motherdear Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) DS (12) cannot figure out which operation to use when tackling word problems. My MUS rep suggested trying Critical Thinking Press's story problem books- to no avail as they were even MORE confusing to him(and me!) Any ideas? Thanks! Edited October 28, 2009 by motherdear wrong word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Do you mean Math Detective? I did find those helpful with word problems as they walk you through sentence by sentence telling you what to look for and asking for evidence as to what sentence gave you the info. Another thing I did with them with early word problems, when it was mostly about which operation to use, was to focus on if they had two parts and were looking for a whole, or if they had a whole and one part - this will tell you whether to add/multiply or subtract/divide. To differentiate further between those, for example if it was subtract/divide - are you taking one thing away from the other, or making equal parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 What is working hee is I read through the problem with dd. Then togethyer we number the steps she needs to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 It gives helpful suggestions in tackling word problems. It is at the bottom of the main page if this link does not work: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 What about trying these workbooks? I have no personal experience with them but have heard they're good for kids who need help figuring out how to translate word problems into equations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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