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Perimeter Word Problems

For Students 5th - 6th
In this perimeter worksheet, students complete a set of 10 word problems, writing given information, determining that they are looking for and calculating. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Perimeter Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this perimeter worksheet, students complete a set of 10 short word problems that define certain measurements and ask for perimeter. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Illustrate a Story Problem

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students choose a math fact or number sentence to illustrate. They then use KidPix to illustrate a story problem for the math fact or number sentence using pictures, stamps, numbers, and symbols.
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Fuel the Brain

How Much Did They Spend?

For Students 1st - 4th
Young learners do basic addition (with numbers between 50 and 323), to solve two short word problems. This is a great activity to start the day, or consider using this as a type of summative assessment. 
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Virginia Department of Education

Scientifically Speaking

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Explore the connection between operations with scientific notation and the laws of exponents. Scholars work on a set of word problems involving operations with scientific notation. Along the way, they consider how the laws of exponents...
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Storing CD's

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will solve a word problem as an in depth investigation,. The lesson is based upon standards that are foundational to further development of math skills. The learners use logic and higher order thinking skills to accomplish the...
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Leveled Problem Solving: Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this area of parallelogram worksheet to have learners solve the word problems by finding the area for the parallelograms in the six word problems.
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Metric Units of Capacity - Problem Solving 12.8

For Students 5th - 6th
In this units of capacity worksheet, students read the word problems and solve the problems finding the metric units of capacity for each. In the 'use data' problem, students use the recipe to help them solve the problem.
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Elapsed Time - Problem Solving 13.2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading a schedule worksheet, students use the movie schedule to answer the word problems about elapsed time. For the last problem, students use the length of three different movies to help them answer the question.
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Use Proportions - Problem Solving 17.5

For Students 6th
In this proportions worksheet, 6th graders use the problem solving steps of understand, plan, solve and look back to solve a story problem using proportions.
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Area of Triangle - Problem Solving 16.4

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area of triangles worksheet, students find the area of each triangle in the word problems. Students complete five problems.
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Add 10: Problem Solving

For Students 1st - 3rd
Pass out those counting chips and get ready to see your little learners shine. They practice adding 10 to solve 3 word problems. Because this worksheet only contains 3 problems it is perfect for whole class instruction. Use...
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Problem Solving: Write a Number Sentence (Picture Clues)

For Students K - 1st
Your class can practice writing number sentences by reading word problems. This worksheet includes 3 problems to be solved, where highlighted information is written into the provided space to construct an equation.
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Math Lesson Study Plan

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find missing addends by solving math word problems. In this missing addend activity, 2nd graders work in a whole group setting to find the missing addends in word problems before using the strategies to work independently....
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Going "Diggie" with Math Word Problems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create word problems. In this sixth grade mathematics lesson, 6th graders use digital cameras to photograph interesting events around school and create word problems for their photographs that address the key concepts...
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Multi-Step Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word problems activity, learners recognize the steps to solving a word problem. Students look at one word problem, list the steps they will take and then solve the problem showing all of their work.
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Mathematics Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve 16 word problems. For example, "Andy has .9 of a dollar. How many dimes is that? How much money is that?"
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Problem Solving Strategy: Make a Table

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this making a table worksheet, students solve money word problems by completing the table and answering short answer questions. Students complete 2 problems.
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Word Problems Using Metric Measurement

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this math worksheet, students solve 30 real life word problems using metric measurement. The problems pertain to cooking, shopping, taking medicine and car maintenance.
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Subtraction and Addition Word Problems Made Easy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create addition and subtraction word problems for a partner to solve using marbles. They explain whether the problem is an addition, subtraction, "take away", "have and need", compare or "what is the rest" type problem.
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Making Subtraction Number Stories

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this subtraction number story activity, students read a number story at the top of the page which is told by a cartoon-like picture of a mouse. They write their own number stories for 3 more subtraction problems.
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Solving Simple Word Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word problem learning exercise, students complete a set of 16 simple problems accompanied by pictures.
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Noyce Foundation

Time to Get Clean

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
It's assessment time! Determine your young mathematicians' understanding of elapsed time with this brief, five-question quiz.
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EngageNY

Finding a Rate by Dividing Two Quantities

For Teachers 6th Standards
Develop the right station to solve rate word problems. The 18th lesson in a series of 29 starts by interpreting the aspects of rates with two different quantities. Pupils use the interpretation of rates to solve problems, and groups work...