These are math resources I’ve created and use to help upper-elementary students build confidence, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Each resource is designed to encourage thinking, not speed, and to give students space to work through ideas.
Percent Word Problems (Grades 4-6)
These percent word problem sets are designed for review, practice, or assessment. Problems emphasize understanding and reasoning rather than shortcuts, and include multiple layout options to support different learners and classroom needs
Ratio Word Problems (Grades 4–5)
These ratio word problem sets support students working at the upper-elementary level. Problems are structured to encourage sense-making, careful reading, and clear representation of thinking. Multiple formats are included, along with answer keys for easy use.
Simplifying Ratios (Grades 4-5)
Simplifying Ratios (Grades 4–5)
This Simplifying Ratios resource
This Simplifying Ratios resource is designed to help upper elementary students build a clear understanding of how ratios can be reduced while maintaining the same relationship. Rather than focusing only on procedures, the problems guide students to recognize equivalent ratios, use factor relationships, and explain their reasoning. The tasks are structured to support sense-making and mathematical communication, making the set useful for classwork, small-group instruction, homework, or review. Multiple worksheet layouts and a complete answer key are included to support flexible classroom use.