Common Core Math Sorts

Three from Each Grade Level! (3rd-5th)

Jennifer Findley
 About this Freebie!
This freebie includes 12 complete math sorts (3 aligned to3rd grade math
standards, 3 aligned to 4th grade math standards, and 3 aligned to 5th grade
math standards).

If you use like these sorts, you will definitely want to check out the complete set
for each grade level. Each set includes a sort for every standard for that
particular grade level! Click on the images to see the grade levels.
 Works great in an
interactive notebook.

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Use as a center sort activity.

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3rdGrade
Math Sorts
 Directions: Cut the pockets out on the outer line. Glue the narrow edges on the sides and
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bottom to form a pocket. (Do not glue the top closed). Sort the slips on the next page into the correct
pocket by matching the model with the division problem that it shows.

12 ÷ 3 = 16 ÷ 4 =

24 ÷ 4 = 15 ÷ 3 =

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15 objects divided
equally into 3 groups
A F
16 objects divided into
groups of 4
B G

12 objects divided into

C H
groups of 3
24 objects divided into
groups of 4
D I
16 objects divided 24 objects divided
equally into 4 groups equally into 4 groups
E J
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Key
Answer Key
12 ÷ 3 = 16 ÷ 4 = 24 ÷ 4 = 15 ÷ 3 =
B C D A

H E F I

G J

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 Directions: Cut the pockets out on the outer line. Glue the narrow edges on the sides and bottom to
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form a pocket. (Do not glue the top closed). Sort the slips on the next page into the correct pocket by determining
which fraction they are equivalent to.

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l P
B c
G R
I Q
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Key
Answer Key
A H C F E D
e g P c I R
G l B
Q

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Quadrilateral Directions: Cut the

pockets out on the outer line.
Glue the narrow edges on the
sides and bottom to form a
pocket. (Do not glue the top
closed). Sort the slips on the next
page into the correct pocket by
determining if the shape is a

Not a
quadrilateral or not.

Quadrilateral

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A F

B G

C H

D I

E J

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Key
Answer Key
Quadrilateral Not a Quadrilateral

B A
D C
E H
F I
G J

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4thGrade
Math Sorts
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Directions: Cut
Multiplicative the pockets out on the outer
line. Glue the narrow edges on
Comparison the sides and bottom to form
a pocket. (Do not glue the
top closed). Solve each word
problem. Then sort the slips
into the correct pocket to
indicate if the word problem is
a multiplicative comparison or
an additive comparison.

Additive
Comparison

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Hillary has $6. Her sister has four dollars more than Two friends have some baseball cards. Tony has 8
Hillary. How much money does her sister have? cards. Jose, on the other hand, has 3 times as many
as Tony. How many cards does Jose have?
A. B.
The cost of a soda at the movies is $2. Popcorn The book fair is set up in the library. Janie spends $5
costs three times as much as that. How much does on a new book. Susie spends two more dollars than
the popcorn cost? Janie. How much does Susie spend?
C. D.

Jacob has four times as many pages of homework as Hillary has $6. Her sister has four times more money
his brother. His brother has 2 pages. How many than Hillary. How much money does her sister have?
pages of homework does Jacob have?
E. F.
Two friends have some baseball cards. Tony has 8 The cost of a soda at the movies is $2. Popcorn
cards. Jose, on the other hand, has 3 more cards costs three dollars more than the soda. How much
than Tony. How many cards does Jose have? does the popcorn cost?
G. H.

The book fair is set up in the library. Janie spends $5 Jacob has four more pages of homework than his
on a new book. Susie spends twice as much money brother. His brother has 2 pages. How many pages
as Janie. How much did Susie spend? of homework does Jacob have?
I. J.

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Key
Answer Key
Multiplicative Comparison Additive Comparison

B = 24 cards A = $10

C = $6 D = $7

E = 8 pages G = 11 cards

F = $24 H = $5

I = $10 J = 6 pages

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Directions: Cut
One Step the pockets out on the outer
line. Glue the narrow edges on
Problem the sides and bottom to form
a pocket. (Do not glue the
top closed). Solve the word
problem on each slip. Then
sort the slips on the next page
into the correct pocket to
indicate if the word problem is
a one step problem or multi-
step problem.

Multi-Step
Problem

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Jason bought three boxes of pencils for school. Each Expo markers come in packs of 6 markers each. How
box contained 24 pencils. How many pencils did Jason many packs of markers will Mr. Franklin need to buy if he
buy? wants 96 markers?
A. B.
A recipe requires 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of water. Henry bought two shirts for $18 each and three pairs of
How much liquid will be needed for six batches of the pants for $36 each. How much money did Henry spend
recipe? on the shirts and pants?
C. D.
Mr. Taylor buys three boxes of 48 crayons. He also buys A bakery made fifteen dozen cupcakes in the morning
6 boxes of 18 crayons. How many crayons did Mr. and eight dozen cupcakes in the afternoon. How many
Taylor buy? cupcakes did the bakery make in all?

E. F.
Tickets for a movie are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Daisy eats two cans of dog food a day. How many
How much will it cost for 6 adults and 13 children to cans will Daisy eat after a month (assuming the month
attend the movies? has 31 days)?
G. H.
The Hunter family recently went on vacation to the Westview Elementary has six fifth grade classes and five
beach. They spent four hours each day playing in the fourth grade classes. There are 28 students in each fifth
ocean. If they stayed for 7 days, how many hours of grade class and 32 students in each fourth grade class.
ocean fun did they have? How many more fifth graders are there than fourth
I. J. graders?

