Idea Sheets
Idea Sheets are hands-on experience guides linked to core curriculum topics.
Every Idea Sheet is cross-referenced to one or more of the curriculum subjects listed in the Content Standards. Use this Idea Sheets Search Tool to rapidly pinpoint activities that are perfectly suited to the grade level, subject area, and content standard you want to cover.
Idea Sheets are based on readily-available, low-cost materials such as cardboard tubes, bottle caps, old CD's, etc.
You can also Search Idea Sheets by Standards.
For more information about RAFT resources matched to Girl Scout badges and Boy Scout activities in STEM see www.raft.net/scouts
1000 Wins
Adding 3-digit numbers gets easier with this easy-to-learn and fun-to-play card game.
Subjects: Math
31
This card game helps students learn to add numbers in their heads. The objective of the game is to get as close to 31 with any number of cards, without going over 31.
Subjects: Math
9 Digits in a 3x3 Matrix
Students explore addition problems with two 3 digit numbers and discover patterns that help find solutions and double check arithmetic answers.
Subjects: Math
Abacus Primer
The abacus is an ancient tool for doing calculations. This activity uses a simplified abacus to teach place value. Each bead represents 1 in the given place, and students can use it to get a visual understanding that 10 beads in a given place (1s, 10s, 100s) can be represented by a single bead in the place to its left (10s, 100s, 1000s).
Subjects: Math, Social Studies
Above & Below Zero Game!
Add positive and negative numbers on a vertical number line.
Subjects: Math
Absolutely Valuable Game!
In this fast-paced game of addition, students discover that the "absolute value" of a number is simply its distance from zero on a number line.
Subjects: Math
Add It Up
This simple hands-on activity helps students master important addition facts and become strategic problem-solvers!
Subjects: Math
Adventures in Probability!
Experiment with independent events and find how often certain results occur!
Subjects: Math
Algebra Rummy
Knowledge of simple algebraic terminology allows players to form a "like terms flush" or "coefficient three of a kind" combinations and be first to dispose of all cards in hand.
Subjects: Math
-
Keywords Search
We updated the search options!
Now you can search for idea sheets using keywords in combination with all of the other search options.