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Students are asked to solve a real world problem, show their work using pictures, numbers or words, and record a matching equation. A scoring rubric is included. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.
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In this lesson, students solve a word problem using a strategy of choice and share the strategy to develop the concept of representing and solving problems involving addition and subtraction within 20. This lesson format may be used with any problem type appropriate for the grade.
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In this task, students are faced with a both addends unknown problem. They must find as many solutions as possible using pictures, numbers or words. A scoring rubric is included. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.
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In this lesson students use the open number and various strategies to solve two-step story problems.
This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.In this lesson, students explore the commutative and associative properties of addition as they solve word problems with multiple solutions. This lesson will help students learn to represent and solve problems with equations that have three addends. This file contains answer keys, student recording pages, and extension problems.
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This is lesson five in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. The goal is to promote the idea of persevering while solving problems.
This video demonstrates the functions of the TI-15 calculator. It may be used as a professional development for teachers, or for training students. It is not recommended that the video is shown to students in its entirety. If you scroll down to the comments section under the video, time markers for each function are provided. Click on the time markers to go directly to that specific function.
This video examines tips for solving word problems, especially multi-step word problems. These strategies are appropriate for any grade level.