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

Figure 4.6 Subtraction Strategy Bank

Partial Differences

Add to Subtract (Count Up)

Paper and Pencil (Grandma’s Way)

Same Difference

Figure 4.7 Multiplication Strategy Bank

Friendly Numbers

Repeated Addition

Paper and Pencil (Grandma’s Way)

Break Apart

Partial Products

Distributive Property

Figure 4.5 Addition Strategy Bank

Ten and More

Looking for Lucky 8 or 9

Friendly Numbers Counting Up

Paper and Pencil (Grandma’s Way)

Break Apart Partial Sums

Give and Take

Splitting Tens and Ones

Figure 4.8 Division Strategy Bank

Partial Quotients

Repeated Subtraction

Halving and Halving

Paper and Pencil (Grandma’s Way)

Think Multiplication