Story Problems
The action in a story tells us which operation connects its numbers; representing that action as a number sentence makes the answer explainable.
MathematicsAges 7-12~10 min🎙️ Voice tutor
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What your child will figure out
- Identify addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division from a story's action.
- Represent a one-step story with a matching number sentence before solving it.
- Explain how the chosen operation matches what happened in the story.
- Transfer the process to money, time, measurement, and generated two-step problems.
The levels
- Sticker delivery
Predict addition, act by stamping the parcel, observe the number sentence, and explain that two collections join.
- Market change
Use subtraction for money left after spending and explain the change in amount.
- Share the stickers
Use division to share equally and distinguish sharing from taking away once.
- Clock-tower transfer
Transfer the story-to-operation process to elapsed time in a new context.
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