Foundational Math for High School: Basic Operations Notes & Practice Worksheets
Need a clear and engaging way to reinforce foundational math skills with your high school students? This no-prep set of student handouts is perfect for reviewing operations with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals—plus tackling the order of operations with confidence. Designed with struggling learners and intervention settings in mind, these notes and practice pages build essential skills step-by-step.
What’s Included:
- Guided student notes for each topic
- Independent practice worksheets
- Word problems relatable to high school students
- Topics covered:
- Addition & subtraction of whole numbers
- Multiplication & division of whole numbers
- Order of operations
- Evaluating expressions & formulas
- Fraction basics
- Addition & subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers
- Multiplication & division of fractions and mixed numbers
- Addition & subtraction of decimals
- Multiplication & division of decimals
How It Helps:
- Breaks down key math skills in a way that makes sense to older students
- Reinforces essential operations with a mix of notes and practice
- Builds confidence through relatable, real-world word problems
- Helps prepare students for success in Algebra and beyond
Who It’s For:
This resource is ideal for high school math teachers, special education teachers, and math interventionists working with students who need extra support in mastering basic math operations.
Ready to make math more accessible for your students?
Grab this set of student-friendly notes and practice pages today and help your learners build a solid foundation in operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and the order of operations!
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Natalie is a dedicated educator with 18 years of experience inspiring students to see themselves as capable mathematicians. She began her career as a high school math teacher, later served as a math coach and interventionist, and now teaches 3rd grade.
Natalie earned her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from the University of Maine at Farmington and a Master of Education in K–12 Studies from Capella University. She also completed the Maine Math Coaching Program and is certified in Gifted and Talented Education.
Her store features ready to use math resources, both print and digital, that meet students where they are and help them build toward grade level success. Natalie creates materials to make math more accessible, meaningful, and stress free for teachers and students alike.
When she’s not teaching or creating, she enjoys hiking with her dogs and reading a good book.













