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5th grade applied math cultural activities
5th Grade Math Project | Math Around the World | 5th Grade Decimals & Fractions
5th Grade Math Project! Project based learning! Differentiated math enrichment project! Learn about geography and countries around the world while solving math problems aligned to the standards! Great for distance learning! Digital version included compatible with Google Drive!Math Around the World is a great way to keep your students engaged as they practice and apply their fifth-grade math skills and strategies! This project is a great end-of-the-year cumulative project! It also works well as
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5th - 6th
Puzzles/Riddles/Brain Teasers Daily
Grow your students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills with these Daily puzzlements for your students. It is a fantastic way to engage your students in collaboration and critical thinking.These animated Google Slides are great for online, in-person class learning and/or communication. This is an awesome way to keep your audience engaged and allows students of all levels to access. Also a great resource to share with parents to encourage/engage students in reading at home. This packet
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K - 6th
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Christmas Tree and Christmas Present Angles Project
This is a fun holiday activity or project that students love completing. In this activity, students will apply their skills of drawing and measuring angles to create a Christmas tree or a present by following the instructions. This download comes with 3 different levels of this project/activity, so that students can work at their own levels. You will need to provide protractors for your students, but a sheet grid paper is included after the 3 levels of the project. I would recommend printing
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4th - 6th
Investigating Ratio & Proportion Using the Art of Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence was perhaps the preeminent painter of the Harlem Renaissance. During his lifetime, he produced among the most striking works that depicted everything from the northern migration of African Americans during the 1920s, to the daily life of the community in Harlem. His paintings incorporate many mathematical ideas, including patterns and geometry, as well as ratio and proportion.This activity makes use of a portion of his 1945 painting The Shoemaker to analyze Lawrence's use of disto
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5th - 9th
Teepee Glyph
This product from Dibble-dee Dabble-dee Do It by Delores Pease is a math activity for grades k-5. The glyph introduces students to information about Plains Indians by helping them make connections between their lives and those of Native Americans of long ago. The product includes complete step-by-step directions for the teacher, a teepee template, a questionnaire, directions for completing the glyph and a glyph investigation worksheet.
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K - 5th
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - NOT SO COMMON CENTS, Teaching guide 4 investing money
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - NOT SO COMMON CENTS, Teaching guide 4 investing moneyAbout the book:Dive into this book all about money: How to make it, to manage it, and how to save it and how to multiply it! Offering a wealth of information on all things money, this jam-packed book will teach kids all the skills they need to pay the bills, from budgeting basics to principles of saving and interest, to ways to think like an entrepreneur, and so much more!See sample pics for more details.14 pagesPlea
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5th - 12th, Staff
KWANZAA Math Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards
These Kwanzaa word problem task cards for multiplication and division are a great way to celebrate Kwanzaa without missing out on instructional time. The word problems are designed to be engaging to a third grade audience and provide some information about the holiday of Kwanzaa. There are 9 multiplication problems and 7 division problems.The National Museum of African American History and Culture was used as a resource for making these task cards.(https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/seven-p
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3rd - 5th
The Patchwork Path: Shape Classification Introduction
This lesson is a great opener or introduction lesson for classifying 2-dimensional shapes and integrates literacy into mathematics. Students will review and discuss important vocabulary related to shapes including: perpendicular lines, parallel lines, acute angles, right angles, obtuse angles, and more. Students will read, "The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom" and then identify shapes, lines, and angles they see in the patches.At the end, students will have an opportunity to create their
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3rd - 8th
Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
This bundle is a complete lesson product that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math sentence frame and the <
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5th - 7th
Division Family (UAE Version)
This helped me a lot with grade 5 students to memorize the steps of division. For those teaching in the UAE, your students will find it appealing because of the incorporation of the UAE heritage in it.I hope you like it!Please review and comment!!
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2nd - 8th
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Understanding Fractions
Fractions can be so confusing for students, so we created this video to explain everything students need to know about fractions. Numerators, denominators, whole numbers, parts of the whole. We cover it all in this catchy song and engaging video.
