Problem solving is a skill of its own. Learners use a variety of problems to encourage mental math and logic to get the correct answer. Guiding questions are provided along the way to encourage the right way of thinking to help tackle...

Fifth and sixth graders multiply the given fractions and then write their answers in simplest form. They also solve two word problems involving multiplying fractions.

Third and fourth-graders multiply two digits by one-digit numerals with some regrouping. They solve 15 problems.

Sid the cat can eat six dinners in one day! After reading the short story Six Dinner Sid, learners respond to two multiplication word problems. First, they consider how many dinners Sid would eat in one week at his current rate....

Take a seat on the parade route with a holiday-themed set of word problems. Young mathematicians answer questions based on the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York City, including finding the average number of members in a...

Focus on money math as scholars solve five word problems. They must determine the correct math operation to find a solution (multiplication, division, or subtraction) and show their work in the provided space. There are two...

It's all about decimals in these word problems, which have scholars apply math to scenarios they will likely come across later in life. Working with multi-digit numbers and decimals to the hundredths place, learners must determine the...

Upper grade and middle school learners problem solve and calculate the answers to twenty various word problems involving multiplication, and a bar graph.

There's a party going on! Learners examine an image of a birthday party and answer 10 analysis questions. They employ a variety of math skills including telling time, days of the week, division, subtraction, multiplication, addition,...

Students use index cards, counting cubes, and their own understanding to identify how division problems can be solved by using multiplication. For this division lesson plan, students use their multiplication skills to solve division...

Scholars will learn to solve word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Using a grocery store theme, they will identify the best way to solve real-life problems. There are many ways this basic lesson can be...

Multiplication word problems about pizza? Kids will enjoy considering these real-life scenarios as they solve two- and three-digit multiplication problems. They consider how many total fish there are in 261 fishbowls, how many slices of...

If your mom is three times older than you are, how old is she on your 11th birthday? Young mathematicians answer this and four other multiplication word problems using real-life scenarios. They consider bags of cookies, pounds of...

Timed tests don't have to cause stress, they can be fun. To boost automaticity in solving the 3s times tables, this presentation is set up as a speed game. Learners will write out the answers as each 3s multiplication problem is...

In this multiplication worksheet, 4th graders enhance their multiplication skills by multiplying the equations by numbers 0 through 6. Students solve 35 problems.

For this multiplication sentences worksheet, students study the multiplication sentences and find the missing number to solve the 22 multiplication problems.

In this multiplication review worksheet, pupils use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.

Elementary schoolers use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.

Students explore multiplication. In this multiplication problem solving lesson, students view a video clip which demonstrates loading a truck with packages.  Students fill in a blank array to represent 1"X 2" and the multiples when...

Six situations are explained in words. Arithmetic aces translate them into number sentences, and then they create fact families for each. This exercise is an efficient method for reinforcing multiplication and division skills. Assign it...

Don't cover up this resource — use it out in the open! Pupils learn how to cover up various parts of a linear equation in order to help solve the equation. A worksheet of problems provides practice with this skill.

Split the work three ways. Learners use their knowledge of fractions to solve problems dealing with splitting up work loads evenly between three groups. Scholars determine the fractional portion of work each group will do along with...

This is an amazing 33-page resource for teaching multiplication! Your mathematicians will discover the connection between multiplication and repeated addition. They also will work collaboratively with arrays while studying zoo animals....

You may think your holiday pumpkins weigh a ton, but in a giant pumpkin contest, they actually do! Middle schoolers read about the winners of the 2014 giant pumpkin contests before solving three word problems involving multiplication and...