Solving word problems requires reading comprehension and math computation. Through an interactive slideshow presentation, fourth graders observe and follow each step toward solve multiplication and division word problems. 

Could your fourth graders use a little more practice solving division problems with remainders? Use this comprehensive math activity, which contains three sections of division problems. The first section presents the problems in...

Explore this engaging approach to division problem solving with young scholars. They construct story problems after drawing 3 cards that give them a type of object, how many they have of that object, and the number of groups the object...

Math just got real! Scholars solve seven word problems dealing with life applications for multiplication, division, and subtraction.  They show their work in a designated space, and must include units in their answers. Learners will...

When did math become so relevant? Scholars choose from four operations to solve five word problems dealing with money and measurements. They show their work in a designated space, and must include units in their answers. Learners work...

Choose your operation; scholars read five math-application word problems and determine which of four operations to use in solving each. They work with time and measurements, making sure to include the proper units in their solutions....

Looking for a way to challenge the problem-solving abilities of your young mathematicians? Then look no further. This collect of newsletter worksheets engages learners with a variety of interesting word problems that cover topics ranging...

Send your class fishing...for the right answers! Small groups collaborate to create math word problems based on the fish in their classroom aquarium or on the aquarium itself. After all groups determine the answer for their ownproblem,...

Test your fifth graders' math skills with five word problems involving fractions. After studying two examples at the top of the page, pupils multiply fractions by whole numbers to solve each word problem. The worksheet provides two...

Twelve cards and a worksheet make up an activity designed to reinforce problem solving skills. Scholars read and solve a variety of word problems using a graphic organizer to show their work. 

Although this set of 16 word problems aren't the most riveting, they give clear practice opportunities for learners to solve missing factor and dividend problems. Each scenario is only a sentence or two, and some don't even involve...

Learning the algorithm for long division is no easy task, but this resource helps to break the process into manageable steps. Beginning with an explanation of basic division vocabulary, this presentation goes on to model long division...

Young mathematicians are put to the test in a learning exercise 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.

This is a fantastic template to guide scholars in solving math word problems! Students read a word problem dealing with sales and profits, and fill in a graphic organizer to guide the process. They consider important information, the...

Just when a young mathematician starts to feel comfortable turning word problems into linear equations, shake things up and throw inequalities in the mix. This excellent, instructive presentation takes the steps for solving an...

For this division word problems worksheet, students create word problems using division sentences. Students create two word problems.

Fifth and sixth graders compare decimals to the place-value structure in the base-ten number system. They represent fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a set, as locations on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers....

If you're looking for some guided division drills for third and fourth graders, you've found it! There are examples here to guide learners as they divide two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers, many of which have a remainder. The first...

Challenge your class with this problem solving activity. Learners answer the seven problems using division and multiplication skills.

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...

Show learners how to apply rational equations to the real world. Learners solve problems such as those involving averages and dilution. They write equations to model the situation and then solve them to answer the question —...

Demonstrate the use of scientific notation within word problems. The lesson plan presents problems with large numbers best represented with scientific notation. Pupils use these numbers to solve the problems in the 11th installment in a...

How many times can you cheer about a snow day before you get to the 100th letter? Find out with a creative word problem that challenges young mathematicians to determine what the 100th letter will be in a sequence of letters.

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...