+ Singapore Math Workshop Angela Chirico, 5 th Grade Teacher NB Mills Elementary School

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+ Alicia has $6.00 more than Bobby. If Bobby has $10.00, how much do they have altogether? Solve with your elbow partner. You must show your work. /Addition-Model-Drawing

Mrs. Gwinn drove 301 miles at the average speed of 43 miles per hour. How many hours did it take her to drive the 301 miles? Directions: With your elbow partner, solve the problem above. Once you have solved the problem, draw a picture to show how you solved the problem and write an explanation of the steps you took to solve the problem.

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+ Simon Arranged Chairs in the gym for an assembly. He put 42 chairs into 6 equal rows. How many chairs were in each row? Step One: Read the entire problem. Step Two: Rewrite the question in sentence form, leaving a space for the answer. There were _________chairs in each row. Step Three: Determine who and/or what is involved in the problem. Chairs in rows

+ Problem Solving contd. Step Four: Draw the unit bar(s). Chairs in rows 42 Step Five: Chunk the problem, adjust the unit bars, and fill in the question mark. A: “Simon arranged chairs in the gym for an assembly. He put 42 chairs…”

+ Problem Solving contd. B: “…into 6 equal rows. How many chairs were in each row?” 42 Chairs in rows

+ Problem Solving contd. Step Six: Correctly compute and solve the problem. Chairs in rows 42 6u=42 1u=42/6 1u=7 ?77777

+ Problem Solving contd. Step Seven: Write the answer in the sentence, and make sure the answer makes sense. There were 7 chairs in each row.

+ George Polya Demonstrating Problem Solving. solving.html solving.html

+ =W-Nqt9h_-w0 5 th Grade Example of Model Drawing

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