Young learners start out by going to the board to draw lines through shapes to identify halves. Then they are given a square of paper and are directed to fold the paper into halves and then into fourths. They color the halves...

Dealing with decimals in your fourth grade class? Make them easy to understand with a straightforward worksheet, which instructs youngsters to put groups of decimals in order from smallest to largest. A great way to review place value...

Fourth graders compare and order fractions in a fraction game activity. In this fraction game lesson, 4th graders play a game that requires them to add fractions with like denominators and compare fractions. Students create posters where...

This resource sneaks in the math so your learners will be adding and subtracting positive and negatives on a number line while thinking they are mapping out houses. The activity starts by putting houses the appropriate distance away from...

Few things can motivate children to learn like the promise of a sweet and tasty treat. Given a bag of M&M®s, Skittles®, or other colorful candy, students first predict the contents of the bag before counting the pieces,...

Assess pupil understanding of rational and irrational numbers with a mid-module assessment that is the 15th lesson in the 25-part series. The questions represent the objectives in the first half of the series. Topics include decimal...

Construct a fraction kit with your elementary classes. Each learner will get various strips of colored paper. As a class, they fold the different colors into different sizes to recognize that each represents a different fraction. When...

In this fractions worksheet, students put fractions in order, and solve fraction problems. Students complete 5 ordering of fraction problems.

Third graders create fractions from concrete materials, then use paper fractions.

In this simplifying complex fractions and expressions learning exercise, students solve 10 different problems that include simplifying fractions. First, they determine the least common denominator of all fractions with the complex...

In this fraction worksheet, students complete either the denominator or the numerator in a fraction in order to make it equivalent to a given fraction. They find 12 equivalent fractions on the page.

In this order of operations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different equations by applying the order of operations in each. First, they perform any calculations inside the parentheses. Then, students perform all multiplication and...

The Egyptians used unit fractions to describe all other fractions. Your class will rewrite rational expressions in order to deduce information about rational numbers. The activity starts with specific fractions, guides you through a few...

Sixth graders engage in an investigation about the concepts related to fractions. They read, represent, compare, and order proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They demonstrate an understanding of relationships involving...

Students investigate the concept of using fractions in a variety of different contexts. They participate in a hands on activity in the stead of book work. The goal is to get them acquainted with the use of fractions using mental math...

Talk about delicious math! Pupils solve problems involving rational numbers and analyze real-life problems to find solutions in a pre-algebra class. They discuss the sections of a Hershey's bar in terms of fractions and decimals before...

Students investigate the differences when using decimals, fractions, and percents. They focus on the process of using them in real problems and how to convert them from one form to another.

There is an excellent strategy for learners to use when faced with a word problem that uses fractions. This presentation shows how to draw a diagram of the fractions in the problem in order to get a visual representation. Although brief,...

If percents, fractions, and decimals can all mean the same number how do we go from one to another? During this instructional activity, watch how it goes over the basic steps needed to go from one rational number to the next. Both...

In this integers learning exercise, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include various types of integers and graphs. First, they determine the sum of 3 consecutive integers. Then, students find the ratio between 2 areas of...

This activity has a little of everything. Compare fractions, determine if numbers are less than, greater than, or equal to. Then practice lining up the decimals to add and subtract decimal numbers. Then multiply decimals remembering to...

Good morning, mathematicians! Get your class to put on their thinking caps right away as they review past concepts and stay sharp on newer ones. Skills include number sequences, finding missing numerators, reducing fractions, finding...

Change up the classroom atmosphere with this interdisciplinary resource. Following along with the children's book Mr. Slaptail's Curious Contraption, these math worksheets provide practice with a wide range of topics including...

In this simplifying expressions worksheet, students solve and complete 16 various types of problems. First, they express each expression as a single fraction in simplified form. Then, students perform the indicated operations. In...