Category Archives: Curriculum Units

2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

Making Place Value Explicit in Adding Whole Numbers and Decimals

Katie Radcliff, Elementary teacher, Davidson Elementary School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

Teaching the Concept of One as it Applies to Percents

Michael Pillsbury, Math, Randolph IB Middle School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

Backwards Numbers: A Study of Place Value

Catherine Perez, Elementary teacher, Torrence Creek Elementary School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

Kenken and the Problem Solving Classroom

Rosemary Klein, Math teacher, Bailey Middle School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

The Journey to Discover Right Triangles and Trigonometry in the Real World

Crystal Jones, Math teacher, Harding University High School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Understanding Fundamental Ideas in Mathematics at a Deep Level

Making Sense of Cents

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This curriculum unit is intended to introduce students to the names and values of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters). Students will increase their fluency of the values by engaging in interactive activities that require them to trade among the coins to show amounts using different combinations of coins. Students will continue to apply their understanding by solving a variety of problems. And, ultimately students will create their own relevant story problems involving coins. Students will explore a variety of strategies, including using manipulatives and technology, as well as make a connection to literacy, to greater understand coins and money and better gain experiences taught through this unit.

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Finding the Shades of Gray between Victims and Villains in War

Katherine Willenbrock, Special Education teacher, Morgan School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Through the Eyes of a Child: A Multi-genre Study of Children of War

Nicole Schubert, Language Arts teacher, Northwest School of the Arts

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Case Studies of Children and War: Defining, Discovering and Developing Heroes

Katie M. Ryan, Social Studies teacher, Northwest School of the Arts

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Parallels of Children in War and Conflict: Yesterday and Today

Jacqueline Oleksiak, Language Arts teacher, Coulwood Middle School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Education is Power: Your Decisions Make a Difference

Patricia A. Nelson, Social Studies teacher, Carmel Middle School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Perspective and Voice: the artist and the message

Elizabeth Lasure, Art teacher, Mallard Creek High School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Children of Germany

Kelly Holden, Social Studies teacher, Coulwood Middle School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Discernment of the Hero, Victim, Warrior, Ignoramus and Survivor

Intisar K. Hamidullah, Special Education teacher, Morgan School

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2009 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Innocence Lost: Children in War and Conflict

Why do Children Fight?

Mary Brown Diehl, Elementary teacher, Providence Spring Elementary School

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