Description
This April 3rd Grade Math Problem of the Day is great for teaching daily two-step word problem practice and helping build students story problem skills with all operations using fun April themes like Earth Day, Library Week, and more! These challenge word problems are designed to take less than 15 minutes per day
Problems include single-step, multi-step, and extra information. This helps build students' capacity for critical thinking and mathematical problem-solving skills. The problems increase in complexity across the months. This is purposefully done to help prepare students for the types of problems they may see on state tests and in 4th grade.
This April 3rd Grade Daily Problem Solving Resource includes:
- Daily Problem Solving Teacher's Guide for Digital & Print
- 5 weeks of April-themed word problems - in both Google Slides & Print
- Answer keys
- Access to step-by-step directions for assigning these in Google Classroom
Word Problem Themes:
Each week includes a fun fact and the word problems are themed to align with monthly holidays, special events, and kid-friendly topics. This month's topics are:
ā Week 1: High Fives
ā Week 2: Frogs
ā Week 3: Library Week
ā Week 4: Earth Day
ā Week 5: Baseball
*IMPORTANT TEACHER NOTE: These problems were designed to allow students safe opportunities for struggle time. Download the preview and request a sample to see some problems. If you find it too difficult, the grade level below may be more appropriate for your learner
Ways to Use the Problems:
ā¢ Digital classrooms or for home learning
ā¢ During whole or small-group math instruction
ā¢ Projected or on an interactive whiteboard as a daily problem-solving warm-up
ā¢ Test prep
ā¢ Independent enrichment or challenge problems for early finishers
Benefits of a Problem of the Day format:
ā Daily practice builds routine and structure for practice
ā Less overwhelming to reluctant or struggling learners
ā Helps identify students who may need additional support
ā Encourages discussion about skills & strategies
Terms of Use:
Ā© 2020 Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits.
3rd Grade Math Word Problem of the Day | April Math Problem Solving Bundle
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Description
This April 3rd Grade Math Problem of the Day is great for teaching daily two-step word problem practice and helping build students story problem skills with all operations using fun April themes like Earth Day, Library Week, and more! These challenge word problems are designed to take less than 15 minutes per day
Problems include single-step, multi-step, and extra information. This helps build students' capacity for critical thinking and mathematical problem-solving skills. The problems increase in complexity across the months. This is purposefully done to help prepare students for the types of problems they may see on state tests and in 4th grade.
This April 3rd Grade Daily Problem Solving Resource includes:
- Daily Problem Solving Teacher's Guide for Digital & Print
- 5 weeks of April-themed word problems - in both Google Slides & Print
- Answer keys
- Access to step-by-step directions for assigning these in Google Classroom
Word Problem Themes:
Each week includes a fun fact and the word problems are themed to align with monthly holidays, special events, and kid-friendly topics. This month's topics are:
ā Week 1: High Fives
ā Week 2: Frogs
ā Week 3: Library Week
ā Week 4: Earth Day
ā Week 5: Baseball
*IMPORTANT TEACHER NOTE: These problems were designed to allow students safe opportunities for struggle time. Download the preview and request a sample to see some problems. If you find it too difficult, the grade level below may be more appropriate for your learner
Ways to Use the Problems:
ā¢ Digital classrooms or for home learning
ā¢ During whole or small-group math instruction
ā¢ Projected or on an interactive whiteboard as a daily problem-solving warm-up
ā¢ Test prep
ā¢ Independent enrichment or challenge problems for early finishers
Benefits of a Problem of the Day format:
ā Daily practice builds routine and structure for practice
ā Less overwhelming to reluctant or struggling learners
ā Helps identify students who may need additional support
ā Encourages discussion about skills & strategies
Terms of Use:
Ā© 2020 Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits.
