Prepare your second graders for word problems with a straightforward review instructional activity. Use it after a unit on addition and subtraction up to 100, or after you have worked on money math. A sample word problem prompts young...

Money math comes up in real life all the time, so be sure scholars are ready for the challenge with these word problems. They use multiple math operations to solve and show work for each one. There is an example to get them started...

Give mathematicians some guided practice in calculating mean averages. They use examples as guides before completing four different sections to build on this skill. First, learners determine the mean of eight pairs of whole numbers....

Send your class fishing...for the right answers! Small groups collaborate to create math word problems based on the fish in their classroom aquarium or on the aquarium itself. After all groups determine the answer for their ownproblem,...

Learn about Galileo Galilei's contribution to modern science with a reading passage that focuses on reading comprehension. After kids read several paragraphs about his life, they answer five questions about the information they have just...

The dreidel song, or "I Have a Little Dreidel," is a fun traditional song for the season of Hanukkah. Teach your class how to play the dreidel game with an activity that includes the lyrics to the classic song.

Students access prior knowledge to round numbers and add decimals. In this mental math lesson, students share the book Betcha and calculate estimates for three jars based on the book. Students calculate money answers based on coins...

For this adding and subtracting integers worksheet, learners review integer rules by completing 19 drill and practice questions. They work in pairs to compute the total left in a fictitious bank account after several withdrawals and...

Young mathematicians draw pictures to help them solve a series of addition and subtraction word problems. The final problem in the set of ten is a bit fishy because Nikki caught some fish, threw those back, and then caught some more.

Are you experiencing money problems? Here are some more! Young mathematicians practice their addition and subtraction skills with money values in these word problems and number sentences. Some of the 25 questions prompt scholars to...

A thoroughly-written lesson plan and a plethora of worksheets about integers comprise this resource. Neophyte number crunchers learn to recognize integers, add and subtract them, and apply the concepts to the designing of a personal...

Money is an excellent way to help young mathematicians practice adding and subtracting numbers with decimals. They solve 15 word problems representing a variety of scenarios for calculating money. For some, scholars determine which bills...

Get your mathematicians ready to add up restaurant tabs using decimal addition problems. Using two examples to guide their processing, they find the sum of eight vertically aligned number pairs, all of which have decimals. They complete...

Once your mathematicians can add two-digit numbers, it's time to bring on the three-digit addends. Here are 20 practice problems, each involving two whole-number addends. Learners do not need to regroup for any of these, and they have...

Young writers determine whether the 19 nouns in the box are accountable or uncountable. They place each noun in the Venn Diagram and then fill in each blank in 9 sentences with the words a, an, any and/or some. A good worksheet!

A quick activity to test the knowledge of your learners on adding and subtracting with decimals. They must calculate how much Jayden spent at the store and how much money he has remaining.  

After reviewing double-digit addition and subtraction up to and from 100, learners are introduced to addition and subtraction up to and from 10,000. A grid is used along side number decomposition to help them solve a word problem...

Use this guided set of equations to help scholars add double-digit numbers with decimals. They examine two examples before trying these on their own, many of which require regrouping. All of these have decimals to the hundredths place....

Just follow the columns! Young mathematicians complete 16 addition problems with five addends each. They examine two examples before doing these, and the example problems demonstrate carrying one and two into the next column. Encourage...

Designed to be included in the fourth lesson in the "Learning and Teaching of Critical Thinking Skills" series, this presentation models for viewers how to use the Decision Making worksheet to weight factors.

A variety of word problems help your learners examine the ways that they find solutions. Each question provides opportunities to add, subtract, and multiply time, measurements, and money.

One of the most practical ways to teach about percentages is to use the real-life example of "sale" or "discount" pricing. This presentation poses many of these type of problems for young mathematicians who are trying to master the...

Collaborative discussions around this retail store problem will be taxing. Calculating discount and tax and the order of the operations are used to motivate an opportunity for learners to make a convincing argument using algebraic...

Have you ever read part of a story and had to figure out what the rest was about? Practice making inferences with several short passages and multiple choice questions.