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The challenge is to help students understand that the strategy for solving a math problem is more important than actually doing the operations with the numbers. Most of the work is done before you ever pick up the calculator This resource pack has a teacher guide with notes on how to coach students in this area and how to use these resources effectively. There is an additional guide for Numberless word problems and one for Growth mindset. Included resources for students are: A Grid for organizin

Students need to understand growth mindset! Without it, they may think that they are stuck being "bad" at a certain skill or subject, and giving up when it's hard. This lesson helps them see that struggling with difficult learning builds new pathways in the brain, making it stronger! This lesson includes A bell ringer question A short video to get started A summary of growth mindset A jigsaw activity - group members each watch a video, answer questions and come back A group activity identifying

Numberless Word Problems is one of my favorite math strategies! It can be hard to guide students to focus on the strategy of solving a problem before they start doing operations with numbers. By using numberless problems, they have to figure out their plan to solve the problem before they actually solve it. This is a guide for how to use this strategy with any of your existing practice problems. If you're interested in other Math tools and strategies, see this big Strategies and Tools for Thin