My class has working on word problems for the last few weeks. They are getting really good at solving word problems. I am so proud of them! They know what key words to look for and the steps in solving them. I teach them CUBES. I do lots of modeling and then we do guided practice with our white boards. Before I let them do their independent work, I check for understanding. Our district is really big on all of these components of a lesson—not to mention the objective and the big concept.
C -Circle the question
U – Underline important information
B – Block out information
E – Write the equation
S – Solve.
Click on the addition and subtraction word problems for your free copy. In the subtraction worksheet, I put in extra information to make it more difficult.
