Connecticut State Department of Education

Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

Connecticut Core Standards

Lesson Plans - Mathematics

Lesson plans for grades K-5

Grade Title
1 The Very Hungry Caterpillar – A Math Task
2 Comprehensive Lessons across Standards
3 Identify and Represent Fractions Using Visual Models - A Task

Lesson plans for grades 6-8

Grade Title
6 Comprehensive Lessons across Standards
7 Comprehensive Lessons across Standards
8 Solving Linear Equations in One Variable
8 Rational and Irrational Numbers – Real Number Race

Lesson plans for grades 9-12

Grade Title
9-12 Algebra 2 – Logarithms Demystified
9-12 Algebra 2 – Rational Functions
9-12 Defining Regions Using Inequalities
9-12 Statistics – Titanic
9-12 Geometry – Crossing the Trig River
9-12 Algebra 2 – Exponential Functions M&M Activity
9-12 Statistics – The Monty Hall Problem (or How to Outsmart a Game Show and Win a Car)