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3rd - 6th
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The Trek to Mount Olympus
The Trek to Mount Olympus is a math mini-unit requiring students to plan a trip to Mount Olympus. Students will need to find flights, convert dollars to Euros, calculate the cost of gas, locate various cities in Greece, etc. There are five missions that students will need to complete:
Mission #1 - Background Information
Mission #2 - Travel to Athens
Mission #3 - Fun in Athens
Mission #4 - Trip to Mount Olympus
Mission #5 - Exploring Greece
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5th - 9th
Marilyn Monroe Lego Designs inspired by Andy Warhol Pop Art
You will LOVE how these Marilyn Monroe Lego Designs look! There are 15 versions of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe Pop Art image designed for legos. Each design is one 10" x 10" lego plate which is 32 bricks by 32 bricks. I usually have 4 students working on one design collaboratively each following the design from one corner to the middle.View how the Museum of Modern Art displays their Marilyn Monroe images from Andy Warhol here.The resource includes images and tips for how I display the finished
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2nd - 12th
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Math Activity Passport
Get students excited to complete assignments by rewarding them with stickers in their very own passports upon activity completion. This is also a great way to quickly check who has done certain tasks.NOTE: The Preview File is for a Computer Science class, and the real file is a lot bigger with more passport pages, but you'll be able to see how to edit the front and back covers. The Math Activity Passport has math-themed pages (not tech graphics). THE GOALTo quickly create a personalized Math cl
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Multiplication & Division Fact Practice
Help your students master their multiplication & division facts with these quick facts tests!
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3rd - 5th
Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Google Slides
This product is an editable student facing lesson slide deck that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math senten
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
Chinese Dragon Mask Making
In this lesson, students can learn about the role of the dragon in Chinese culture, and ultimately create a paper dragon mask using symmetry as a foundation for the design. Photos are included and step by step directions with illustrations that are easy to follow. Could be used as a math or art center.
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2nd - 5th
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Chinese Dragon Mask Making
In this lesson, students can learn about the role of the dragon in Chinese culture, and ultimately create a paper dragon mask using symmetry as a foundation for the design. Photos are included and step by step directions with illustrations that are easy to follow. Could be used as a math or art center.
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2nd - 5th
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Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Handout
This Google Document resource is a handout that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math sentence frame and the &
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR STUDENTS CRYPTOGRAM
FINANCIAL LITERACY IS A GROWING TOPIC FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS GOOD FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY.
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5th - 12th, Staff
Monthly Budget Lesson - First Paycheck! Balancing Activity
With this resource, students will experience what it is like to receive a paycheck and calculate expenses in order to balance their budget. Each document includes:Various companies they "work" forDifferent paycheck amountsDifferent monthly expenses and amountsThis activity is intended to be given in sets so once completed, those with the same employer will have the same amount of money left over.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Math for a study of Corn/Agricultural products
We studied corn...How and where it grows, the products that can be made from it. I decided to also integrate a math center lesson with it, using both "Indian" and fresh corn cobs. It was great to see the different strategies that students used for calculating kernels.
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2nd - 5th
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Customizable Beginner's ESL/EFL Shopping Worksheet
I originally created this resource to help beginner Korean learners of English (age 8-10) practice their large numbers using a shopping scenario. I have now made it adaptable for a variety of languages. In the worksheet, students will see a dress and a hairpin for sale. They must calculate the total cost of the two, they then calculate how much money we have, and lastly, they determine whether we have enough money. This worksheet packet comes with original illustrations by me. Additional image f
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
You're Hired! To change the menú for Spanish speaking customers!
This can be a collaborative or independent handout where students learn about Money Exchange Rates. They will also use prior knowledge to translate the food and drink to Spanish. Some items can be presented later and compared to other student's work. There is freedom to explore any Spanish speaking country. This is also a somewhat real-life translation job possibility for those interested in marketing and website design.
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5th - 12th
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