Instruction Type: Private or Pods. Online.
Recommended for: Students entering grades 3-6.
The greatest challenge with word problems usually is not solving the calculations but rather interpreting the story. Students often have difficulty unpacking the actions in the story and identifying the equation or calculations that match the problem.
In this course, students will explore multi-step word problems involving all four operations. Course content can be customized to address fractions or, for students in grades 5-6, decimals and percentages. Students will be given multistep word problems to solve with strategies and tips for tackling the problem in approachable and effective ways.
Students will receive plenty of think-time and be held accountable for defending their strategies and explaining their thinking, which, in turn, gives them the necessary tools to unpack complex word problems and feel confident solving them in the future.
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Why Math Word Problems Are Necessary
Math word problems is a crucial part of the math curriculum. They improve the student’s mental skills as well as develop logical, analytical, and creative thinking. Having the skills to solve word problems is crucial not only in a student’s academic success but also in his or her career and personal life later on.
Needless to say, it’s important for schools and teachers to encourage interest and eagerness in students in solving math word problems and developing the necessary skills.
With our math word problems tutoring, some of the content we cover are:
- identifying which information are relevant or irrelevant in a word problem
- solving problems using basic math operations or one-step equations
- determining the appropriate operations to solve a word problem
- solving problems that involve basic graphs, tables, or charts
- solving two-step word problems
- using a given formula to solve a word problem
- identifying and applying the right problem-solving strategy
