Saturday 15 March 2014

Math - Solving Word Problems

We use the Polya Method when solving word problems.


Understand
Read the word problem at least 2 times and highlight the important information

Plan
At this stage, the students are taught the model drawing method to solve the word problem.
Students draw out the models and decide which operation to use.  
(Note that Model drawing is not the only way to solve word problems.)

Do
Students write down the number statement. Some students may need to do working to get their answer.

Check
Students check if their answer is reasonable and make sense.

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