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Key
Answer Key
One Step Problem Multi Step Problem

A = 72 pencils C = 18 cups

B = 16 packs D = $144

H = 62 cans E = 252 crayons

I = 28 hours F = 276 cupcakes

G = $113

J = 8 more students

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Directions: Cut the pockets out on the outer line. Glue the narrow edges on the sides and
bottom to form a pocket. (Do not glue the top closed). Sort the slips on the next page into the correct
pocket based on the type of lines present in the shape.

Contains Contains Only

Only Parallel Perpendicular
Lines Lines

Contains BOTH
parallel and
perpendicular
lines

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A. B. C.

D. E. F.

G. H. I.

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Key
Answer Key
Contains Only Contains Only Contains BOTH
Parallel Lines Perpendicular Lines parallel and
perpendicular lines

C D A

E B

F G

H I

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5thGrade
Math Sorts
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Directions: Cut

True
the pockets out on the outer
line. Glue the narrow edges on
the sides and bottom to form
a pocket. (Do not glue the
top closed). Sort the slips on
the next page into the correct
pocket to indicate if the
equation is true or false.

False

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5 + 6 x 2 = 22 3 x [5 x (3+2)] = 47

36 ÷ 6 x 2 = 12 18 + 3 – 4 x 2 = 13
(3 + 5) x 10 + 1 = 81 36 – 10 x 2 = 16

(9 x 2) + 3 x 5 = 105 15 x (6 - 3) = 87

22 – 10 + 6 = 6 [2 x (15-5)] + 6 =26

15 – 10 + 3 = 8 24 ÷ 6 x 3 – 4 + 5 = 13

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Key
Answer Key
True False

36 ÷ 6 x 2 = 12 5 + 6 x 2 = 22
(3 + 5) x 10 + 1 = 81 (9 x 2) + 3 x 5 = 105
15 – 10 + 3 = 8 22 – 10 + 6 = 6
18 + 3 – 4 x 2 = 13 3 x [5 x (3+2)] = 47
36 – 10 x 2 = 16 15 x (6 - 3) = 87
[2 x (15-5)] + 6 =26
24 ÷ 6 x 3 – 4 + 5 = 13

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Directions: Cut the pockets out on the outer line. Glue the narrow edges on the
sides and bottom to form a pocket. (Do not glue the top closed). Sort the slips on the next page
into the correct pocket based on what operation the words indicate.

x ÷
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product of less than

quotient of divided by

sum of multiplied by

difference more than

added to divide ____ by ____

_____ groups of
subtracted from _____

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Key
Answer Key
Add Subtract Multiply Divide
sum of difference product of quotient of

added to subtracted multiplied divided by

from by

more than less than _____ groups divide ____

of _____ by ____

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Directions: Cut the pockets out on the outer line. Glue the narrow edges on the sides and
bottom to form a pocket. (Do not glue the top closed). Sort the slips on the next page into the correct
pocket based on what operation is needed to solve the problem. Then solve the problem.

Add Subtract

Multiply Divide

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Cecilia saved money for a new bike. She saved $12.56 each Micaela has two pencils. One measures 5.25 inches and the
week for four weeks. How much money did she save in all? other measures 4.75 inches. Determine the difference in the two
lengths.

A. B.
A team of eight track athletes prepare each day by running. Kayla spent some money on snacks at the movies. She bought a
They run 7.65 miles each day. How many miles are run by all of popcorn combo for $8.99 and a chocolate candy snack for
the track athletes in a day? $2.15. How much money did she spend on both snacks?
C. D.

A pastry chef has 4.5 pounds of buttercream frosting. She Jayson keeps track of the time it takes him to complete a science
decides to store it in 1.5 pound containers to freeze. How many project. He spends 1.2 hours preparing his hypotheses and
containers will she need to store the frosting? conducting research. He spends 0.75 of an hour testing his
hypotheses. Finally, he spends 2.4 hours analyzing his data and
writing his conclusion. How long did Jayson spend on his project?
E. F.
Four sisters decide to evenly split a Mother Day’s gift for their Diego spent $4.32 at the school store. He paid with a five
mother. The cost of the gift is $54.64. How much will each sister dollar bill. How much change did he get back?
pay?
G. H.

An electrician needs 6.5 feet of wire. He already has 3.85 feet Rusty’s dog eats 1.75 cups of food each day. His cat, on the
of wire. How much more wire does he need? other hand, eats 0.5 of what his dog eats. How much does
Rusty’s cat eat?

I. J.

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Key
Answer Key
Add Subtract Multiply Divide

D= $11.14 B= 0.05 of A= $50.24 E= 3

an inch containers
F= 4.35 H= $0.68 C= 61.2 G= $13.66
hours miles
I= 2.65 feet J= 0.875
of a cup

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Optional Recording Sheets
If you choose to use these sorts as a center activity, I have included generic
recording sheets for you to use. Choose the recording sheet based on the
number of pockets for the sort. (For example: a 2 pocket sort would work with the
2 column table recording sheet).
 Recording Sheet
Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

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 Recording Sheet
Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

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 Recording Sheet
Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

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