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Money Word Problems Test

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this solving story problems with money worksheet, students find the amount of change and coins needed to solve. Students solve nine problems.
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Math Stars

Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 8

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
You've just hit the jackpot of integrating math problems and riddles with this jumbo-sized resource! Written as a newsletter, scroll through 35 pages of puzzles and quality problems to engage and encourage your learners to inquire and...
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Solving Math Word Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use five word problem solving skills to solve a variety of math word problems. They observe the teacher modelling the five steps, and in small groups complete two worksheet word problems. Students read the problem, find the...
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Thanksgiving Story Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving story problems learning exercise, students read and solve the 3 story problems on the learning exercise. The learning exercise provides work space to solve the addition problems and a space to write the answer.
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Basic Multiplication and Division Story Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this multiplication and division story problem instructional activity, students solve 5 problems using basic facts. There are picture clues to help students set up their multiplication or division equations. This page is intended to...
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St. Patrick’s Day

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Combine math, creative writing, and leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick's Day activity! Using a bag of gold coins and marshmallows, kids write a math story about a leprechaun that includes a multi-step equation to solve.
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Noyce Foundation

Apple Farm Field Trip

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Monitor the growth of young mathematicians with a comprehensive addition and subtraction assessment. Using the context of a class field trip to an apple orchard, this series of four story problems allows children to demonstrate their...
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Number Story Arrays

For Students K - 3rd
Use these number story cards to give scholars practice with arrays and number models. There are 12 cards here, each with a simple object scenario for learners to apply mathematically. Mathematicians are given the number of rows and how...
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Mammal Story Problems (Math)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, after discussing the teacher's handout examples, practice writing five story problems about mammals using relevant/irrelevant information. As a class, they solve the story problems while identifying the key concepts that...
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Tricky Averages and Challenging Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In these two challenging problem solving worksheets, students calculate the mean, median, and mode and apply the results to find which average is best and then solve challenging multiple answers story problems. Students solve 16 problems.
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Word Problems: "Leaving D.C."

For Students 4th - 6th
In this solving math story problems worksheet, learners read statistics from the Student edition of USA Today to solve word problems. Students solve 6 problems.
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A Learning Worksheet for Story Problems Addition 0-10

For Students 1st
In this addition story problem activity, 1st graders use the problems in each box to learn add using story problems. Students read the problem and then the tips in blue to help them solve the equation.
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Two Historical Story Problems (Addition)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students read and solve two story problems about historical figures. Both problems involve addition of whole numbers.
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My Test Book: Story Problems

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this math skills practice activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to respond to story problems.
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Story Problems

For Teachers 1st
First graders manipulate pictures in Powerpoint template to demonstrate understanding of story problems. Students then solve story problems, and write number sentence to correspond to each story problem.
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Worksheet #5: Mixture Word Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this mixture word problem worksheet, students read story problems and determine what information is necessary to solve the mixture problem. They identify the correct solution, graph inequalities, and solve inequality equations. Nine...
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Physical Science: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore science through problem solving and learning how to solve the problem of the story "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." Young investigators will learn how to construct a model and design a solution. They will also keep records of their...
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Mathematical Problem Solving

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve story problems. In this story problem lesson, 2nd graders solve the problems and explain how they came up with their answers. They create their own story problems to be solved.
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Math - Does It Add Up? Applying Arithmetic Operations to Solve Everyday Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this story problem worksheet, student find ten math problems in the story, write the problems down and say what type of calculation it was. Students also complete 12 computation problems.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Young mathematicians demonstrate their ability to subtract mixed numbers by completing this collection of fraction word problems. From figuring out the weight of objects in a package, to finding the difference in height between two...
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Around the Room Short Story

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Collective story writing is a great way to reinforce the concept of story elements and collaborative learning. Young writers discuss story elements such as, setting, character, action, climax, conclusion, foreshadowing, dialogue, and...
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Solving Problems Part 2- Addition And Subtraction

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this addition and subtraction story problem worksheet, learners find and underline relevant information in the story and then write a number sentence adding or subtracting to solve 6 story problems. Answers are included and explained...
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Turning the Tables: A Guide to Devising Your Own Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe and demonstrate how to decipher and organize the information in a math word problem and apply mathematical concepts to different story problems. They discuss the parts of a story problem, and write their own original...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Write a Number Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this number sentence worksheet, students read through an example problem explaining how to solve a story problem using a number sentence. They then solve the 3 story problems on the worksheet.