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Illustrative Mathematics

How Thick Is a Soda Can II?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Science, technology, and math come together in this one combination exercise. Analyzing the common soda can from both a purely mathematical perspective and a scientific angle allows for a surprisingly sophisticated comparison of...
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Curated OER

Learning to Hate Math

For Students 9th - 12th
Give your class a different kind of reading assignment with the text included here. Anne Miller's essay "Learning to Hate Mathematics" details a hatred of math that grew from early childhood and still haunts the author today. After...
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Add with Zero

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math word problem practice worksheet, students sharpen their addition skills as they find the sum in 6 story problems that require them to add with 0.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Multi-Step Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this problem solving practice instructional activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use several steps.
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Curated OER

Halloween Problems

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems with a Halloween theme. Students will use all four math operations to calculate the answers to these word problems.
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Curated OER

Decide When to Regroup Problem Solving 12.4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this subtraction worksheet, students read and solve 2 story problems. Students subtract with regrouping and draw or write to explain their answers.
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Curated OER

Word Problem Exchange

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students discuss elements of word problems: key words, data, computation clues, and unnecessary information and use the four steps of problem solving to find a solution and check for reasonableness.
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Curated OER

Math Match Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Help learners solve problems using multiplication and repeated addition. Using counters, learners will be paired up to solve problems. They will go through a series of questions and show models with the counters for the solution. Then...
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Curated OER

Edible Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use M&M candies to graph colors, illustrate story problems and practice hands-on math. They use spreadsheets, worksheets and graphs to organize math problems that use M&M's.
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Curated OER

Mathematical Problem Solving

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve story problems. In this story problem instructional activity, 2nd graders solve the problems and explain how they came up with their answers. They create their own story problems to be solved.
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Curated OER

Story Problem Writing

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils write story problems which can only be solved with the application of multiplication facts. They write an extra fact that isn't needed to solve. When their partners do the problems, they must cross out the fact that they do need.
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Scholastic

Guess and Check

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you find the solution to an addition or subtraction problem by guessing? Practice the guess-and-check strategy with a fun math activity based on Ms. Squid's ink mess on the homework. Kids determine which number is covered by the...
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Unit Plan
Hood River County School District

Text Structure: Features and Organization

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Teach learners how to interact with both fiction and non-fiction text with a packet of activities and worksheets. After looking over text structure and the difference in text features between different types of writing,...
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Curated OER

How Fast Can You Watch?

For Students 8th - 12th
For this watch worksheet, pupils read story problems and determine the change in the distance with respect to time. They compute the radians per second. This two-page worksheet contains nine multi-step problems.
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Primary Junction

Adding Tens

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Build on your learners' confidence in quick addition as they discover strategies to add tens to two-digit numbers. After reviewing counting by 10's, they discuss tactics to add multiples of 10 to other numbers. They visualize how to...
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Curated OER

Add Whole Numbers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this addition worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which larger numbers will be added with carrying. These are story problems. Students write the number sentence needed and solve.
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Curated OER

Place Value Through Billions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this place value worksheet, students read and solve 6 story problems that involve understanding place value through the billions place.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Tiger Math Graphing

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Learners practice various skills using the book Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. After listening to the story, they create a pictograph using data collected from the text. They also color a picture of a tiger,...
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Curated OER

Hands On: Divide 3-Digit Numbers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this division learning exercise, learners solve 6 problems in which three digit numbers are divided by single digit divisors. These are story problems.
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Curated OER

One More, One Less

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which the number one is added or subtracted from other numbers in illustrated story problems.
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Curated OER

Hundredths

For Students 5th - 6th
In this decimal and fractions worksheet, students read 6 story problems in which a fraction and a decimal is written to represent the answer.
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Curated OER

Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problems worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Cuckoo Caper' and use the information to help them solve the problems. Students then solve the problem by finding the correct combination.
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Curated OER

Word Problems Using Addition and Subtraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word problems worksheet, students solve 11 addition or subtraction story problems about four children and their marbles. Students draw pictures or fill in the table to help solve the problems.