We've progressed through over half of our Math 5 curriculum this year and I thought it necessary to pause and work solely on word problems for awhile. For many kids (and parents!!), word problems can wreak havoc on the mind and spirit! This is why we have the WP unit.
We have been steadily experiencing a variety of word problems, from very easy to quite challenging. We have also been trying out different strategies for solving our word problems. Today, for example, we worked in groups--giving ourselves the opportunity to compare our understanding with each other.
This unit will last for probably another week and then we'll switch gears back to fractions and decimals. I want to go back and tie the two units together--converting fractions to decimals and back being the main objective. Maybe even some percent thrown in there.
And then we will be on to our final unit--GEOMETRY! This will be loads of fun and I know the kiddos are already looking forward to it.
Happy word probleming!!!
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Matthew--
Just wanted to offer my appreciation of everything you're doing and specifically say thanks for the word problems. They're one place (of many) that math becomes "real world." I gotta believe that getting good at word problems would boost basic math skills through the roof.
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