Primary Resources: Word and Real Life Problems

There's a party going on! Learners examine an image of a birthday party and answer 10 analysis questions. They employ a variety of math skills including telling time, days of the week, division, subtraction, multiplication, addition,...

How much does it cost to mail this letter? Scholars approach the real-life scenario of adding postage as they practice introductory addition. Each letter has a total amount it needs, and learners draw in the appropriately-priced stamps...

Prepare your second graders for word problems with a straightforward review worksheet. Use it after a unit on addition and subtraction up to 100, or after you have worked on money math. A sample word problem prompts young learners to...

Help your charges solve a variety of fraction and skip counting problems using a problem solving process. As a class they work through a fraction problem step-by-step, and discuss a real-life connection to the problem. Students then play...

Introduce scholars to addition and subtraction word problems with visual guidance. There are five scenarios here, each with a picture to guide scholars as they solve. An example encourages kids to physically interact with the images,...

Explore the meaning of an engineering problem-solving process. By defining specific world problems, the narrator emphasizes the importance of engineering in our world. He outlines the engineering process and connects the information to a...

Here is a real-life subtraction word problem that not only shows how to analyze a word problem but thoroughly describes the subtraction process. This is a fantastic video perfect for introducing both subtraction and problem solving...

Here's an extensive selection of teacher resources to aide in teaching and reviewing addition and subtraction. You will find resources on the vocabulary used in word problems, column addition, checking addition and subtraction, games,...

An extensive collection of teacher resources to help in teaching and reviewing the concepts of basic addition and subtraction. There are many worksheets, activities, PowerPoint presentations, smartboard activities, Word, Excel, and pdf...

After reading The Mitten by Jan Brett, youngsters willuse the characters in the story to write word problems for addition and subtraction. For example, they may state that a rabbit had 7 carrots and then lost 2, how many were left? There...