Your mathematician's job is to explore the relationship between hours and miles walked during a walk-a-thon. The activity compels your learners to experiment with different means in finding out this proportional relationship. The answer...

This is a fantastic template to guide scholars in solving math word problems! Students read a word problem dealing with sales and profits, and fill in a graphic organizer to guide the process. They consider important information, the...

For this fraction worksheet, fourth and fifth graders solve six word problems, all having to do with adding or subtracting fractions with like denominators. This worksheet can be adapted to the Common Core standards in math.

Learning how a bank account works is a useful tool. The exercise in the resource is to deduct rent from a checking account and create an equation from a description. Participants then graph the balance of the bank account versus months...

Students examine the probability of an event. In this probability instructional activity, students determine whether it is likely that an event will occur in coin flipping activities. They work with two and four coins, and one die in...

For this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, 4th graders use characters from the story to complete a problem solving activity. Students must determine which items to buy and how to earn the money for those items. There are five different...

In this money/quarter worksheet, students look at pictures of items with price tags attached, then circle the correct combination of coins that match the price.

In this matching activity, students draw lines to match the description of a shop and what it sells with the person who words there and sells the items. Students then count coins and match money with objects.

In this percent of change worksheet, students figure out the percent of money amount if something is on sale and it is a certain percentage of the price. Students solve 9 problems.

In this drum sounding lesson plan, students shake tubes with different materials in them and try to determine what is in the drum. Students have 5 materials to choose from and graph the results.

In this speaking worksheet, learners use prompts to ask and answer questions, and communicate with groups. Students complete 2 activities.

In this solving consumer math word problems worksheet, students write answers showing the steps to understand, plan, solve, and check their answers. Students write four answers.

Sixth graders participate in an simulated investment activity. They examine the purpose of different types of investments before they predict which will be the most successful. Finally, they simulate investing $1,000 in stocks, $1,000 in...

Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics lesson. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify break even points...

For this adding and subtracting practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to regroup.

High schoolers interview employers and employees at local coffee shops about sales and profits and create graphs comparing and contrasting information obtained about the businesses.

In this Sudoku puzzle worksheet, 1st graders complete a 4x4 Sudoku puzzle with the numbers 13-16 where each number may appear only once in each row, column, or block.

Learners practice stewardship. In this service learning lesson plan, students respond to those in need after a natural disaster as they investigate philanthropy.

Learners play logic and strategy games with pennies. In this pennies worksheet, students play one game called 'From counting to arithmetic', and one called 'Counting and mental math'.

First graders study money. In this addition lesson, 1st graders count and add two-digit numbers using dimes and pennies.

Students make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. In this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will hold.

When Bob starts planning out the average money made per customer, he needs some help. Young mathematicians look at the probability of how many bagels are purchased from one person, and then creates an equation based on the amount...

Here is a writing expressions worksheet in which learners write an expression to solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to money.

What a terrific way to review fractions! Learners answer 20 word problems involving fractional amounts. This is a great way to connect classroom knowledge to real life. Be aware that this was written in the UK, and so there are no dollar...