Solve Word Problems with STEPS

Being asked to solve word problems was the absolute bane of my existence when I was in school. I mean, what place do letters and words have in math anyway. {Can I get a witness?}

And word problems are even more frustrating for kids who struggle with executive function skills or reading/reading comprehension.

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Word problems can be tricky for several reasons. 

1. Learners may not understand the math concept well enough to apply it.
2. Learners might struggle with reading and/or reading comprehension.
3. Learners can get lost in all the steps involved with solving a word problem.

But I have GOOD NEWS! You can do something about it!! While there are several things you can do to help learners with word problems, I have a freebie to help…

Introducing STEPS!

Solve Word Problems with STEPS

What does STEPS stand for? I’m so glad you asked!

S – STUDY the question. What are you being asked to do?

T – TAKE TIME to carefully read the problem. Look for key words and key concepts.

E – EVALUATE the strategies and steps needed to solve the problem. ELIMINATE any extra information.

P – PICK and try a strategy to solve the problem. {Sometimes learners must use more than one strategy to solve a problem, too!}

S – Does your answer make SENSE? Check your answer!

Of course, you’re not going to just give your learners this page and set them off to figure it out. Nope. Nope. Nope.

You’re going to teach and model how to use each of the STEPS to solve word problems!

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Enjoy teaching word problems!
~Becky