Middle School Word Problems Resources (by date, latest first)

Escape each room to escape the school! Engage your students with this exciting online/digital escape room game that is focused on core math topics and offers unlimited replay. This interactive online/digital escape room learning game brings problem-solving skills to life as learners answer questions about key math topics to identify a three-letter code that unlocks "doors" to various classrooms. Perfect for virtual or in-person classrooms, this online escape room will boost engagement and enhance critical thinking skills.

This online escape room game is an excellent refresher for everything you've taught them about decimals, including their values and how they relate to fractions and percentages. In this game, learners must try to escape eight rooms. In each room, learners are presented with three questions, to which each answer has a corresponding letter code. Learners must enter the correct 3-letter code, in order, to escape the current room and go to the next room. When the code is entered incorrectly, learners are prompted to try again and will receive another set of randomly-selected questions.

It's 5th-grader-approved! I consulted with my son every step of the way and he was excited to play.

Want more? Here's a preview of other learning games.

It's Comprehensive:

Multiple-choice questions are selected randomly from a pool:

• Decimal Place Value
• Rounding Decimals
• Compare and Order Decimals
• Adding and Subtracting Decimals
• Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
• Converting Decimals to Fractions and Fractions to Decimals
• Converting Decimals to Percentages and Percentages to Decimals
• Standard, Written, Expanded Forms
• Mental Math
• Money and Financial Literacy

Basic Features:

• Aligned to TEKS, STAAR, and CCCS.
• Supports Remote Learning: Online game. Internet required.
• Bonus: Each topic has accompanying clues (anchor charts) that can be downloaded from the Resources tab at no additional charge.
• Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners get immediate notification of correct or incorrect answers.
• Unlimited Replay option: Questions are selected randomly from a pool. There are at least 10 question sets in each room and well over 100 question sets in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt. In addition, new questions will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.
• Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.
• No Prep: Automatic scoring and answer key. Open/send the link and go!
• Study guides/learning aids included.
• Copyright-friendly audio.
• No macros = play on any device.
• A Google account is not required!
• Average duration: 10 - 15 minutes = Perfect for a quick refresher or energizer.

What to Expect:

Please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

You'll receive a PDF file that includes a link to the online game. 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.

Help Me Get Better:

If you encounter any issues, please contact me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product. Again, please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

Please let me know if you would like to see additional examples or have suggestions for other uses/topics.

This product is a 10 day project based learning experience focused on addition, subtraction, real-world problem solving, and word problems. This is a great way to help your students get to know each other better by working in small groups and give them the opportunity to practice using their skills with real world applications.

This unit includes:

• 10 day Unit Plan for instructor
• Instructors manual outlining the activities for each day
• Student Workbook
• PowerPoint Presentation to accompany daily lessons
• PowerPoint Game to review learning at end of unit

This project is a great way to give students the opportunity to work together and practice skills students will use in the real world, such as creating a list, using simple mental math, and creating a budget!

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Introduce Polynomials with proper vocabulary and activities that are easy to understand. It is important that students understand what each part of polynomial is named and what it means.

This is a basic polynomial concept bundle. The following worksheets are included:

* Categorize Polynomial Vocabulary Words

* Practice Vocabulary Worksheet

* Combining Like Terms Worksheet

* Application Worksheet

Apply Knowledge With Real World Problems (Word Problems)

* Quiz

ALL Answers are included!

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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!

Or shop all 4th Grade Skill Color by Number Activities for 40% off here!

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
• And so much more!

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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Team Target Review is a great way to get your students working together and talking about critical math concepts in your classroom. Teams of students work on increasingly challenging problems on a specific Common Core Standard, and their work can easily be checked by the teacher as they work.

This Team Target Review Bundle includes all 6 of my 8th grade math Team Target Review products at a 15% discount. The 6 activities included are:

1. Grade 8 Equations (Free Product)
2. Grade 8 Systems of Equations ($4.00 value)
3. Grade 8 Linear Functions ($4.00 value)
4. Grade 8 Exponents ($4.00 value)
5. Grade 8 Rational & Irrational Numbers ($3.50 value)
6. Grade 8 Transversals & Triangles ($4.00 value)

In total this bundle covers 15 different Common Core grade 8 math standards over 4 different domains.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at www.ezmathblog.com to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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Thin Slicing lessons are a great way to engage students and get them thinking critically about math. Using the "Building Thinking Classrooms" strategy of instruction, these three lessons help students discover how to solve a system of equations algebraically, either by substitution or elimination, as well as write a system from a word problem.

This Thin Slicing Lesson Bundle includes 3 complete lessons covering 270 total minutes of instructional time. Each lesson includes:

· Full size printable Task Cards

· Task Card solutions

· Student Note-Making Template

· Check Your Understanding Exit Ticket

Products included in this bundle are:

1. Solving Systems By Substitution Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math ($10.00 value)
2. Solving Systems By Elimination Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math ($10.00 value)
3. Systems of Equations Problem Solving Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math ($10.00 value)

As an added bonus, you will receive my Level Ups: Solving Systems of Equations Review Activity for FREE ($4.00 value) to help you with formative assessment after you have used all three lessons.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level zero, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes all 6 Level Ups activities covering every 8th grade math standard in the Expressions & Equations domain, as well as the Number Systems domain at a 10% discount. The 6 activities included are:

1. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Equations ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Proportional Relationships ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rational & Irrational Numbers ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Integer Exponents ($4.00 Value)
6. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Scientific Notation ($4.00 Value)

