I have updated these to look BETTER THAN EVER
they are
tested and loved by teachers and students
please purty please
head on over to my blog
http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2011/09/pencil-strategies.html
to see it in action
look at the thumbnails to see ALL 4 pages
I made this out of necessity!!! This is a wonderful anchor chart for a desk or study folder or the kids can take them home. I print mine every year on card stock and get them laminated to last throughout the year. As a teacher, these word problem strategies are a MUST!!! I looked and looked for ones that would fit into my math routine BUT couldn't find exactly what I needed....soooo... I made my own!!! Here it is... it is a STEP BY STEP, colorful pencil, that helps remind students what to do during a word problem. Easy to read and follow I have been using it for years and have sold hundreds.
If you have any questions please contact me!!!
This goes great with my 4 square problem solving kit... and I have them bundled together here...
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Problem-Solving-Bundle
The original purchaser is granted permission to reproduce these in unlimited quantities for their OWN classroom use. Duplication for an entire grade level, school, school system or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. If you wish to purchase a set for your grade level or entire school, please contact me.
This is am AMAZING tool! It really helped my students understand the steps to problem solving!
May 8, 2013
AnneRZ
Very useful and colorful!
May 8, 2013
lbmcnamee
Very helpful : )
April 30, 2013
reezer
I love this idea. I wish our poster machine was working because it would be nice to have the larger size hanging in our room to be used as a reference. It is colorful and helps the children to solve the problem step by step. Thank you.
April 26, 2013
Elizabeth Pleasant
love this!
April 22, 2013
sarahkb
This has been such a great resource this year - thanks!
April 21, 2013
kfleno
These are an amazing tool for the kids.
April 20, 2013
lcassetty
Love, love, love the pencil strategy! My students have been using these since the beginning of the year; they are actually getting pretty raggedy now! :)
I love this strategy, it helps all of my students analyze word problems. All of my students improved on solving multi-step word problems because of this strategy. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! This is going to be so helpful for my resource center 4th graders! =)
February 3, 2013
Bobkat
my students love this!
February 3, 2013
gladams
What a great visual to help kids
February 3, 2013
mytutor28
Fabulous. Very clear and easy for students to use. Thanks
February 2, 2013
gloureiro
Great!
February 2, 2013
txgirl88
I wish I had discovered this at the beginning of the school year!!! I will be using this the rest of this year and it will be in place next year!! Excited about this...maybe FINALLY my kids will do all the steps that I preach about!!! :)) STAAR here we come!
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pizzalvr
Never mind! My geeky husband downloaded the necessary file for me!
October 9, 2012
pizzalvr
Hello! I'm having problems with the file. The writing on the pencils are big blocky blurry things. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong; please let me know. I need these for my kiddos!
Erica has some great advice for making sure files open correctly...
http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/2012/05/trouble-opening-tpt-files.html
if this doesn't help you might have to contact TpT
October 9, 2012
carolblaisdell
I've purchased this product, but I would love to have this in a Word file so I can enlarge it and copy it on cardstock, then piece it all together for a HUGE wall poster. Can you send it to me in Word?
You need to have the latest version of adobe and then download again and save it then open it... This should work... If not please contact me again!
July 21, 2012
denisemoran
Hello, I just bought your pencil strategies and am looking forward to using it in my fifth grade class. I am having trouble downloading it.....any suggestions?
you need to have the latest version of adobe and make sure you save it to your computer and not download directly from TpT... and there was some kind of snafu that was going on in TpT yesterday so ... let me know if that works for you and if not please email me.... OhBoy_4thGrade@yahoo.com
This is my 12th year teaching. I student taught 4th grade and taught 3rd grade for 10 years...now I AM BACK IN 4TH & LOVE-N it. I teach ALL the basic subjects math, writing, reading, etc...