For this least common multiple practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

Teams of learners integrate reading, writing, math, social studies, and science in this simple, yet effective lesson. They work in groups in order to solve a ten-step problem which requires internet research, the use of a calculator, and...

Nonfiction texts about people on the move provide young readers with an opportunity to examine not only the problem-solving strategies employed by immigrants, but to also find examples of figurative language these writers use to tell...

In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems. Some of the numbers are written in word form. Students use basic operations including averaging.

Second graders study digits in 2- or 3-digit whole numbers. They write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

Second graders write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. They solve multiplication problems by using strategies other than counting all. They interpret and solve...

In this math operations worksheet, students read the story problem and solve the problem using multiple step operations. There are 8 story problems on this worksheet and the answers are on the second page.

Using the Pat Hutchins book The Doorbell Rang, introduce your learners to division using this simple exercise. They start with either 16, 24, or 32 cookies and consider how many friends they could share this number of cookies with....

Students complete division problems where they solve problems based on the story The Doorbell Rang. For this division lesson plan, students also write journal entries about division.

Third graders review and practice strategies for solving division problems. In this division by 3's lesson, 3rd graders play games, use an interactive whiteboard, create flashcards, and solve word problems. 

Students discover that the possibilities are limitless in this block-building activity. In this early childhood, problem solving lesson plan, students develop social, problem-solving, math, and language skills using a specific number of...

Students participate in a problem solving activity and discuss how effective their solution was.  In this getting ready to become an adult lesson, students read Ta-ne-e-ka and use guiding questions to address the relationships in...

Second graders compare two books they have read, The Hat and The Mitten. In this compare and contrast lesson, 2nd graders review the author and illustrator of the books and discuss the main characters and problem. Students use Venn...

Learners change mixed numbers into improper fractions, then divide to determine the quotients. There are 18 equations to solve on this assignment. An answer key can be printed for your grading purposes. Use this as an assessment.

After gathering information about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), high schoolers engage in two activities designed to educate themselves and others. They begin by using what they have learned to write a speech for a friend who...

Students explore the concept of division using the book "When the Doorbell Rang." They listen to the book, role-play the dividing of the cookies from the story, and create their own story problem to solve using the stamp program from...

Learners explore example problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Afterward, they read story problems and solve them using ratios and proportions. This four-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems.

What are the three most important items for survival? Readers of Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, ponder this question individually and share their list with a group, that must then reach consensus on the three most...

Authors use many strategies when writing stories. A series of extra support lessons breaks down those strategies, as well as key grammatical and phonics-based concepts to support struggling learners. The last of three lessons offers...

If you were stranded on a desert island, what items would be the most important to have with you? Decide whether you'd want a five gallon can of water, a radio, shark repellent, or any other item with an activity designed to prepare kids...

Students use mathematical operations to examine truck drivers and the math they use everyday. In this transportation math lesson, students read word problems that relate to transportation and the math needed to solve the word problems....

In this bar graphs instructional activity, students analyze the information about beach attendance over a period of 5 years. Students solve 3 story problems about the graph.

In this division word problem worksheet, students solve 5 problems. They work with the divisor, dividend, quotient, and in some of the problems, a remainder as they use the information from each word problem.

For this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders write four problems that can be solved. Students use the information provided in order to create problems that can be solved using multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. The...