Solve word problems using a checklist. Engage in a Number Talk to find "how many." Solve addition and subtraction word problems with a Step-by-Step Visual Model checklist. Understand what the problem ...

Your child continues to use tape diagrams as a visual tool to solve word problems. Your child continues to use tape diagrams as a visual tool to solve word problems. Now, he solves for an unknown in ...

Subtraction from a two-digit number A group arrives at an airport to check in their 21 bags. They each want to keep a piece of hand luggage. Unable to work out how many bags they will need to check in ...

Key points Word problems that can be solved by the same arithmetic operation have varying difficulty. Problems that involve the inverse relation between addition and subtraction are more challenging.