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

60 ◆ Posters play an essential role in classrooms. They centralize informa- tion and provide instant access to frameworks for wo ...

Figure 4.1 Four Strategies for Adding Partitioning 58 = 50 + 8 +44 = 40 + 4 102 = 90 + 12 Traditional Method (Grandma’s Way) 1 2 ...

Figure 4.4 Strategies for Dividing Partial Quotients (modeled with open array) 589 ÷ 7 40 + 40 + 4 r1 280 280 28 Halving and Hal ...

Figure 4.6 Subtraction Strategy Bank Partial Differences Add to Subtract (Count Up) Paper and Pencil (Grandma’s Way) Same Differ ...

64 ◆ Structures to Scaffold Success Drawings/Sketches Counters Number Line Base Ten Model Open Number Line 012345678910 Open Num ...

Figure 4.11 Problem Solving Idea Mat Problem Solving Idea Mat Visualize it! Sketch it! Grid it! 12345678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ...

66 ◆ Structures to Scaffold Success Figure 4.13 Scaffolding Thinking 3 different ways to model decimals: What are you going to u ...

Structures to Scaffold Success ◆ 67 Here is an example of what it might look like in a template (see Figure 4.14): Figure 4.14 T ...

68 ◆ Structures to Scaffold Success Figure 4.15 Scaffolding Thinking (Newton Education Solutions, 2016) PROBLEM: Mr. Thomas orde ...

Structures to Scaffold Success ◆ 69 Checklists Checklists are important because they help students to monitor their work. They h ...

Figure 4.17 Word Problem Checklist Name _______________________ Date ________________ Did I visualize this problem and summariz ...

My Word Problem Checklist I will check another. I will think about if the answer makes sense. I will explain my thinking. I will ...

72 ◆ Structures to Scaffold Success Rubrics Rubrics are another way for students to check their work and the work of others. The ...

Score Make a plan State the plan Solve one way Check another correct answer Write a set-up equation and a solution equation Deta ...

Figure 4.21 Problem-Solving Rubric Name: _________________________ Date: __________________ Criteria Possible Points Points Earn ...

Structures to Scaffold Success ◆ 75 The Art of the Explanation The explanation is important. Students have to be taught how to e ...

76 ◆ Structures to Scaffold Success Starter Frames It is helpful to give students starter frames as scaffolds. Some of the frame ...

Structures to Scaffold Success ◆ 77 Rubrics help students to review their work. Explanations are an important part of problem s ...

78 ◆ For many students who struggle with mathematics, word problems are just a jumble of words and numbers. —Zorfass, Gray and P ...

The Language of Word Problems ◆ 79 Some words are specific math words. For example: addend, minu- end, quotient. Some words hav ...