Collections of Lesson Plans

This list offers good places to begin looking at sites collecting pre-kindergarten lesson plans. To see more sites, browse all lesson plans or search in the Forum's Internet Mathematics Library.

Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans: Mathematics

K-12 lesson plans categorized by subject (Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Careers, Functions, Geometry, History, Measurement, Number Sense, Number Theory, Patterns, Probability, Process Skills, and Statistics), as well as links to internet sites featuring mathematics lessons. more>>

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

A site for finding federally-supported educational resources. There are subject listings (including Mathematics) and a search engine, favorite sites (reviewed by users), more sites for students, comments and feedback forms, and the opportunity to be a FREE partner in developing Internet-based learning modules and communities. more>>

K-12 Teaching Materials (Mathematics Archives) - University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)

A Web unit designed designed to engage young children in a series of activities where they measure and describe the attributes of integer bars: building houses, short vs. tall, designing bridges, measuring using integer bars. Each lesson includes an interactive, manipulative-based project, technology, paper/pencil practice, and literature connections. Helpful links and teacher support extension ideas are also provided. more>>

Mathematics Lesson Plans: Math - Elementary (K-5) - Columbia Education Center (CEC)

K-5 math mini-lessons, listing author, grade level, subject, overview and purpose, objectives, materials needed, and activities and procedures, including materials for learning basic operations, using manipulatives, and studying fractions, place value, ratio, estimation, problem-solving, measurement, positive and negative numbers, and more. more>>

Mathematics Lessons Database (MSTE) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Internet-based lessons in mathematics and programs related to teaching math, from the Office of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Available software includes data files for applications like Mathematica and Geometer's Sketchpad, as well as shareware and freeware applications and software reviews. Search the database by choosing lessons or software and specifying a content area. A K-12 mathematics lessons database put together as part of an Educational Psychology course at the University of Illinois, now hosted by MSTE. A second database allows searching lessons made in graduate courses by mathematics teachers. more>>

Montessori Math Album - Shu-Chen Jenny Yen

Montessori-method lesson plans for children on numeration, the golden beads, arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), the stamp game, the bead frame, fractions, and geometry. Also from the same author: Language Development, Practical Life, and Sensorial-Motor Development activities. more>>

SMILE Program Mathematics Index - Science and Mathematics Initiatives for Learning Enhancement

Over 200 single-concept lesson plans in the following categories: Geometry and Measurement, Patterns and Logic, Probability and Statistics, Recreational and Creative Math, Practical and Applied Math, Arithmetic, Graphs and Visuals, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Miscellaneous. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author. more>>

A Tour of Fractions - Math Forum

The Web often seems more like a maze than an organized set of resources. To help you find what you need, the Math Forum presents a 'tour' of fractions, offering links to lessons, activities, and materials, questions and answers from Ask Dr. Math, and recommended software, grouped by level (elementary, middle school, high school). Material on fractals is included. more>>

A Tour of Measurement - Math Forum

A central resource for people teaching and learning about measurement. For teachers there are links to lessons and materials, questions and answers from Ask Dr. Math, and recommended software, grouped by level (elementary, middle school, high school). For students there are general reference materials and questions and answers from the Dr. Math archives. more>>

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