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After School Excellence: Word Problems Grades 1 3
This is a resource for elementary word problems. It links to interactive and hands-on sites with videos and strategies.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Math Lesson Idea: Word Problems
Teach your students to reason with language and to use imagery to translate language into mathematical equations.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Translating Word Problems: Key Words
Use this lesson to get a clear explanation of how to translate word problems into mathematical equations. Included is a table for common phrases and their mathematical symbols. Use the examples as guides for working on your own problems....
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Sample Problems for Grades 1 5
The Saskatoon Board of Education gives samples of math word problems for pairs or small groups of students. At each grade level three types of problems are provided: translation, process, and realistic.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Ace: Reflecting on Mathematics [Pdf]
This site includes a graphic organizer of the ACE steps that will assist students in reflecting on their answers to word problems. The steps include having students "analyze" [A], "communicate" [C], and "extend" [E]. [Requires Adobe...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Ace: Reading Mathematics [Pdf]
This site includes a graphic organizer to help students use the ACE acronym to help them read word problems with high comprehension. In the graphic organizer, students' reading of word problems requires them to "ask" [A], "choose" [C],...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.nbt Boxes and Cartons of Pencils
This complete lesson plan has students explore place value through word problems.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Space Math Scale of the Solar System
Practice Space Math! Math is the cornerstone of space travel. Familiarize yourself with all the ways math can help you study the solar system. Practice math problems in areas such as speed of light, the distance of planets to the sun,...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Power Football
In this game you can play football while solving math problems. Students can choose from Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, or All; there are 4 levels of play to choose from and they can choose algebra style or regular math.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Dividing Decimals
This website from The Math Page explains and defines how to divide decimals. There is even a practice section at the very end of the lesson.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Identifying Place Value
This tutorial explains how to determine the place value of a number from ones to the one millions place. Includes practice and games to practice this skill.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Fraction Parts Eighths
This lesson describes eighths and gives practices and games identifying various amounts of eighths. Also shows other fractions visually.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Adding Two Digit Numbers Mentally
Read these two strategies for adding two-digit numbers in your head. Then try out the one you like better by playing the game. Running totals of your correct and incorrect answers as well as a percent score of your correct answers will...