Math journals are a great way to get students to think about their reasoning. They promote critical thinking skills and push students to utilize metacognition. These story problems focus on decimals and are designed to give students opportunities to apply problem solving strategies with numbers that include decimals.

There are 15 word problems involving decimal concepts in this pack. Each problem is provided in three formats to allow for personalized implementation. A full-page prompt is provided for display and discussion. This version includes a photograph to engage learners. This is available as a display in a slideshow as well.

A small and large version of each prompt are included. These are designed to be glued into interactive math notebooks or onto the included problem solving templates.

There are also templates provided to help students break down problems using 4-step problem solving strategy designed to help students attack word problems more effectively.

Product Contents:

•15 decimal word problems in 3 sizes.

•3 problem solving templates - with 2 formats for each prompt

•Slideshow version of all prompts for digital display

•Teacher Guide for suggested use & lesson structure

•Answer keys

Get these decimal problem solving prompts as part of the Math Problem Solving Journal Prompt BUNDLE

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