Math Stars
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 6
Think, question, brainstorm, and make your way through a newsletter full of puzzles and word problems. The resource includes 10 different newsletters, all with interesting problems, to give class members an out-of-the box math experience.
Common Core Sheets
Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
As an assessment or worksheet this resource has 10 versions of adding and subtracting negative numbers. Each version comes with two options, one with an answer choice box and one without. Let this resource do the work for you when...
Math Stars
Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 7
Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...
National Math + Science Initative
Introduction to Decimals
Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals and...
Curated OER
Writing a News Article
Join the newspaper business with a series of lessons and exercises focused on elements of journalism. The packet focuses on distinguishing fact from opinion, writing effective headlines, sequencing events, and editing and proofreading a...
K12 Reader
If
Rudyard Kipling's advice to his son in the poem "If" is a resounding message that echoes through generations. After reading the famous poem, middle schoolers work on analyzing specific lines, completing activities based on unfamiliar...
Curated OER
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Fifth graders put their fraction knowledge to work by reading word problems and deciding whether to add or subtract the given fractions. Terms such as combined, total, difference, and left indicate which operation to use.
Curated OER
Identifying Fraction Location Positive and Negative
Sixth graders practice their fraction and number line skills by identifying where a given fraction is located on the line. Provide mathematicians with a colored pencil for easy identification of the fraction.
Common Core Sheets
Fraction Location on Number Line
Once your class has mastered the identification of fractions, have them locate fractions on a number line. This sheet reinforces interval sizes of parts included in a whole, and directly relates to the standards associated with Common...
Common Core Sheets
Finding Ending Time with a Numberline
Third graders determine the end time on a number line, given the start time and elapsed time.
Common Core Sheets
Finding Elapsed Time with a Numberline
Third graders find the elapsed time on a number line, given the start and end times.
Common Core Sheets
Finding Start Time with a Numberline
Third graders determine the start time on a number line, given the elapsed time and end time.
Common Core Sheets
Matching Clocks (5 Minute Increments)
Second graders match the time on an analog clock to the time on a digital clock. Each sheet has 16 problems for solving.
Common Core Sheets
Creating Clocks (Half Hour Increments)
First graders create clocks by adding hour and minute hands pointing to the given time. All times are to be written in 30-minute intervals.
Common Core Sheets
Finding Elapsed Time
Third graders read word problems to determine the elapsed time, given the start and end time.
Read Works
Cats in the Catacombs
Fourth graders read a short story and then answer questions based on what they read. Learners are asked to support their answers with evidence from the text.
Common Core Sheets
Finding Starting Time
Third graders read word problems to determine the start time, given the elapsed time and end time.
Common Core Sheets
Reading an Analog Clock (1 Minute Increments)
Third graders read analog clocks and tell time to the nearest minute. AM and PM do not matter in this exercise.
Common Core Sheets
Identifying Time Phrases
Quarter to seven. Noon. Five after three. These are a few examples of the time phrases students must identify. Most of the times to not indicate AM or PM; however, noon and midnight should be identified appropriately.
Common Core Sheets
Matching Clocks (Half Hour Increments)
First graders read an analog clock and then match it to the corresponding digital clock. Each clock tells time to the nearest 30 minutes.
Common Core Sheets
Reading an Analog Clock (5 Minute Increments)
Second and third graders practice reading analog clocks to the nearest five minutes.
Read Works
Sam’s Helicopter Ride
First graders read a short story and answer questions based on what they read. The question set includes multiple choice and short answer questions.
Common Core Sheets
Creating Area and Perimeter Rectangles
Third graders are challenged to draw their own rectangles given a specific area or perimeter. There are no examples of how each rectangle should look, so it is important for learners to persevere in finding a solution. There is more than...
Common Core Sheets
Rectangles - Same Perimeter and Different Area
Given a rectangle with specified dimensions, learners are prompted to create a new rectangle with the same perimeter, but a different area. This challenges third graders to think about perimeter and area in a new way. Each problem...