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Problem Solving Strategy: Use Models: Problem Solving

For Students 6th - 7th
In this probability worksheet, students use math models and the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them complete the two probability questions.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Solve a Simpler Problem Problem Solving 21.6

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this problem solving worksheet, students read a word problem about the invention of the first photocopier. Students answer 4 short answer questions that outline the process for solving this problem.
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“I Can” Common Core! 6th Grade Math

For Teachers 6th Standards
Help your sixth graders reach their Common Core math standards by providing them with a checklist of "I can" statements for each standard. As each concept is covered, kids can check it off, as long as they can do what it states. 
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TLS Books

Halloween Math Maze: Worksheet 1

For Students 2nd - 4th
After solving the twenty-six addition problems on this ghostly instructional activity, your class must find the path to the haunted house. By following the even-numbered sums, they will find the way! Answers are provided.
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Hands On: Multiply Whole Numbers and Fractions

For Students 4th - 5th
Learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve six story problems.
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Math Crossword Puzzle x 8

For Students 3rd - 6th
Another terrific math worksheet. In this one, learners answer multiplication facts dealing with multiples of six. They write the correct number beside the problem and then spell the answer in the crossword puzzle. There are ten problems...
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Growing Patterns: Practical Pattern Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Your learners explore growing patterns by describing, extending, creating, and evaluating practical pattern problems in this three-day collaborative unit. Beginning with concrete patterns and function tables to extend and describe with a...
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National Security Agency

A Balancing Act: Solving Multi-Step Equations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Wow! Put on that thinking cap and solve multi-step equations. To solve equations, learners review the use of the distributive property and combining like terms. This three-day instructional activity comes with about 20 pages of...
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DK Publishing

Tricky Word Problems - Choosing the Operation

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Decipher the equations in these addition and subtraction word problems. Two examples at the top of the page guide second graders as they solve the rest of the problems. There is no space to write out the equation, but there is a place to...
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Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Made Up Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Is there a way to connect creative thinking, logical reasoning, mathematical understanding, and humor? You bet there is! Kids begin by creating creative math quizzes, which require creative thinking to solve. For example, 1+1=24, one...
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Marilyn Burns Education Associates

Eighteen Flavors

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Your learners will be tantalized by this inquiry-based, collaborative activity as they discover how to write an equation that represents the height of an ice cream cone. Given the scenario based on the poem, "Eighteen Flavors," and...
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4 Step Approach to Problem Solving

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore problem solving.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students investigate the four-step approach to problem solving.  Students solve word problems by employing the four-step process and express themselves through...
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Problem Solving

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a worksheet identifying unnecessary information regarding 8 different math problems. In this problem solving lesson plan, 4th graders discuss the meaning of colors on a spotlight in order to develop the skill of...
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Using Polya's 4 Steps to Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve problems using Polya's 4 steps to problem solving.
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Problem-Solving Application: Making Predictions

For Students 4th - 7th
In this problem-solving worksheet, learners learn how to make a prediction in problem-solving by using the 4 steps: understand, plan, solve and look back. They then use this problem-solving skill to answer 4 questions.
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Multistep Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this multi-step problem solving worksheet, students analyze a chart that shows musical instruments and their prices. After reading the instructions and examples provided, students solve two multi-step problems.
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Problem Solving With Multiplication and Division-Pre Test

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pre test problem solving worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice problems using multiplication and division. Students may click on a link to view correct answers.
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Estimate, Solve, and Check

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars estimate, solve, and check a series of addition and subtraction number and word problems. They write their estimates on a recording sheet, compute and write the answer in the next column, and check their answer with a...
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Word Problem Exchange

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners discuss elements of word problems: key words, data, computation clues, and unnecessary information and use the four steps of problem solving to find a solution and check for reasonableness.
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Addition Word Problems 3, Version 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this addition word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 problems that require them to add using 1 and 2-digit numbers.
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Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
Word problems are sometimes tricky for learners to solve. Use this resource to help your class cement their problem solving, and addition and subtraction skills.
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Missing Hundred Square

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kids are presented with the problem of finding the missing numbers to each of nine 100s squares. They'll need to subtract and add to make each puzzle equal 100. Great challenge or daily warm-up activity.
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The Grapes of Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students "think" through mathematical problem solving and provide solutions using a variety of strategies after listening to Greg Tang's book, The Grapes of Math.
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Number and Operations- Raul's Apples: Word Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how they can use manipulatives to solve word problems. For this problem solving lesson, students read Raul's Apples Problem and then complete a worksheet, using beans or counters to solve the problem. Students discuss...

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