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Word
Problems
scare me!
Word
Problems
make me
nervous!
Word
Problems?
I just skip
them!
Dont Worry!
With just 4
easy steps,
you can
become
a Word
Problem Whiz!
Step 1
UNDERSTAND the problem.
Heres an example:
Yesterday, Alex saw 14 birds in his
backyard. Today, he saw 12. How
many birds did he see in all?
Youre right!
Step 2
Get a PLAN.
altogether
sum
total
Subtraction Clue
Words
difference
Lets look at the
example again.
Yesterday, Alex saw 14 birds in his
backyard. Today, he saw 12. How
many birds did he see in all?
Youre right!
The words in all tell us that we should
ADD!
Youre right!
Step 4
LOOK BACK.
It makes sense!
We did it!
We are Word
Problem
Whizzes!
Here are the
steps once more:
Step 1 UNDERSTAND the
problem.