How are skyscrapers built? What does it take to make a structurally sound building? How can one work within a budget to complete a building project? These guiding questions will be investigated and answered within a hands-on lesson....

In this decimal instructional activity, students subtract decimal numbers from 10, determine what needs to be added to a given decimal to make 10, decrease numbers by given amounts and determine "how many more" to add.

This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...

Now that the practice is over, see if young mathematicians can utilize their new skills on finding common denominators and adding fractions. The assessment contains one map challenge and follows with skills practice. 

Students pretend they are time-travellers and travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed. They need to add and subtract money with regrouping.

Fifth graders practice using money in everyday situations. They use their addition and subtraction skills as they work in cooperative groups to solve problems involving decimals.

In this decimals worksheet, 5th graders solve 20 different problems that include adding and subtracting various decimals. First, they add or subtract the decimals like they would whole numbers. Then, students line up the decimal points...

In this whole numbers and decimals worksheet, students solve 40 problems in which whole numbers and decimals are added, subtracted, multiplied and divided. This page can be done on paper but was intended to be an online activity.

In this multiplying decimals worksheet, students solve 24 multiplication problems. Each problem has a decimal being multiplied by a two or three-digit number.

Learners write math questions that pertain to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  In this math instructional activity, students utilize resources in the classroom to help write mathematical questions and answers that relate to the...

In this decimal activity, students complete a total of 4 decimal addition problems. A sample problem and reference web site to additional activities are given.

Learners keep track of finances in a check register. In this checking account activity, students practice writing checks and deposit slips as they add and subtract decimal amounts in order to balance a checkbook in a register.

In this long division with decimals worksheet, students solve problems where they complete long division with dividends with decimals. Students complete 10 problems total.

In this adding decimals worksheet, students add numbers with decimals to the tenths. Students complete 21 problems total on this worksheet.

In this word problem activity, students read word problems, determine the mathematical operation necessary to solve the problem, and place their answer in the space provided. To complete the problems, students must divide, multiply,...

In this summer school math instructional activity, students complete 100 multiplication problems in which 3 digit numbers are multiplied by 2 digit numbers. Students also solve 100 problems in which simple fractions with unlike...

For this consumer math activity, students working in small groups allow one member to choose two items. They add up the prices either mentally or using pencil and paper. They announce the answers in order to check the work.

Students investigate decimal operations, including addition and subtraction. They participate in interactive games, story problems, and math mysteries.

Young learners complete word problems where they add, subtract, and work with fractions. They complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students apply number and operation skills to learn how to spend a gift certificate. In this mathematical reasoning instructional activity, students use base 10 blocks as money and calculate how much money they have.

For this subtracting large numbers with decimals worksheet, 5th graders solve 10 subtraction problems with decimals and 4 to 7 digit numbers in multiple choice format, answers can be shown online.

For this addition of decimals worksheet, students solve 9 addition problems only in their heads and write down their answers. Students add $5.99 to 8 amounts of money and $9.99 to 4 amounts of money.

In this decimal fractions worksheet, students read about using the multiply or divide keys of a calculator to change decimal fractions, then use the add or subtract keys to complete a different set of problems.

In this math activity, students complete 14 problems where they estimate money amounts and multiplication products using numbers with decimals. Examples are provided in this well-designed activity.