Grades 3–5
A Week of Morning Warm-Ups: 3rd to 5th Grade
Five days of four-problem warm-ups for 3rd to 5th grade: multiplication and division, rounding, fractions, perimeter and a Friday puzzle.
Classroom management printable · Daily morning work
4th and 5th Grade Decimals Morning Work
Decimals for 4th and 5th grade: adding and subtracting decimals, comparing, place value, a remainder problem, plus Greek and Latin roots and a quick write.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Daily morning work
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Independent work, Spiral review, Starting the day calmly
What kids do
“Solve, fix and write. Line up the decimal points when you add or subtract.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 7. The root “tele” means far. Write a tele word:
- 8. The root “port” means carry.
- What does portable mean?
- 4. Circle the larger number: 0.6 or
- 5. What digit is in the tenths place of
- 9. Write the past tense of bring:
- 10. Circle the conjunction: I was tired, but I finished.
- Fix the sentence. Find the two mistakes.
Sample problems
- 4.25 + 3.6 =
- 9.0 − 2.75 =
- 47 × 12 =
- 50 ÷ 8 =
Teacher tip
Remind kids to line up the decimal points before adding or subtracting.
How to use it
- Keep the format the same each day so kids work on their own.
- Play quiet music while kids work to set a calm tone.
- Introduce the sheet once, model it, then make it part of a routine so kids know what to expect.
Watch for
Problems kids miss every day. Those skills need a mini-lesson, not more practice.
Talk about it
- Which problem was the easiest this morning? Which was the hardest?
- Why do you think we use this in our classroom?
Take it further
Collect the hardest questions and review them on Friday.
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