Place Values
Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands | Hundreds, Tens, Ones
4 Steps to solving a word problem
Underline the question and think about what they might be asking you to do.
any clue words you find and think about what operation they are telling you to perform.
Plan: decide how you will solve the problem
Solve: solve the problem and show it using pictures, numbers, and words
Clue words
Addition: together, make, in all, addend, add, total, combined, all together, sum, plus, increased, more
Subtraction: decrease, have left, left, subtract, remain, change, take apart, fewer, how many more, less, minus, difference, take away, less than, reduce
Multiplication: groups, factors, multiple, times, multiply, skip count by, array, add equal groups, all together, in all, rows, each, double (x2), twice (x2), triple (x3), quadruple (x4)
Strategies to use to solve a word problem
Draw a picture
Make an organized list
Make a table
Make a graph
Act it out or use objects
Look for a pattern
Guess and check
Write a number sentence
Use logical reasoning
Solve a simpler problem
Work backwards
Operations
+, -, x, ÷ |