Does chaos ensue when your students subtract like mixed numbers and the larger fraction has a lesser numerator? Using this lesson plan, teach your class how to overcome this tricky obstacle: When having like denominators isn’t enough!

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

Some verbs follow rules when converted to different tenses, and some verbs do their own thing. This lesson has students not only converting irregular verbs but also applying this skill by using their new words in a story.

Ask an important question this month: What does an activist do? This engaging lesson can be used leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and year-round). It supports students in understanding what it means to be an activist and how Martin Luther King Jr. used collaborative action to change the world and speak out against oppression. Perfect for first graders and second graders, this activity explores word meaning and other reading and writing skills.

This comprehensive multiplication lesson gives your students an overview of three different methods for finding products. It features a colorful slideshow and is sure to keep young learners engaged.

Do you feel like your students are on a merry-go-round when it comes to rounding? This lesson will give your student control of the “ride” and give them tools to use when rounding.

Get ready to do some shopping! In this lesson, students will learn about subtracting 100 from multiples of 100 when making big purchases.

How do irregular verbs change when they are used in the past tense or past participle form? Use this lesson to review some grammar basics.

Do your students feel defeated when it comes to division? In this lesson students will learn how to “divide and conquer” simple division problems.

Planning a party can be exhausting! But even when the party is over, there can be a lot to do. In this lesson, students use subtraction to figure out what’s left at the end of a party.

How do your students measure up when it comes to metrics? This lesson introduces young mathematicians to grams and kilograms and allows them to explore the units' real world applications.

Some problems are easy to fix, while some are more complicated. Use this lesson to teach your students to identify the characters’ attempts in a story to solve problems.

Second graders will become travel writers as they embark on this writing and editing adventure! This exciting writing lesson combines the delight of travel writing with the process of editing.

In this lesson, students will express their love for someone they deeply care for. They will complete a guided mindfulness practice to send kind wishes and will make a craft that represents their love for this person.

The English language has some tricky rules on when to use the definite article "the" and when not to use it. This lesson teaches your students some of the rules for when to use the definite article "the" with geographical nouns.

When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words.

Change is inevitable, even for story characters! In this lesson, your students will determine how a character changes throughout a story by focusing on the character’s dialogue and actions.

In this lesson, your students will create their own math facts and practice them! They will understand that multiplication and division are opposites.

Use this lesson to teach your students the similarities and differences between Earth and the inner planets. They will be amazed by facts about our solar system!

Use this lesson to teach your students how people survived in the New England colonies when they were first created.

Can you tell what the author thinks about this subject? What do you think about it? Use this resource to help your students recognize the author's point of view and establish their own.

You need the length and the width to find the area of a rectangle or square, but what if one piece of information is missing? Use this lesson alongside What's My Area? or on its own.

Help your students discover patterns when multiplying by five.

In this lesson, you will teach your students how to count money to buy small items! Show students which coins they can use to buy their lunch and other small items in the classroom.

Students will have a blast creating their own cartoons and comics. This lesson provides an engaging method to help students demonstrate the use of quotation marks when writing.

Reflecting on moments when we have been at our best can be a powerful thing! In this lesson, students will reflect on how they contribute to their classroom community and when they have been their best self over the past week.

Do your students like to read or write crazy stories? Do they students need a refresher on the different parts of a sentence? Help them with both using this fun activity-based lesson.

Teach your students to recognize patterns of zeros when multiplying by powers of 10 with exponents.

Your students won’t be tricked when they discover digital tools that help them spell homophones and plurals correctly. Your students will also learn about times when they shouldn’t take an automatic spelling suggestion on their devices!

This lesson introduces students to a variety of resources that they can use when doing research. It will also help them differentiate between print and digital sources and how to use each.