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Practice Makes Perfect

For Students 3rd
When learning how to decipher and compute word problems, this interactive math worksheet will enhance the experience. Four word problems require the multiplication of single digits to solve. Learners click "I Am Done!" to check their...
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Lesson Plan
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What's Your Story?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use sets of three numbers to combine in various ways to illustrate possible multiplication problems. They solve the problems during independent practice and culminate the instructional activity with writing multiplication...
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Worksheet
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Use the Associative Property

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this multiplication practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use the associative property.
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Lesson Plan
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Transportation Math

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize math problems within stories.  In this consumer math lesson, students discover clues to solve math problems within written story problems.  Students complete the story problems on a worksheet.
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Worksheet
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Complete Multiplication Column Stories

For Students 4th - 6th
In this multiplication worksheet, students create the equation for multiplication word problems and solve the problem. Students complete 5 problems.
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Worksheet
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Regroup in Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this regrouping in multiplication practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Worksheet
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Leveled Problem Solving Equations and Mental Math

For Students 5th - 7th
In this equations and mental math practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Worksheet
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Each Orange Had 8 Slices

For Students 1st - 3rd
If you haven't read Each Orange Had 8 Slices with your young mathematicians, now is the time! Ideal for beginners to multiplication, this book features several number stories, and challenges learners to answer math questions. Scholars...
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Multiplication and Division - Number Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solve a number story. In this mathematics lesson, students create a division or multiplication number story on Wiki. Students solve the number story that a classmate has written.
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Lesson Plan
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars use multiple math skills to complete grocery story problems. In this grocery math lesson, students study grocery ads to learn about the cost of foods. Young scholars investigate food types and the costs of processed versus...
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Solving Math Word Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use five word problem solving skills to solve a variety of math word problems. They observe the teacher modelling the five steps, and in small groups complete two worksheet word problems. Students read the problem, find the...
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Worksheet
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Making Multiplication Number Stories

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 2 simple problems and make up a short story about each. A website reference for additional activities is given.
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Worksheet
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Multiply Whole Numbers and Decimals

For Students 4th - 5th
In this decimals worksheet, students analyze the data on a table and then read and solve 6 problems. Students read the story problems and multiply a decimal number by a whole number to solve.
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Worksheet
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Basic Multiplication and Division Story Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this multiplication and division story problem learning exercise, students solve 5 problems using basic facts. There are picture clues to help students set up their multiplication or division equations. This page is intended to be...
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Simple Multiplication Problems: Word Problems with Picture Clues

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this beginning multiplication problems worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which story examples with picture clues are solved with multiplication.
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Assessment
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Rabbit Costumes

For Teachers 6th Standards
How many rabbit costumes can be made? This is the focus question of an activity that requires scholars to use multiplication and division of fractions to solve a real-world problem. They determine the amount of fabric necessary for eight...
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Introduction to Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Problem solve using exponents. Pupils read One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale and write powers to represent amounts from the story.They compare actual solutions to their predictions and play a game to practice using exponents. 
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Wallflowers: Adding and Multiplying Integers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars solve word problems in which they add, subtract, multiply, and/or divide integers, identify rules and patterns for multiplying and dividing integers, create scenarios that represent each expression, and evaluate expressions.
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Worksheet
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Decimal Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this problem solving activity, students use their knowledge of decimals, estimation, multiplication, and division to solve story problems. Students solve eight problems. 
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Lesson Plan
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Don't Eat the Crayons: Real-Life Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use items which come in sets to look for real-life multiples and write multiplication problems. This lesson assess the student's understanding of the meaning of multiplication using an array model and manipulatives.
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Gathering Data to Problem Solve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, while using reading and writing strategies (subheads, prediction, skim, details, drawing inferences, etc,), solve math problems that involve gathering and representing data (addition, subtraction, multiplication). They practice...
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Worksheet
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Ratio and Proportion: Basic Operations and Applications

For Students 7th - 9th
Learners explore example problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Afterward, they read story problems and solve them using ratios and proportions. This four-page instructional activity contains six multi-step problems.
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Arrays Hooray

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. They solve multiplication problems by using strategies other than counting all. They interpret and solve...
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Miles Of Smiles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate basic mathematical properties to solve multiplication and division problems. They solve word problems that are part of the lesson plan. Students are required to give written or oral justification for how they solve...