Solving Word Problems with STEPS

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Solving word problems. Just that phrase alone makes me want to say, “Yuck!” I’m sure you have learners who feel the same exact way.

Perhaps you feel that way about teaching kids how to solve word problems.

Solving Word Problems with STEPS

Teaching the steps and strategies of word problems can feel overwhelming. This is especially true when you add on top of that struggling learners who don’t understand math concepts and/or reading comprehension.

How can you make your teaching explicit and systematic? That’s where STEPS comes in!

The main STEPS in this pack include:

S – STUDY the question. What are you being asked to do?
T – TAKE TIME to carefully read the problem. Look for key words and key concepts.
E – EVALUATE the strategies and steps needed to solve the problem. ELIMINATE any extra information.
P – PICK and try a strategy to solve the problem. {Sometimes learners must use more than one strategy to solve a problem, too!}
S – Does your answer make SENSE? Check your answer!

MORE about Solving Word Problems

Not only does the pack come with posters and visuals to help with the STEPS of solving word problems, you’ll also find…

Answers to these questions:

• Why do learners struggle with word problems?
• What can you do about it? {
• How can you help your learners think about word problems in flexible ways?
• What are some books to help you learn even more?

Key Word visuals for:

• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division

12 Word Problem Strategy explanations and visuals for:

• choose and operation
• use objects, visualize
• solve an easier problem first
• apply it to real-life situations
• find a pattern
• draw a picture or diagram
• make a table, graph, or chart
• make an organized list
• guess, check, and revise
• work backwards
• use logical reasoning

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