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Word problems activities for Microsoft Publisher
Math Sentence Starters (editable)
I use these around my room depending on the station and what my goal is for my students to discuss with each other. A lot of time it also helps students to get started with their verbal explanations. We have some posted up front year round for our number talks, and we also have some that are placed with certain stations and activities.
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K - 5th
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Gingerbread Man Fact Family Word Problems
This activity is intended to connect Multiplication and Division fact family equations to coordinating word problems.
Materials:
Gingerbread Man - Large ~ I used the large gingerbread die cut pattern.
Gingerbread Men - Small ~ 4 per student.
Small Circles ~ 3 per student - I used red and green
Large ledger sized grey construction paper - "Cookie Sheet"
1. First, give each student a set of 4 word problems. Have them identify the fact family their word problems are related to.
2. Make the
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2nd - 4th
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Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas
This project gives the background on how the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas is calculated. Students need to fill in a chart that names the differences in prices from last year to this year. They also can shop for someone off the list. They are given a budget of $5,000. They need to determine the cost and also the "change" they'd get back. The source of the article is listed. It is a website. The website can be used to access videos. This project can be done independently at school or ho
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4th - 8th
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Kindergarten Graphing Activity
Students will read a story problem about a student that surveys her class and collects data on each student's favorite ice cream flavor. Students will use the data in the story to create a graph.
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K - 1st
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Earth Day Math Activities Worded Problems
Earth Day Math Activities Worded Problems
Features 20 Earth Day worded problems. It includes:
- Each Earth Day worded problem is themed around a way to save the environment.
- simple multiplication, multiplication with zeroes, two digit by two digit multiplication
- simple division and division with zeroes
- Ten make up your own Earth Day worded problems
- Open ended problems with many solutions
- Solutions to all problems
Great to use for group rotations and as task cards.
Tags:
Earth Day
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Area and Perimeter CHoice Board / BINGO Board
Choice Boards can easily be scaffolded by
- having students fold to see only the row they are answering
- having students find more than one (across and down) to challenge them
Contain
- all of the intelligences
- Bloom questioning
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Most pages are black and white so they can be easily printed or copied.
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3rd - 6th
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Math Discussion Cards for Problem Solving
Students of all ages can use one of these 4-tiered math discussion cards to help problem solve. Whether in kindergarten or 8th grade, when students experience productive struggle sometimes they simple need to be taught how to begin or how to persevere along the way. These cards provide students with a "before" "while" and "after" I solve a problem approach. Keep these cards handy and have students utilize them daily. Before you know it, the concepts will be ingrained and their math skills will i
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Grades:
K - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
1 step, 2 step word problem task cards
Use these 16 task cards to help your students gain fluency in solving two-digit addition and subtraction word problems. Almost all of these problems require regrouping to solve. There is a mix one and two step problems. A few of the addition cards include up to three addends. Addition and subtraction are randomly mixed to keep students on their toes. A student answer sheet and answer key is included.
You may want to have students show their work on notebook paper and staple their papers to the
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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It's My Life: A real-life budgeting activity with decimals
This activity is a great way to apply decimal skills to real life. Students will manage a budget and write checks to pay their bills. There is also a group activity at the end that allows them to experience real situations (doctor bills, eating out, etc.). My students LOVE this activity!
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5th - 6th
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Word Problems Scoot
Thanksgiving based word problems. Both single and multi-step problems with all operations. The product is editable so that you can change the numbers and names in the product. Can be used as an individual activity or as a Scoot or Around the World game. Includes an answer recording sheet, twenty word problems, and work space pages.
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3rd - 5th
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Hungry Hungry Fish Math Crunching Machine
After having some of my 4th grades so frustrated in trying to figure out the math rule using the examples and diagrams in their text book, I decided to create my own. This worksheet has given my students the visual graphic they needed to figure out the problem and find the solution. It was great to see them finding success on these types of problems!
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3rd - 6th
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Winter Olympics math worded problems fractions decimals percent Sochi 2014
Winter Olympics math activities worded problems fractions decimals percentages.
Features:
- six fraction worded problems
- six decimal worded problems
- six percentage worded problems
- Three sets of eight general questions (one set each of fractions, decimals and percentages)
- time and money problems
- fractions: making the whole
- decimals: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- percentages: discounts and mark-ups.
Tags:
Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics math, Winter Olympics m
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5th - 7th
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Subtraction Of Fractions
This is a step by step starting with teacher lead, then student lead and finally a word problem in this 4 page set.
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Most pages are black and white so they can be easily printed or copied.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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October Math Challenge Strips Set of 10
This goes perfectly with our October Math Challenges (Set of 10 ). These strips come in sets of 8 and can easily be printed, copied, and trimmed so students can glue them into their math workshop journals or work space. Be sure to check out my store for the PowerPoint version to display whole-group!
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1st - 3rd
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Direct Proportion Question Posters
This is a nice activity that breaks down direct proportion problems for low ability groups. I have put these around the classroom and then got students to work in pairs trying to complete them. The answers are at the bottom of each poster, which I fold up and stick down so the students can not see them until they are ready to check their answers.
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5th - 10th
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Area and Perimeter
With spring break and summer around the corner help keep your students engaged with a fun activity. Students will be asked to solve the area and perimeter of their campsite. If they can solve all the problems they get a free mickey mouse coloring page in the back!
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3rd - 5th
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Turkey Addition Around the Room
This product includes 8 Thanksgiving themed word problems and a recording sheet. Simply print off the problems (I recommend putting them on colored paper so they are easy to find around the room) and hang them around the room. Give each student a clipboard and a recording sheet. Then, students find the pictures on the math problems that match the pictures on their recording sheet. I also put tools on tables around the room for kids to access (2 digit addition templates, cubes, base ten blocks, e
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Add and Subtract Story Problem Cards
Students and teachers can use these Addition and Subtraction flexible story cards for sums and differences that are 0-10. Print multiple sets and use as a small group rotation.
Story problems are a natural way for kids to do math. After a few examples of the correct use of language and the kids make the stories come to life.
I had my Kinders work in partners. 1st student would be the first story teller and the 2nd student would work to solve the problem using manipulative. Then after t
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Grades:
K - 1st
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Baking Contest : A Math Interactive Book Capacity
Sonja and Jack's school have an annual baking contest. The twins decide to bet a month's worth of chores on who will win. This interactive math adventure has the students practicing converting capacity measurements (gallons, quarts, pints, and cups). Through the book the students will be given a math problem which will direct their path.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Elapsed Time Word Problems
These word problems are great for teaching elapsed time to 3rd graders. 3.MD.1
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3rd - 4th
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Teaching aid for time! (struggling students for elapsed time)
This can be laminated for students to useover and over again to find elasped time!
Iincludes an analogue clock as well!
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Math Writing Choice Board
Choice Board activity for math writing station.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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FREE: Number Model Match: a matching game
FREE: Number Model Matching. This games allows students to match word problems with corresponding number models. I have included double and triple digit addition and subtraction as well as simple multiplication and division. This can be played individually or as a group. Students can play it as a memory match game, or sort the cards, putting matches together.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Enquiry Task for Geometry
In this task, Students can make connections between the interior angles within an Octagon and design a small scale dodgeball pit model.
Students should use an enquiry approach to problem solve how big each angle should be to have 8 x 30 cm sides to a regular octagon.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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