Order of Operations Worksheets for Grades 4-6 — PEMDAS Practice

About Our Order of Operations Worksheets

Our order of operations worksheets (PEMDAS / BODMAS) help students in Grades 4-6 master the correct sequence for solving multi-step math expressions. Starting with simple two-operation problems, students progress through parentheses, brackets, exponents, and complex expressions with all four operations plus fractions and decimals. Complete step-by-step answer keys included.

What Students Will Learn

Beginning with the basic rule (multiply/divide before add/subtract), students progress to expressions with parentheses, then brackets and nested grouping symbols, exponents, and finally complex expressions combining all operations with fractions and decimals. The worksheets emphasize showing work step by step — students learn to solve systematically rather than guessing.

How Teachers Can Use These Worksheets

• For PEMDAS introduction: Start with the two-operation worksheets (only + and ×, or − and ÷). Once students master the left-to-right rule, introduce parentheses.
• As error analysis: Give students a completed worksheet with deliberate PEMDAS errors and ask them to find and fix the mistakes — deeper learning than solving alone.
• For advanced practice: The fraction/decimal and exponent worksheets challenge capable students while reinforcing the same PEMDAS framework.

How Parents and Homeschoolers Can Use These Worksheets

Teach the PEMDAS acronym: "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply/Divide, Add/Subtract). Work through the first few problems together, verbalizing each step. The step-by-step answer key shows exactly how each problem should be solved — use it as a teaching tool, not just a checking tool.

Skills Covered

PEMDAS/BODMAS · parentheses and brackets · exponents · multi-step expressions · fraction operations · decimal operations · step-by-step problem solving

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