This activity is for 4th-6th graders and it involves decimal addition and subtraction. In this activity, you can use the materials provided or you can add to it. In my personal classroom, I had students create trifold menus out of copy paper and let them get creative with it. Then they were assessed using this activity here. If you do the custom menus, this activity could take 2-3 days, if you just use this sheet it could take 1-2 days to complete.
SOME REAL WORLD WORD PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE USED AS AN EXIT TICKET OR SOME SMALL REVIEW. VERY HANDY FOR A QUICK REVIEW THAT YOU MAY NEED TO DO BEFORE AN ASSESSMENT OR JUST TO PRACTICE WORD PROBLEMS.
THIS ORDER OF OPERATIONS PAPER CAN BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR YOUR STUDENTS OR A POSTER FOR YOUR WALL. THE DIMINSIONS ARE PERFECT FOR LANDSCAPE STYLE PAPER. IT WILL CAPTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS WITH THE SILLY AMONG US CHARACTERS THAT THEY ALL KNOW AND LOVE. YOU MAY EVEN HEAR THEM SAY SUBTRACTION IS SUS BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY ARE ENGAGED.
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN PLAYING CARDS FOR THIS ACTIVITY. USE THIS WORKSHEET AND A SET OF PLAYING CARDS TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. HAVE YOUR STUDENTS EITHER DO THIS ASSIGNMENT INDEPENDENTLY OR IN A GROUP.
IN THIS WORKSHEET STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE PERCENTS USING BASIC PROBLEMS BUT ALSO PRACTICE ON WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING PERCENTS THAT WE ENCOUNTER ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.