are doing this you can have the students make a vocabulary journal identifying vocabulary used in the butterfly life cycle. Extensions: I think ALL grades would love this activity, you would want to add things to the activity depending on the grade level. For example, for 2nd graders you can have them journal and write stories about their butterflies, 3rd grade you can have them define different types of butterfies and then see which type they have from their habitats, 4th graders can identify different locations you may find different types of butterflies, and for kindergarten you can identify differences between butterflies and moths....etc!
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    1.3.4 Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live. 1.3.5 Observe and describe ways in which animals and plants depend on one another for survival. 1.3.2 Observe organisms closely over a period of time in different habitats such as terrariums, aquariums, lawns and trees. Draw and write about observations. 1.4.3 Construct a simple shelter for an animal with natural and human-made materials.
Amanda McCarthy

http://www.childrensengineering.com/PlantingaRainbowDB.pdf - 1 views

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    Students will help create a fake classroom garden out of craft materials to help them understand the design of a plant. They will have to understand the different parts a plant and how to put the parts together to create a plant. Post-It (diigo would not let me place a post-it on this pdf page): Students can work in pairs to construct their plants (high ability with a low ability student). Advanced students could put labels on thier plants' parts. Students in higher grades could construct certain species of plants and descibe what makes their plant unique.
Mary Jo Mack

Physical Weathering Of Rocks: Sugar Cube Breakdown | Education.com - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      4.2.1 "Demonstrate and describe how smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of larger rocks in a process that occurs over a long period of time."
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      This would be a great language development activity for ELL students- they could be challenged to use adjectives to describe what they are seeing during the weathering process. 
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    The rocks that compose the Earth's crust are subjected to a variety of forces. Depending on the environmental factors at work, the rocks can be altered in size or in composition. Factors such as wind, water, plants, and animals cause weathering, physical changes in rocks that affect their size. However, physical changes do not affect the composition of rock. In this activity you will see the effect of physical weathering on rocks.
Brandon Appleton

Simple Machines Science Projects - 1 views

    • Brandon Appleton
       
      Have students find real life machines that use this advancement to function. 
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    Simple demonstration on how gears work and can create great conversation on how they work and what they have meant to society. 
thennessy

http://portal.acs.org/portal/fileFetch/C/CSTA_015024/pdf/CSTA_015024.pdf - 1 views

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    state standard: 2.1.6 This game is another way to make connections with something that they have done and probably enjoy doing. An extension of this activity would be fro the kids to graph their times on a big class graph you could use different sizes of string to see what affect that might have on the swing times.
Liz Dilts

ZOOM . activities . sci . Butter | PBS Kids - 2 views

    • Liz Dilts
       
      1.1.2 Characterize materials as solid or liquid, investigate their properties, record observations and explain the choices to others based on evidence (i.e., physical properties). 1.1.3  Experiment with simple methods for separating solids and liquids based on their physical properties. Differentiation: Gifted students could do extended research on how people used to make butter in the pioneer days.  Have them note what was similar to how they made butter, and what was different.
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    In this activity, students will shake heavy cream in a jar to watch a liquid turn into a solid-butter!  This is a very simple, yet exciting project that can then be eaten later!
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    I remember doing this as a child in school. We spread it on saltine crackers because the teacher said that it needed a little salt to make it taste better.
Lori Jones

Kindergarten Lesson on Polar Bear Blubber & Other Cool Facts on Polar Bears - 0 views

    • Lori Jones
       
      This goes with the Blubber worksheet from the other website about Polar Bear Blubber.
  • Activity: Blubber GloveThis teacher assisted activity will help the children to understand how the layer of blubber keeps the polar bear warm. I got this idea from the (Editors of Publications International, Ltd). These are the items you will need: Crisco, 1 cup 2 large zip-lock bags Bucket for ice and water Fill the bowl with ice and water. With one bag filled with the shortening, the child places his hand in the other zip-lock bag, used as a glove. He then slides it into the bag of "blubber". Seal the edges on each side as close to the child's hand as possible. Help the child to swish the shortening evenly around his hand, then dip it into the bucket of ice water. As the child tests the ice water with the other hand, ask to compare how it felt with and without the "blubber glove". Make a chart to record the student's observations, with and without the "blubber". Explain that the polar bear has up to 4 inches of blubber that insulates his body to keep him warm.
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    How to do the Blubber activity that kids will hypothesize about
Jessica Buell

