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.
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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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