This resource allows students to practice making a table, or chart, to organize information in multi-step math word problems.

Making a table is a great way to show students how to break the problem down and focus on each piece of information, and it allows students to see the information in a less overwhelming way. Especially in story problems where not every piece of information is given up front, making a table can help students work through the problem without getting lost.

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This set of 12 task cards include multi-step story problems where students are given multiple pieces of information. There are four differentiated recording sheet options, each one varying in the level of guidance students are given as they create their tables:

• Recording Sheet A gives students the most guidance. The tables are created and set up to where students only need to fill in the numbers.
• Recording Sheet B has the tables created with only the top labels filled in, so students have to organize all of the other information themselves.
• Recording Sheet C includes completely blank tables. Students will have to determine what information they are given and organize all of it themselves.
• Recording Sheet D is blank, so students can draw their own tables.

Interested in having your students practice making tables to solve multi-step story problems in groups? Check out the link below!

Multi-Step Problem Solving "Make a Table" Strategy Group Activity

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