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Calculator riddles are great for practicing numeracy skills, calculator practice, and critical thinking. Formatted as printable cards or as a list of riddles. Google doc format. 18 separate riddles.

Students will use their skills in operations, fractions, and measurement to design and purchase materials for a fish tank. "Imagine that your class has just been given a 30-gallon aquarium. You have been put in charge of buying  fish and decorations for the tank. You have $30 to spend on fish and another $30 to spend on decorations. There is information in this packet to help you choose your fish and tell you the things you need to know. Choose as many different kinds of fish as you can, and mak

So simple, but so effective! Challenge your students to create a specific, math-centered question based on any quantitative answer. For example, the answer is 46 cookies. What is the question? Or 125 elephants. Or 67 cents. You get the idea. Can be used for any operation, or a combination of them. Support, challenge, or enrichment; it's flexible enough to work with any type of student. Can be used for assessment of word problem solving ability or can be worked through together in a small group o

Each of the three levels of word problems feature the same context but different numbers for different challenges. Insert your name at the top, change the names of the teachers to match yours, and have fun! Tell them that you've been researching things about them, and this is what you found. Let them choose the right level for them or assign yourself. Engaging and interesting. Kids will eagerly get to work solving problems about their teachers. Talk about personalized learning :) 6 problems per

Each of the three levels of word problems feature the same context but different numbers for different challenges. Insert your name at the top, change the names of the students to match yours, and have fun! Tell them that you've been researching things about them, and this is what you found. Let them choose the right level for them or assign yourself. Engaging and interesting. Kids will eagerly get to work solving problems about themselves and their classmates. Talk about personalized learning :

Each of the three levels of word problems feature the same context but different numbers for different challenges. Insert your name at the top, change the names of the students to match yours, and have fun! Tell them that you've been researching things about them, and this is what you found. Let them choose the right level for them or assign yourself. Engaging and interesting. Kids will eagerly get to work solving problems about themselves and their classmates. Talk about personalized learning :

Each of the three levels of word problems feature the same context but different numbers for different challenges. Insert your name at the top, change the names of the students to match yours, and have fun! Tell them that you've been researching things about them, and this is what you found. Let them choose the right level for them or assign yourself. Engaging and interesting. Kids will eagerly get to work solving problems about themselves and their classmates. Talk about personalized learning :

Each of the three levels of word problems feature the same context but different numbers for different challenges. Insert your name at the top, change the names of the students to match yours, and have fun! Tell them that you've been researching things about them, and this is what you found. Let them choose the right level for them or assign yourself. Engaging and interesting. Kids will eagerly get to work solving problems about themselves and their classmates. Talk about personalized learning :

Inject some excitement into your math routine with this "official" letter from the Rocky Mountain Candy Company, who is doing market research and needs your students' help. Children are asked to find certain arrays to help the company package their caramels. Have your principal deliver the letter in an envelope you pre-printed and stamped to show how important it is. Collect your students' work and "mail" them to the company. Then, after a couple of months, reveal the reply to your students' sub