Description
Do your students always just add when they solve word problems? Help is here! This word problem resource will help students visualize word problems and understand the four operations so they no longer have problems with word problems.
- Includes over 90 attention-grabbing instructional Google Slides aimed at helping students build conceptual understanding of what each math operation looks and feels like so they know which makes sense to use. They won't just add numbers because they'll understand why that operation doesn't fit the problem. All you have to do is click through the slides, and they’ll guide your instruction so you don’t have to try to figure out what to say.
- Totally flexible for your schedule. You decide if you want to do a little a day or cover an entire concept at once. I keep it pulled up on my computer, and when I have those little chunks of time where nothing else fits I do a slide or two. (BTW: that spaced repetition helps cement it into their brains!)
- Differentiated activities meet the needs of all learners such as:
- Many, many animations demonstrating concepts for visual learners so they
can SEE what it looks like to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division.
- "Act It Out" small group or partner activities so kinesthetic learners stay
engaged. There are also guided instruction slides to teach them hand
motions for what each operation feels like. When we do story problems I have
them use hand motions to act out the problem. The muscle memory kicks in
and they recognize which operation feels right.
- "Talk about it" and "Write about it" activities for the verbal learners. You can
tell right away which kids are getting it and which are not. Having to explain
the problem helps map concepts onto their brains.
- Lots and lots of real-life examples so that they begin to recognize how these
math operations work in their own lives.
All that means you can easily provide evidence you’re using differentiated instruction.
- Math Operation Matrix and scaffolded instruction on how to use it for going beyond simply identifying key words. Kids will learn the trick of asking themselves two simple questions to identify which operation to use.
- Printable practice pages with answer keys all found on a Quick Link page so you don’t have to search for them or make them yourself. Easy, peasy, DONE!
(And the pages are simply word problems. They are designed to have kids
identify which operation fits which word problem so they have to THINK first.)
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR KEY FEATURE DETAILS!
*NOTE: This resource is NOT a HOW TO add, subtract, etc. resource. It is intended to build conceptual understanding for students who are unsuccessful with word problems because they can't visualize what to do.
Perfect for intervention!
Check out these and other resources at my store:
English/Language Arts
Literature Group Discussion Guides and Student Question Slips:
The Birchbark House (by Louise Erdrich)
The Chalk Box Kid (by Clyde Robert Bulla)
Crandalls' Castle (by Betty Ren Wright)
Eagle Song (by Joseph Bruchac)
The Hundred Dresses (by Eleanor Estes)
Mean, Mean Maureen Green (by Judy Cox)
On My Honor (by Marion Dane Bauer)
The Pizza Mystery (Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Stone Fox (by John Reynolds Gardiner)
Other Literature Group Resources:
The Movie in My Head Discussion Group Role Sheets
Cornell Note Style Literature Guides (based on third-fourth grade standards )
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Vocabulary Lessons (Google Slides and numerous printables)
High Frequency Vocabulary: Charlotte’s Web Edition (contains bonus content)
(Printables Only Bundle from lessons listed above)
Math
Spiral into Control Daily Math Warm-Up/Review Google Slides
Third Grade
ELA Test Prep/Science:
One Stone, Two Birds: Paired Passages/Test Prep:
Ohio Specific Energy Resources
Thanks to OurElementaryDaze for use of the free SDLilac font in the cover image.
Word Problems Visualize Understanding Concept of Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
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Description
Do your students always just add when they solve word problems? Help is here! This word problem resource will help students visualize word problems and understand the four operations so they no longer have problems with word problems.
- Includes over 90 attention-grabbing instructional Google Slides aimed at helping students build conceptual understanding of what each math operation looks and feels like so they know which makes sense to use. They won't just add numbers because they'll understand why that operation doesn't fit the problem. All you have to do is click through the slides, and they’ll guide your instruction so you don’t have to try to figure out what to say.
- Totally flexible for your schedule. You decide if you want to do a little a day or cover an entire concept at once. I keep it pulled up on my computer, and when I have those little chunks of time where nothing else fits I do a slide or two. (BTW: that spaced repetition helps cement it into their brains!)
- Differentiated activities meet the needs of all learners such as:
- Many, many animations demonstrating concepts for visual learners so they
can SEE what it looks like to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division.
- "Act It Out" small group or partner activities so kinesthetic learners stay
engaged. There are also guided instruction slides to teach them hand
motions for what each operation feels like. When we do story problems I have
them use hand motions to act out the problem. The muscle memory kicks in
and they recognize which operation feels right.
- "Talk about it" and "Write about it" activities for the verbal learners. You can
tell right away which kids are getting it and which are not. Having to explain
the problem helps map concepts onto their brains.
- Lots and lots of real-life examples so that they begin to recognize how these
math operations work in their own lives.
All that means you can easily provide evidence you’re using differentiated instruction.
- Math Operation Matrix and scaffolded instruction on how to use it for going beyond simply identifying key words. Kids will learn the trick of asking themselves two simple questions to identify which operation to use.
- Printable practice pages with answer keys all found on a Quick Link page so you don’t have to search for them or make them yourself. Easy, peasy, DONE!
(And the pages are simply word problems. They are designed to have kids
identify which operation fits which word problem so they have to THINK first.)
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR KEY FEATURE DETAILS!
*NOTE: This resource is NOT a HOW TO add, subtract, etc. resource. It is intended to build conceptual understanding for students who are unsuccessful with word problems because they can't visualize what to do.
Perfect for intervention!
Check out these and other resources at my store:
English/Language Arts
Literature Group Discussion Guides and Student Question Slips:
The Birchbark House (by Louise Erdrich)
The Chalk Box Kid (by Clyde Robert Bulla)
Crandalls' Castle (by Betty Ren Wright)
Eagle Song (by Joseph Bruchac)
The Hundred Dresses (by Eleanor Estes)
Mean, Mean Maureen Green (by Judy Cox)
On My Honor (by Marion Dane Bauer)
The Pizza Mystery (Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Stone Fox (by John Reynolds Gardiner)
Other Literature Group Resources:
The Movie in My Head Discussion Group Role Sheets
Cornell Note Style Literature Guides (based on third-fourth grade standards )
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Vocabulary Lessons (Google Slides and numerous printables)
High Frequency Vocabulary: Charlotte’s Web Edition (contains bonus content)
(Printables Only Bundle from lessons listed above)
Math
Spiral into Control Daily Math Warm-Up/Review Google Slides
Third Grade
ELA Test Prep/Science:
One Stone, Two Birds: Paired Passages/Test Prep:
Ohio Specific Energy Resources
Thanks to OurElementaryDaze for use of the free SDLilac font in the cover image.
