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Math Parents Curric Night­2.notebook November 20, 2013 Helpful hints to setting up math work: Why is it important to • loose­leaf paper • turn lined paper to side set up math work? • space numbers clearly Example of how to set up math work in order to solve word problems: Tape diagram Estimation Numbers Picture Check (standard algorithm) Place value chart Statement How do you set up math work? Nov 15­3:44 PM Nov 15­3:45 PM 4th Grade Word Problems Single step word problems that show renaming in multiple units in addition The Lane family took a road trip. During the first week, they ­Begin as single step word problem drove 907 miles. The second week they drove the same amount as the first week plus an additional 297 miles. How many miles did they drive during the second week ? ­Build gradually to a multi step problem which involves more than 1 operation Numbers Tape Diagram Estimation (Standard Algorithm) ­The problems are not always looking for the whole/total, instead you might be looking for the part ­Language rich Nov 15­3:46 PM Nov 15­3:51 PM Single step word problems that show decomposing units in subtraction During the month of March, 68,025 pounds of king crab were caught. If 15,614 pounds were caught in the first week of March, how many pounds were caught in the rest of the month? Multi­Step Word Problems Numbers Tape Diagram Check (Standard Algorithm) Nov 15­3:48 PM Nov 15­3:57 PM 1

Math Parents Curric Night­2.notebook November 20, 2013 A company has 3 locations with 70,010 employees all together. Their first Solving Word Problems location has 34,857 employees. Their second location has 17,595 employees. How many employees work in their third location? THINK... Rounding Numbers Tape Diagram: 1. What information do I have? 2. What information do I need? 3. What is my plan for solving? 4. Is my answer reasonable? Have I used estimation/rounding to check? Statement: Nov 16­7:27 PM Nov 5­12:34 PM Subtracting Word Problems Numbers Check Tape Diagram (Standard Algorithm) 97,853 x with the words "how B S 388,547 many fewer" and "how At a parade, 388,547 people stood along the street. There were 97,853 people who sat in the bleachers. How many more people stood along the street than the people who sat in the bleachers? many more" Numbers Rounding Tape Diagram (Standard Algorithm) 388,547 S x B 97,853 Nov 15­4:00 PM Oct 1­12:15 PM Sean's school raised $32,587. Leslie's school raised $18,749. How much more money did Sean's school raise? Oct 1­12:15 PM Oct 1­12:15 PM 2

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