Help students stop guessing and start decoding word problems with this guided notes and practice resource! Students learn how to break down word problems by identifying the number that happens once, the number that repeats, what they are counting, the comparison symbol, and the final amount. Instead of memorizing a long list of keywords, students use a simple, repeatable strategy to understand what phrases like per, one-time fee, at most, at least, less than, and more than actually mean.