Grades 3-5 Math Problem Solving in Action_ Getting Students to Love Word Problems

20 ◆ The Basic Framework example, Susie ate ¼ of her candy bar. Joe ate^1 ⁄ 5 of his candy bar. Who ate more? Another example, M ...

Figure 2.5 Multiplication Problems Problem Types Equal Groups Arrays Area Rate Price Multipli- cation Maribel has 4 purses. In e ...

Figure 2.6 Division Problems Problem Types Amount in Each Equal Group Amount of Equal Groups Arrays How many in each group? Arra ...

The Basic Framework ◆ 23 something. Price problems are about calculating the cost of items. These are the base types of problems ...

Figure 2.8 Multiplicative Comparison Problems Problem Types Bigger Part Unknown Smaller Part Unknown Difference Unknown (Number ...

The Basic Framework ◆ 25 decimal word problems called Extending Children’s Mathematics: Fractions & Decimals: Innovations in ...

26 ◆ The Basic Framework Two-Step Problems and More After students have mastered solving one-step problems, they start work- ing ...

Type A Type B Type C Type D Type E Mike had 5 marbles. Jake had 2 times as many as Mike. How many did they have altogether? If J ...

28 ◆ The Basic Framework should be able to name the type of problem they are solving. The termi- nology isn’t that important. It ...

The Basic Framework ◆ 29 get hints about how to set up the problem with tape diagrams. If the students do one problem at a time, ...

30 ◆ The Basic Framework References Carpenter, T. P., Fennema, E., Franke, M. L., Levi, L., & Empson, S. B. (2014). Children ...

◆ 31 There are many opportunities to engage in problem solving across the math curriculum (see Figure 3.1). There are the genera ...

Figure 3.1Grade 5Operations and Algebraic Thinking Represent and solve word problems that involve two numerical patterns and rul ...

Fractions Represent and solve word problems involving addition and subtraction with unlike denominators using a variety of strat ...

Data Represent and solve line plot problems involving fractions of a units (½, ¼, 1 ⁄^8 ). Represent and solve one-step and two- ...

Grade 4Operations and Algebraic Thinking. Represent and solve multiplicative comparison word problems with drawings and equation ...

Place Value Represent and solve multi-digit word problems that are multistep.Solve with fluency one-step and two-step problems i ...

Decimals Solve word problems adding decimals with denominators of tenths and hundredths. Use concrete visual models, number line ...

Grade 3Operations and Algebraic Thinking Given a division expression or equation, write a word problem. Given a multiplication e ...

Represent and solve two-step word problems with whole numbers using all the four operations. Include problems that involve estim ...