This supplementary worktext series teaches math students how to solve the kinds of word problems found on today’s standardized and proficiency tests. Based on current research, Math Story Problems provides carefully sequenced instruction in the process, skills, and strategies that successful problem solvers use. Each 8-1/2" x 11" book is 96-pages with a 4-color cover and 2-color interior. A separate 16 to 24-page teacher’s guide for each title provides teaching notes and an answer key. Lessons are two-page spreads with instruction and worked out examples in the upper left. The exercises that follow the instruction provide guided and independent practice. To ensure steady progress between the levels each book is consistently organized based on a 2-part format. In Part 1 of each worktext students learn the four-step process of problem solving and practice related skills. In Part 2, students learn and practice specific problem-solving strategies. SKILLS: Skimming & scanning Separating details from the main idea Recognizing too little or too much information Understanding the question being asked Sorting information Eliminating possibilities Choosing a method Writing an equation Basic math facts Aligning whole numbers and decimals in algorithms Regrouping and renaming Estimating Checking for reasonableness Sharing your thinking STRATEGIES: Act it out Draw a picture or diagram Guess & check Look for a pattern Make a graph Make a list Make a table Use proportions Work a simpler problem Work backwards Sample Set Includes: 3 Worktexts that progress in grade level + 3 accompanying Teacher's Manuals
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