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Sums Greater Than One
In this fractions practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that have sums greater than 1.
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Evaluate Problem-Solving in the Context of Culture and Time-frame
Young scholars examine literary elements in non-fiction literature. In this problem solving lesson, students read Rosa Parks, My Story and Beyond the Limits. Young scholars make oral presentations based on the causes and effects,...
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Divide by a Fraction
In this dividing by fractions practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Reasonable Answers
In this reasonable answers worksheet, students solve 6 word problems in which estimation is used. Students circle the most reasonable answer from 3 choices.
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Writing in Math Class
Students brainstorm and discuss ways math is all around them, explain in writing how they solve math problems, describe mathematical ideas in writing, and create original story problems.
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Face The Facts To Remember
Second graders use manipulatives, drawings, and story problems to learn the two's multiplication tables. After learning how to find answers, they participate in a memory game to match facts and answers.
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How Many Frogs? challenge
In this addition word problem worksheet, students add to solve the first problem. use that sum to solve the following problem, and continue solving problems with the previous sums. Students solve four problems.
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Measuring the Egyptian Way using the Pythagorean Theorem
Learners measure using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students solve right triangles using the properties of the Pythagorean theorem. They apply the same knowledge to solving story problems.
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Formulas Multiple Choice
In this formulas worksheet, learners determine the distance between two points. They read story problems, identify needed information, write equations and solve them. Students find the midpoint of a line. This two-page...
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Ten Sly Piranhas: A Counting Story in Reverse
Students solve related addition and subtraction problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students use the book Ten Sly Piranhas by William Wise as the source of word problems for students to solve.
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Building Word Problems
Sixth graders study addition and subtraction facts. In equal groups, they play a race game to correctly solve addition and subtraction problems. Using a PowerPoint presentation, the teacher demonstrates how to write word problems and...
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Unequal Groups vs. Equal Groups
Third graders create their own chenille stems to use during this and future lessons. As a class, they discuss the difference between equal and non-equal groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of items that come in groups of two,...
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Subtraction Problems
In this subtraction practice instructional activity, students count the 3 sets of pictured items to aid them in solving 1-digit subtraction problems.
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Using the Correct Vocabulary to Solve Problems
Third graders examine the vocabulary and strategies to be used with addition, subtraction, and multiplication word and story problems. They observe the teacher solve a variety of problems, then write and illustrate their own original...
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Assorted Problems (Word Problem Solving)
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems. Some of the numbers are written in word form. Students use basic operations including averaging.
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Christmas Subtraction Worksheet
Find the differences by counting the Christmas objects that correspond to the word problem. There are 3 problems total each requiring learners to write the equation that describes their answer.
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Express Whole Numbers as Fractions
Show examples of fractions in the real world to help scholars grasp this complex concept. Because there is only one word problem here with an answer detailed below, this is ideal as an all-class warm up. Learners examine an image of a...
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Activity Guide for Snow
Create a cross-curricular learning experience around a shared reading of Cynthia Rylant's book Snow. From writing poetry and a singing a song about snow, to creating paper snowflakes and solving math story problems, this resource...
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Multiplication and Division Grouping
Fifth graders rotate through six math stations to solve a variety of story problems involving multiplication and division. They observe a demonstration of how to do multiplication and division using grouping, then solve the story...
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Minnesota’s Forests
The forests of Minnesota provide middle schoolers with an integrated learning opportunity. They examine the three biomes and their histories, conduct experiments, read stories, and draw pictures. A lovely lesson about trees.
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Books, Books, Books
For this consumer math challenge worksheet, students solve problems using the titles and prices of books at a book fair. Students solve 4 problems.
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Number Lines and Bead Strings
Students solve addition and subtraction problems using strings of beads and number lines. They mentally perform addition and subtraction problems, and write and solve story problems involving whole numbers.
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Integrating Language Arts and Math
Here are simple ideas to integrate math and language arts skills.
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The Night Before Christmas Graph
First graders graph their favorite The Night Before Christmas books. In this graphing lesson students listen to several versions of the the same story, The Night Before Christmas. The students each choose their favorite version and the...