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"This was a fun first week of school activity. Kids really enjoyed figuring out how to use their calculators and how to figure our the riddles "
Hope C.
"I used this the day before Thanksgiving break and my students were engaged! It was fun for them to see that if they enter the numbers incorrectly the answer does not make sense."
Dulcey W.
Description
Fun Math Activities: 90 Calculator Riddles.
What did the clown say to his co-worker?
What do you never want to make angry?
What did Sarah get while giving her speech?
• 90 problems on 9 worksheets. Solve equations, then flip calculator upside down for the word.
Preview same as Download.
Worksheets
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#2 Large Numbers
#3 Decimals
#4 Fraction to Decimal
#5 Fraction to Decimal to Percent
#6 Perimeter, Area, & Volume
#7 Percent of a Number
#8 Order of Operations
#9 Mixed Review
Complements Common Core
• 4.NBT.B.4
• 4.NBT.B.5
• 5.NBT.B.5
• 5.NBT.B.6
• 6.NS.B.2
• 6.NS.B.3
• MP5
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"I used this the day before Thanksgiving break and my students were engaged! It was fun for them to see that if they enter the numbers incorrectly the answer does not make sense."
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Description
Fun Math Activities: 90 Calculator Riddles.
What did the clown say to his co-worker?
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• 90 problems on 9 worksheets. Solve equations, then flip calculator upside down for the word.
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Complements Common Core
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Good to use for practice. Made reviewing calculator functions fun
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Kept us guessing!
A great way to change up our calculator use! Students enjoyed taking on the riddles.
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Met expectations
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This was a fun first week of school activity. Kids really enjoyed figuring out how to use their calculators and how to figure our the riddles
Thanks Hope for stopping by the store!
Fun and engageing resource.
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
I used this the day before Thanksgiving break and my students were engaged! It was fun for them to see that if they enter the numbers incorrectly the answer does not make sense.
Thanks Dulcey for stopping by the store!
This was an engaging and fun resource! Students worked hard to figure out the riddle!
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Love these for early finishers! It is good practice and the calculator riddles are fun
I really liked this resource. Some of the questions my students found to bit a bit too challenging, but overall they enjoyed it.
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Such a fun way for my students to practice their calculator skills!
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CCSS4.NBT.B.4
Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
CCSS4.NBT.B.5
Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
CCSS5.NBT.B.5
Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
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