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

120 ◆ Modeling Thinking grade, students are expected to add sums within 100. This can be very tricky to teach. Using number line ...

Modeling Thinking ◆ 121 The Open Number line After the students have had plenty of experiences with the number grid and the numb ...

122 ◆ Modeling Thinking Double Open Number Line The double number line is a great model for comparing two different things. For ...

Modeling Thinking ◆ 123 12 = + 3456 (^2) ⁄ (^34) ⁄ 6 (^2) ⁄ 6 (^4) ⁄ 6 Figure 7.27 Virtual Number Lines: Math Learning Center A ...

124 ◆ Modeling Thinking Figure 7.3 0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0. ...

Modeling Thinking ◆ 125 With math story mats, I would start by acting out the stories with manipulatives. Later, I would have th ...

126 ◆ Modeling Thinking Charles states that bar diagrams are a visual approach to teaching word problems. He notes that problem ...

Modeling Thinking ◆ 127 often taught to solve the problem without even representing it or really understanding it. Charles state ...

128 ◆ Modeling Thinking Key Points There are many different tools that students should use to solve word problems including: Ma ...

Modeling Thinking ◆ 129 Reflection Questions Do you presently have toolkits in your classroom? Does every student have his/her ...

130 ◆ 8 Mini-Lessons Springboards into Great Word Problem Premises Math Mentor Texts, Poems, Songs, Believe It or Not Stories an ...

Figure 8.1 Great Math Picture Books Math Text The Lion’s Share— Matthew McElligott My Full Moon Is a Square— Elinor J. Pinczes A ...

Figure 8.2 Some More Great Math Picture Books by Topic Place Value Fractions Measurement and Data Geometry Less than Zero —Stuar ...

Mini-Lessons ◆ 133 Figure 8.3 Math Picture Books about Multiplication Multiplication Division Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream—Cindy ...

134 ◆ Mini-Lessons Math Text One Inch Tall—Shel Silverstein The Metric Song—Kathleen Carroll Numerator Dog—Mr. R https://www. yo ...

Mini-Lessons ◆ 135 Large flying foxes are the largest bats in the world. They live in colonies, sometimes with 10,000 to 20,000 ...

136 ◆ Mini-Lessons Fascinating Facts Fascinating facts are another way to get students to love word problems. Pick some fun true ...

Mini-Lessons ◆ 137 Real-Life Shared Experiences Shared experiences are activities that students do to understand and play around ...

138 ◆ Mini-Lessons problems in the textbook. But, they have to learn the math and be able to understand it and be comfortable di ...

◆ 139 9 Math Literature Problem-Solving Circles and Other Collaborative Activities Math Literature Circles Collaborative problem ...