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

Measurement Represent and solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes using pictorial mo ...

Data Represent and solve one-step and two-step word problems using information from scaled bar graphs. Represent and solve probl ...

Figure 3.2 Melissa said she would make 4-dozen cupcakes. One-fourth of the cupcakes will be vanilla, ½ of the cupcakes will be c ...

Figure 3.4 Compare Difference Unknown Compare Bigger Part Unknown Compare Smaller Part Unknown Multiplicative Compare More Multi ...

44 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Money Word Problem Types Figure 3.7 Bar Diagram Example A soda, hamburger and French fr ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 45 The bakery is selling delicious treats. They are selling pies for $5 each, cookies for ...

Figure 3.9Result Unknown Going Forward in Time Change Unknown Elapsed Time Start Unknown Going Back in Time Multistep Elapsed Ti ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 47 In order to get students to recognize these types of problems, do a variety of things: ...

48 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Figure 3.1 2 Clip art from http://www.clker.com/clipart-clicker.html Tom spent 2 hours ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 49 Figure 3.13 Time Hour/Minutes Start at 1:15 + 1 hour 2:15 + 1 hour 3:15 + 15 minutes 3: ...

50 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Measurement Measurement problems involve knowing different units in the customary and m ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 51 Figure 3.18 At the candy store, they sold 500 grams of chocolate for $2. Marcos bought ...

52 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Figure 3.21 Grandma is serving fruit punch. She needs enough for ten 8-ounce glasses fo ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 53 Figure 3.22 Perimeter Problems Finding the perimeter of a rectangle Finding the missing ...

54 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Figure 3.23 A Trip to Colorado Driving from Los Angeles, California, to Denver, Colorad ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 55 Gas cost $2.29 a gallon. About how much will they spend on the trip? Adapted from http ...

56 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum amount of the whole and not as something that is the same size and the same shape. So h ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 57 Figure 3.27 Decimal Grid Figure 3.28 Decimal Squares® These are a great manipulative cr ...

58 ◆ Problem Types Across the Curriculum Figure 3.29 Sample Problem Riki said that 7 hundredths is more than 2 tenths because 7 ...

Problem Types Across the Curriculum ◆ 59 Measurement problems focus on a variety of topics including money, time, area and peri ...