Less than $5 Homeschool Word Problems Resources (by date, latest first)

Want a fun way for learners to test their understanding of multiplication story problems? Want an easy way to reinforce what you've taught?

Modeled after questions from previously published standardized tests, this game engages learners, using a sports theme and by presenting 10 randomly-selected story problems out of a pool of over 40. This makes it possible to never see the same game twice!

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No prep: Automatic scoring and answer key. Open/send the link and go!

Play on any device: No macros. Google account not required.

How it Works:

Learners are presented with 10 randomly-selected multiplication story problems presented in a basketball theme. Correct answers are rewarded with a made basket, accompanied by points scored. Incorrect answers result in a missed basket. When answering correctly, learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game. Upon completion, learners have an opportunity to play again.

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You'll receive a zip file that includes a link to the online game and instructions on how to download the game to play offline. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

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TEKS M.3.5.C:

• Describe a multiplication expression as a comparison such as 3 x 24 represents 3 times as much as 24.

Engage your students with our Fall Word Games! This includes code breakers, word scrambles, word search, and an acrostic poem worksheet—all designed with fun fall themes.

Contents:

These Fall Word Games are packed with engaging activities that your students will love. Included are:

• 3 Code Breakers: Each with a dingbat-style font, providing images for each letter of the alphabet. There are 9 codes on each page for students to decipher.
• 2 Word Scrambles: Featuring 12 fall-themed words on each page for students to unscramble.
• 1 Word Search: Containing 10 fall-themed words for students to find.
• 1 Acrostic Poem Worksheet: Allowing students to express their creativity with fall-themed acrostic poems.
• Answer Keys: For all activities to help teachers quickly and easily verify student work.

All activities are in black and white to ensure easy printing and to keep printing costs low.

Why You'll Love This Product:

• Engaging and Educational: These word games not only entertain but also help improve vocabulary, spelling, and problem-solving skills.
• Seasonal Fun: The fall theme adds a festive touch to your classroom activities, making learning fun and relevant.
• Easy to Use: With answer keys included, these activities are ready to go and require minimal preparation.
• Versatile: Perfect for use in classrooms, homeschooling, or as extra practice at home.
• Print-Friendly: Black and white design saves on printing costs, making it a budget-friendly option.

Who This Product Is For:

• Elementary School Teachers: Looking for fun, seasonal activities to engage their students.
• Homeschooling Parents: Seeking easy-to-use, educational activities for their children.
• After-School Program Coordinators: Wanting engaging and educational activities for students.
• Tutors: Looking for seasonal, educational resources to use during sessions.
• Parents: Who want to provide their children with fun and educational activities at home.

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Looking for a fun and FREE multi-step word problem activity for your 4th or 5th graders?

Your students will love this FREE multi-step word problem color by number activity worksheet. Color by number code activities are the perfect, no prep review game to help your 4th or 5th graders practice multi-step word problems.

What’s Included:

• 1 color by number code pages
• 1 student work page with 8 multi-step word problems
• Complete picture and number answer keys.

This freebie is part of a sample. Get the full Operations Color by Number Activity Set here!

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Skills Covered:

• Multi-Step Word Problems (4.OA.3)

Best Used For:

• No Prep Sub Plans
• Hands-On Math Centers
• Fast Finishers
• Test Preparation and Review
• Morning Work
• Independent Work
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These color by number activities keep your students engaged and excited about math while saving you precious time. They are a perfect addition to any 4th or 5th grade classroom!

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Are you a 4th grade teacher struggling to excite your class about measurement conversions or elapsed time?

These 3 measurement conversion and elapsed time color by number code worksheets are the perfect, no prep solution! Color by number code activities will make your 4th grade measurement and elapsed time review sessions both effective and enjoyable while costing you no additional prep time.

What’s Included:

• 3 unique color by number code pages (each targeting a different 4th grade math skill listed below).
• 3 student work pages to pair with the color by number page.
• Complete picture and number answer keys.

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Skills Covered:

• Customary Measurement Conversions (4.MD.1&2)
• Metric Measurement Conversions (4.MD.1&2)
• Elapsed Time (4.MD.2)

Best Used For:

• No Prep Sub Plans
• Hands-On Math Centers
• Fast Finishers
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These color by number activities keep your students engaged and excited about math while saving you precious time. They are a perfect addition to any 4th grade classroom!

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Are you a 4th grade teacher struggling to excite your class about multi-step word problems, factors, multiples, patterns, or order of operations?

