This Week In Math
Word Problems
Standard
M3N2.
Students will further develop their skills of addition and subtraction and apply them in problem solving when solving problems involving addition and subtraction.
Notes
Perfect Problem Solving Steps
1. Read the problem twice.
2. Rewrite the question into an answer sentence.
3. Identify the the “who”.
4. Identify the the “what”.
5. Reread the problem stopping at each punctuation to gather
needed information
6. Draw a unit bar to model information.
7. Place the question mark to represent what you are looking
for.
8. Decide on operation for solving problem by looking for
clues and key words.
9. Compute and solve the problem.
10. Complete answer sentence and make sure answer makes
sense.
Key Words
Addition
BOTH
ALTOGETHER
IN ALL
TOTAL
SUM/SO FAR
SUBTRACTION
MUCH MORE
MANY MORE
MUCH ____ER
LEFT
LESS
CHANGE
DIFFERENCE
FEWER
1. Read the problem twice.
2. Rewrite the question into an answer sentence.
3. Identify the the “who”.
4. Identify the the “what”.
5. Reread the problem stopping at each punctuation to gather
needed information
6. Draw a unit bar to model information.
7. Place the question mark to represent what you are looking
for.
8. Decide on operation for solving problem by looking for
clues and key words.
9. Compute and solve the problem.
10. Complete answer sentence and make sure answer makes
sense.
Key Words
Addition
BOTH
ALTOGETHER
IN ALL
TOTAL
SUM/SO FAR
SUBTRACTION
MUCH MORE
MANY MORE
MUCH ____ER
LEFT
LESS
CHANGE
DIFFERENCE
FEWER
PowerPoint Presentation Used in Class
Videos
Lesson on Singapore Math Problem Solving
Singapore Math is a comprehensive program that teaches children to problem solve using model drawing. Click on the image to learn how to solve problems like your student using the Singapore approach.