Introduce your class to the order of operations. Included here is a reading passage that explains the concepts and provides an example and five related questions for individuals to answer.

Concepts

numerical expressions, parentheses, order of operations, reading comprehension, pemdas

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• After reading, write out the problem discussed in the text and work through it as a class
• Assign this for homework or as a warm-up exercise

Classroom Considerations

• It is unclear why the word decided is in bold print
• This resource is part of a series with a cross-curricular focus

Pros

• An answer key is included
• Cross-curricular worksheet combines math concepts with reading skills practice

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.5.1