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Mars Fraction Hunt
Students use fractions and words to find a coded message and the first student to solve the message wins a candy bar.
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Fraction Animals
Second, third, and fourth graders explore fraction strategies and division by splitting sets of farm animals into equal numbers. Independently, they read word problems, solve them, and check their answers.
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Probability using M & M's
Using M & M's candies, young statisticians predict the color distribution in a packet of candies and test their predictions against their group and the larger class. A review of converting between fractions, decimals, and percents...
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Ratios, Unit Rates, and Proportions
Explore the concept of ratios, unit rates, and proportions. Learners convert fractions and percents to decimals. They discuss rates and where they can be found in the real world. A hands-on experiment and numerous flash cards and...
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Try A Pizza Theme Week
Students explore all the things they could do with a pizza. They become aware of food groups and nutritional needs, make decorated cardboard pizzas, interact with pizza slices and fractions, create stories to go along with their...
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Coconut and Chocolate Chip Passover Macaroons
Recipies are a natural medium for using fractions in real-world problems. This delicious activity has learners adapting the ingredients for coconut and chocolate chip macaroons, a Passover treat, for fewer and more cookies than the...
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Solving Single-Step Word Problems
Math wizards learn the five-step plan to solve math word problems. They investigate the five-step process for solving word problems, and examine the use of code words for each of the operations and solve a problem using the strategies.
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Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions (Combining Like Terms)
Everyone loves math when it includes food! This lesson tries to take the notion of combining like terms in algebra and comparing it to sorting apples and oranges. It takes a step-by-step approach to helping students understand this...
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Fraction Word Problems Online 2
For this fractions worksheet, learners complete fraction word problems. They complete 10 multiple choice problems containing one and two digit numbers.
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Sweet Fraction Frenzy
Fourth graders compare and order fractions. In this comparing and ordering fractions lesson, 4th graders make fraction strips from construction paper but pretend that they are candy bars. They use the strips to compare and order...
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Fraction Review
In this fractions worksheet, learners put fractions into their simplest form, write as improper fractions, add and subtract, estimate amounts, and more. They complete 31 problems.
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Fraction Match-Up
In this fraction worksheet, students match 10 fractions in column A with their simplest form equivalents in column B, then follow instruction to make a math drawing. Answers on page 2.
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Rational Numbers
In this rational numbers worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 12 different problems by dividing each equation. First, they use the division rules given at the top of the sheet to determine how they are going to solve each problems....
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Fraction Two-Step Word Problems - Mixed Numbers
In this fraction worksheet, 4th graders solve for fractions reading word problems. Students read and solve for 6 problems using the given information provided in each.
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Solving Equations
In this solving equations learning exercise, students solve and complete 22 different problems that include solving various equations by using multiplication and division. First, they get the variable by itself and move it using the...
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Algebra, Multiplication, and Division of Fractions
Students gain knowledge by measuring time and distance for solving unknowns in an equation. They also will design an airplane and chance to communicate mathematically by writing essays.
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Division as Making Groups
In this mathematics learning exercise, 3rd graders make a division sentence with each group illustrated in the box. Then they make groups by circling dots and writing a division sentence. Students also draw a picture and divide them into...
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Calculator Spelling
Sixth graders practice creating and solving number sentences on a calculator. They interact with number facts, their properties, algorithms and estimation. Each student recognizes inverse relationships of addition, subtraction,...
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Model Multiplication reteach 12.1
In this drawing a model to multiply fractions with unlike denominators, students review the steps for drawing the models and apply them to solve a word problem and equations. Students solve seven problems.
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Which Fraction Am I?
In this fractions instructional activity, learners solve the clues to come up with the correct fraction. Students solve clues for 6 fraction problems.
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Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
This math review PowerPoint reinforces the concepts of fifth grade math. This interactive PowerPoint is modeled after the television show, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" The questions given involve division, fractions and...
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Counting Area
In this math worksheet, students find the area of shapes by counting the number of grid paper squares inside each shape. This is a worksheet generator, the teacher controls the complexity of the shapes as well as the grid size. Answers...
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Halves and Fourths
In this fractions practice learning exercise, students sharpen their math skills as they use problem solving strategies to solve 6 problems regarding halves and fourths.
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Solve Multistep Equations
In this multi-step equations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete twenty-four different problems that include using a graphing calculator to complete. First, they solve for x in the first section. Then, students solve using the same...