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Tricky Word Problems, Part 2 - Choosing the Operation
Can your learners figure out which equation to solve? Use this resource to challenge your third graders with word problems involving the four operations. Each problem has a section to write the answer, but pupils will need to write out...
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Word Problems: Addition and Subtraction
Here is a worthwhile presentation on addition and subtraction word problems. After some slides which give tips on problem-solving strategies, learners are given a host of word problems to tackle on their own. They are given instant...
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Solve Story Problems: Sold! A Mathematics Adventure
Young mathematicians listen to the book Sold!: A Mathematics Adventure by Nathan Zimelman where they encounter ways to solve story problems. They then create and solve start unknown addition and subtraction equations. Resource builds in...
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Growing Caterpillars
Explore multiplication through caterpillar study. Learners will view a caterpillar video clip and work with a group to determine how much they would weigh if they grew to be 3,000 times their size as does the caterpillar. They will...
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Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems
Students explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems lesson, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Students discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more' meant in the story.
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Subtraction-Making Number Stories
In this subtraction number story worksheet, students solve 2 simple problems and write a short story for each. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Making Multiplication Number Stories
In this multiplication worksheet, learners solve 2 simple problems and make up a short story about each. A website reference for additional activities is given.
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Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream
Use the book Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream to inspire your learners to solve and create multiplication word problems. After listening to the story, they solve two "which is more" problems. They explain their thinking with images, words, or...
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Money Matters
Learners practice spending money by completing math word sentences. For this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money. Learners...
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Block It: Using a Manipulative to Solve Math Problems
Learners practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative lesson, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Learners gain points based on...
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Fairy Tale Math
Have class members rewrite a favorite fairy tale in order to incorporate numerical information. For inspiration, the teacher provides an example written by another second grader. These modified stories are then used to write word...
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Transportation Math
Students recognize math problems within stories. In this consumer math lesson, students discover clues to solve math problems within written story problems. Students complete the story problems on a worksheet.
Kelly's Kindergarten
August Daily Activities
You'll feel more than prepared for the start of the school year with this collection of daily activities for the month of August! From filling in numbers on a calendar or coloring patterns to solving addition and reading comprehension...
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Problem Solving: Guess and Check problem solving 4.5
In this problem solving worksheet, learners read a word problem, write sentences explaining comprehension of important information, how to check each guess, the solution, and how to check for a reasonable answer. Students write four...
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Number Word Practice
In this addition and number words worksheet, students solve addition problems with numbers 1 - 4 and write the words for the numbers. Students complete 9 problems.
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IGHT Word Family Word Jumble
Oh, no! The words are all scrambled up! In this word scramble learning exercise, emerging spellers unscramble the letters to create words from the ight word family. THey spell 10 words total.
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"ain" Word Family Word Jumble
In this word families worksheet, students examine 10 words that feature "ain" in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters.
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Printable "est" Word Family Word Jumble
In this online interactive "est" word family worksheet, students examine 10 "est" words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed...
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Printable "it" Word Family Word Jumble
In this online interactive word families worksheet, students examine 10 words with the "it" sound. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed for...
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"op" Word Family Word Jumble
In this word families worksheet, learners examine 10 words that feature "op" in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters.
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"ug" Word Family Word Jumble
In this word families worksheet, students examine 10 words that feature "ug" in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters.
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How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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Stationary Word Search
In this stationary word search instructional activity, students use their problem solving skills to unscramble 13 words and then locate and identify them in the word puzzle.
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Weather Word Search
In this weather word search worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to locate and identify 17 weather words in the word puzzle.