These 5 multi-step word problems, factors, multiples, patterns, and order of operations color by number code worksheets are the perfect, no prep solution! Color by number code activities will make your 4th grade operations and algebraic thinking (4.OA) review sessions both effective and enjoyable while costing you no additional prep time.

What’s Included:

• 5 unique color by number code pages (each targeting a different 4th grade math skill listed below).
• 5 student work pages to pair with the color by number page.
• Complete picture and number answer keys.

Get 40% off the 4th Grade All Math Standards Color by Number Activities here!

Skills Covered:

• Multiplicative Comparisons (4.OA.1 & 4.OA.2)
• Multi-Step Word Problems (4.OA.3)
• Factors, Multiples, Prime, & Composite Numbers (4.OA.4)
• Number and Shapes Patterns (4.OA.5)
• Order of Operations (4.OA)

Best Used For:

• No Prep Sub Plans
• Hands-On Math Centers
• Fast Finishers
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These color by number activities keep your students engaged and excited about math while saving you precious time. They are a perfect addition to any 4th grade classroom!

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Bring the magic of winter into your math centers with this engaging Winter Word Problems Match game! Perfect for practicing subtraction within 10, this resource combines interactive fun with essential problem-solving skills. Ideal for small groups, independent practice, or math centers, this set of subtraction task cards features simple word problem task cards paired with vibrant pictures to support comprehension and keep students motivated.

What’s Included:

• A complete set of Winter Subtraction Word Problems cards.
• Matching picture cards to pair with each subtraction problem.
• Word problems designed specifically for subtraction within 10, making this a great resource for early learners.

How to Use:

1. Print and cut out the subtraction task cards and matching picture cards.
2. Lay out the cards for students to solve.
3. Students solve each subtraction within 10 game word problem and match it to the correct picture.
4. Use it as a self-checking activity, small group game, or independent math center activity.

This subtraction game is not only fun but also builds foundational math skills and boosts confidence in solving word problem task cards. The winter theme adds seasonal excitement to your classroom while reinforcing subtraction fluency.

Perfect for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, this Winter Subtraction resource is an essential addition to your math games and centers. Make subtraction practice engaging and interactive today!

Make math centers exciting with this interactive Winter Addition matching game! Perfect for practicing addition within 10, this resource helps students build problem-solving skills while having fun. With clear word problem task cards and matching picture cards, this winter addition math center is ideal for engaging early learners in small groups, independent work, or whole-class activities.

What’s Included:

• A set of addition word problem task cards focused on addition within 10.
• Matching picture cards to support comprehension and provide a hands-on learning experience.
• Fun, winter-themed designs to keep students engaged and motivated.

How to Use:

1. Print and cut out the addition task cards and matching picture cards.
2. Students read each addition word problem and solve it.
3. They match the correct picture card to the word problem.
4. Use it for math centers, partner activities, or as a self-checking game.

This Winter Addition Math Center is perfect for building confidence in solving addition within 10 with pictures while adding seasonal fun to your lessons. Whether used in Kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade, it’s a versatile and engaging resource for your classroom.

Bring math to life with this Winter Addition Word Problems matching game today!

Kindergarten Word Problems First Grade Word problems Differentiated-Are you struggling to find age-appropriate addition and subtraction word problems for your kindergarten and first-grade classrooms that use decodable text? These ocean-themed word problems or number stories are perfect for engaging students as they are able to illustrate and write equations to show off what they know. This packet contains twenty number word problems for students to solve by answering addition and subtraction number stories. You can differentiate this set of word problems or use it at different times of the year as your students further develop their skills. You will receive ten word problems using addition and subtraction within ten, and ten more word problems for students to solve within twenty. I have also included a cute ocean-themed black and white cover page so you could staple this packet together as a booklet. Students will enjoy the ocean theme graphics and number stories.

You can print this booklet or use it in a digital format for virtual learning on Google Classroom. This activity addresses Common Core Standard K.OA.2 and 1.OA.2.

You can check out more pages in the preview. If you are interested in more fun-filled number stories throughout the year, please check out the links below:

Fall Theme Number Stories/ Word Problems

Halloween Number Stories/ Word Problems

Winter Theme Number Stories

Circus Theme Number Stories/ Word Problems

Christmas Number Stories/ Word Problems

If you are interested in saving lots of money, you can purchase all of the above in the Number Stories Mega Bundle and enjoy doing word problems throughout the year with fun seasonal themes. Wow! You can save 47% by purchasing this bundle.

