Engage students in winter math activities with this set of holiday-themed task cards for solving multiplicative comparison word problems. 24 task cards to practice solving math story problems available in digital and print options. 

Students will solve one-step multiplication & division story problems involving multiplicative comparison and determine if they need to multiply or divide to find their answer. (4 CHALLENGE problems with multi-steps). I purposely mixed up the multiplication and division math word problems on these task cards as the objective for students is to identify the correct operation. 

Task cards include the following question types:

① The unknown is the greater quantity.

• Grace has 20 pens. Ana has 4 times as many as Grace does. How many pens does Ana have? 20 x 4 = a

② The unknown is the lesser quantity. 

• Grace has 20 pens. That is 4 times as many as Ana. How many pens does Ana have? 4 x a = 20

③ The unknown is the multiplier or comparison statement.

• Grace has 20 pens. Ana has 5 pens. How many times more pens does Grace have than Ana? 5 x a = 20

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➜ Do your students struggle with multiplicative comparison word problems?

Solving math word problems can be very challenging for students, especially story problems that have a multiplicative comparison. These task cards provide real-world examples to practice and reinforce solving multiplication and division story problems. Perfect for math centers, intervention, distance learning, independent practice, or small group lessons.

➜ Are you looking for a holiday math activity that is rigorous and based on standards? 

These holiday-themed multiplication and division task cards are a fun way to get students in the holiday spirit but still focus on a critical math skill. Choose to use these for math centers or play a class game of Scoot before Winter break.

➜ Are you tired of coming up with story problems on your own?

Thinking of story problem questions on your own can take forever. SAVE TIME and ENERGY with these ready-to-go story problem task cards that provide students with real-world examples to practice and reinforce solving multiplication and division story problems. 

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24 Math Word Problem Task Cards available in the following formats:

⭐ Short answer task cards

⭐ Multiple choice task cards

⭐ Color printing

⭐ Black & White printing

⭐ Digital Task cards for Google Slides 

⭐ Self-grading Google Form Digital Task cards

⭐ Easel Activity

⭐Answer Keys

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Who?

Use these multiplication and division task cards with your fourth- and fifth-grade students. 

Students will practice:

• Solving story problems that include a multiplicative comparison statement using multiplication and division

• Identifying multiplication equations that represent a multiplicative comparison statement

• Representing problems as an equation with a letter for the unknown quantity

• Using multiplication and division within 1,000 to solve word problems

• Relating a multiplicative comparison statement to multiplication and division

• Broadening their understanding of multiplication and division as inverse operations

• Reasoning to determine if the unknown quantity is the larger quantity, smaller quantity, or comparison statement (multiplier)

An excellent resource for your upper elementary students to use during math centers! 

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Common Core Aligned:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.2

Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison

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WHAT’S INCLUDED:

★ 20 Short Answer Holiday-themed Task Cards ☃

• Students solve one-step multiplication and division story problems. 

★ 20 Multiple Choice Holiday-themed Task Cards☃

• Students choose between 4 answer choices
• Answer choices include the incorrect operation as an answer choice. 

★ 4 Challenge Task Cards (Short answer & Multiple Choice):

• Advanced multi-step math word problems include all four operations for students to practice solving more complex problems.

★ 2 Sets of Digital Task Cards Google Slides-

• Digital Short Answer Task Cards- editable text box for students to type answers directly onto the slide
• Digital Multiple Choice Task Cards- draggable pieces for students to box the correct answer and cross out the incorrect choices

★ 2 Self-grading Google Forms:

➞ Short Answer Self-grading Google Form

• Question 1: Students choose the correct operation 
• Question 2: students type in the answer.

➞ Multiple Choice Self-grading Google Form

• SAVE TIME with NO PREP and NO grading! 
• Provide students with immediate feedback
• The answer key is already input into the form for you
• Effortlessly collect data on student performance. 

Ways to use Self-Grading Google Form

• Students can use printable task cards during centers and record answers on the record sheet. Next, students input their answers into the Google form to receive immediate feedback.
• Students can complete task cards directly in Google form with a task card image uploaded for each question.
• Formative assessment
• Choose to add, delete, or chunk questions over multiple days and use the Google form as an exit ticket. 

★ Student Recording Sheets in multiple formats

• Blank record sheet with numbers only
• Fill in the record sheet with word problem labels (scaffolding option)
• Spot in the corner to circle the operation used

★ Answer Key

• Formatted on the record sheet
• Included in Google forms

★ Easel Activity

• Self-checking multiple-choice task cards
• Short answer task cards with a text box for the answer

❄❅❆❄❅❆❄ Task cards include holiday and winter-themed math story problem questions with some questions about Christmas and Hanukah for December & January. 

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Check out similar task cards in additional levels:⤵

❄ Multiplication & Division within 100 Story Problem Task Cards

❄ Multi-digit multiplication and division Story Problem Task Cards

❄ Division Interpret the Remainder Story Problem Task Cards

Or grab the BUNDLE to save $$$! ⤵

❄BUNDLE- Holiday-Themed Multiplication & Division Task Cards

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WAYS TO USE TASK CARDS in your classroom: Ideas for fun holiday math activities and other ways to engage students before Winter break

• Play SCOOT- Place each card on a desk and give students the recording sheet. Students will scoot between stations as they solve problems. 

• Set up a scavenger hunt- place cards around the room as students do a gallery walk and work on solving problems in pairs or independently

• Four Corners for multiple choice- Determine which corner of the room will represent answers A, B, C, and D: display a digital version of the Task Card, give students thinking time, then students go to the corner of the answer they choose.

• Morning work, warm up, bell ringer- display task card digitally

• Small group guided practice- easily differentiate and scaffold in small math groups

• Mini lessons- guide and model how to solve word problems for students

• Independent practice during math rotations or math centers

• Partner work during math rotations or math centers

• Exit ticket or check for understanding using Google Forms

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HOW TO UTILIZE DIGITAL Task Cards?

• Project task cards on the whiteboard using the Google slides version 
• Students complete task cards directly in Google Form (use as a checkpoint, assessment, check for understanding)- super easy NO PREP paperless option
• Students complete task cards in Google slides or using the physical task cards, record answers on the record sheet, and then transfer answers to Google form.
  

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☃I hope your students love these engaging winter-themed word problem task cards to practice solving multiplicative comparison word problems!