Sugar Sugar | Dr Mike's Math Games for Kids | Free Cool Math Games! - 4 views

    • Jessica Buell
       
      adapt this for students with special needs by having them first do this with a real coffee cup and sugar cubes to understand the concept. Also, you can click on easier levels or harder levels depending on student need.
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      I love this game. There is really no need to come up with new ways to extend this activity, as the students pass each level they get a little more difficult! I think kids will LOVE this activity and not even realize they are learning! This will be good for working on introducing computer skills as well. Be sure to go over how to use the mouse for younger grades and ELL and special need students.
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    This game could be used for other grades as well.
Jessica Buell

The Math Architect Game | Dr Mike's Math Games for Kids | Free Cool Math Games! - 1 views

  • Welcome to the Math Architect Game (also known as Math Apartments). In
  • Welcome to the Math Architect Game (also known as Math Apartments). In
    • Jessica Buell
       
      when doing this lesson make sure you explain vocabulary for ELL students, for example explain what blueprints are and what an architect is...etc.
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    ok, this particular one is to be done on the computer. However, you could easily make this a project the whole class can do by giving them graph paper, rulers, and certain measurements they have to keep thier apartment in. LOVE this idea!
Laura Riggins

digitcards.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

    • Laura Riggins
       
      This could be used at higher levels by changing how you as the teacher call out the numbers to go in the place values...using fact questions to get the answer.
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    This game is played by the teacher calling out a number to go in a place value and students holding cards create the number. Could be played in teams. 2.NBT.1 Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Sticky Note: This could be used at higher levels by changing how you as the teacher call out the numbers to go in the place values...using fact questions to get the answer.
Susan Shonle

Introduce Angles! | Education.com - 2 views

    • Susan Shonle
       
      Extension: This activity connects math to art. Adaptations: The gifted students can identify and draw an array of angles, perpendicular and parallel lines, rectangles, and triangles, in an artistic design on a large sheet of paper using the proper tools.  The ELL and Special Ed students can work in pairs or small groups to measure and identify angles, lines, shapes, and write down all of the examples on paper.  
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      You need to correlate this activity to a Common Core standard. Thoughtful ideas for adaptations!
  • To give your child further practice measuring, identifying and drawing these key terms, have her draw an array of angles, perpendicular and parallel lines, rectangles and triangles in an artistic design on a large sheet of paper using the proper tools.
Brandon Appleton

Ring Your Neck: A Math Game - 1 views

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    Fun game to work on addition, but can also be changed to work on multiplication for other grade levels. 
Liz Dilts

"Grand Prix Division" - 0 views

    • Liz Dilts
       
      4.NBT.6  Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division.   Differentiation: For younger students, the numbers can be added instead of divided.
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    This activity allows students to practice dividing with single digit divisors.  In partners, students will practice division using playing cards.  students will draw a certain amount of cards (free choice) and divide the the number each player's game piece is on.  Each player is to be checking the other player's division with a calculator.
Laura Riggins

PlaceValueSamplePage.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

    • Laura Riggins
       
      This would be easy to manipulate as a game for higher grades by adding operational thinking problems to come up with the numbers for the place values.
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    2.NBT.1 Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Sticky Note: This would be easy to manipulate as a game for higher grades by adding operational thinking problems to come up with the numbers for the place values.
Amanda McCarthy

Understand Volume Using Sugar Cubes | Education.com - 1 views

    • Amanda McCarthy
       
      For the more advanced students you could place them in pairs and one of the students would create a shape and their partner would then have to find the volume. Students could also find the area of the sides or the perimeter. This activity could also be used when students do not understand the concept of volume. You could start the activity very slow with simply finding the volume of one cube and then gradually make the volumes more complex.
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    Introduction to volume with a hands-on approach using sugar cubes.
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