A penny saved is a penny earned! Scholars research the different ways to save money over a lifetime. They investigate the Rule of 72, compound interest, and sub-prime loans to gain an understanding of how banks aid in the saving process....

Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...

Analyze a fictional text with a four-page packet that explores a story's main character and moral, challenges scholars to ask and answer questions about the text, and to create a story map. 

Young scholars, after reading the book "Lunch Money" by Andrew Clements, explore money and different saving places. They research different ways in which productivity has increased over the years, they examine products to determine if...

Do your fifth graders have trouble writing out their work for word problems? Use this instructional activity about measurements and the four equations, which provides separate spaces to write the equations and the answers. A nice way to...

When it comes to all the ways money management and financial responsibility weave into our daily lives as adults, make sure high schoolers are prepared to locate resources for managing their finances, such as a financial advisor. 

In this addition learning exercise, students read then solve 6 word problems. Students use single digit addition to solve each of the problems.

In this addition worksheet, 2nd graders solve addition word problems involving one digit numbers. Students complete 6 word problems total.

Need a subtraction worksheet? In this one, learners complete word problems with one and two digit numbers. Pupils complete six word problems.

Upper graders find missing numbers, determine the best unit to weight certain items, compare and solve two test prep questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

Six story problems challenge young mathematicians to add single- and double-digit numbers. Manipulatives would come in very handy for primary graders tackling this worksheet. Some of the sums have addends as large as 25 and 33. Some...

In this missing addends worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they are given 1 addend and the sum and must find the missing addend in order to solve each problem.

In this multiplication practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use models to multiply.

In this math activity, 2nd graders complete multiple choice questions about patterns, shapes, fractions, and more. Students complete 15 questions.

Students review the difference between "wants" and "needs." Students apply acquired knowledge by preparing for a pretend camping trip. Students plan out their trip together and then revise their list twice.

In this two step equations worksheet, students solve 14 word problems in short answer format. Students write a linear equation and solve given a word problem.

Young scholars study money and its place in the economy.  In this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money.  Young scholars explore how money works in society and explore...

Students play an interactive game online to learn ratios. In this statistics lesson, students solve problems in an online game about ratio and relating statistics to the real world. This lesson provides hands on as well as teaching time.

In this math worksheet, students learn a strategy to mentally subtract a single digit number from a two digit number such as 53-8. Students follow the detailed instructions to subtract in 18 problems.

In this ratios worksheet, students read word problems containing one and two digit numbers and answer 3 ratio questions for each problem. Students complete 9 ratio problems total.

In this addition worksheet, learners solve 6 problems in which single digit numbers on each side of the ladybug's body are added. The spots help students count.

In this subtraction of fractions practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require renaming.

In this fraction drawing worksheet, students read the fraction word problems. Students then draw a picture to help them solve the word problem.