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Money Values
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Money Values
Second Grade
Place Value
Use this scaffolded EL lesson to teach students about money and the bills we use to pay for things. Use alongside Base Ten Money: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones or alone as an independent lesson.
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EL
Money Values
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Money Values
Use this scaffolded EL lesson to teach students about money and the bills we use to pay for things. Use alongside Base Ten Money: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones or alone as an independent lesson.
Second Grade
Place Value
Lesson Plan
EL
Build It on a Ten Frame
Lesson Plan
Build It on a Ten Frame
First Grade
Addition
Students will get plenty of practice composing tens with ten frames to add to 20! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching the
Scavenger Hunt Addition
lesson.
Lesson Plan
EL
Build It on a Ten Frame
Lesson Plan
Build It on a Ten Frame
Students will get plenty of practice composing tens with ten frames to add to 20! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching the
Scavenger Hunt Addition
lesson.
First Grade
Addition
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EL
Add Them Up!
Lesson Plan
Add Them Up!
First Grade
Addition
Challenge students to find the sum of three addends while playing a fun dice game! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice adding with dice in preparation for the
Active Math
lesson.
Lesson Plan
EL
Add Them Up!
Lesson Plan
Add Them Up!
Challenge students to find the sum of three addends while playing a fun dice game! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice adding with dice in preparation for the
Active Math
lesson.
First Grade
Addition
Lesson Plan
EL
Circles in a Cup
Lesson Plan
Circles in a Cup
First Grade
Addition
Help students visualize the missing addend in an addition problem with this fun game. Use this scaffolded EL lesson alone or for more practice before teaching the
Mystery Addends: Representing Word Problems
lesson.
Lesson Plan
EL
Circles in a Cup
Lesson Plan
Circles in a Cup
Help students visualize the missing addend in an addition problem with this fun game. Use this scaffolded EL lesson alone or for more practice before teaching the
Mystery Addends: Representing Word Problems
lesson.
First Grade
Addition
Lesson Plan
EL
Long, Longer, Longest
Lesson Plan
Long, Longer, Longest
First Grade
Measurement
Students will love working together to create a display that demonstrates understanding of relative length. Use alone or with the lesson
Order Up Measurement.
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EL
Long, Longer, Longest
Lesson Plan
Long, Longer, Longest
Students will love working together to create a display that demonstrates understanding of relative length. Use alone or with the lesson
Order Up Measurement.
First Grade
Measurement
Lesson Plan
EL
Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
Lesson Plan
Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
Third Grade
Multiplication
It's not enough to just memorize the multiplication table! It helps students to know how to explain their strategy to find the product too. Teach this lesson on its own or use it as support for the lesson Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication.
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EL
Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
Lesson Plan
Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
It's not enough to just memorize the multiplication table! It helps students to know how to explain their strategy to find the product too. Teach this lesson on its own or use it as support for the lesson Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication.
Third Grade
Multiplication
Lesson Plan
EL
Solving for One and Ten More
Lesson Plan
Solving for One and Ten More
First Grade
Addition
Students put their understanding of one and 10 more to work as they write word problems for classmates to solve. This lesson plan can be used alone or with
Picture Addition.
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EL
Solving for One and Ten More
Lesson Plan
Solving for One and Ten More
Students put their understanding of one and 10 more to work as they write word problems for classmates to solve. This lesson plan can be used alone or with
Picture Addition.
First Grade
Addition
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EL
What's the Difference?
Lesson Plan
What's the Difference?
First Grade
Subtraction
What's the difference.... between two numbers? Play this fun game to get students talking and practicing subtraction. Use this scaffolded EL lesson plan alone or alongside
Subtraction Card Sharks.
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EL
What's the Difference?
Lesson Plan
What's the Difference?
What's the difference.... between two numbers? Play this fun game to get students talking and practicing subtraction. Use this scaffolded EL lesson plan alone or alongside
Subtraction Card Sharks.
First Grade
Subtraction
Lesson Plan
EL
Addition Number Grab
Lesson Plan
Addition Number Grab
First Grade
Addition
Give students plenty of practice adding to 20 with this fun game! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching the
Do Math with M&Ms
lesson.
Lesson Plan
EL
Addition Number Grab
Lesson Plan
Addition Number Grab
Give students plenty of practice adding to 20 with this fun game! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching the
Do Math with M&Ms
lesson.
First Grade
Addition
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Time to Roll
Lesson Plan
Time to Roll
First Grade
Time and Money
It's about time to learn about time! Your students will interact with a class made clock and roll the dice to 'make up' a time. But they better know their hour and minute hands apart to find success in this lesson!
Lesson Plan
Time to Roll
Lesson Plan
Time to Roll
It's about time to learn about time! Your students will interact with a class made clock and roll the dice to 'make up' a time. But they better know their hour and minute hands apart to find success in this lesson!
First Grade
Time and Money
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Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count
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Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count
Second Grade
Time and Money
During the Chinese New Year, giving red envelopes full of money is a custom that symbolizes good luck. Use this lesson to teach your students about holiday traditions as they practice counting money.
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Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count
Lesson Plan
Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count
During the Chinese New Year, giving red envelopes full of money is a custom that symbolizes good luck. Use this lesson to teach your students about holiday traditions as they practice counting money.
Second Grade
Time and Money
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Third Grade
Mixed Operations
Want to strengthen your student’s multiplication and division skills? This lesson uses fact families to help students practice those skills.
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Want to strengthen your student’s multiplication and division skills? This lesson uses fact families to help students practice those skills.
