Content Area: Data Analysis and Probability

lessons

Jumping Jacks

In this lesson, children will time themselves and chart their progress as they do sets of jumping jacks.

How Many Legos Tall?

In this lesson, children will use a nonstandard unit of measurement such as LEGO blocks to measure objects in their environment.

How Big is a Foot?

In this lesson, children will use butcher paper to trace their bodies and measure their height and width with their feet.

Hot Cocoa Math

In this lesson, children will count the marshmallows in their hot chocolate and write the number on their hot chocolate mugs.

Heads or Tails?

In this partnered game, children will flip a penny and collect points, depending on whether the penny lands heads up or tails up.

Float, Fly, Drive

In this lesson, children will sort, classify, count and compare different types of transportation.

Estimation Destination

In this lesson, children will trace their own hands and estimate how many Fruit Loops it will take to the tracings.

Dinosaur Hop

In this board game, children collect dinosaurs of different colors as they count their way around the board.

Coin-Rubbing Matching Game

In this lesson, children will examine the attributes of coins to identify similarities and differences.

Classroom Survey

In this lesson, children will use a survey sheet to determine whether their classmates have any pets and what pets they have.