Curriculum Unit
Model-Based Approach to Develop Special Education Students
Problem-Solving Skills in Elementary School
Courtney Cleghorn
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Students will be able to break down a math word problem into parts and then solve the parts.
Students will use the Part + Part = Whole and Whole = Part + Part methods to decide if a problem is addition or subtraction and then solve.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
Why is it important to solve real-world math word problems?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Visualize the Problem
Organizing Word Problems
Importance of Mentor text
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
What is the purpose of using a graphic Organizer?
How can a mentor text be used to model math word problems?
Why is it important to visualize what a word problem is asking you to do?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
Sequencing of steps to a solution
Questioning strategies
Part+Part=Whole
Whole=Part+Part
Mentor Text
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
Books
Safari Park, by Stuart J. Murphy and illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
Queen Arithma's Party, by Mary Goral