Grade 8 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will apply proportional reasoning to create accurate scale models by calculating and measuring scaled dimensions. Materials rulers cardboard or heavy paper scissors tape calculators Hook Show students a toy car and a real photograph of a car. Ask them to estimate how many times smaller the…
Grade 7 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will plot and identify points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs. Materials Graph paper Colored pencils or markers Rulers Whiteboard Animal stickers or drawings Hook Oh no! The zookeeper accidentally left all the gates open and the animals have escaped! Lucky for us, each animal…
Grade 6 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will analyze ratios and rates by constructing and comparing rectangles with different dimensions Materials Grid paper Colored pencils Rulers Chart paper Calculators Hook Partners receive two mystery ratio cards and must quickly sketch what they think equal rectangles for ratios 2:3 and 4:6 would look like….
Grade 6 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will convert fractions to percentages and calculate percentage amounts using real-world pizza scenarios. Materials Paper circles cut into pizza shapes Colored pencils or markers Calculators Chart paper Whiteboard Hook A spaceship has landed outside your school and 8 very hungry aliens are demanding pizza! They speak…
Grade 5 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will identify and organize factors of numbers by creating colorful visual representations that demonstrate factor relationships. Materials Paper Colored pencils or markers Rulers Whiteboard Chart paper Hook Draw a large rainbow on the board and ask students what makes rainbows special. Explain that today they'll create…
Grade 4 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will calculate the area of rectangles by counting square units and applying the length times width formula. Materials Grid paper Rulers Colored pencils Chart paper Scissors Hook Show students two different rectangles drawn on the board and ask pairs to predict which one takes up more…
Grade 4 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will apply multiplication facts to solve multi-step word problems involving groups of objects. Materials Chart paper Markers Small paper squares Whiteboard Calculators Hook Welcome to the world's silliest sock factory where we make polka-dotted socks for three-legged aliens and striped socks for dancing llamas! Today you're…
Grade 3 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will accurately measure lengths using centimeters and compare different measurements to solve problems. Materials rulers with centimeter markings paper pencils colored markers chart paper Hook Tell students that Captain Ruby has left behind a mysterious treasure map, but all the distances between landmarks are missing! The…
Grade 2 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will solve two-step addition and subtraction word problems by working collaboratively to identify key information and plan solution steps. Materials Chart paper Markers Small counting objects like buttons Whiteboard Word problem cards Hook Present this problem to the whole class: 'Maya had 8 stickers. Her friend…
Grade 2 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will solve subtraction problems within 20 using concrete objects and visual representations. Materials Small counting objects like beans or buttons Paper plates Crayons or markers Whiteboard Chart paper Hook Tell students that three silly monsters named Munch, Chomp, and Gobble are SUPER hungry and need help…
Grade 1 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will create and extend visual patterns using shapes and colors to demonstrate understanding of repeating sequences. Materials White paper Crayons or colored markers Shape stencils or templates Chart paper Glue sticks Hook Show students a simple pattern drawing on the board with red circle, blue square,…
Grade 1 · Math · 45 minutes Objective Students will solve addition problems with sums up to 10 using concrete objects and visual representations. Materials Small counting objects like beans or blocks Whiteboard Paper Crayons Chart paper Hook Tell students that Princess Luna has lost her magical crown somewhere in the enchanted forest, and she…