Factor in different strategies in a lesson for factoring quadratics. Young mathematicians first create tables and area models to factor quadratic trinomials into two binomials by guess and check. Learners then investigate how they can...

It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and...

Learners won't have to dig themselves out of a hole thanks to an insightful video. Using the movie Holes as inspiration, individuals must determine the difference in the number of holes dug when digging with a shorter shovel. Because the...

Knowing more strategies is always a plus. Pupils watch an engaging video to learn additional ways to algebraically determine the limit of a function at a specified value. The video covers multiplying radical expressions by their...

There's more than one way to solve a math problem! Introduce your class to this concept with a reading passage. After reading, learners answer five related questions.

In this subtraction worksheet, learners complete several subtraction activities that help them subtract in columns and borrow over zeros. Students then add to check their subtraction and then solve several subtraction distance word...

Students practice their subtraction skills by solving 2 digit subtraction equations the teacher lists on the board. In this subtraction with regrouping lesson, students use the regrouping method to solve the 2-digit subtraction equations.

In this problem solving strategy instructional activity, 3rd graders roll a dice three times and record the number in the hundreds, tens and ones place on the chart, then solve an addition and subtraction problem with that number.

Students practice their addition and subtraction skills. In this seasonal math lesson, students create pumpkin worksheets that may be used to practice addition and subtraction number sentences.

In this strategies for problem-solving:  finding patterns worksheet, 4th graders use a given pattern to answer 3 questions, then determine another pattern to answer 3 more.

Fourth graders practice a wide range of strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems containing decimal fractions. They add and subtract fractions, decimals and integers while generalizing the properties of operations with...

Second graders examine the relationship between addition and subtraction. In this number sense instructional activity, 2nd graders practice their computation skills and use various strategies (including manipulatives...

Learners practice various skills using the book Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. After listening to the story, they create a pictograph using data collected from the text. They also color a picture of a tiger,...

Students are taught how to add and subtract and use number sense to solve basic math problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students are being taught using theories from different philosophers in education. They are given a...

In this subtraction worksheet, students subtract two digit numbers from other two digit numbers with regrouping. Students complete 30 subtraction problems.

In this problem-solving worksheet, students solve 1 mathematical word problem by figuring out the answers to 7 questions. Students record their answers on the lines provided.

Second graders subtract numbers 0 through 10 from 2 digit numbers using different subtraction methods. In this subtraction lesson plan, 2nd graders practice crossing out numbers in a number line, using a 10, and using their fingers to...

In this subtraction with two-digit numbers worksheet, students use a strategy to solve thirty problems in their heads by subtracting tens and then ones.

In this mental math worksheet, students use mental math methods to solve problems. Students complete 1 addition, 1 multiplication, and 1 subtraction problem using these methods.

In this math vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders match twenty-three math vocabulary words from column A to the definitions in column B.

Helpful for building a multiplication unit that focuses on different strategies. With explanations about repeated addition and subtraction as foundations for multiplication, scaling, summaries of progression, and basic multiplication and...

Start a class discussion around problem solving. This super short, simple presentation, tells children that their calculator is broken, then asks them to solve a single subtraction problem. They solve the problem and discuss the...

In this math worksheet, students learn a mental math strategy in addition called compensation. When adding a number such as 29, students learn to add 30, then take 1 away. Students solve 25 problems in which they round to the nearest...

In this mental math worksheet, students read an information box that explains how to use breaking apart or compensation to solve addition or subtraction problems. Students add or subtract using mental math in 8 examples.