- Consider a problem.
- Does it satisfy any of the squares on your bingo sheet?
- Mark the square with the number of the problem.
- Shout "BINGO!" when you have a row of marked squares.
Warm Up:
Please make a note and/or discuss:
BINGO!
understand
plan
carry out
review
Jill hit the jackpot at Mystic Lake for $25,000. She owed $8,000 in back taxes. How much did she take home after paying the $8,000?
Think.Pair.Share.
How might this activity be adjusted for :
- English Language Learners
- Students with developing math skills or vocabulary
- Your students or curriculum
- What steps do you use to solve a word problem?
- Where do your students typically get "stuck" solving a word problem?
Generate a
more accessible
problem
- Which strategies do you use in your classroom?
- Any not listed?
"Students must be able to use multiple approaches to make sense of and understand problems."
real
mathematics
understanding
A.N.N.
"Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others."
Common Core Standards
Ask them
what they
wonder
& notice..
Traveail has 2 packs of Now and Later. Each pack has 8 in there. Traveail has 4 kids.
How many does each kid get?
"Look for and make use of structure."
Common Core Standards
If I have 12 candies and Abby wants 6 candies. How many do I have left?
- Take at least 2 numbers and 1 operation card.
- Write a word problem inspired by your cards.
- On a separate paper write a solution to your problem.
- Try to solve another person's problem.
- Compare solutions and discuss.
Consider:
Once students complete the categorizing activity, what might be a next step?
Steps to Solve
Build-a-Word-Problem
Josh got paid in the beginning of Aug. His net pay was $1,480. He had to pay his rent which was $580. Last month his mother loaned him $650. He had also borrowed money from his older brother, he owes him a total of $500 dollars. After he pays his rent and his family how much money does he still owe?
I asked a guy how many cars he owns. He said, "2 after the cops took my other 7." How many cars did he start with?
Objectives:
- A few tools and strategies
- Consider modifications
Categorizing Questions
BINGO
Explicit Instruction!
Giving students a new view of word problems
I do
We do
They do
Instruct/Model
Guided practice
Independent practice
Assessment
Identify something you might use or modify. How might you do it?
Abby Roza
abby.roza@co.hennepin.mn.us
Quotes from:
www.adultnumeracynetwork.org
www.corestandards.org