Mathematical Learning Problem Solving

Lizzie collects lizards and beetles Lizzie collects lizards and beetles. She has 8 creatures in her collection so far. All together they have 36 legs. How many of each kind of creature does she have in her collection? Problem #1

How did you solve the math problem? Stages of Mathematical Learning Concrete Pictorial Abstract How did you solve the math problem?

Model Drawing 8 Steps of Model Drawing: Read the entire problem. Decide who is involved in the problem. Decide what is involved in the problem. Draw unit bars of equal length. Read each sentence, one at a time. Put the question mark in place. Work computation to the side or underneath. Answer the question in a complete sentence. Model Drawing

Kayla had 24 blocks in her toy box. She added 17 more Kayla had 24 blocks in her toy box. She added 17 more. How many total blocks did Kayla have in her toy box? Problem #2: Addition

Problem #3: Subtraction Jackson had 38 math problems for homework. He did 15 problems before dinner. How many problems did Jackson have left to finish after dinner? Problem #3: Subtraction

Problem # 4: Multiplication Matthew went into the bakery and saw 12 cookies on each plate in the display case. If there were 9 plates, how many total cookies were in the display case? Problem # 4: Multiplication

Some students need to set up 84 chairs for a meeting Some students need to set up 84 chairs for a meeting. If they set up 7 rows, how many chairs will be in each row? Problem# 5: Division

Problem 6: Mixed Operations Mandy had 4 packages of chocolate candy with 6 pieces in each package. She bought 2 packages of peanut butter candy with 3 pieces in each package. How many pieces of candy did Mandy have in all? Problem 6: Mixed Operations

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