Category: Word Problems

If you have landed on this page, you are likely curious about how numberless word problems might be helpful for your 3rd grade students. I’m sure you have “number pluckers” in your classroom who routinely read a word problem, pluck the numbers out and add them together… or multiply them

I’ve taught a few “number pluckers” in the past. You too? I’m not surprised! Number pluckers are those kids who, upon seeing a word problem, expertly “pluck” out the numbers and add them together. Done! I did it! I know you are shaking your head and smirking right now. It’s

You have probably received mixed messages about teaching your students to understand word problems. Should you use tape diagrams or number bonds? Should your students draw pictures or should you tell them to only draw circles? Should you teach the arithmetic before asking students to apply that math to a

Why is it that comparison word problems are particularly difficult for elementary school kiddos? There are a number of challenges present in these specific types of word problems that we don’t have to contend with when we are doing more simple problem types such as put together, take apart, add

Solving word problems is hard. Word problem keywords seem like a logical solution but this strategy will make solving word problems even more difficult. Like really, really hard. In a world where reading comprehension, logical thinking, math computation, and visualization come together, word problems were born. As teachers, we are