Word Problems Aren't So Scary!

In this course, students will work through word problems and be given useful tips in how to solve them. We will work through problems each week, looking for key words that tell us what we are solving and identifying the information necessary to solve them. These tricks include:
-Highlighting/underlining key words and crossing out unnecessary information
-Understanding what the problem is asking us through key words 
-Solving using the skills necessary to solve including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (previous knowledge is not necessary for these skills, as we will solve this together so young learners can participate as well)

Students will work through a series of problems with the instructor on the screen and get opportunities to interact on the screen as well to solve problems. Practice material will be provided.

The topics covered in this class by week are as follows (you may enter any time as we will review concepts of how to solve word problems for the first few minutes of class each day):

(4/4) Week 1- How to work through the 5 steps of solving a word problem including what to highlight and what not to highlight

Week 2- Continue practicing what to highlight, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems

Week 3-  Practice eliminating unnecessary information in word problems that lead away from the answer

Week 4- Determine how to solve word problems where numbers are in both word and numerical form (close reading)

Week 5- Determine what information may be missing from a word problem (incomplete word problems)

Week 6- Determine how to solve multi-step word problems

Week 7- Continue practicing of Highlighting problems in addition and subtraction only

Week 8- Continue practicing highlighting in multiplication of double digits and division only

Week 9- Continue practicing crossing out unnecessary information

Week of 10- Continue practicing identifying word problems with problems in number for and word form

Week 11-Continue practicing word problems with missing information

Week 12- Review word problems with word form, number form, mixed operations, and missing information, as well as multi-steps

Week 13- Mixed operations in word form and number form (algebraic thinking)

Week 14- Fractions (common denominators)

Week 15- Adding decimals (using USD)

Week 16- Subtracting decimals (using USD)


*Due to high demand to begin at lesson #1, classes will vary on which lesson they are starting on. Please inquire about specific dates to know which lesson we are on if seeking a specific skill. 

*Please note that these questions are designed for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice. While some questions may seem easy in the first few weeks, the complexity increases each week as new skills are mastered.