Students will find this a delicious way to practice finding the sum of three single-digit numbers. In this subtraction game, the teacher says a number between 1 and 19 and teams of students think of subtraction problems with that number as the answer. Students improve basic language and math skills while learning some facts about football and famous players. Students will use a jump rope as a net and volley a ball or balloon over the net a specified number of times. This lab is used to show children the benefits of exercise through active participation.
Teacher makes charts labeled with the names of various fruits and vegetables in each square.
Students glue real seeds for those fruits and vegetables in the correct squares. Students learn how dinosaurs are named, participate in a group fossil dig, and create an image of a dinosaur. Students melt old crayon stubs and mold them into interesting shapes and characters. Students learn about camouflage as they study polar bears and their habitat. The purpose of this lesson is to have the students gain an understanding of maps.