Public Schools of North Carolina
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 2
Develop the problem solving skills of your young learners with this collection of math newsletters. Covering a variety of topics ranging from simple arithmetic and number sense to symmetry and graphing, these...
Public Schools of North Carolina
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 1
Keep the skills of your young mathematicians up-to-date with this series of newsletter worksheets. Offering a wide array of basic arithmetic, geometry, and problem solving exercises, this resource is a great way to develop the...
Yummy Math
Really Big Pumpkins
You may think your holiday pumpkins weigh a ton, but in a giant pumpkin contest, they actually do! Middle schoolers read about the winners of the 2014 giant pumpkin contests before solving three word problems involving multiplication and...
Curated OER
Problem Solving Decisions: Choose a Method
Walk your scholars through the process of finding percentages using this problem-solving instructional activity! A word problem asks students to figure out how many pieces of a puzzle are left, if the completed 750 pieces make up 60% of...
Curated OER
Carnival Tickets
A great subtraction and division discovery opportunity for young mathematicians, this learning task involves seven word problems that require multiple steps. Learners use a math table to persevere in solving problems that are...
EngageNY
Putting the Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines to Use
Use the Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines to solve problems using the sums of vectors. Pupils work on several different types of real-world problems that can be modeled using triangles with three known measurements. In the process,...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Target A
Only in math problems do people buy 18 cans of tennis balls and no one wonders why. Scholars solve for the number of total tennis balls given the ratio of balls per can. This and other ratio word problems in a PowerPoint from Grade 6...
Royal Baloo
Star Wars K-2nd Math Pack
Included in a Star Wars themed packet, young padawans enhance mathematical skills such as graphing, computing using basic operations, counting numbers and money, telling time, and measuring. Scholars play a game of sudoku, read...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Point-Slope Application Problems
Create a linear equation for a problem when the intercept information is not given. The two-day lesson introduces the class to the point-slope form, which can be used for problems when the initial conditions are not provided. Pupils...
Curated OER
Leveled Problem Solving: Histograms
For this using data, frequency table, and histogram to solve word problems worksheet, students solve problems about prices of toys and numbers of toys sold to solve consumer mathematics problems. Students solve six problems.
Curated OER
Leveled Problem Solving: Choosing and Analyzing Data Displays
In this using a bar graph to solve word problems worksheet, students choose and analyze data to problem solve. Students solve six problems.
Curated OER
Math Word Problem
In this solving a word problems worksheet, students read facts abut a trip to the science museum, determine the question, decide the operation, and solve the problem. Students solve one word problem.
Illustrative Mathematics
Three Composing/Decomposing Problems
Practice composing and decomposing numbers in base-ten using three word problems. Each problem presents a different scenario requiring learners to explain their thinking, find the number of ones, and find out different ways to make a...
Illustrative Mathematics
Margie Buys Apples
One of the most common, everyday applications of math is dealing with money. This single problem calculating how much change Margie receives is more involved than it appears at first glance. An understanding of how fractions and decimals...
Curated OER
Drawing Word Problems
In this math worksheet, students learn to follow 4 steps in solving any word problem: read, underline, draw and write. Students solve 4 word problems utilizing these steps.
Curated OER
Math Word Problems
In this single and multiple-step word problems worksheet, students add, subtract, and convert inches and yards to solve. Students solve 10 problems.
Curated OER
Integer Word Problems
In this integers worksheet, 9th graders solve 5 different word problems that include integers. First, they determine the integers that would solve each of the given problems. Then, students determine two consecutive odd integers whose...
Curated OER
Jon and Charlie's Run
Let's use math to solve an argument. Jon and Charlie are debating about who can run farther, but who is right? That's what your class will figure out as they apply their understanding of fractions to this real-life situation. A simple,...
Curated OER
Perimeter Word Problems
Tenth graders solve for the perimeter and rewrite word problems. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders label different shapes and set up the corresponding ratios as equations. They solve for the missing side and calculate the values for...
Curated OER
Trig Applications
In this trig applications worksheet, students solve 6 word problems about trigonometry. Students determine wind speed, angle of elevation and depression, and speed of airplanes using trigonometric functions.
Curated OER
Online Math Problems
In this online math problems worksheet, students solve a variety of exercises including four addition and subtraction picture problems, figure out the sequence in four sets of numbers, practice nine calculations and find the missing...
Curated OER
Addition Word Problems
For this addition word problem worksheet, students add one-digit plus one-digit numbers to find the sum. Students solve 9 problems.
Curated OER
Solving Word Problems
In this math word problem worksheet, students read 7 strategies for solving word or story problems in math. There are graphics to illustrate each tip. There are no actual problems to solve.
Curated OER
Use Guess and Check to Solve Math Problems
In this problem solving worksheet, learners read about using the guess and check strategy for solving math word problems. They use the strategy to solve 8 problems. They read about the working backwards and using visuals as problem...