You probably have a listening center in your room. This lesson shows your students how to describe the characters and setting in a story after they've listened to the story on tape.

Students need to have lots of opportunities to share their opinions based on text. In this lesson, the teacher will read the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, multiple times before the students create their opinion. The detailed process of modeling this skill, an example of a completed student's work, and a video of the lesson are provided.

We can apply math to almost every part of the day and make math have a purpose for students.

Kindergarteners write for many purposes. In this lesson, kindergarteners learn that it is important to include recipe steps so the applesauce comes out just right!

The students will be using discovery techniques to learn about box and whisker plots.

Students calculate elapsed time using analog clocks. Included in this lesson are a detailed plan, clock template, and video of students making their clocks.

Students will read "Casey at the Bat" and "Mighty Jackie: The Strikeout Queen" in order to compare and contrast the themes of these texts. Detailed lesson and Venn Diagram worksheet included.

Students are able to illustrate the commutative property and articulate the differences and similarities between two models demonstrating the same pair of facts. The lesson includes a detailed plan, samples of student work, a video of students engaged in the lesson, printable worksheets, and differentiated independent student work.

Students work to count to 100 in this rigorous counting activity. Students create a shape out of their 100 objects for a creative twist. This lesson contains a detailed plan, video explanation, discussion questions based on ability level, and a printable recording sheet.

Students will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity, and weight. This lesson contains a detailed plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a video tutorial.

Students work with decomposing arrays in order to practice finding small areas and putting the totals together. In this third lesson, they will work on finding smaller areas that make mental math more feasible.

Dividing with decimals is a life skill used to figure out gas mileage and unit rates.

Developing a concrete and conceptual way to divide fractions helps students understand the "why" part of the process.