Resources for Educators
Math & Science Connection
Whether you're using a collection of Dr. Seuss books to teach basic math skills like counting, adding, and subtracting, or exploring the different states of matter by melting a crayon with a hairdryer, a series...
California Education Partners
Summer Olympics
Quickly get to the decimal point. The last assessment in a nine-part series requires scholars to work with decimals. Pupils compare the race times of several athletes and calculate how much they have improved over time. During the second...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Claim 2
They claim there are problems on the assessment. The presentation provides 13 questions that demonstrate the problem-solving claim for Smarter Balanced assessments. Teachers use the resource to provide examples of problem-solving...
New York City Department of Education
How I Roll
There's a high likelihood for learner success in this set of probability problems and activities. From support activities that walk learners through joint and compound probabilities through the cumulative activity of planning to win...
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Paradise Lost: Problem Situation
Let your class voice their opinions with a group debate activity. Before reading John Milton's Paradise Lost, they work in small groups in assigned roles to form a position about authority and rebellion, comparing a...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Simplest Form
Make math simple with this step-by-step presentation on fractions in their simplest form. Multiple approaches are introduced including, most efficiently, the division of numerators and denominators by their greatest common factor. Work...
Education Development Center
Anita's Way to Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Could you develop your own way to add fractions with unlike denominators? An in-depth task has scholars examine a fictional conversation between several people in which they discuss a method of adding fractions with unlike denominators....
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Understanding Proportions and Scale Drawings
Proportions are ratios found using multiplication or division. Middle schoolers solve measurement problems, find a figure's missing dimension, and find the distance between two points. Resource features four lesson plans with detailed...
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The Remainder Theorem Using TI-Nspire CAS
Investigate the Remainder Theorem in this algebra lesson plan. Explore the relationship between the remainders of polynomial division and the function. Each of the four problems gets progressively more complicated. This might be a great...
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Relate Multiplication and Division
In this word problem activity, students solve 6 problems in which they identify the relationship between multiplication and division as inverse operations. They draw arrays and write equations.
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Practice Dividing by 9
In this dividing by 9 worksheet, learners use the table for 'Raul's Book Collection' to help them solve the division word problems that utilize the number 9.
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Practice Dividing by 6
In this dividing by 6 worksheet, students use the table for the 'Great Lake State Photographs' to help them learn to divide by 6 and solve the six word problems.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward: Problem Solving
In this working backwards worksheet, students read the word problem and then complete the understand, plan, solve, and look back steps to solve the problem. Students work backwards to solve the problem.
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Leveled Problem Solving Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
In order to be able to multiply and divide decimals properly, students need to be provided with a variety of ways to practice this skill. In this basic worksheet, students practice how to multiply and divide decimals using word problems...
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Practice Dividing by 8
In this dividing by 8 worksheet, students use the data in the math table to help them complete the pictograph chart on the right. Students use the pictograph to help them answer the six word problems.
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Multiplication Stories
Second graders solve various multiplication math word problems involving cars and people, fish and fish bowls, and tables and table legs. They write and solve multiplication story problems related to whole numbers, addition, subtraction,...
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Short Division With Remainders
In this math worksheet students will focus on division using the numbers 3, 4, and 6. Students will complete 30 problems with remainders.
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My Test Book: Multiplication and Division
For this online interactive math skills worksheet, learners solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to multiply and divide with 2-digit numbers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Division with Remainders
In this math worksheet students will focus on division using the numbers7, 8, and 9. Students will complete 25 problems with remainders.
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Division Facts: 2's, 5's, 10's
In this 2's, 5's, and 10's division facts worksheet, students complete a total of 90 division problems with these facts. Worksheet is labeled as a "test" and facts are designed to be cut into strips.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Work Backward
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students use the working backward strategy to solve 2 math problems step by step.
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What to Do with Leftovers
Second graders solve real world division story problems using unifix cubes. They read "A Remainder of One" and discuss the concept of remainders. They solve the division problems first with the cubes and then write the problem and answer...
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Sunshine Math- 2 Earth, XIX
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 7problems that include skills in fractions, calculators, money, measurement, calendars and basic operations.
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Playing with Remainders
Fifth graders explore how people handle remainders in real life. In this remainders math lesson, 5th graders participate in skits to show what to do with remainders. Students complete worksheets with word problems.