Converting Units of Length Task Cards
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of length using word-problem task cards.
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Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of length using word-problem task cards.
An open-ended number-sense poster project where each student represents an assigned target number in multiple mathematical ways (multiplication, addition/subtraction, division equations, pictures, word problems, real-life examples), reinforcing multiplication facts through varied representation.
A short two-page word-problem worksheet applying proportional/ratio reasoning to a fish-tank stripe-counting scenario, with a full worked solution provided.
Maze-style worksheet that has students identify and compute fractions from word problems and visual models to navigate from start to finish.
Give students practice converting between customary units of liquid volume using word-problem task cards, with an accompanying PowerPoint version for digital/projected use.
A grades 3-5 math resource of daily multiplication and division word problems ('Practice Problems for Multiplication and Division') for targeted practice and pre/post assessment.
Give students practice calculating percentages of quantities using survey/pie-chart data and money word problems.
A multi-activity states-and-capitals practice pack for grade 5 combining a 20-card task-card set (PPTX) with a set of worksheets (PDF) including a math-word-problem/answer-bank activity, a landmark/national-park-to-state-and-capital research activity, and a state-silhouette identification activity.
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of weight/mass using word-problem task cards.
Day 1 of a mason-themed inductive math unit tying real-world area, cost, and profit word problems to the history of masonry (linked to Ancient China / Native American earthen-shelter history).
Provide 28 Common Core-aligned math task cards for 5th grade students to review a full year's worth of math skills through fairy-tale-themed word problems.
A collection of open-ended, story-based math word problems set in everyday contexts (summer camp, field day, moving day, football, beach, a mystery) for students to solve using their own strategies.
Give students practice converting units of time and calculating elapsed time using word-problem task cards.
Daily morning-work math practice covering a range of grade 3-5 concepts (place value, rounding, operations, fractions, decimals, word problems, time, money).
A photocopiable book of math brain-teaser word problems designed to develop problem-solving strategies (guess-and-check, pattern-finding, elimination, computation) for middle primary students, usable as extension work for early finishers or gifted students.
A financial literacy lesson teaching home-buying vocabulary and math (down payment, mortgage, interest, principal, property taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs) through a vocabulary handout, a cut-and-paste matching activity, and word-problem practice.
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of length using word-problem task cards, with an accompanying PowerPoint version for digital/projected use.
A multi-activity pack for a 3rd-grade Ancient Greece unit, aligned to Virginia SOL, covering vocabulary, reading comprehension, a craft, and math word problems.
A photocopiable book of math brain-teaser word problems designed to develop problem-solving strategies (guess-and-check, pattern-finding, elimination, modeling) for junior primary students, usable as extension work for early finishers or gifted students.
Practice rounding whole numbers down to the nearest 10 using an animal-observation word-problem worksheet.
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of weight/mass using word-problem task cards, with an accompanying PowerPoint version for digital/projected use.
A multi-activity pack for a 3rd-grade Ancient Rome unit, aligned to Virginia SOL, covering vocabulary, reading comprehension, a mosaic craft, and math word problems.
A 5-station rotation supplementing a unit on equivalent fractions, using varied activity types (word problems, a dice game, a matching riddle, a sale-price application, and a written reflection).
A choice-board math project for 5th grade students to review a self-selected math topic in depth through a creative product of their choosing, at the end of the school year.