With these fun math activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, you can get your elementary students practicing everything from addition to geometry. Our free hands-on activities for elementary school students will get your kids' math brains spinning and offer just the practice they need to master different concepts.
Teaching About Classifying Polygons
Teach students about the different types of polygons in mathematics, which can be described as flat, closed figures with three or more sides.
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August 10, 2021
Teaching with Math Place-Value Charts
A place-value system is one in which the position of a digit in a number determines its value, and a place-value chart is a way to make sure digits are in the correct places.
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July 27, 2021
Teaching Rational Numbers: Decimals, Fractions, and More
Use this lesson to teach students about rational numbers, including decimals, fractions, and integers.
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June 3, 2021
8 Summer Math Activities: Preventing Math Summer Slide
Try these engaging (and repeatable!) games and activities to keep students' math skills sharp and math brains churning all summer long.
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May 20, 2021
Multiply or Add First? Teaching Order of Operations Rules
Use this lesson to teach students about the order of operations: complete operations in parentheses, multiply and divide from left to right, and add and subtract from left to right.
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May 7, 2021
5 Memorial Day Math Activities
Try these fun Memorial Day math activities to engage students who are drawn to discussions around the holiday and may find it as an entry point into mathematical learning.
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April 16, 2021
6 Fun 5th Grade Math Games and Activities for the Classroom
Explore these fun games and activities for your 5th grade math classroom. They range from quick warm-ups to full lesson plans.
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April 12, 2021
Teaching Dividend, Divisor, and Quotient in Division
The leap from multiplication to division is hard for many students! Learn about dividend, divisor, and quotient, along with a step-by-step explanation of the standard algorithm for division.
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March 3, 2021
Teaching Math Through Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Math is more than just numbers, but another way to express our humanity. Here are three specific ways that teaching math through art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art can enhance your students' learning experience.
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January 27, 2021
Challenge Your Students With These 100th Day of School Math Activities
Download these printable math classroom activities as a fun way for your students to practice operations with whole numbers through 100.
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January 5, 2021
100th Day of School Gumball Machine Template and Math Activities
Use these gumball machine templates to play games and complete activities that celebrate the 100th Day of School in your math classroom.
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December 16, 2020
Fun 3rd Grade Math Games & Activities for the Classroom
No matter where you are in the year, what your students' levels are, and whether the classroom is in-person or virtual, we have a wide variety of third grade math games and activities for you!
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November 12, 2020
Math at Work Olympic Edition: How Is Math Used in Sports?
In a special Olympic edition of the Math at Work web series, paired with activities based on the Olympic Games, students will learn how important math is to the world of sports.
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January 7, 2022
Forgotten Stories of the Oregon Trail: Trailblazing Business
Inspire students with this story of entrepreneurship on the Oregon Trail and use the paired activity to help kids make their own business plan.
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July 21, 2020
Math at Work: Meet Industry Experts to Explore Jobs That Involve Math
Share videos of celebrities and students solving problems in math-related jobs, and then have your students try the free activities.
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June 18, 2020
Math Meets Fashion: How Does a Fashion Designer Use Math?
Learn about the role of mathematics in fashion design with this episode of HMH's Math at Work web series.
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June 17, 2020
Math Meets Homebuilding: How Do Homebuilders Use Math in Their Careers?
In this Math at Work web series episode, students dive into how expert construction workers count on mathematics when building homes.
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June 16, 2020
Math Meets Culinary Arts: How Do Chefs Use Math in Their Job?
Explore the role that math plays in cooking with this episode of HMH's Math at Work web series.
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June 16, 2020
Math Meets Entrepreneurship: How Is Math Used in Business?
Discover the power and importance of real-life math with insights from industry leaders who work directly with real students in Math at Work.
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June 9, 2020
Forgotten Stories of the Oregon Trail: Money Matters
The Six-and-One-Fourth-Cent Piece
In 1846, Tabitha Brown was 66 years old and ready to make a big move. She decided to leave Missouri and move west to Oregon—and convinced …
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May 28, 2020
Grade 3 Math Activity: In Our Corner of Space
Help students gain understanding of informational text through active reading.
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May 28, 2020
Grade 5 Math Activity: In the Chef's Kitchen
Help children in Grade 5 strengthen their ability to use operations with whole numbers and sharpen their measurement skills with this activity.
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May 14, 2020
Grade 4 Math Activity Set: Food in Space and More
Empower students in Grade 4 to sharpen their multiplication, division, and measurement skills, and better understand decimals and fractions, with instructional resources ideal for at-home learning.
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May 11, 2020
Grade 3 Math Activity Set: Inventing Toys and Coins in the U.S.
Help children in Grade 3 understand the role that mathematics plays in running a business, and how fractions apply to the U.S. monetary system.
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April 30, 2020
Teaching Multiplication and Division Relationship Using Arrays
Use this lesson to teach students how to use arrays, manipulatives, and visual aids to show the relationship between multiplication and division.
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January 29, 2020
Teaching Multiplication with Arrays in Math
Help students visualize multiplication by showing them how to represent the concept using arrays.
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January 11, 2020
Teaching x- and y-Axis Graphing on Coordinate Grids
Teach students about graphing on coordinate grids and connecting points to create lines.
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October 22, 2021
Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 2)
With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.
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March 25, 2019
Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 1)
With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.
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March 18, 2019
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