Third Grade
Mixed Operations
Lesson Plan
EL
Fraction Visuals
Lesson Plan
Fraction Visuals
Fourth Grade
Fractions
This lesson helps your students become confident mathematicians when it comes to representing fractions visually in a variety of ways. Use this lesson as a pre-lesson to Fraction Hunt or teach it independently.
Lesson Plan
EL
Fraction Visuals
Lesson Plan
Fraction Visuals
This lesson helps your students become confident mathematicians when it comes to representing fractions visually in a variety of ways. Use this lesson as a pre-lesson to Fraction Hunt or teach it independently.
Fourth Grade
Fractions
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Set: Fractions
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Set: Fractions
Third Grade
Fractions
Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Set: Fractions
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Set: Fractions
Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.
Third Grade
Fractions
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
Third Grade
Addition
With this pastry themed lesson, your students will apply addition strategies to solve two-step, three-digit addition word problems. Finding the solutions will be sweet!
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
With this pastry themed lesson, your students will apply addition strategies to solve two-step, three-digit addition word problems. Finding the solutions will be sweet!
Third Grade
Addition
Lesson Plan
EL
Froggy Subtraction
Lesson Plan
Froggy Subtraction
First Grade
Subtraction
Students will love competing to be the first frog to catch the fly as they practice jumping on a number line to subtract. Use this scaffolded EL lesson plan alone or alongside
Whole Body Subtraction.
Lesson Plan
EL
Froggy Subtraction
Lesson Plan
Froggy Subtraction
Students will love competing to be the first frog to catch the fly as they practice jumping on a number line to subtract. Use this scaffolded EL lesson plan alone or alongside
Whole Body Subtraction.
First Grade
Subtraction
Lesson Plan
Cookie Fractions Fun!
Lesson Plan
Cookie Fractions Fun!
Second Grade
Fractions
This tasty lesson will teach second graders about fractions using cookies.
Lesson Plan
Cookie Fractions Fun!
Lesson Plan
Cookie Fractions Fun!
This tasty lesson will teach second graders about fractions using cookies.
Second Grade
Fractions
Lesson Plan
EL
Writing Three-Digit Number Names
Lesson Plan
Writing Three-Digit Number Names
Second Grade
Place Value
Use this lesson to support students in learning how to write three-digit numbers as number names. This scaffolded EL lesson can be used alone or as a pre-lesson for All About Three-Digit Numbers.
Lesson Plan
EL
Writing Three-Digit Number Names
Lesson Plan
Writing Three-Digit Number Names
Use this lesson to support students in learning how to write three-digit numbers as number names. This scaffolded EL lesson can be used alone or as a pre-lesson for All About Three-Digit Numbers.
Second Grade
Place Value
Lesson Plan
Picture Addition
Lesson Plan
Picture Addition
First Grade
Addition
Students sketch base-ten blocks in this lesson that builds both number sense and fluency adding to 20!
Lesson Plan
Picture Addition
Lesson Plan
Picture Addition
Students sketch base-ten blocks in this lesson that builds both number sense and fluency adding to 20!
First Grade
Addition
Lesson Plan
Fraction Hunt
Lesson Plan
Fraction Hunt
Fourth Grade
Fractions
Fractions are everywhere! In this hands-on lesson, your class will work together in groups to find real-world examples of fractions. As they discover more complicated fractions, students will create their own word problems with them.
Lesson Plan
Fraction Hunt
Lesson Plan
Fraction Hunt
Fractions are everywhere! In this hands-on lesson, your class will work together in groups to find real-world examples of fractions. As they discover more complicated fractions, students will create their own word problems with them.
Fourth Grade
Fractions
Lesson Plan
EL
Exploring Metric Units of Length
Lesson Plan
Exploring Metric Units of Length
Second Grade
Measurement
Help your students learn the standard measures of length and foster critical thinking with this engaging lesson. Use alongside The Smaller They Come or as a stand-alone activity.
Lesson Plan
EL
Exploring Metric Units of Length
Lesson Plan
Exploring Metric Units of Length
Help your students learn the standard measures of length and foster critical thinking with this engaging lesson. Use alongside The Smaller They Come or as a stand-alone activity.
Second Grade
Measurement
Lesson Plan
EL
Comparing Strategies for Three-Digit Addition
Lesson Plan
Comparing Strategies for Three-Digit Addition
Second Grade
Addition
This lesson helps students develop an ability to compare and contrast as they explore two strategies to solve three-digit addition problems. This EL Math lesson can be used alone or alongside Three-Digit Addition Strategies Review.
Lesson Plan
EL
Comparing Strategies for Three-Digit Addition
Lesson Plan
Comparing Strategies for Three-Digit Addition
This lesson helps students develop an ability to compare and contrast as they explore two strategies to solve three-digit addition problems. This EL Math lesson can be used alone or alongside Three-Digit Addition Strategies Review.
Second Grade
Addition
Lesson Plan
EL
Regrouping with Base-Ten Blocks
Lesson Plan
Regrouping with Base-Ten Blocks
Second Grade
Subtraction
Dive deep into using base-ten blocks to solve two-digit subtraction problems with regrouping. This lesson can be used independently or in conjuction with the lesson Double Trouble: Subtraction Practice.
Lesson Plan
EL
Regrouping with Base-Ten Blocks
Lesson Plan
Regrouping with Base-Ten Blocks
Dive deep into using base-ten blocks to solve two-digit subtraction problems with regrouping. This lesson can be used independently or in conjuction with the lesson Double Trouble: Subtraction Practice.
Second Grade
Subtraction
Lesson Plan
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