Multiplication & Division Grades 4 6 by Bob Krech and Joan Novelli
Thanks to Andrew and Faith for laughing Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the practice pages from this book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Editor: Joan Novelli Cover design by Ka-yeon Kim Interior design by Holly Grundon Interior illustrations by Mike Moran ISBN-13: 978-0-545-07485-8 ISBN-10: 0-545-07485-1 Copyright 2009 by Bob Krech and Joan Novelli. Illustrations 2009 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Published by Scholastic Inc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 15 14 13 12 11 10 09
Contents About This Book........................................................... 4 Teaching With Fill-In Math Word Problems...................................... 5 Teaching Problem-Solving Skills: The Fantastic Five-Step Process...................... 9 Meeting the Math Standards................................................. 12 Vocabulary-Building Connections............................................ 12 Word Choice Chart........................................................ 13 Graphic Organizer: The Fantastic Five-Step Process............................... 14 Fill-In Math Word Problems Donut Day.................................. 15 Constellations............................... 16 Money From Space........................... 17 Band Uniform............................... 18 Single-Digit Double-Digit Multiplication New-Style Bowling.......................... 19 Pay Day!................................... 20 My Life.................................... 21 Double-Digit Double-Digit Multiplication Chip Lover................................. 22 The Bus................................... 23 My Job.................................... 24 Broadway Show............................. 25 Single-Digit Triple-Digit Multiplication Exercise Program............................ 26 Famous Entertainer........................... 27 Double-Digit Triple-Digit Multiplication Great Product!.............................. 28 Basketball Star.............................. 29 Family Reunion............................. 30 Bookmarks................................. 31 Pet House.................................. 32 Go, Team!.................................. 33 Paying for Camp............................. 34 Triple-Digit Triple-Digit Multiplication Big Diner.................................. 35 Dime Pitch................................. 36 Multiplying Basic Fractions Farm Visit.................................. 37 Birthday Cupcakes........................... 38 and Single-Digit Dividend The Magic Show.............................. 39 Bag of Fruit................................. 40 and Single- or Double-Digit Dividend Dad s Surprise.............................. 41 Driving to the Movies......................... 42 Time for a Snack............................. 43 and Double-Digit Dividend Land Rush!................................. 44 Pizza Time................................. 45 Plant Experiment............................ 46 Raising Money............................... 47 Alien Visit.................................. 48 Train Ride.................................. 49 and Four-Digit Dividend Don t Miss the Tour.......................... 50 New Coach................................. 51 Book Drive................................. 52 Treasure Hunt.............................. 53 Homework!................................. 54 Division With Double-Digit Divisor and Triple-Digit Dividend Class Contest................................ 55 Birthday Money............................. 56 Division With Double-Digit Divisor and Four-Digit Dividend Halloween Party............................. 57 The Long Book.............................. 58 Contest Winners............................ 59 Class Pets.................................. 60 Building a Tower............................. 61 Dividing Simple Fractions The Pie.................................... 62 Wood Shop Class............................ 63 Discovery!.................................. 64
Name: Date: Donut Day Our teacher, Ms. (last name of a famous woman) decided she wanted to have a Donut Day for our class. She encouraged us to come to school that day like our favorite donuts. (verb ending in -ed) of us came as (type of food) -flavored donuts. others came as (type of food) -filled donuts. The teacher gave each of her lucky students special (exclamation) donuts. We saw those donuts and said,! Solve This! How many special donuts did the teacher give her students? 15
Name: Date: Constellations There are many interesting constellations in the sky. I like to look at them through my There s the Big. which has stars. Orion s (type of clothing) has stars. The constellation has stars. The newly discovered Galaxy of (last name of a boy or girl) has constellations, each of which has stars. It is just! Solve This! How many stars are in the newly discovered galaxy? 16
Name: Date: Money From Space On a recent expedition to Planet (first name of a boy or girl), Space Explorer (first name of a boy or girl) bought a souvenir. It was feet long and (color). Very rare! He paid for it and got (last name of a boy or girl) -ies back. That s a coin they use on that planet. Each one of these coins is worth U.S. dollars. Our space explorer flew back in his trusty Starship (last name of a famous person). It only took (number greater than 1) minutes. Wow! Solve This! How many dollars do the coins equal? 17