Capturing the Middle

Students who demonstrate these 12 skills will be ready for 6th grade math! These make a great 5th grade end of the year packet, or, warmups and homework assignments at the beginning of the 6th grade year. Add and Subtract large whole numbers/ word problemsAdd and Subtract decimals/ word problemsSimplify Fractions including improper fractionsAdd and Subtract Fractions without common denominatorsMultiply Large Whole Numbers using standard algorithmLong division with Whole Numbers using standard

Students will add and subtract decimals up to the hundredths place. Students will need to line up decimals to get the correct answers. Page 1 -- Part 1 is a fun shading activity that spells a word when students finish. It is meant to be a quick activity to check for students' understanding. Part 2 asks students to work with adding and subtracting money from a restaurant receipt. There is an answer bank for students to check their work. Page 2 -- For my students who finished page 1 early, thi

Practice converting mass, capacity and length within the Customary System using engaging graphics. Students solve the worksheet’s riddle by answering the 12 word problems and eliminating their answers from the number list to reveal the riddle’s solution. Help the dog find his bone through the maze. Students must convert within the Metric System to discover the path. The table of conversions most used is included on the worksheet. This assignment is a fun quick check of students’ skills.

Looking for assignments in which students MUST use the standard way of solving multiplication and dividing? To discover the answer to the riddles on these two worksheets, students use each step in the procedure to reveal more of the riddle’s answer. How can you tell if an elephant is in your bag of chips? This multiplication assignment reinforces the commutative property of multiplication to solve two digit by two digit multiplication. How did the Giant find Jack? This long division assignm

Drizzle's Doughnuts asks students to add and subtract whole number to calculate the total calories in a customer's order. More advanced students will find shortcuts in finding their answers. If a student works all 10 word problems in this assignment independently, he or she will match the answers in the two columns self-check the work. If this assignment is worked by a pair of students, they will work together to match the columns. Gretel's Goodies asks students to calculate the customer's

Students draw and color a camping scene as they compare whole numbers and decimals. Additionally, they will decide if a set of numbers is ordered correctly in increasing order. This is a perfect assignment for use with a substitute.

Feeling confident with fractions is a must in 6th grade. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators begins with identifying the least common multiple and then finding the equivalent fractions needed. This assignment asks students to display these skills and then give their answers in simplest form. All answers are found in the puzzle at the bottom of the page for self-checking. Also important is the ability to simplify fractions and/or to change improper fractions to mixed frac

Students will enjoy shading in their answers to reveal the solution to the riddle. Multiply whole numbers to find the area as well as dividing whole numbers to find the missing side of a rectangle. Word problems are included, too!