UPS Check Strategy

What does the U stand for

• Up

• Underline

• Understand

• Undefeated

What does the P stand for?

• Plan

• Prepare

• Preview

• Positive

What does the S stand for?

• Sing

• See

• Solution

• Solve

How can you check your work?

• Explain

• Justify

• Make sure my answer is reasonable

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What is the first thing you should do when you get a word problem

• Circle important numbers

• Read it

• Underline the labels

• Put parenthesis around the question

What does it mean to analyze

• Study closely

• Read it

• Think about it

• Skip it

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

When you solve...

• Just write out you answer

• Show your work and label your answer

• Explain why your answer is right.

• Use the inverse operation

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

When I'm planning to solve a word problem I ask myself

• How many steps is this problem?

• What strategy can I use to solve this?

• What operation(s) will I use?

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

After I read the problem I need to determine what I know and what I need.

• True

• False

What are the important numbers and labels in the word problem below?

Gerardo bought 3 packages of mint gum and 2 packages of bubble gum. Each package had 8 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum did Gerardo buy?

• 3, 8 and gum

• 2,8,3 and Gerardo

• 2,8,3 and pieces of gum

• 2,8,3 and gum

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8