Writing Equations From Word Problems Card Sort Matching Activity

What others say

"I used this in a small group with students who struggled to write equations for word problems. Great way for me to scaffold since the equations were provided. Thank you. "

Stacy G.

Description

In this card sort, students match word problems with equations and then solve them. It is provided in paper cut and paste format and digital Google Slides format.

The word problems are purposely constructed to be rigorous and to make students think about the operations required. All equations use the same set of numbers, so students must understand the words and operations to match correctly. Some of the equations will work for more than one story. After students match the word problems and equations, they solve each equation.

This activity is provided in 3 formats:

Printable Card Sort for in class
Google Slides drag and drop for Google Classroom online learning
Around the Room for group discussions

Answer key is provided. See the preview for more details!

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Writing Equations From Word Problems Card Sort Matching Activity

Name: Writing Equations From Word Problems Card Sort Matching Activity
Brand: Rise over Run
SKU: 4630231
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.83 (65 reviews)

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Highlights

Digital downloads

Google Apps, PDF

Grades

8th - 9th

Subjects

Algebra, Math, Other (Math)

Standards

CCSS8.EE.C.7

CCSS8.EE.C.7b

CCSSHSA-CED.A.1

What others say

"I used this in a small group with students who struggled to write equations for word problems. Great way for me to scaffold since the equations were provided. Thank you. "

Stacy G.

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Description

In this card sort, students match word problems with equations and then solve them. It is provided in paper cut and paste format and digital Google Slides format.

This activity is provided in 3 formats:

Printable Card Sort for in class
Google Slides drag and drop for Google Classroom online learning
Around the Room for group discussions

Answer key is provided. See the preview for more details!

Report this resource to TPT

Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.83 out of 5, based on 65 reviews

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Mostly used with 8th grade

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Clear and well-structured resource

Rated 5 out of 5

June 3, 2026

Met expectations

Great value

Standards-aligned

This resource met my expectations and provided great value for the price. The layout is clear, making it easy to prepare and implement in the classroom. It is standards-aligned and helped reinforce a challenging concept for my students.

Lori G.

527 reviews • Nevada

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals

Small Group

Rated 5 out of 5

April 27, 2026

Met expectations

Great value

Standards-aligned

I used this in a small group with students who struggled to write equations for word problems. Great way for me to scaffold since the equations were provided. Thank you.

Stacy G.

758 reviews • Florida

Grades taught: 4th, 8th

Fun and engaging

Rated 4 out of 5

October 26, 2025

Met expectations

Great value

Standards-aligned

Very engaging! This was a great resource for my students!

Karla P.

152 reviews • Outside the United States

Grades taught: 4th, 5th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

March 17, 2025

Amazing product. Easy to use and extremely helpful for my students!

Surviving Middle School Math

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83 reviews

Grades taught: 7th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals

Rated 5 out of 5

February 5, 2025

I really liked using this resource in my class as a supplemental activity. I really liked that this activity used all the same numbers, so students really had to read the problem carefully to determine which equation represented the scenario. Additionally, the way I used this activity, was students could jump around and solve some of the problems that were a little more straight forward and eliminate equation options. So that when they went back to the tricker problems, they had less options to choose from and it made it easier to figure out which equation went with that problem.

Kirstin M.

15 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

January 31, 2025

Great practice writing and solving equations in a fun self checking activity.

Alysha D.

704 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 4 out of 5

August 27, 2024

made working with word problems a little more engaging for my students

Tiffany P.

620 reviews

Grades taught: 9th

Rated 5 out of 5

October 30, 2023

Great engaging product for students that helps practice the standard well.

Kayla C.

1,236 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS8.EE.C.7

Solve linear equations in one variable.

CCSS8.EE.C.7b

Solve linear equations with rational number coefficients, including equations whose solutions require expanding expressions using the distributive property and collecting like terms.

CCSSHSA-CED.A.1

Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems.