DK Publishing
Tricky Word Problems, Part 2 - Choosing the Operation
Can your learners figure out which equation to solve? Use this resource to challenge your third graders with word problems involving the four operations. Each problem has a section to write the answer, but pupils will need to write out...
Curated OER
Word Problem Practice Workbook
Need worksheets that challenge your middle schoolers to apply their understanding of math? Problem solved! From integers, fractions, and percents, to algebra, geometry, and probability, over 100 pages of word problem worksheets are...
K5 Learning
Mixed Practice Word Problems #2
Reinforce math the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with a six problem worksheet. Each question is presented in word problem format that requires learners to perform operations of numbers up to 815.
K5 Learning
Mixed Practice Word Problems #12
Five questions make up a mixed practice worksheet consisting of word problems that cover subtraction, multiplication, pounds, and distance.
Math Drills
Christmas Word Problems
Solve 10 festive word problems during the holiday season! Santa and his team need your class's help to decorate, sort toys, organize reindeer, and bake toffee with multiplication and division skills.
Curated OER
Multiplication Word Problems 1 Version 1
In this multiplication learning exercise, 2nd graders read and solve 6 word problems in which single digits are multiplied. There is a box next to each problem for students to show their work.
Illustrative Mathematics
Two Interpretations of Division
Division can be seen in two ways; as splitting a whole into a certain number of pieces, or splitting it into pieces of a certain size. Help your class reach this understanding with these two simple word problems. Encourage the use of...
Curated OER
Word Problems Using Six Dinner Sid
Sid the cat can eat six dinners in one day! After reading the short story Six Dinner Sid, learners respond to two multiplication word problems. First, they consider how many dinners Sid would eat in one week at his current rate. Then,...
K5 Learning
Mixed Practice with Fractions
Help young mathematicians see how fractions are used every day in the world around them with a series of problem solving exercises. Offering eight different word problems, this activity challenges children to apply their knowledge of...
Scholastic
Study Jams! + and - Without Regrouping
Addition and subtraction are essential skills for all young mathematicians. Explain the step-by-step process with respect to place value using these real-world examples. Focus is on numbers in the tens, hundreds, and thousands, making...
K5 Learning
Multiplication Word Problems #3
How many people can ride a Ferris wheel with 14 seats, each of which holds 6 people? Learners assess this and four other multiplication word problems, and are encouraged to show their work. They use double- and triple-digit numbers, and...
Public Schools of North Carolina
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 5
Looking for a way to challenge the problem-solving abilities of your young mathematicians? Then look no further. This collect of newsletter worksheets engages learners with a variety of interesting word problems that cover topics ranging...
Curated OER
Christmas Word Problems
Here's a little holiday-oriented math review/challenge. Three-up on a single sheet for copying, each set consists of five problems that range from three- and four-digit subtraction to multiplication and division to four and five. Typo...
Curated OER
Challenge: Seven Triangles - Division Word Problems
In this division worksheet, students solve 6 division word problems. Students write the answer to each problem in a triangle labeled with the number that corresponds to the number of each word problem. Students then add up the sum of...
Curated OER
Collections: Word Problems
Young scholars read multiple step story problems and solve by adding and subtracting. They solve five problems.
Curated OER
Spring Math Word Problems
Learners solve two word problems, one addition and one subtraction. They read each problem, determine what is being asked, then draw pictures to help them solve. This would work well as a warm up, concept review, or challenge for early...
Curated OER
Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Here are three word problems that will put your scholars' addition and subtraction skills to the test! They read about penguins, horses, and hockey pucks, using images as clues. Since these problems have a lot of unnecessary information,...
Curated OER
Word Problems that Use All Operations
Although this word problem could be solved without algebra, it is an ideal way to incorporate algebraic equations and variables for easier solutions. The answer is explained below, so use this as an all-class warm up and cover up the...
Math Wire
SnowDaySnowDaySnowDaySnowDay...
How many times can you cheer about a snow day before you get to the 100th letter? Find out with a creative word problem that challenges young mathematicians to determine what the 100th letter will be in a sequence of letters.
Public Schools of North Carolina
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 3
Make sure your class stays up with the times using this series of math newsletters. Including word problems that cover topics ranging from consumer math and symmetry to graphing and probability, these worksheets are a fun way to...
Virginia Department of Education
Practical Problems Involving Decimals
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson plan is...
Curated OER
Multi-Step Problems
In this math word problems worksheets, students solve 4 multi-step problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions.
Curated OER
Halloween Problem Solver
Looking for a way to challenge young trick-or-treaters? Fifth and sixth graders solve hard, harder, and hardest word problems about Halloween.
CK-12 Foundation
Percent of Change: The Pizza Conundrum
Nine questions—multiple choice and fill in the blank—challenge mathematicians to solve money word problems. Looking closely at prices, scholars use a formula to identify percent increases and decreases based on an original and new price....