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Help elementary students turn everyday situations into math. Find addition and subtraction stories, multiplication and division problems, and applications of fractions, money, time and measurement, with mixed practice for growing problem solvers.

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Addition and Subtraction Story Problems teaching resource preview
Addition & subtraction

Addition and Subtraction Story Problems

Spring-themed 'craftivity' story-problem worksheets that combine addition/subtraction practice (grades K-2) with a cut-and-fold paper craft and creative writing.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Addition and Subtraction 1-18 Printable Workbook teaching resource preview
Addition & subtraction

Addition and Subtraction 1-18 Printable Workbook

A Kindergarten-level workbook that teaches and practices addition (and, per the source's overview, subtraction) with numbers up to 18 through themed activity pages, fact-family wheels, a story problem, and multiple-choice practice tests.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Single Digit Addition Word Problem Activity teaching resource preview
Addition & subtraction

Single Digit Addition Word Problem Activity

A printable worksheet set of animal/nature-themed single-digit addition word problems, first shown with illustrative pictures and then repeated as a fill-in equation worksheet.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Multiplication and Division Story Problems teaching resource preview
Multiplication & division

Multiplication and Division Story Problems

Multiplication and Division Story Problems Introducing the Multiplication and Division Story Problems. Specially designed for educators, this teaching resource aims to engage students' interest in math through a fun, spring-themed activity. Ideal for Kindergarten students up to Grade 2 level, it encompasses the core learning subjects of…

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2–5
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Multi Step Word problems: Interpret the Remainder teaching resource preview
Multiplication & division

Multi Step Word problems: Interpret the Remainder

What does understanding the quotient really mean? How can students apply the quotient and its remainder in different ways to better understand and solve word problems? Use these FOUR strategies that work for all multi step word problems to interpret remainder after you’ve divided. Mastering the skill of interpreting remainders requires…

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4–6
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Multiply by Nine Worksheets | Multiplication Facts | 9 Times Tables teaching resource preview
Money, time & measurement

Multiply by Nine Worksheets | Multiplication Facts | 9 Times Tables

Review multiplication by nine through timed calculations, cut-and-paste matches, and answer-based coloring. A multiplication chart and test sit alongside the practice activities in the packet, with answer keys for checking. Select activities to match the amount and kind of repetition your students need.

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2–3
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Interpreting the Remainder Booklet | Math Book & Assessment teaching resource preview
Multiplication & division

Interpreting the Remainder Booklet | Math Book & Assessment

Four remainder-interpretation strategies — Drop It, Use It, Add It, and Keep It — are each explained with teacher notes describing when to apply them, then practiced through a modeled example and a matching word problem that students solve and illustrate. A 'Match It' page has students pair word problems with their correct division model, a 'Write It' page asks students to compose and solve their own word problem for each of the four categories, and a six-question 'Test It' mastery check closes the booklet. A complete answer key follows, showing worked division and the correct strategy applied to every practice page and mastery-check question. The booklet is copyrighted by 'Teachers R Us,' 2016.

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3–5
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Triple Digit Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheet teaching resource preview
Addition & subtraction

Triple Digit Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheet

Students solve 24 vertical subtraction calculations arranged in four rows of six, using three-digit starting numbers and regrouping. Two word problems apply subtraction in context, followed by a four-digit bonus problem. The separate answer page gives final answers; students show their own borrowing marks and steps. Students who need to build up to triple-digit problems can start with addition and subtraction regrouping practice that steps from single-digit facts through three-digit regrouping in one set.

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2–4
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