Word Problems

From Ian Williams, author of Reproduction, winner of the Giller Prize and a June 2020 Indie Next Great Read Frustrated by how tough the issues of our time are to solve – racial inequality, our pernicious depression, the troubled relationships we have with other people – Ian Williams revisits the seemingly simple questions of grade school for inspiration: if Billy has five nickels and Jane has three dimes, how many Black men will be murdered by police? He finds no satisfaction, realizing that maybe there are no easy answers to ineffable questions. Williams uses his characteristic inventiveness to find not just new answers but new questions, reconsidering what poetry can be, using math and grammar lessons to shape poems that invite us to participate. Two long poems cut through the text like vibrating basenotes, curiosities circle endlessly, and microaggressions spin into lyric. And all done with a light touch and a joyful sense of humour.

Word problems can be thought of as little math puzzles we read. Students learn that solving a word problem involves reading it carefully then turning the words into numbers. The book demonstrates how to solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. This title also will allow students to explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text and identify which reasons and evidence support specific point(s).

Teach basic math skills like negative numbers, percentages, and decimals using word problems! Your students' reading skills will be strengthened as they learn basic math operations and critical thinking skills.The word problems included in this book are interesting enough to hold student attention, yet challenging enough to strengthen math skills. This book is designed to be completed by the student with little or no help from a parent or teacher which makes it a great resource for use at home or school.

Word problems have been a staple of mathematics instruction for centuries, yet the rationale for their use has remained largely unexamined. A range of findings have shown how students consistently answer them in ways that fail to take account of the reality of the situations described. This monograph reports on studies carried out to investigate this "suspension of sense-making" in answering word problems. In Part One, a wide range of examples documenting the strength of the phenomenon is reviewed. Initial surprise at the findings was replaced by a conviction that the explanation lies in the culture of the mathematics classroom, specifically the rules implicitly governing the nature and interpretation of the word problem genre. This theoretical shift is reflected in Part Two. A detailed analysis of the way in which word problems are currently taught in typical mathematical classrooms is followed by reviews of design experiments illustrating how, by immersing students in a fundamentally changed learning environment, they can acquire what the authors consider to be more appropriate conceptions about, and strategies for doing, word problems. Part Three turns to a wider discussion of theoretical issues, a further analysis of the features of the educational system considered responsible for outcomes detrimental to many students' understanding and conception of mathematics, and suggestions for rethinking the role of word problems within the curriculum.

Each week of problems for first grade centers on a different animal. Accurate facts about the animal are presented to make the problems more realistic. Mathematic skills practiced include: - addition and subtraction facts - column addition - 2- and 3-digit addition and subtraction - counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s - reading and interpreting graphs and charts - reading and writing numbers and number words - fractions - time - money - measurement

Grade 2 workbook introduces word problems with multiple-digit addition and subtraction.

Prepares all students for standardized testing Builds essential critical-thinking and problem-solving skills Provides real-life situations for meaningful connections to science, computer science, math history, and other topics See other Word Problems titles

"100 Word Problems: Grade 2 Math Workbook" is an exclusive BrainChimp book packed with carefully selected exercises to stimulate your child's Brain and develop a keen interest in the practical application of Math skills. These Math Word Problems help children practice and reinforce the essential math skills they learn in school. Regular targeted practice is a proven method of helping children reach their maximum potential and perform better on important standardized tests. The aim of this book is to develop logic and reasoning skills while building better math problem-solving skills and improving self-confidence. The BrainChimp series of books are designed to stimulate the minds of children and empower them with the skills to be more successful in school and beyond. Answer Key is included to measure progress and guide practice. Features: - Word Problems for children Grade-2 (Ages 7-8). - 100 carefully selected word problems. - Detailed Answers in a separate Answer Key Section. - Work area for every problem to work out the solutions. Skills Covered: - Addition - Subtraction - Multiplication - Division - Geometry - Money - Time - Fractions - Decimals - Logic - And much more