order of operations problems, pemdas, 4th, 5th grade, activity

Problem Solving

Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

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Math & Movement

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Activity Instructions

Give your students a math problem. You can write them on note cards or just say them out loud. Then, have the students decide what they will do first and hop to that place on the floor mat.
Examples:
4 x 9 + 8
(74 – 12) รท 2 x 3
2^4 + 5^5
8 x 4 + 6 – 2
(7 ร— 7 โˆ’ 2) รท (5 โˆ’ 2)
3^2 ร— (10 โˆ’ 3)
2 x 8 โˆ’ 12 รท 2


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