Wow, that's a big pencil box! Scholars measure the area of a 15-foot pencil box among other measurement word problems. For each, they evaluate the information given to figure the area, which is sometimes not the end-all answer they are...

Turn your math lesson into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve math questions and...

Provide learners with a problem solving strategy to help them solve simple division problems and build a better understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division. They use a number line and jump up by the divisor,...

For this addition worksheet, learners solve ten math problems in which they add a single digit number and a decimal number. Students solve these problems in their head and write the answers in the boxes. The answers are available on the...

Assess how long the class pet snake grew and how long it was when it started growing with a short learning exercise. Learners use addition and subtraction strategies with measurements to answer three questions.

Introduce addition to your class with this handy and well-thought-out presentation. Addition is defined and then shown in four different examples. Images, a story problem, numeric, and number line variations of the same problem are all...

Provide a meaningful context for learning about the division of fractions with this upper-elementary math lesson. Presented with a simple, real-world problem, young mathematicians work in small groups to develop visual models...

What do you do when you don't think you have enough information? You look for another way to do the problem! Pupils combine what they know about finding the area of a triangle and trigonometry to determine triangle area when they don't...

Try a new approach to addition and subtraction by giving scholars the numbers but leaving out the sign. They must determine if the numbers have been added or subtracted, then write in the appropriate operation. There are a few examples...

Do you know how much of one activity that you did ALL day? Through addition, your learners will determine how much dancing and how much basketball Morgan and Anna did over the course of one day. They will have to create a number sentence...

In this mathematical worksheet, students add one-digit numbers to one-digit numbers to solve eighty math problems. Students check their answers when completed.

In this instructional activity students will solve word problems that involve multiplication, addition and money using a table to organize the data. Students are then asked to determine which person in the problem made more money.

In this math word problem instructional activity, 4th graders solve the word problems using either addition or multiplication skills. Students are given 2 problems to practice the skills.

In these addition sentences worksheets, learners read the addition word problems and create addition sentences for the 6 problems on the 5 worksheets. Students solve 30 problems.

In this addition worksheet, 1st graders solve twenty-five addition math problems by adding the number two to single and double digit numbers.

For this addition word problems worksheet, learners work on counting on by tens. Students are given a story problem where they can count on by 10's to solve the problem. Learners are also asked to draw or write to explain their answer.

In this comparing numbers instructional activity, students solve word problems using addition to compare the numbers and answer the six problems.

This is an introductory lesson intended to prime young mathematicians for later lessons in multiplication. They watch the video Count on it!, discuss problem solving as a class, then work the presented problem using repeated addition....

Find the sum of the nineteen addition problems on this Thanksgiving-themed activity. Your class will practice adding two 2-digit numbers with regrouping. There is also one word problem to be solved.

Third graders explore their multiplication skills. They will use their problem solving skills to solve an everyday math problem that requires them to multiply numbers. This lesson incorporates the use a video titled "Blossom and Snappy...

Approach word problems using these straightforward addition and subtraction practice scenarios. Learners choose answers from a list, recording the corresponding letter next to each problem. Ten questions involve basic addition and...

Here are five word problems. They each require learners to use addition or subtraction as a means of finding an answer. Note: These are oddly worded and written with poor grammar. 

First graders are asked to match the correct answer with eight addition equations. No word problems or illustrations are included on the worksheet.

As your scholars become comfortable with liquid mass and volume units, give them these addition and subtraction word problems to help apply the skill. There are no conversion or fraction skills involved. After solving four word problems,...