Follow the Arrows

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This year has seen a lot of arrows added to store floors and other locations. This gave me the idea to add a worksheet that involved following arrows in some way, so I developed a fairly simple one on the place value worksheets page for building a number and including the thousands separators. There are only two … continue reading

Expanded Form Worksheets Expansion

I noticed recently that the expanded form math worksheets needed an update to properly recognize the different ways expanded form is written at different levels of study. This meant quite an expansion of the number of worksheets for expanded form, but the selection should now better address the diverse needs across the K-8 spectrum. Expanded form with … continue reading

Autumn Math Worksheets

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Autumn arrives this week in the Holarctic realm (Northern areas) and in a never-ending quest to add new and better math worksheets, I’ve added some new fall-themed math worksheets to the website. The first new worksheet pictured is actually a Cartesian art project for students. It comes in two versions: a one-quadrant and a four-quadrant. … continue reading

Triangular Prisms Surface Area and Volume

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The surface area and volume of triangular prisms worksheets were replaced and a color version was added for those using the worksheets onscreen or with a color printer. The old version of this worksheet is still available if you search the website, but the link on the measurement page was removed. The old version had some … continue reading

Summer Missing Digits Math Worksheets

The hot summer sun has melted digits off of some Math-Drills worksheets. Can your students/children help? Just added to the website, the Summer Missing Digits math worksheets are available for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mixed addition/subtraction, mixed multiplication/division and all operations mixed. For each operation, there is an easier and a more difficult option. Pictured here is an … continue reading

Percentage Increase/Decrease Worksheets

The percentage increase/decrease math worksheets were recently updated and improved. The questions involve determining the amount of change between two numbers. Students are given the original amount and a new amount and they need to figure out by how much the amount has increased or decreased. The old versions had a few confusing aspects to … continue reading

Next Dollar Up Strategy

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The next dollar up strategy involves students determining how many dollars they will need to pay for something. This strategy is often used with students who struggle with numbers and money concepts, but it is also a good introduction to making change. Previously, there were U.S. versions of these worksheets, but someone pointed out that one of the dollar … continue reading

Identifying Place and Determining Value Worksheets

Having a good understanding of place and place value in numbers allows students to complete more complex math skills that rely on place value such as sorting and ordering numbers, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division. Two types of Place Value Math Worksheets were recently updated: Identifying place only and Determining place and digit values. The … continue reading

Place Value Charts and Hundredth and Thousandths Grids

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The place value charts on the website were recently improved to be more useful and attractive. The work space on each chart is now more conducive to inputting numbers and completing work on the page. Each period (set of three numbers) is a different color and is surrounded by a thicker border. If the place value … continue reading

Non-Numerical Spinners

Spinner with animals and letters

Non-numerical spinners were requested by a Math-Drills visitor. Versions with letters, animal pictures and colors were created as well as several with combinations of these elements. Each spinner has a number of basic questions and the A and B versions of each set have a couple of extra questions that are a bit more challenging. … continue reading