How it works
Basketball math worksheets built on the game's real numbers. The page opens on twos and threes for grade 3: the points for a basket inside and behind the three-point line. The answer key prints as the last page.
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How to print a basketball math worksheet
The opening sheet multiplies by two and three, the points a basket scores. Press Make a new sheet for new numbers, then Print. For another grade, open the Sheet type menu: kindergarten counts balls on the rack, grade 1 adds three quarters, grade 2 finds the winning margin. Choose 4, 6 or 8 under Problems.
The basketball rules on these sheets
A basket scores two points, or three from behind the three-point line. Each team has five players on the court. A story that needs four quarters says so, because some games are played in two halves. Teams and players are invented and unnamed.
- After Twos and threes, print Points back into baskets: it turns the same facts into division.
- Teams of five gives a class three answers from one division: full teams, children left over, and teams needed so everyone plays.
Questions and answers
How many points is a basket worth in basketball?
Two points, or three if the shot is made from behind the three-point line. A free throw is worth one point. So 4 baskets inside the line and 2 behind it score 8 + 6 = 14 points.
How many players are on a basketball team?
Five from each team are on the court at one time, so ten players play at once. That is why the remainder sheet puts children into teams of five.
How long is a basketball game?
It depends on the level. Many games have four quarters of 10 or 12 minutes, which is 40 or 48 minutes of play, and some are played in two halves of 20 minutes.
What grades are these basketball math worksheets for?
Kindergarten to grade 5. Kindergarten counts and adds within 10, grades 1 and 2 add and subtract scores, grade 3 multiplies and divides by two, three, four and five, and grades 4 and 5 use larger numbers and remainders.