Description
Numberless word problems are designed to provide scaffolding that allows students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of word problems.
Word problems can be a tough concept for students to understand. Often times, students will see a word problem, pull the two numbers from the word problem, and then quickly add or subtract the two numbers without taking the time to fully process what it is that the word problem is asking.
Numberless word problems guide students through their thinking and reasoning as to why they are adding or why they are subtracting.
Types of Word Problems (all included):
- Joining
- Result Unknown
- Change Unknown
- Start Unknown
- Separating
- Result Unknown
- Change Unknown
- Start Unknown
- Part Part Whole
- Whole Unknown
- Part Unknown
- Comparing
- Difference Unknown
- Quantity Unknown
- Referent Unknown
What’s Included:
- 160 teacher slides (80 numberless & 80 with numbers)
- 160 student printables (80 numberless & 80 with numbers)
- Word problem types posters
- Key questions to guide your students through the solving process
- Step by step directions
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Sarah C. –
This is a creative and fun way to practice word problems. My students struggle every year, and I am happy to add this resource to our activities to help them understand how to solve word problems.
Kaitlyn T. –
These are perfect for teaching word problems! I took a training on numberless word problems, and this resource was perfect for what I needed after.
Cherry on Top Teaching Resources –
Love this resource! Great word problems to get the kiddos thinking about the situation before jumping to the numbers. Thank you!
Tanya M. –
This is a wonderful resource to help the students understand how to solve a word problem – no matter what the numbers are. I use it to put in different numbers and have them use the same process. It is helpful for my students.
Michelle A. –
I really appreciated this resource so I could slowly introduce and scaffold word problems. Every year, my second grade students struggle with word problems, so I appreciated the colorful and engaging pictures that this product provided. This is helping my students to slowly understand with simple problems how to look at word problems carefully and discuss.
Sandra V. –
My class has been able to use these numberless word problems to practice the math vocabulary associated with addition and subtraction. It has helped my students determine whether or not they need to add or subtract when attempting to tackle a word problem! 🙂
Susan Eden –
I use this resource to practice the different kinds of story problems. The fact that there are no numbers in the story problems let me scaffold my instruction based on each students’ level or strength. In whole group instruction I can give several different sets of numbers to be used in the problem allowing each child to practice that kind of story problem at his level. I can challenge my advance students to work at a higher level, yet allowing my intervention students to have success at their level while they learn the particular story problem: separating, comparing, or joining. Everyone is successful as they learn to read the problem, think of what kind of problem it is, then solve with their set of numbers
Wendy H. –
I love these! It helps students to feel more ownership to their word problems, than just reading and answering a question.