Fascinating events in history are presented in addition and subtraction form in this unique book. “The potato chip was invented in 1853. Coca-Cola was invented 33 years later. In what year was Coca-Cola invented?” Addition and subtraction problems are camouflaged with captivating historical events, making this a truly unique approach to math. By answering 200 short word problems, students are led to record specific events and dates on various timelines provided.

Teach your students how to create and interpret charts, graphs, and tables. This unit includes more than 40 hands-on activities that require interpreting and creating visual presentations of facts and information. As students work the lessons found here, they will become acquainted with a wide variety of tables and charts. They will practice creating graphs and transferring written information to a graph. Finally, students are given situations calling for the gathering of information, the organizing of it, and the creation of tables and graphs using it. Learning comes full circle. Blank tables and graphs are also provided so that you and your students can tally your own unique data. Includes: - tables - pictographs - bar graphs - double bar graphs - histograms - bar graphs - grids - pie charts - line graphs - time lines

Do your students struggle with solving math word problems? This unique step-by-step solution gives students the tools to understand word problems and actually enjoy working them! With the help of just 6 easy-to-follow steps, students are able to break apart word problems and figure out the solutions. There are four levels of practice for the word problems in this unit. As the levels progress, they challenge students to apply the skills they learned in previous levels while learning new ones. This process will help students master problem solving. Word Problems Include: - addition - subtraction - multiplication - division - money - time - distance - measurement

These activities will build practical math life skills! After learning how to write a check, students are challenged with real-life finance word problems. First they must solve a math question. Next they are required to write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of the balances. Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 lessons in this learning unit. Also includes extra blank checks and account balance forms. Interest Level 6-12 Contents Include: - Writing Checks - Keeping a Balance - Making Deposits - Recording Transactions - Glossary - Blank Checks - Blank Check Registers - Answer Key Example Activity: Carl took his car to Hal’s Service Station and had his car’s engine tuned-up for $29.95, bought a new battery for $39.95, and had the oil changed for $9.95. For what amount did he need to make a check out to Hal’s? This 30-page unit includes an answer key.

From calculating discounts to calculating parts of a whole to calculating sales tax, percents are a part of everyday life. This unit focuses entirely on the use of percents in real-life situations. As students work through the activities, they will take their knowledge of percents to a new, practical level. Students use advertisements, menus, and coupons to figure out word problems that involve purchasing items on sale and figuring sales tax. Tax tables help students learn to figure income tax and net pay. Circle graphs help students visualize percents as coming from a whole. Drill pages give students extra practice with percents. Working these practice problems will help students develop the skills necessary for a solid understanding of percents as percents relate to daily life. Skill Covered: - Changing Percents to Decimals - How to Figure Percents – Discounts & Sales Tax - Figuring Percents & Prices - Figuring Prices & Sales Tax - Taxes & the Government - Coupons & Percents - Percents & Circle Graphs - Percent Word Problems

Spice up your basic math program with Market Math for Beginners! This fun and effective book teaches simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication through the use of real-life shopping situations. Students will have a great time as they refer to the colorful price list (included) that generates hundreds of simple rebus and word problems. From soup to soap, students figure their costs and total sales tickets as they "shop" their way to math success! So help your students understand the practical reasons for learning math while improving their math skills with this motivating and solidly-conceived book. Enjoy!

Boost test scores to new heights with this practice-packed book!The fun, easy-to-do lessons will guide your students through important skills, one-by-one, while the appealing illustrations are sure to keep interest soaring. Part of the Score Booster Series, this comprehensive, teacher-designed workbook is loaded with high-interest lessons that focus on many of the essential skills students are required to know on standardized tests. Easy to incorporate into the daily curriculum, these high-interest activities are sure to improve the reading, math, and language skills of even the most reluctant learner. 144-page book includes an answer key.

Grade Level: 3-5 Interest Level: 3-12 Reading Level: 1-2 This Clocks unit features primary tasks designed to provide practice and repetition for young learners. The activities include review of analog time and digital time in five and one-minute increments. The unit begins with a review of telling time, expressing time in different ways, a.m./p.m., and then graduates on to practical application using elapsed time concepts and word problems. The exercises are suitable for students in grades 3-5 who would benefit from additional practice or enrichment. Skills Covered Include: Hour / Half-Hour / Quarter-Hour Review 5-Minute Increments 1-Minutes Increments Past the Hour / To the Hour Digital & Analog Clocks Elapsed Time A.M & P.M. Word Problems

Grade Level: 1-2 CCSS Math Level: 2* Your students will love this fun, yet practical collection of activities designed to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of money. The sequential format and step-by-step exercises will help your students learn these essential concepts: identifying coins, matching coins to prices, writing amounts of money in various ways, learning values, counting coins, adding different amounts of money. So help your students acquire essential money skills with this fun and effective book. 52 pages.

225 Everyday Math Word Problems | Life Skills | Decimals | Percents | Measurement \ Elapsed Time | Estimating | Money & Shopping | Nutrition Labels. Featuring everyday-life activities such as shopping, reading nutrition labels, traveling, playing baseball & golf… and so much more. These comprehensive lessons offer plenty of mixed practice using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents, fractions & decimals! Realistic Math Practice Include: Grocery Shopping Weighing Items Reading Labels Calculating Distance Spending Money Calculating Elapsed Time -And more! REALISTIC MATH LESSONS: Math plays a vital role in our lives… every single day. In fact it is so common, that sometimes we don’t even realize we are “doing math!” These practical lessons are sure to help students master everyday math skills and help them understand “Why” this math is so important… MULTI-STEP MATH WORD PROBLEMS: These real-life math word problems feature everyday scenarios. Students must think about each scenario then decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve the problems. This comprehensive unit offers plenty of mixed practice plus percents, fractions & decimals! PROBLEM SOLVING: While honing math skills, students will enhance their abilities to comprehend, think logically, and make orderly decisions as they complete these lessons. INCLUDES: Over 225 Realistic Math Problems Reading Level Gr. 3-4 Interest Level Gr. 4-12 Page Count: 35 Answer Key Skill Chart Review Test

Life Skills | Practical Application | Business Math Students Learn the Practical Application of a Wide Range of Math Skills Related to Running a Business Through the use of real-life story-problem scenarios, students get plenty of practice with analyzing the information in word problems and applying the correct math operations to solve the problems. Business Math includes four pages of colorful, realistic images, photos, and information that focus on the income and expenses of four different businesses. The corresponding word problems were designed to develop math proficiency and to help students understand why mastery of essential math skills is so important to success in the real world. Businesses include: Rainbow Falls Summer Camp, Sandler’s Restaurant, Golden Shores Resort, and Creative Concepts Print Shop. Questions Students are asked to use the four colorful pages describing each business to find the information they need in order to solve the math word problems. When solving a problem, students may need to use the answer from another problem on the same page. Problems progress in difficulty as students work through the questions for each menu. The first activity page introduces students to the business information by asking comprehension questions. Answering these questions will familiarize students with the information they will need to solve the word problems Skills A wide range of math skills is covered in this program. Students will solve word problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as money, time, measurement, percents, decimals, and fractions. Some of the word problems are simple, one-step problems while others involve multiple steps that require students to really think about the problem. Each activity page lists the math skills covered at the top of the page. Details Total of 90 Pages Includes: •16 Full-Color Business Information Pages • Activity Pages • Step-by-Step Learning Tools • Bonus Pages

Life Skills | Practical Application | Menu Math Students Learn the Practical Application of a Wide Range of Math Skills Related to the Use of Menus Through the use of real-life story-problem scenarios, students get plenty of practice with analyzing the information in word problems and applying the correct math operations to solve the problems. Menu Math includes four pages of colorful, realistic images, photos and information for each menu. The corresponding word problems were designed to develop math proficiency and to help students understand why mastery of essential math skills is so important to success in the real world. Real-Life Menus include four different types of restaurants: Adagio, The Green Dragon, Golden Gate Grill, The Two Sombreros Questions Students are asked to use the four colorful menu pages for each restaurant to find the information they need in order to solve the math word problems. When solving a problem, students may need to use the answer from another problem on the same page. Problems progress in difficulty as students work through the questions for each menu. The first activity page introduces students to the contents of the menu pages by asking comprehension questions. Answering these questions will familiarize students with the information they will need to solve the word problems Skills A wide range of math skills is covered in this program. Students will solve word problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as money, time, measurement, percents, decimals, and fractions. Some of the word problems are simple, one-step problems while others involve multiple steps that require students to really think about the problem. Each activity page lists the math skills covered at the top of the page. Details Total of 90 Pages Includes: • 16 full-color menu pages • Activity Pages • Step-by-Step Learning Tools • Bonus Pages

