For real life problem solving check out this site. Just click on your grade level for some great problems, or see how Math is used in space, storm centers or in creating special effects in the movies.
Students can click on a month to get a word problem to solve.
These problems provide practice using a variety of problem solving strategies. The answers for each problem can be found by clicking on the specific month in the second table. It also gives basic definitions, including mean, median, and mode. This site challenges you to make the correct change on purchases. You may want to have a paper and pencil or play money available.