"Solving Addition Trees, Finding Missing Addends, and More: A Math Review and Critical Thinking Worksheet" invites students to explore addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in new ways. Some problems deconstruct addition and multiplication problems into math trees, allowing students to see how numbers relate to each other. Other problems ask students to find a missing addend or a missing digit in an addition problem, while math word problems ask them to review fractions, counting money, and more.

Each worksheet is conveniently divided into sections so you can tailor the skills your students practice to what you're currently working on in class. Some sections are perfect for math minutes, where students have just 60 seconds to see how many problems they can answer.

Each worksheet includes problems that are grade-level appropriate. For example, young students practice adding and subtracting single-digit numbers, while slightly older students practice with double-digit numbers. Higher grade levels practice with three- and four-digit numbers, as well as multiplication and division.

Seeing the basic operations in many different ways can help students create new associations and build connections between numbers and answers that make them better mathematicians. Students are also able to practice their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Not to mention, solving creative problems is a great way to keep students engaged.

For example, instead of having students add two numbers together, you can put them in an addition tree or have them find the missing addend instead of the answer. Older students who can add three-digit numbers will find it challenging to solve the missing digits in large addition problems.

Word problems are also a great way for students to practice operations in new ways. Although the actual math problem may be simple, students have to think critically about how to set up the problem based on what they read.

These kinds of review questions can give students who finish an activity early an extra challenge, but they are also great to review before a test. You can answer one question every day before class, or students can complete the worksheet as homework.