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by Francie

Oct 22, 2011

Now that I have finished my first unit, I am ready to dive into Word Problems. I have been using bar diagrams (Singapore Math style), but my students seem hesitant to draw a little picture. Anyone else using bar diagrams? I have a cool PowerPoint with some good word problems and bar diagram hints if you are interested. PM me and I will send it to you.

Speaking of word problems, on November 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Laura Candler will be giving her last free webinar for quite awhile. The host, Learn Central, is shutting down. The subject of Laura's free webinar is: Math Problem Solving - Once a Day, the Easy Way. I think this is a great subject, as I heard that the Core curriculum will be more focused on problem solving, and everyday math rather than just solving problems without any context.

If you have not ever participated in a webinar, they are really interesting. There is a whiteboard with images, just like a PowerPoint. You can hear the speaker discuss, an...See More

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