Inflate this unit on the science of air with these math skills practice and word problems. Accompanying the children's story Mr. Slaptail's Secret, this resource covers a wide range of math topics including the four basic...

Do your fourth graders have a hard time showing their work when solving word problems? This helpful worksheet provides two separate spaces for students to show their work and to fill in the answer. The first problem is solved for them as...

Find a way to work with rates. The 23rd part in a 29-part series presents work problems for the class to solve given work rates. Pupils compare rates to determine which is faster. Some problems require learners to convert the rates to...

Although graphing a linear inequality on the plane is but a few steps added onto the graphing of a linear equation, for many learners the logical leap is quite intimidating. This approachable PowerPoint presentation breaks graphing...

One thing that puzzles a lot of young algebrists is the factors in a word problem that are taken as "understood". This presentation on solving systems of linear inequalities does a great job walking the learner through how to tease those...

Nine questions—multiple choice and fill in the blank—challenge mathematicians to solve money word problems. Looking closely at prices, scholars use a formula to identify percent increases and decreases based on an original and new price....

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....

You've just hit the jackpot of integrating math problems and riddles with this jumbo-sized resource! Written as a newsletter, scroll through 35 pages of puzzles and quality problems to engage and encourage your learners to inquire...

Third graders read word problems to determine the elapsed time, given the start and end time.

Third graders read word problems to determine the start time, given the elapsed time and end time.

In this addition activity, learners solve 6 story problems in which addition will be used to calculate the answer. There is room for students to show their work.

Budding mathematicians will work through a few word problems using the presented six-step comprehension strategy. They determine what the question is asking, which operation to use, and then solve the problem as a class.

In this word problem solutions worksheet, students solve and complete 5 different problems that include solving various types of word problems. First, they calculate the total cost and cost per students for the table shown. Then,...

These measurement word problems can be tricky! Scholars will need to keep track of numbers as they determine who has the shortest bed, the longer car key, and a bus longer than nine meters. For each, there is an image depicting the...

Included in a Star Wars themed packet, young padawans enhance mathematical skills such as graphing, computing using basic operations, counting numbers and money, telling time, and measuring. Scholars play a game of sudoku, read...

These addition word problems are written out in boxes that lend themselves to laminating and cutting out for a math station. There are 8 scenarios in all, each with an image and prompting learners to use the single-digit information to...

Word problem solving and inter-galaxy football combine to offer a great activity for practicing adding and subtracting whole numbers! 

Ali has more marbles than Maria in some of these word problems, while in others Maria has more marbles than Ali. First graders are tasked to read each word problem and solve how many marbles each girl has.

Test your scholars' knowledge of a multitude of concepts with an assessment aligned to the California math standards. Using the exam, class members show what they know about the four operations, positive and negative numbers, statistics...

Young mathematicians are put to the test in a worksheet that requires them to help another school plan a Halloween party. By reading word problems, learners decide whether to multiply or divide in order to solve.

Explore a real-word math problem with your class. Strengthen their problem-solving strategies by coming up with an answer to a money question. They work in groups to determine the answer. Also, they share with the class the various...

Because this addition word problem has the answer written on the same page, consider using it as a warm-up and projecting it. Simply cover up the answer until you're ready. The problem has beginners adding up two single-digit numbers for...

Use visual aids to help mathematicians who are new to division. They examine a word problem, using a picture for guidance. Because this has the answer explained below, it is ideal as an all-class warm up. Cover up the bottom as the class...

In this addition word problems instructional activity, students solve addition word problems containing one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems.