Problem Solving Teaching Resources
This collection of problem-solving teaching resources provides students with materials and strategies to guide them when learning to solve numeracy word problems. Learning to decipher word problems and recognise the correct operation to use in order to solve the problem correctly, is an important skill for students to learn. Use these educational games, activities, worksheets, posters, PowerPoint presentations and word problem cards to assist your students when they are learning to problem-solve. Also included are daily maths word problems which can be used as warm-up activities at the beginning of each numeracy lesson.
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Maths Keywords for Problem Solving
Help your students decipher maths word problems with a set of printable maths keyword sign free printables.
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The Escape From Millbrook Manor – Whole Class Escape Game
Practise computation skills by solving puzzles with this differentiated Halloween escape room game.
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Year 2 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
35 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Class Carnival – Probability STEM Challenges
A set of four carnival-themed STEM challenges where students create fun games that incorporate probability.
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Maths Word Problem Match Up Game - 0-50 Division and Multiplication
Twenty word problem cards for division and multiplication using numbers 0-50.
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Pandora's Party Palace Maths Activity – Upper Years
16 mathematics problem solving task cards involving money in a real-world context.
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Daily Maths Word Problems - Year 5 (Worksheets)
A set of 20 problem solving questions suited to year 5 students.
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CUBES Classroom Display and Bookmark Set
Tackle word problems with this CUBES problem-solving classroom display and bookmark set.
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Year 3 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
21 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Multiplication Match-Up Puzzles
A match-up activity to assist students in understanding multiplication word problems.
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Maths Warm Ups Interactive PowerPoint - Year 1
A PowerPoint providing a series of warm up activities for Year 1 students across the curriculum.
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Problem Solving Strategies
A set of 10 posters outlining problem solving strategies.
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Open-ended Maths Problem Solving Cards - Upper Primary
A set of 20 open-ended problem solving cards covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Task Cards (Numbers 1-50)
Use a range of addition and subtraction strategies to solve twenty word problems that contain numbers 1–50.
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Pandora's Party Palace Maths Activity – Lower Years
16 mathematics problem solving task cards involving money in a real-world context.
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Maths Word Problem Match-Up Game - 0-50 Addition and Subtraction
Twenty word problem cards for addition and subtraction using numbers 0-50.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Task Cards (Numbers 10-50)
Use a range of addition and subtraction strategies to solve twenty word problems that contain numbers 10–50.
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Year 6 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
23 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 5 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
20 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 4 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
24 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Multiplication Word Problems Template
A template to use as a scaffold to help students create multiplication word problems.
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Multiplication Fold-out Box
A template to use to consolidate early multiplication skills.
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Mini-Mystery – Who Won the Race?
A fun, logic-based activity where students read clues to solve the mystery.
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Addition Match-Up Puzzles
A set of 15 match-up cards to scaffold work with addition word problems.
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Daily Maths Problems - Year 3
A 63 slide editable PowerPoint Template for problem solving in mathematics.
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Open-Ended Maths Problem Solving PowerPoint - Middle Primary
A PowerPoint with 20 open-ended problem solving questions covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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Open-Ended Maths Problem Solving PowerPoint - Upper Primary
A PowerPoint with 20 open-ended problem solving questions covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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Open-ended Maths Problem Solving Cards - Middle Primary
A set of 20 open-ended problem solving cards covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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Open-Ended Maths Problem Solving PowerPoint - Middle Primary
A PowerPoint with 20 open-ended problem solving questions covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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Maths Brain Teasers - Upper Primary
A set of 10 fun brain teasers for your students.
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Maths Word Problem Cards - Division and Multiplication - Numbers 0-50
Twenty word problem cards for division and multiplication using numbers 0-50.
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Maths Brain Teasers - Lower Grades
A set of 10 fun brain teasers for your students in lower grades.