Real World Word Problems Activity
Two-step word problem card sort: students match each problem to a card that restates it, work through a four-step Understanding the Problem card, choose the matching equation and solve.
- Grades
- Grades 3–5, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Math, Addition and Subtraction, Addition, Multiplication and Division, Multiplication, Division
- Topic
- Basic Operations
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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This activity is great for helping students learn to solve two-step word problems using the four operations. It's perfect for giving students practice with using any strategy they want to solve the problems.
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Learning objectives
- Solve two-step word problems with all four operations, including one organized in a table
- Write an equation with an unknown to represent a word problem
- Check whether an answer is reasonable using estimation
Skills covered
- Restating problems — matching each word problem to its restatement card
- Equation writing — selecting the equation that fits each problem
- Organizing data — completing a table for a multiplication problem
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Core concepts
Core concepts
- Two-step word problems
- Equations
- Unknowns
- Estimation
- Four operations
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