Life Skills | Practical Application | Family Math Students Learn the Practical Application of a Wide Range of Math Skills Related to Family Life Through the use of real-life story-problem scenarios, students get plenty of practice with analyzing the information in word problems and applying the correct math operations to solve the problems. Family Math includes four pages of colorful, realistic images, photos, and information that describe a particular family. The corresponding word problems were designed to develop math proficiency and to help students understand why mastery of essential math skills is so important to success in the real world. Family Descriptions include four different families: The Benson Family, Brad & Anna Miller, The Waverly Family, Max & Martha Hayes Questions Students are asked to use the four colorful descriptive pages for each family to find the information they need in order to solve the math word problems. When solving a problem, students may need to use the answer from another problem on the same page. Problems progress in difficulty as students work through the questions for each menu. The first activity page introduces students to the contents of the family description pages by asking comprehension questions. Answering these questions will familiarize students with the information they will need to solve the word problems Skills A wide range of math skills is covered in this program. Students will solve word problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as money, time, measurement, percents, decimals, and fractions. Some of the word problems are simple, one-step problems while others involve multiple steps that require students to really think about the problem. Each activity page lists the math skills covered at the top of the page. Details Total of 90 Pages Includes: •16 Full-Color Family Description Pages • Activity Pages • Step-by-Step Learning Tools • Bonus Pages

Life Skills | Practical Application | Travel Math Students Learn the Practical Application of a Wide Range of Math Skills Related to Traveling Through the use of real-life story-problem scenarios, students get plenty of practice with analyzing the information in word problems and applying the correct math operations to solve the problems. Travel Math includes four pages of colorful, realistic images, photos and information for each “travel scenario.” The corresponding word problems were designed to develop math proficiency and to help students understand why mastery of essential math skills is so important to success in the real world. Real-Life Travel Scenarios include: A Family Road Trip, A Train Trip, A Caribbean Cruise, and a Honeymoon to Europe. Questions Students are asked to use the four colorful “travel scenario” pages to find the information they need in order to solve the math word problems. When solving a problem, students may need to use the answer from another problem on the same page. Problems progress in difficulty as students work through the questions for each scenario. The first activity page introduces students to the contents of the scenario pages by asking comprehension questions. Answering these questions will familiarize students with the information they will need to solve the word problems Skills A wide range of math skills is covered in this program. Students will solve word problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as money, time, measurement, percents, decimals, and fractions. Some of the word problems are simple, one-step problems while others involve multiple steps that require students to really think about the problem. Each activity page lists the math skills covered at the top of the page. Details Total of 90 Pages Includes: •16 full-color “travel scenario” pages • Activity Pages • Step-by-Step Learning Tools • Bonus Pages

Solving basic math problems! This lesson unit focuses on simple, child-friendly addition and subtraction problems. Example: “8 birds in the birdbath. 3 leave. How many left?”Each of the 20 lessons in this book features five word problems that surround themes ranging from “In the Garden” to “Eating Out.” While improving practical math solving skills, students are also exposed to textbook instructions.

From using the paper ruler provided to measure inches, to figuring pints, quarts and gallons, students will learn basic measuring through the 19 imaginative lessons in the book. How long is the funny looking worm? How tall is the double-scoop ice cream cone? Given that 1 gallon = 4 quarts, color the number of quart containers you could fill with two gallons of milk. Fully illustrated, the activities in this lesson unit will get your students excited about measuring all sorts of things from the “guitar” and “hammer” pictured in the book to the crayons on their desks.

Capture the interest of eager learners and reluctant learners alike with these humor-filled workbooks guaranteed to put a grin on students' and teachers' faces. These skill-based activities revolve around a set of comical characters who get involved in silly and absurd situations. Zany illustrations with humorous captions keep kids smiling, while solid practice activities teach important basic skills. The amusing characters have been given wacky and unusual names that are repeated often in all four books, giving lots of practice with certain letter group sounds. Math Word Problems: More than 200 wacky word problems are sure to give addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills a wild workout!

Reinforce your basic math program with Menu Math for Beginners! This fun and effective book teaches simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication through the use of real-life restaurant situations. Students will have a great time as they refer to the colorful menu (included) to figure costs when spending money on everything from pizza to pancakes! The easy-to-read menu generates hundreds of simple rebus and word problems. Students are sure to improve their math skills as they gain an understanding of the practical reasons for learning math. Enjoy!

Spice up your basic math program with Market Math! This fun and effective book teaches the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through the use of real-life shopping situations. From peanut butter to paper towels, nearly everything you might shop for in a grocery store can be found on the colorful fold-out price list that generates over 500 math word problems! Students will have a great time as they refer to the colorful price list to figure costs, total sales tickets, apply coupons, and more. So help your students understand the practical reasons for learning math as they "shop" their way to math success!