CUBES Strategy for Word Problems

The video tutorial teaches students how to solve addition word problems with and without regrouping using the CUBES method. It provides a step-by-step guide to identifying numbers, underlining questions, boxing keywords, evaluating, and solving problems. Several examples, including counting students, seashells, stamps, and eggs, are used to demonstrate the method.

What is the first step in the CUBES strategy?

• Underline the question

• Box the key words

• Circle the numbers

• Evaluate and draw

What does the 'U' in CUBES stand for?

• Underline the question

• Understand the problem

• Utilize the key words

• Use the numbers

Which of the following is a key word in addition problems?

• Multiply

• Total

• Divide

• Subtract

What should you do after boxing the key words?

• Evaluate and draw

• Circle the numbers

• Solve the problem

• Underline the question

In the example problem about students, how many boys are there?

• 558

• 315

• 243

• 200

In the seashells example, how many seashells did Vinay collect?

• 600

• 200

• 435

• 165

What is the total number of stamps Ashwin and Mohan have together?

• 500

• 390

• 123

• 267

How many eggs did Sam collect in total?

• 767

• 425

• 500

• 342

What is the last step in the CUBES strategy?

• Evaluate and draw

• Box the key words

• Circle the numbers

• Solve

What operation is used to solve the word problems in the examples?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division