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Curated OER

Finding Solutions by Working Backwards

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students learn to solve word problems by working backwards. Students read the 20 word problems and solve them, choosing the best answer from 4 choices. There are helpful hints on the page to clue students to work...
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Curated OER

Number Word Problems: Working Backwards

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, students learn to solve word problems by working backwards and turning the operations into their inverse partners. There are 25 questions.
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies Cookies 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a fantastic template to guide scholars in solving math word problems! Learners read a word problem dealing with sales and profits, and fill in a graphic organizer to guide the process. They consider important information, the...
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Raytheon

Strategies for Solving Math Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this strategies for solving math word problems activity, students read two pages of examples and explanations, then solve 42 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, answer sheet included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Clue and All About Me Problem Solving

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice solving word problems using highlighted strategies. In this word problem instructional activity, 5th graders brainstorm and  use words as clues that indicate the math operations that will be used to solve problems....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Working Backwards

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders make up their own math problems. There is only one restriction. That is, the answer has to be the one you are going to give them in a sealed envelope. The problems that they make up can be anything they like. Let Students...
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 6th
In this word problem solving strategies worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 11 different problems and questions related to identifying word problems. First, they explain what the problem is telling them to do and what is important....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fraction Puzzle Problems

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design a fraction word problem PowerPoint presentation. In small groups they complete a storyboard graphic organizer for their word problem, evaluate another group's word problem, and create a PowerPoint presentation of...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
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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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Work Backward

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this working backwards worksheet, learners learn to use the problem solving strategy of working backward to solve the six math word problems.
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Curated OER

Work Backward

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this math word problems worksheet, students work backwards to find the answers to problems with one digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems.
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Work Backward: Homework

For Students 5th - 6th
In this working backwards worksheet, students review the understand, plan, solve, and look back problem solving strategy to help them work backwards and solve the word problems.
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The Answer Is Math Task Cards

For Students 4th Standards
Scholars work backwards to solve word problems with a practice page that gives an answer and asks, What is the problem?
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Assessment
Math Learning Center

Second Grade Assessments and Scoring Checklists, Common Core State Standards

For Teachers 2nd Standards
How are your second graders progressing in their math skills? Find out with a series of math assessment activities. With baseline assessment score sheets for each skill, you can track how well your kids are adding, subtracting, telling...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life is Full of Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Work Backward

For Students 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders solve each of 6 word problems by working backwards. They use the strategy while working with money and decimals.
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 6th - 7th
In this word problem strategy worksheet, students solve and complete 11 different problems and questions related to growing patterns. First, they identify what they know and what information is important. Then, students solve the problem...
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 6th
In this word problem strategy worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 11 different problems and short answer questions related to double coins. First, they determine what they know and what is important information. Then, students...
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies Cookies

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this story problem worksheet, students read about Ralph and Sandra splitting up the cookies they baked. Students use division and multiplication to figure out how many cookies Ralph and Sandra started with. This worksheet contains 10...
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Work Backward

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving strategies learning exercise, students use the working backward strategy to solve 2 math problems step by step.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategies: Pre Test

For Students 5th - 8th
In this problem solving instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about math word problems and choosing the best strategy to solve them. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving challenge worksheet, students work backward to solve a set of 5 word problems. Answers are included on page 2.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 7th - 8th
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different word problems that include working backwards. First, they determine various numbers by following the instructions and then working backwards to check....
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Work Backward

For Students 5th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve two word problems that require them to work backward to find the original number. There is an example provided.