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Back to School Math Worksheets
In these math problems, the solution is already given. But another number is missing!
Not Like The Others: Flowers
Four flowers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
New Uses For A Cardboard Tube
So, what can a cardboard tube be used for other than holding wrapping paper?
Words Within Words: COBWEB
How many words can you find within COBWEB?
Slow Motion Popcorn
What surprises can you spot when a kernel pops in super slow-mo?
Bobbing for Apples
What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?
Words Within Words: STUFFING
How many words are hiding inside STUFFING? More than you think.
Notice, Wonder: Sombrero
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Word Pyramids
Start with a one letter word, add another letter, then add another. How tall can you make the pyramid?
Looking Closely at Holiday Photos
Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!
Thanksgiving Photo Writing
Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.
Notice, Wonder: Critter
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Notice, Wonder: A House
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
New Uses for a Paperclip
So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?
Antonym Paths
Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?
Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe, but both players can both play as both X and O throughout the whole game!
Addition: 3 Digits Plus 2 Digits (Multiple Solutions)
Typical practice problems don’t move students up Bloom’s Taxonomy. With this framework, you’ll see kids stop and really think about how to approach multi-digit addition.
Math Game: Heaps
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) subtraction game!
Characters Dressed as Other Characters for Halloween
What if one character dressed up as another for Halloween? Would the Cat in the Hat pick Captain Jack Sparrow, because they’re both chaotic yet good-natured people? Would Elsa dress up as The Ice King since they are both lonely?
Disneyland Parking Structure Math Project
Your students will use estimation strategies to figure out how many parking spots are there in the parking structure at Disneyland? And you bet I reveal the real answer!
Numerator or Denominator: Which has more power in a fraction?
What do you do with students who already get their fraction operations? Give them a contrived project about recipes or pizza slices? Make them solve annoyingly hard practice problems? Please. Here, we get students thinking in a whole new way, pondering which has more power, the numerator or denominator.
Parentheses: How big of a change can they make!?
Two tiny parentheses. One expression. How big of a change can they make? Bigger than you think.
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Undoing Multiplication With Division
Multiplication and division, natural foes, are constantly seeking to undo each other. Students will attempt to reverse the effects of multiplication by dividing once, twice, or even thrice!
Math Curiosity: Magic Squares
Imagine a 3×3 square in which every row, column, and diagonal have the same sum. That’s a magic square!
Words Within Words: NUTCRACKER
How many words can you find within NUTCRACKER?
Greekymon
Rather than just memorizing word parts, students will use those word parts to create four possible products.