In total this bundle covers 13 different Common Core grade 8 math standards over 2 different domains.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level 0, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes 5 different activities covering all of the 8th grade Geometry Domain standards, including transformations, congruence & similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, angle relationships, and volume. Purchasing these activities in this bundle provides a 10% discount over buying them individually. The 5 activities included are:

1. Level Ups: Rigid & Non-Rigid Transformations ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups: Congruence & Similarity ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups: Angle Relationships ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups: Pythagorean Theorem ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups: Volume of Cylinders, Cones, & Spheres ($4.00)

In total this bundle covers 9 different Common Core grade 8 math standards.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

@EZMathBlog on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads

Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level 0, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes all 15 of my 8th grade math Level Ups products at a 15% discount. The 15 activities included are:

1. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rational & Irrational Numbers ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Integer Exponents ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Scientific Notation ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Proportional Relationships ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Equations ($4.00 Value)
6. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Defining & Comparing Functions (Free)
7. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Writing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
8. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
9. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
10. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
11. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Angle Relationships ($4.00 Value)
12. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rigid & Non-Rigid Transformations ($4.00 Value)
13. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Congruence & Similarity ($4.00 Value)
14. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Pythagorean Theorem ($4.00 Value)
15. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Volume of Cylinders, Cones, & Spheres ($4.00 Value)

In total this bundle covers 24 different Common Core Grade 8 math standards over 4 different domains. (This bundle does not include the Statistics & Probability domain).

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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This lesson bundle includes all four of my 8th grade thin slicing lessons on solving & writing single variable linear equations. Each lesson contains task cards that are "thin sliced" to help guide students to think through and learn the concepts in their random groups at vertical non-permanent surfaces. Using all three lessons will cover the Common Core standards of solving linear equations in one variable 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b.

This Thin Slicing Lesson Bundle includes 4 complete lessons covering 360 total minutes of instructional time. Each lesson includes:

· Full size printable Task Cards

· Task Card solutions

· Student Note-Making Template

· Check Your Understanding Exit Ticket

Included in this lesson bundle are:

1. Solving Equations Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

2. Variables on Both Sides Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7b ($10.00 Value)

3. Finding The Number Of Solutions Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.7a ($10.00 Value)

4. Writing Single Variable Equations BTC Thin Slicing Lesson | Grade 8 Math ($10.00 Value)

As an added bonus, you will receive my Level Ups: Solving Single Variable Equations Review Activity for FREE ($4.00 value) to help you with formative assessment after you have used all four lessons.

If you enjoy these lessons and find value in them, I encourage you to look at my lesson series on solving systems of equations algebraically here.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

Follow me @EZMathBlog on Instagram and Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

Solve and Switch is a round robin style group activity in which students practice creating, graphing, and solving systems of equations based on real life situations. Students work in teams to complete four different tasks, each student completing a different part of each task (write a system, graph the system, solve the system, check the answer). This activity works great for a full 50 minute class period, providing students with challenging work that elicits rich math discussion.

Product includes the following:

- Detailed lesson instructions for how I run this activity in my own classroom

- 4 problem solving tasks

- Complete solutions for all four tasks

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

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing and solving systems of equations from real-life word problems and mathematical scenarios (8.EE.8c). This lesson uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Description of how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 11 Full-Size Task Cards on writing and solving systems of equations real-life scenarios
• Answers for all Task Cards
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template
• Student Notes answer key
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket
• Exit Ticket answer key

This lesson will help your students learn how to write systems of equations from a word problem, encourages rich math discussion, and provides an additional challenge for your students who move at an accelerated pace. This lesson starts with a very low floor to encourage access for all students, and provides a high ceiling with extension questions. Once complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

This lesson is the 3rd in a 3-part series for 8th grade systems of equations. The two other lessons are:

1. Solving Systems By Substitution Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.8b

2. Solving Systems By Elimination Thin Slicing Lesson - 8th Grade Math 8.EE.8b

Please consider using the whole 3 lesson unit when teaching solving systems of equations algebraically for 8th grade. If you want all three lessons, you can buy them in the bundle at a 15% discount, and get a FREE Solving Systems Level Ups review activity included.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

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.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

This lesson has everything you need to teach a "Thin Slicing" lesson on writing single variable equations from a word problem or real world scenario. These progressively challenging task cards start students with simple algebraic expressions and sentences, then lead students to write equations involving variables on both sides and equations with multiple unknown quantities. This lesson with printable task cards uses Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for teaching math created by Peter Liljedahl. If you have been looking to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms model of instruction, but don't know where to start, this is a great resource for you.

This lesson includes the following materials:

• Complete instructions on how I run a "Thin Slicing" lesson using Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in my own classroom.
• 12 Full-Size Task Cards on writing single variable equations from real world scenarios
• Answers for all Task Cards.
• "Notes To My Future Forgetful Self" Student Notes Template.
• Student Notes answer key.
• "Check Your Understanding" student Exit Ticket.
• Exit Ticket answer key.

Once the thin slicing lesson is complete, students can use the provided notes template to record their thinking, as well as complete a "Check Your Understanding" exit ticket to give you and your students formative assessment feedback on how they are understanding the topic.

If you enjoy this product, please leave a review and check out my other products. I will be adding more Thin Slicing lessons in the future based on this model.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more thin slicing lessons, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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Thank you for your interest in my products!