Subtracting with Measures Worksheet
Solve subtraction word problems involving lengths/heights in feet, meters, inches and centimeters, showing work with drawings or equations.
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Solve subtraction word problems involving lengths/heights in feet, meters, inches and centimeters, showing work with drawings or equations.
Read short word-problem stories and write the answer; subtract using cross-out/picture methods; solve vertical subtraction equations; subtract then add to check the answer; solve a mixed review of subtraction problems.
For the crossword, students solve geometry vocabulary clues (angles, polygons, fractions, etc.). For the math circuit, students solve a word problem, find its answer in another box to identify the next problem, and continue until all 8 problems are completed in sequence, showing their work.
Complete fill-in-the-blank multiplication drills for 4x0 through 4x12, a cut-and-paste answer-matching activity, and word-problem story questions involving multiplication by 4.
Students solve word problems and write number sentences, fill in missing 3-digit numbers on a counting chart, circle odd/even numbers, identify numbers that come before/after/between given numbers, compute simple addition/subtraction and compare the results with , or =, and complete ordinal-number/calendar exercises.
Solve baking word problems (e.g. dividing apples among pies, gingerbread cookies among boxes) by arranging items into equal-sized groups/arrays, determine the factors, and record reasoning using pictures, words, and a number sentence; self-check against an included answer key.
Read a multi-page biographical narrative about Harriet Tubman's life, use the glossary to learn key vocabulary, answer 10 multiple-choice comprehension/vocabulary/literary-device questions, and solve 5 math word problems based on facts and dates from the passage.
Solve word problems by organizing data, constructing tables, making lists, and drawing patterns across a series of themed activity pages (e.g. scoring, tessellating tiles, measurement, area/perimeter, party planning).
Solve vertical and horizontal addition equations with sums up to 10; count and color pictured objects; complete number patterns by adding 1 or 2; color numbers by odd/even; solve doubles facts (domino doubles); match addition facts with equal sums to demonstrate the commutative property (turn-around facts); solve simple addition word…
Match word-problem cards to the correct time and timeline cards; match analog clocks to the correct digital clock; complete elapsed-time worksheets (figure elapsed time and draw a line to the final time; fill in a start-time/elapsed-time/end-time table; circle the digital clock matching an analog clock).
Solve word problems involving multiplying/dividing liter and milliliter quantities (e.g. daily water consumption over a week, medicine dosing, bucket capacity, cups needed to fill a bottle), showing work on the back of the page.
Solve addition/subtraction fact problems, match problems to answers, color by sum, and explain reasoning in short written responses to word problems (e.g. explaining whether a peer's answer is correct).
For language arts, students underline the letters 'all' in a large list of words and check a box if they know the word's meaning. For math, students solve a nested-multiplication word problem (boxes containing boxes containing cowboy hats) to find total boxes and total hats, and may draw a picture or write an equation to show their work.
Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Numbers (counting and number reflection); Math with Friends (word problems and addition/subtraction); Math Story Adventure (solving embedded story problems); Number Detectives (place value, comparing, and shapes); Dreams for Second Grade (math goals…
Students label a clock for review, play a dominoes-style matching game pairing analog clocks to their digital numerical time, then practice matching analog clock faces to given digital times, and solve short word problems by writing the correct time (with a.m./p.m.) for scenarios such as a choir practice at 5:45pm, a baseball game at…
Write sums and differences for addition/subtraction facts of increasing size, solve addition and subtraction word problems, and complete one-, two-, and three-digit addition and subtraction problems including problems requiring renaming (regrouping).
Two practice worksheets that have students solve for a missing number in addition/subtraction equations involving three or more terms, plus a related word problem, to build fluency with balancing equations.
Students complete addition-fact drills, learn addition terminology (addend, sum), and work through units of progressively more challenging addition/subtraction activities, followed by a comprehensive practice test.
Complete a quick-write; solve the 'Stone and Brick Mason' job problem (area of an 8-yard by 3-yard stone veneer wall with 10% waste; cost at $4.00/sq ft; profit at $8/sq ft sale price); practice x8 multiplication/division facts; journal-reflect.
For each of 10 labeled compound shapes (A-J), representing animal pens with given (and some missing) side-length measurements in meters, calculate the perimeter (length of fence needed) and the area (space inside the pen).
Round given totals (numbers of animals observed) to the nearest 10 by choosing the correct multiple-choice answer from four options.
Read and trace math operation keywords, glue small posters into interactive math journals, and complete practice worksheets that reinforce keyword-to-operation recognition.
Complete a quick-write; solve the 'Stone and Brick Mason' job problem (area of a 9-yard by 9-foot stone veneer wall with 10% waste; cost at $4.99/sq ft; profit at $9/sq ft sale price); practice x9 multiplication/division facts; journal-reflect.
A set of math enrichment lessons for grades 2-4, built around a 'Nonsensical Daily News' theme in which absurd/silly news-style headlines are used as the context or hook for math word-problem lessons.