Number Stories Mega Bundle

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Ever needed a review activity on solving and graphing systems of linear equations for 8th grade math that was fun and engaging for your students? Team Target Review is a cooperative and competitive activity designed to get students thinking, talking, and working together.

Teams of 2-4 students work together to complete increasing levels of difficulty on systems of equations. As students progress, you can quickly assess mastery and give intervention help on the spot.

This activity works great as an engaging review session before an assessment, a quick(ish) activity on one of those pesky minimum days where you have limited time, or as part of a block period when you want to break up the direct instruction.

This activity includes:

-Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).

-6 rounds with 2-4 problems each of targeted review on solving systems of equations for 8th grade.

-Complete worked out solutions for all 6 rounds.

If you enjoy this activity you might also like my other Team Target Review activities, or check out my Level Up products, which provide students increasing levels of challenge they can do at their own pace.

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Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on solving systems of linear equations. Aligned to the common core standards, Level Ups provide 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite algebraic expression skills all the way up to writing and solving systems of equations from context.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review solving systems of equations after teaching the concept, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 4-9 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on working with solving single variable equations. Aligned to the common core standards, Level Ups provide 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite one-step equation and algebraic expression skills all the way up to writing and solving equations with variables on both side of the equal sign.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review equation solving after teaching the concepts, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 6 - 12 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on working with solving two-step equations. Aligned to the common core standards, this Level Ups activity provides 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite skills involving order of operations, operations with integers, and operations with fractions (rational numbers).

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review solving two-step equations after teaching the concepts, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 6-13 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on working with scientific notation. Aligned to the common core standards, Level Ups provide 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite place value and exponent property skills all the way up to operations with scientific notation and word problems.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review scientific notation after teaching the concept, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 6 - 15 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on working with the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. Aligned to the common core standards, this Level Ups activity provides 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite skills involving 7th grade basic triangle skills.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse after teaching the concepts, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 4 - 7 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Level Ups are a fun way for your students to practice or review 8th grade volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres. Aligned to the common core standards, this Level Ups activity includes 5 differentiated tasks that increase in rigor.

The task cards begin with pre-requisite skills of identifying and calculating the volume of prisms, then "level up" all the way to calculating the volume of composite solids involving cylinders, cones, and spheres. Students must also apply their volume skills to real-world problems, such as filling water tanks and finding how much soda is in a 12-pack of soda cans.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review angle relationships, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 3 - 9 questions each
• Complete answer keys for each level.

My students love "Level Up Day" in my own classroom, and the activity works great as independent practice, a pairs activity, or even group work. I also use this when I need a majority of students working independently while I pull a small group for intervention.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

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Story Time Math: Blast Off with Engaging Addition Word Problems!

Turn addition practice into an adventure!

This interactive Google Slides activity features fun story-based word problems that make adding numbers a blast for students.

Benefits for Teachers, Students & Homeschoolers:

• Engaging Practice: Story problems add a layer of fun to mastering addition skills.
• Interactive Learning: Students type or write answers directly in the slides, perfect for digital classrooms or home use.
• Printable Option: Print the slides for paper-based practice or to send home for homeschool reinforcement.
• Easy to Use: The interactive format is perfect for all teachers and adaptable for homeschool settings.

Make math time exciting! Get Story Time Math today!

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The compound interest formula contains four variables. This task, (with complete key), helps students to solve all four - Amount, Principle, Interest Rate and Time Period. To solve for the time period, students will see the need and practical real-life use for exponents and logs.

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The compound interest formula contains four variables. This task, (with complete key), helps students to solve all four - Amount, Principle, Interest Rate and Time Period. To solve for the time period, students will see the need and practical real-life use for exponents and logs.

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This task hones a student's skills to solve the four variables in the compound interest formula - Principle, Amount, Interest Rate and Period of Investment.

We also look at Exponential graphs, Logs (Logarithms) and how it is used in real-life in Financial Mathematics.

In order to do financial mathematics, calculate interest rates, future value of investments, etc. students need to be able to do exponents and logs.

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Which gas should I buy? Should I always buy the cheapest kind? Students use their knowledge of ratios and unit rates to make good, financially sound real-life choices.

The price of the different kinds of gas and the gas mileage each one gives you on your car has an influence on your choice.

The mathematical topics covered in this task include:

• Ratios
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• Problem Solving
• Logical Thinking

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