Solving Word Problems - Everything You Need to Know About When to Multiply

Word Problems, Word Problems! Are they a problem? Determining which operation to choose when solving words problems is a challenging concept for students to grasp. In this video I share a process that is sure to provide teachers and parents with explicit guidance on how to help their learners build the reasoning skills needed to solve multiplication word problems independently and accurately. 0:00 Intro. - What to Do First 0:34 Problem 1 Using Equal Groups 1:21 Why multiply and not add? 1:46 Recap Problem 1 2:00 Problem 2 w/Multiplication Array 2:27 What to do when there are no obvious "key words" 3:18 Problem 3 Model Your Thinking 4:47 Where to find more practice examples. This video is part of a word problem solving series, so stayed tuned for new releases. ✨ RESOURCES: Anchor charts used in this video are available in my store, see link below. 🔢Home – School Connection: If you are a teacher, feel free to share with your colleagues and include links to my videos in your weekly newsletters for your parents so that they can better assist their child from home. ✨ANCHOR CHARTS used in video are available, see ✨ links below. 🎉To continue to support my channel, feel free to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE😊!! Also keep up-to-date with new releases by selecting the notification🔔. ****Similar videos: 👍🏾Solving Word Problems – What Teachers & Parents Need to Know to Help Their Learners Be Successful • Solving Word Problems - What Teachers... 👍🏾Solving Addition Word Problems – A Proven Strategy for Student Success • Solving Addition Word Problems - A Pr... 👍🏾Solving Subtraction Word Problems – A Proven Strategy for Student Success • Solving Subtraction Word Problems - A... 👍🏾Help Students Determine When to Add or Subtract When Solving Word Problems • Help Students Determine When to Add o... 👍🏾 Plan for Success – 3 Step Process for Math Instruction • Plan for Success - 3 Step Process for... 👍🏾 CPA model to Teach Addition with Regrouping • Note to Parents & Teachers When Teach... 👍🏾Addition Using Partial Sums • Addition Using Partial Sums Strategy 👍🏾Addition Computation Game - Close to 100 Builds Number Sense, Mental Math Skills & More • Addition Computation Game - Builds Nu... 👍🏾Addition Computation Game –Close to 100! Part 2 Fun game to improve computational fluency & reasoning. • Addition Computation Game - Close to ... 👍🏾Back 2 Back Fact Fluency Game (Addition & Multiplication) Builds mental math skills and computational fluency. • Back 2 Back - Fact Fluency Game (Addi... 👍🏾Math Websites for Kids For practice in centers and at home. • Parents - Here are 3 Great Math Websi... 👍🏾Free Math Practice Where you can find free resources • Free Math Practice - Don't Miss Out!!! 👍🏾How to Survive the Last Days of School Teacher Tips Great activity to START or END the school year. • How to Survive the Last Days of School! ***Channel Overview: Why, hello there! I’m Mrs. O, here to support the needs of parents, students and teachers with all things math related, EdTech Tips and educational resources. With over 20 years of experience teaching grades 3-5 I am prepared to provide guidance to help bridge the gap between home and school. My instructional videos are aligned to the standards and especially support parents and teachers as they help our children to review concepts, gain new understanding and develop mastery. ***This is NOT a sponsored video. The affiliate links allow you to find the items mentioned in this video. You are in no way obligated to use these links. If you purchase a product with the links provided, I may earn a small commission however there is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting this channel if you choose to use these links. *******To Stay in the Loop: ✔ Email: [email protected] ✔ Instagram: / prepare2teachwithmrso ✔General Channel Link: https://bit.ly/Prepare2teachWithMrsO ✔ Wakelet: http://bit.ly/MrsOWakeletEdTechResources ✨ Teachers Pay Teacher: http://bit.ly/MrsO_TPTStore ✨Boom Learning/ Boom Cards: https://bit.ly/MrsOBoomGames Thank you for watching!