6th Grade Black History Math Word Problems

This file contains 40 high-interest math word problems designed for test prep 6th graders. Problems focus on famous Black Americans. Students are given a bit of history on the person as well as a word problem to solve or skills to practice. This file is perfect for math teachers who also want to teach about famous African Americans and get students ready for test prep in the spring.

You can also use this as a way to introduce your gifted 5th graders to some 6th grade concepts or a great review for 7th graders.

Take the fear out of testing. This file is packed with 40 problems that review all kinds of common core standards based skills. I designed this packet myself to use with my 6th grader. It is loaded with charts, graphs and word problems to give them practice. The more they see word problems and practice them, the stronger their problem solving skills become.

Concepts covered include vocabulary building, finding mean, median, range reading charts, reading a time line, interpreting the remainder in a division problem, finding area of a rectangle and a trapezoid, multiplying and dividing decimals and fractions and lots more.

An answer sheet is included with each one showing the steps needed to solve the problem, and a student version of the 40 problems is on google forms to download for students.