Make Word Problems Part of Math All Year Long
Give students more opportunities to make sense of word problems, apply what they’re learning, and build their problem-solving skills.
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 And make it happen without having to find or create all that practice yourself.
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 Word Problem of the Day gives you ready-to-use, skill-organized problems to build into your routine and revisit throughout the year.
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Targeted Word Problem Support gives you another way to practice, with scaffolded activities and sorts that help students think through specific skills and problem types.
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$19
Per grade • One-time purchase • Both resources included
Practice That Actually Follows Your Pacing
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Most spiral practice decides the sequence for you.
This doesn’t.
The Word Problem of the Day sets are organized by skill, so you decide when each skill enters the mix. Start with familiar math, add new skills as you teach them, and keep earlier skills coming back.
Students get true mixed practice without being asked to solve word problems using math they have not learned yet.
Two Ways to Keep Students Working with Word Problems
Ongoing practice for skills students have learned, plus focused activities to explore particular skills and problem types.
Word Problem of the Day
Keep word problems in your routine with ready-to-use problems organized by skill. Choose problems that match what you’ve taught, add new skills as students learn them, and bring earlier skills back throughout the year.
Targeted Word Problem Support
Give students another way to work with specific math skills and problem types. Use scaffolded practice, organizers, and word problem sorts to help students make sense of situations, compare problems, and work through their thinking.
See What Students Will Actually Do
Word Problem of the Day
Students make sense of a situation and decide how to use the math they know.
Targeted Word Problem Support
Students explore a particular skill or problem type through a different kind of task.
Use It the Way You Teach
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Project problems for discussion, build them into a regular routine, or give students time to solve independently. Use scaffolded practice and sorting activities during whole-group lessons, in small groups, or at centers.
Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Word Problems and Practice Activities
Each grade-level collection includes ongoing word problem practice, scaffolded activities, and sorting tasks to help students work with word problems in different ways.
Plus flexible formats: printable practice • digital options • student workspaces • editable Word Problem of the Day • teacher checklists • answer keys
Choose Your Grade
4TH GRADE
Word Problem of the Day:
Starter Pack  20 PROBLEMS
Whole Numbers  60 PROBLEMS
Multiplication & Division  60 PROBLEMS
Fractions  60 PROBLEMS
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Targeted Word Problem Support:
Foundational Starter Pack  10 TO SOLVE / 6 TO SORT
Addition & Subtraction  30 TO SOLVE / 18 TO SORT
Basic Multiplication & Division Facts  30 TO SOLVE / 18 TO SORT
Multiplication & Division  30 TO SOLVE / 18 TO SORT
Fractions  30 TO SOLVE / 12 TO SORT
Multi-Step  30 TO SOLVE / 12 TO SORT
Both resources included
$19
One-time purchase
5TH GRADE
Word Problem of the Day:
Starter Pack  20 PROBLEMS
Whole Numbers  60 PROBLEMS
Fractions  60 PROBLEMS
Decimals  60 PROBLEMS
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Targeted Word Problem Support:
Foundational Starter Pack  10 TO SOLVE / 6 TO SORT
Multiplication & Division  30 TO SOLVE / 18 TO SORT
Adding & Subtracting Fractions & Mixed Numbers  30 TO SOLVE / 18 TO SORT
Decimals  30 TO SOLVE / 20 TO SORT
Multiplying & Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers  30 TO SOLVE / 12 TO SORT
Multi-Step  30 TO SOLVE / 12 TO SORT
Both resources included
$19
One-time purchase
Want Both Grade Levels + Your Full Math Library?
Both 4th- and 5th-grade Word Problem of the Day and Targeted Word Problem Support are included in All-Access Math.
You’ll also have access to teaching slides, practice activities, assessments, and review resources for your 4th- and 5th-grade math instruction.
$18.99/month
EXPLORE ALL-ACCESS MATHBuilt From the Way I Actually Taught Word Problems
Hi, I’m Jennifer Findley.
Early in my teaching career, I thought that if I taught the math well, students would be able to apply it to word problems.
But when I started teaching fifth grade, I realized it wasn’t that simple. Students needed regular opportunities to make sense of situations, decide how to approach problems, and talk through their thinking.
So I became much more intentional about making word problems part of our math instruction, from the way we introduced skills to the routines and activities we used throughout the year.
That’s the approach behind these resources: helping you keep word problems a regular, meaningful part of math without having to create everything yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to use the Word Problem of the Day sets in order?
Will this work with my math curriculum?
Is the Targeted Support only for intervention?
What is the difference between Word Problem of the Day and Targeted Word Problem Support?
Do I have to use Word Problem of the Day every day?
Are printable and digital options included?
What if some of my students are below grade level?
What if I already have the free starter?
What if I already own one of these resources?
Keep Word Problems Part of Math All Year Long
With ready-to-use problems for ongoing practice and focused activities for specific skills and problem types, you’ll have more ways to keep students thinking, reasoning, and solving throughout the year.
Choose your grade level and get both resources for $19.
Want both grades and your full math library? Explore All-Access Math.
