Learners sometimes have difficulty making sense of a word problem. In a guided learning activity, pupils are asked to think about how to find an answer and explain their thinking, rather than finding the answer. It allows them to...

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.

Fractions, decimals, and percents all say the same thing! Show your classes how to convert between the three forms using visual and numeric representations. Then lead them to an understanding of scientific notation.

Put the power of place value in the hands of your eager learners. They assess 12 four-digit numbers and write each in its expanded form. 

Young scholars use problem-solving approaches to investigate mathematical content. They formulate problems from situations within and outside mathematics content. They warm up with a survey done by the teacher. Everyone uses practice...

Have learners use math to prove they are sports stars! Assess a pupil's ability to create and analyze data using a variety of graphs. The class will be motivated by the association of math and basketball data.

Get your little mathematicians moving with this experiential activity in which one child is the "tens" and another is the "ones." They collect the number of unifix cubes (in tens or singles) assigned to their respective place values and...

Help your kindergarteners discover new number-sense concepts and to compose and decompose numbers. Though the resource contains no procedural details, the assessment tool (which you can find in the "printer friendly version") has...

Students explore the concept of fractions, decimals, and percents.  In this number sense lesson, students use a worksheet to guide them through the exploration of the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents. ...

Children begin by making direct comparisons between objects and putting a number of objects into order according to length. They are also introduced to measuring with multi-link cubes which allows them to compare objects which cannot be...

Second graders take a trip to the arcade in an activity that engages them in problem solving with money. Composed of three word problems, youngsters are instructed to determine various combinations to represent a given value by using...

Seventh graders use highest and lowest points of land elevation around the world to find the differences. Sea level is zero, so students be operating with positive and negative numbers. After students find the information on the...

Learners complete addition and multiplication tables that include rational and irrational numbers. They also answer a series of questions about the sums and products of irrational and rational numbers. One suggested modification would be...

Solving systems of equations with a twist! If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, then this is the problem for you. In this scenario, some money is found on the ground and you need to determine if it belongs in the cash...

For this number sense worksheet, 5th graders solve 6 word problems and explain why the answer makes sense. They use either estimated numbers or exact numbers as they solve the problems.

In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the ten thousands and write each number into expanded form. Students convert 12 numbers.

In this addition worksheet, students add simple one-digit numbers. They write their sum in the apple below the equation. Addition facts zero through eight are represented. Sums to extend to eighteen. Twenty-five problems are on each...

In this ordering numbers to 50 worksheet, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 50. Numbers should be ordered lowest to highest.

In this ordering numbers to 50 worksheet, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 50. Numbers are ordered lowest to highest.

In this number forms learning exercise, 2nd graders read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers in expanded form.

In this ordering numbers to 50 learning exercise, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 50. Numbers are ordered lowest to highest.

For this ordering numbers to 50 worksheet, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 50. Numbers are ordered lowest to highest.

In this ordering numbers to 50 learning exercise, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 50. Numbers are ordered lowest to highest.

In this ordering numbers to 100 worksheet, students practice their math skills as they order 15 sets of 10 numbers each up to 100. Numbers should be ordered lowest to highest