Add some holiday cheer to your math lessons with this problem-solving worksheet. From problems comparing the number of ears and legs of Santa's reindeer, to finding the ratio of colored lights on a Christmas tree, a variety of questions are presented that engage children in learning to use ratios.

Concepts

ratios, simplest terms, multi-step problems, word problems, Problem Solving, christmas

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this worksheet as an in-class or homework assignment during a pre-algebra unit on ratios and rates
• Offer one problem a day as a math warm-up activity during the holiday season
• After completing the worksheet, have students create their own holiday-themed story problems involving ratios

Pros

• Seven different story problems are included that involve numbers ranging from 18 to 80,000
• An answer key is provided with the worksheet

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.3.a MP4 MP7