Illustrative Mathematics
Comparing Freezing Points
Subtracting negative numbers can be confusing to your middle schoolers. Here, they are able to draw a number line and put their answer in sentence form to check their understanding of negative numbers.
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Jayden’s Snacks
A quick activity to test the knowledge of your learners on adding and subtracting with decimals. They must calculate how much Jayden spent at the store and how much money he has remaining.
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20 Tickets
A great hands-on activity involving adding and subtracting, beginner mathematicians determine how many games can be played with 20 tickets. Instead of tickets, youngsters use 20 counters or linking cubes to represent the amount of...
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Toll Bridge Puzzle
Here is a great problem-solving activity for young mathematicians. Intended solely for instructional purposes, the activity is appropriate for learners to add four numbers together. Not only must they add four numbers together,...
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Decimal Questions
Money and measurement are often expressed as decimal numbers. Here are 20 well-worded problems intended to put decimal numbers in a real-world context. Learners will add, subtract, multiply, and divide to determine the answer to each...
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Taking 2 Away
Go deep and dive under the sea with subtraction! Kindergartners practice taking two away from different groups of fish and writing in the answer. Have them color the fish for extra fun after they finish their math work.
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Subtraction Practice #3
Reinforce subtraction skills with twenty problems, all subtracting two-digit numbers from three-digit numbers. An additional five problems at the end of the page include decimals to the hundredth place. Great as a homework assignment or...
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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Define, simplify, add, and subtract polynomials. Identify the degrees of a polynomial. Determine if a polynomial is a monomial, a binomial, or a trinomial. Then look at simplifying a polynomial by combining the coefficient values of like...
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Subtracting Bigger Numbers: 5-, 6-, and 7-Digit Numbers
Can your fourth graders subtract numbers in the millions? Practice subtracting multi-digit numbers with a straightforward activity. The first 12 problems are formatted vertically, while the next two problems are horizontal. The final...
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Subtracting
Subtraction word problems are the focus here. Learners are given 15 simple, one-step subtraction problems to solve. Some of them require subtracting money, others use inches and feet, while others use standard numbers. An excellent...
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Subtracting Mixed Numbers: Lesson 4 - 5
Subracting mixed numbers is the focus of this math presentation. The graphics, and explanations of the process are particularly good in this one. Many fine practice problems are present, and feedback is given for each answer arrived at....
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Writing Equivalent Number Sentences
Connect the four operations with a series of number sentences. After studying the examples at the top of the page, third graders find ways to write related number sentences for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division...
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Taking 1 Away
Kindergartners who love animals will adore this sweet subtraction activity. They study pictures of birds, frogs, and ladybugs, and count how many are left if they take away one. Once they finish, they can color the animals and display...
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Adding and Subtracting from 10
Here is a nicely designed worksheet on adding and taking away from ten. Learners complete the simple problems with the help of a number line that appears at the top of the page. Some of the equations have a missing addend, but do have...
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That's The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Third graders work with money values and making purchases. In this money lesson, 3rd graders listen to Donna Guthrie's book, Real World Math: Money and Other Numbers In Your Life. They make money cookies either with a recipe or with...
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Subtraction Practice, Part 2
For a quick subtraction drill, these 17 problems are a great addition to your math lesson. All problems use multiples of ten, ranging from 10 to 90. Use the activity as a timed quiz or more thorough review assignment.
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Subtraction with 3-Digit Numbers #3
Get plenty of subtraction practice with 25 subtraction problems. Using their borrowing skills, second or third graders work through the first twenty problems, then solve five problems with decimals to the hundredths. A good opportunity...
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Taking 5 Away
It's a subtraction party! Kindergartners subtract five balloons, five gifts, and five candles in three illustrated problems. For extra practice, bring in balloons and pop five of them to illustrate subtraction in your classroom.
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Subtraction Word Problems #1
Practice subtraction skills and word problem strategies with your second graders. After reviewing the example at the top of the page, learners solve 14 word problems involving subtraction. A great way to practice mental math!
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Subtraction Drills, Part 2
Zoom through 32 subtraction problems! Second graders view the examples at the top of the page, then set to work on two-digit subtraction problems. Some problems involve borrowing. Use this resource as a quiz or homework assignment to...
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Yummy Gummy Subtraction
Students practice subtraction facts using gummy bears. In this subtraction instructional activity, students use the gummy bears as a manipulative to solve simple subtraction facts.
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Subtraction Tables
With several numbers already filled in, this math worksheet is sure to help your first graders with their subtraction. Three grids prompt learners to finish certain subtraction problems and fill in the answers. A great way to reinforce...
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Subtraction with 3 Digit Numbers #2
Take subtraction to the next level with this resource, which contains 20 subtraction problems with three-digit numbers. After completing these problems, second and third graders work on five additional problems, which involve two-digit...
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Subtraction Practice, Part 3
A basic subtraction worksheet can help your second graders improve their problem-solving skills. Seventeen problems prompt learners to subtract two-digit numbers from two-digit numbers. None of the problems require carrying, so this...