Develop young mathematicians' understanding of place value with this hands-on math activity. Working in pairs, learners take turns building two-digit numbers by rolling two ten-sided dice. Base ten blocks are then used to model the...

Take stroll around the classroom while teaching young mathematicians to count fluently with this whole-group math activity. The teacher starts things off by walking around the room while counting up from the number one and continues...

Understanding the concept of equality is fundamental to the success of young mathematicians. To explore this basic idea, children compare the dots arranged in pairs of rectangles in order to determine whether or not they contain an equal...

Fill those extra ten minutes of math time with this fun counting activity. Given a short sequence of numbers, young mathematicians stand in a circle and count one-by-one until the last number is reached, at which point the whole group...

Young mathematicians spin their way to a deeper number sense with this fun, collaborative activity. Using two spinners, one with the numbers 0-9 and the other with the decades 00-90, pairs of students take turns building and comparing...

Math games, especially in the primary grades, provide great opportunities for developing the number sense of young mathematicians. Working in pairs with a deck of single-digit cards, students take turns drawing two cards and reading the...

Looking at large numbers can intimidate many young mathematicians. Use Zoe's place value machine to help learners understand the meaning behind each digit in a whole number. After learning about the ones, tens, and hundreds places,...

Spanish learners can start with uno, dos, y tres and move all the way up into the millions and trillions on their way to learning all the numbers. The webpage includes information on cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, fractions, and...

Sorting fractions, integers, decimals and square roots into sequential order is an active process when you use a gym as your setting. After your class is divided into two groups and provided with number cards, they compete to see who can...

In this graphing calculator worksheet for the TI-83 calculator, students first observe a demonstration for calculating negative numbers. Next, students use their graphing calculator to answer 6 thoughtful T/F and short answer...

Count by six with these helpful activities. After completing number sequences and multiplication problems from the six times table, third graders solve problems that are written out at the bottom of the page. An excellent way to work on...

Compound words sure do come in handy! For young readers, learning how two words can go together to make one word is a big deal. It's also a confidence builder because they are suddenly able to read "big" words. This sweet presentation...

Students investigate the concept of the number one million. In this number concepts activity, students read the book How Much is a Million? and brainstorm questions, such as "how many leaves are on a tree" and "how many hairs are on your...

Elementary schoolers use their understanding of place value to develop a strategy for a number game. In this lesson, pupils use place value to play "100 or Bust" and figure out a good winning strategy. These kinds of math games are...

Learners estimate the number of items in a jar and write their estimate boldly on a piece of paper. They line up holding their numbers. Then, they calculate the median, mean, mode and average of the guesses.

Here is a good two-page worksheet in which learners are given 30 number lines. The number on the left is always zero, but the number at the far right is different each time. There is an arrow placed pointing down at each number line, and...

Reinforce the multiplying by nine as a number pattern. After completing sequences of the multiples of nine, pupils decipher a pattern in the entire nine times tables. Finally, they write down any patterns that they see. A great way to...

First graders examine the culture of the ancient Gullah people. As a class, they practice saying and writing the days of the week and numbers in Gullah. They are read a Gullah folktale and put the events of the story into the correct...

What's the product? Scholars multiply two-digit numbers as they complete 16 multiplication drill equations. There are two examples which demonstrate how to solve these step-by-step. Learners must regroup and show work, as demonstrated in...

Who knows how to operate these multiplication machines? Young mathematicians examine five machines, each with a specific function (i.e. x3) to transform the input numbers to output numbers. They send five numbers through each machine,...

Multiplying by 10 is simple, but do your scholars know the trick? They look at four examples; if you haven't learned this yet, see if they notice a pattern in these answers. They multiply 70 numbers by 10. Most are two-digit, but a few...

Sixteen multiplication equations give scholars practice finding the product of two-digit numbers. They have plenty of room to show their work, and are encouraged to do so thoroughly by two examples. Remind learners to include a comma in...

Which one has the most? Each row has three sets of identical objects, and scholars compare the sets to determine which has the most or the least (they find the most for the first four and the least for the last four). One example is...

As scholars become more confident with their multiplication facts, give them some two-digit practice problems to solidify their skills. They solve 30 vertically-aligned problems, regrouping where necessary. All of these have one 2-digit...