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If your students are like mine, word problems can be exceptionally tricky. One of the things that has been most beneficial is beginning my problem solving instruction with a deep dive into how to use bar models and part-part totals to support understanding. Students will receive direct instruction in two areas: Building visuals (Part-totals and Bar Models) that match word problems and writing equations that accurately. reflect those visuals. Students will then have practice with the following

Give your students a word problem review while celebrating the holiday. This Thanksgiving craftivity is the perfect combination of Thanksgiving spirit and math skills. Each turkey holds one word problem. The word problems represented are missing start, missing, change, missing end, comparison, two question, and two step. Each one comes with feathers for the students to record their work. See examples in the pictures for more information.

What do you do during math when "Show your work" doesn't seem to be sufficient in getting the students to meet your expectations? I started using this checklist with my 2nd graders just about a year ago and it has made a huge difference in both the quality of their work and in the amount of time I have to spend repeating my expectations for solving word problems. Problem solving has also become more accurate because the students really do need to read the problem carefully in order to be able to

Need some academic work to celebrate a holiday? Today students will be the detective helping the President search for a missing treasure that is hundreds of years old. As students solve the math work they will travel through historic locations on the east coast including the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty, each leading them closer to the treasure. Level 1: 3-digit place valueAddition within 1000Subtraction within 100Repeated addition+/- 10 with fluency1 step word problemsLevel 2: 3 digit

Do your students need practice with word problems but you're tired of having to write them yourself? Look no further! Here, you will find more the 250 pages of word problems. This pack of word problems contains everything your students need for repeated practice while removing the barrier of difficult computational equations. Current Months included: September October November December January February March April May In version one every page includes an appropriate visual model to match the t

This comprehensive math unit provides teachers with everything they need to teach students addition and subtraction within 1,000. 1. There is a unit layout for four distinct and differentiated math groups. A Smart Notebook file maps out the entire unit from start to finish. 2. Pre/Post assessment included 3. Independent practice for each group, for each day is available in PDF, Google Slides, SeeSaw and JPEG formats. 4. A choice board for students who complete their tasks early (PDF and edita