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Justifying Answers
Young scholars demonstrate how to solve word problems. For this problem solving lesson, students use strategies such as drawing pictures, using counters, and making a table to justify how they solved the word problem.
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Mixed Operations Math Word Problems
In this math word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
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Probability Problem Worksheets
In this online math worksheet, students practice their word problem solving skills. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching tool!
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Shape Problems
For this shape word problems worksheet, learners use their problem solving skills to solve 12 word problems that require them to add, subtract, divide, or multiply.
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Solve the Riddles, Write an Equation
In this math riddles worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 riddles that require them to use their knowledge of addition and subtraction.
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Mixed Operations Math Word Problems 2
In this math word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 7 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
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Find the Twins: Castles
In this castles identical matching instructional activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Birthday Cakes
In this birthday cake identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Baseball
In this baseball identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Cats
In this cats identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures of cats and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Drums
In this drums identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures of drums and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Stars
In this stars identical matching activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Flowers
In this flowers identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Fish
In this fish identical matching instructional activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Elephants
In this elephants identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Mountain Maze
In this mountain maze activity, students challenge themselves to complete the puzzle as they employ problem solving skills to find the correct route through the maze to the top of the mountain.
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Real World Math Book
Fourth graders create their own story problem from an idea list and solve it. They draw a picture to help in solving their problem. Students build a diorama to illustrate their story problem. They work in class to solve story problems...
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Book Title: Ten Flashing Fireflies
This instructional activity engages learners in a variety of activities to build 1 to 1 correspondence, estimation, and problem solving skills. They discuss problem solving strategies, hear the story Ten Flashing Fireflies, compose...
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Organizing and Understanding Data - Independent Practice
Provide your first graders with an opportunity for independent practice organizing and understanding data. The ten story prompts on this three-page worksheet asks learners to solve problems involving concepts of the total number of...
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Math Puzzle Picture
The key to solving this puzzle lies in the addition skills of young learners. The first step is to answer a series of decimal addition problems organized in a 4x5 grid. Then cut apart the page of puzzle pieces, each one including an...
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Can You Tell What the Hidden Message Is?
In this math patterns worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 6 problems that require them to complete messages by finding patterns.
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Calculator Puzzle Patterns
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...
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Find a Pattern Using Children's Literature
Sixth graders listen to Demi's, On Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. They use the problem solving strategy of finding a pattern to determine the number of rice Rani will receive after 30 days. They create a spreadsheet which...
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Use a Table: Problem Solving
In this math tables worksheet, students read the math word problem and use the information from the math table with the votes for the club trip. Students then complete the problem solving method for the table for understand, plan, solve,...