What comes after winter? Spring! What comes after the equals sign in a subtraction equation? The difference! In this spring lesson plan, students will look at a variety of spring-themed subtraction pictures and write matching equations.

Practice finding unknown numbers in addition equations using fun and silly word problems.

How do you build spatial reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills while doing something that is fun? With tangrams! In honor of Chinese New Year, this lesson introduces your students to the Chinese puzzle of tangrams.

Students sketch base-ten blocks in this lesson that builds both number sense and fluency adding to 20!

Number facts are related, just like families! Help students learn all about fact families while they make fact family trees!

Use a sweet treat to help students do hands-on math! Students will practice their addition skills in this yummy activity.

In this lesson, students will have fun creating addition sentences by drawing and counting ladybug dots.

Give your students some early practice with shapes using this simple lesson. Young learners will have a great time creating shapes using pieces of string.

High order thinking skills are critical skills for students of all ages. In this lesson, your students will create word problems about money.

In this lesson, your students will become familiar with shapes by identifying them in real life. Your students will love identifying how many sides shapes have by drawing and counting them!

Let’s start building numbers! Just as building skyscrapers is a visual representation of mathematics, students will use the visual representation of base-ten blocks to add—or build—onto a two-digit number.