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Making Change- Working With Money
In this story problem making change learning exercise students read a one page description of money use by a child; then solve 6 questions based on the passage.
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Whole Numbers Sums and Differences
In this adding and subtracting worksheet, students read and solve two story problems about sports. Students determine which team won and with what score. These are simple calculations that have multiple steps.
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Polynomial Word Problems
In this polynomial word problem worksheet, students read story problems, write a system of equations, and solve using substitution. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Identifying the Main Idea in Fiction
Discovering the main idea in fiction is like uncovering buried treasure; one must persevere to locate it, and the reward is priceless. Scholars delve deep into leveled stories using three questions to aid in identifying the main idea.
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Each Orange Had 8 Slices
If you haven't read Each Orange Had 8 Slices with your young mathematicians, now is the time! Ideal for beginners to multiplication, this book features several number stories, and challenges learners to answer math questions....
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Practice Makes Perfect
In this subtraction and addition worksheet, students solve 4 problems in which subtraction or addition is used to solve story problems. There is regrouping on the page.
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Human Body Riddle
The human body can be a mystery, or at least a riddle. Fifth graders pair up and use Photostory to create a riddle relating to a human body part and how it functions in the body system. They will compose a riddle, use a story board, take...
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Creating Narrative
Plot, setting, characters, and conflict are common to both drama and narrative stories. Kids create narrated tableaus that show their understanding of the plot, setting, and conflict of a story they've recently read. The lesson plan...
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Summer Bridge Activities
Youngsters start by writing a story about going to outer space. They then solve math word problems, match words to their correct meaning by using a dictionary, solve multiplication and division problems, and add the correct prefixes and...
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Bikini Bottom Genetics
Hilarious! Use the characters from SpongeBob Square Pants to practice solving genetics problems! Yellow sponge body color is dominant to blue. Square body shape is dominant to round body shape. Did someone switch Mr. Krab's baby...
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Crow Boy
There is a difference between actions, motives, and the appearance of a character in a narrative text. Fourth graders explore character analysis through the dramatic arts. They create a series of movements, tableaus, and pantomimes to...
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Be a Vishnu Avatar
Students write a story about a problem on earth. They imagine themselves as one of Vishnu's avatars or create another avatar for Vishnu who can solve the problem.
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Transportation Math
Students practice their problem solving skills. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students solve story problems regarding the delivery of consumer goods.
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Digger and the Gang
Help online friends Digger and Sprat from the BBC series to solve math problems! In a series of activities, your class will use data sets to calculate measurements, averages, means, and probabilities. The class completes worksheets and...
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Subtracting With the Hundreds Place And Regrouping
Learners solve math problems involving subtracting with regrouping. They practice the steps for subtracting in the hundreds place with regrouping, through teacher guided practice. Independently, pupils complete story problems involving...
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Hatchet
Students write about a time when they were in a situation where nature frightened them. They write about how Brian solved the problem of how to start a fire in the story. Students complete a short research paper on one of the plants or...
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Shapes in Motion
Middle schoolers practice moving different shaped objects through a series of transformations. In groups, they discuss other ways to manipulate the figure to achieve the same results. They solve multiple story problems in the same manner.
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Tenths
In this fractions and decimals worksheet, learners analyze a data table about painting playground fence posts. Students solve 6 story problems in which a fraction and a decimal are converted.
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Problem Solving: Math Codes and Word Problems
In this problem solving instructional activity, learners solve 7 story problems that include the use of a simple code key that assigns a number to each of 6 animals. Students read and solve each problem using the information in the key.
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Sunshine Math- 1 Venus, XIV
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 7 varied math word problems. They include money, reasoning, estimation, skip counting and problem solving.
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Model Subtraction from 2,000
For this subtraction worksheet, students solve 6 story problems. Students subtract larger numbers with regrouping. There are also problems with regrouping across zeros.
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My Test Book: Probability
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding probability. Students may view the correct answers.
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Subtraction-Making Number Stories
For this subtraction number story worksheet, students solve 2 simple problems and write a short story for each. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Don't Flick Your Bic!
Students research the ban on lighters in the airport and how it is being enforced. Individually, they create and conduct a survey on family members who smoke about this issue. Using the internet, they discover what airports are doing to...