Strategies that Work!
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C.U.B.E.
Circle the numbers
Underline the important words
Box the question
Eliminate unnecessary information
This method helps students to pull out the important information, focus on it, and ignore the information that is irrelevant. This will make creating the actual problem a lot easier.
Circle the numbers
Underline the important words
Box the question
Eliminate unnecessary information
This method helps students to pull out the important information, focus on it, and ignore the information that is irrelevant. This will make creating the actual problem a lot easier.
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U.P.S. Check
Understand the Problem
Plan how to solve the problem
Solve the Problem
Check your answer.
Students divide their paper into four boxes and pull out the information that is asked in each box. This method walks students through solving the problem and allows the adult working with them to see their thought process.
Understand the Problem
Plan how to solve the problem
Solve the Problem
Check your answer.
Students divide their paper into four boxes and pull out the information that is asked in each box. This method walks students through solving the problem and allows the adult working with them to see their thought process.
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Draw Pictures
Have your child draw out the problem to help them visually see what is happening. This will force students to pull out only the important information and allow them visually see what is happening.
Have your child draw out the problem to help them visually see what is happening. This will force students to pull out only the important information and allow them visually see what is happening.
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Queen Fanny Eats Soup & Salad Everyday
Queen: Question
Fanny: Facts listed in the problem
Eats: Eliminate what is not needed
Soup: Strategy
&
Salad: Solve
Everyday: Explain your answer
This method walks the child through the whole problem. It can be written out or just a mnemonic device that they can go through in their head every time they complete a word problem.
Queen: Question
Fanny: Facts listed in the problem
Eats: Eliminate what is not needed
Soup: Strategy
&
Salad: Solve
Everyday: Explain your answer
This method walks the child through the whole problem. It can be written out or just a mnemonic device that they can go through in their head every time they complete a word problem.
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Signpost Vocabulary
Teaching your child the vocabulary that is associated with the different operations or signs in word problems will help them to decide what operation to use.
Teaching your child the vocabulary that is associated with the different operations or signs in word problems will help them to decide what operation to use.