Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching

Primary (K-2) students typically solve word problems involving

• addition and subtraction

• multiplication and division

• fractions and decimals

• they don't solve word problems

True or false: Teaching key words is a great strategy for solving word problems.

• True

• False

What does TQE stand for?

(a)  

According to chapter 2: Which of the following is an example of a type of word problem?

• results

• change unknown

• adding

• subtracting

Tell me the key points from chapter 6.

List at least three strategies for adding and subtracting besides a standard algorithm.

What does it mean to mathemize?

Which is an example of a good tool used for adding?

• tens frame

• hundreds chart

• number line

• all of the above

How will you use what you learned from this textbook in your classroom?