Math Problem Solving in Action: Getting Students to Love Word Problems, Grades 3-5 PDF
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Math Problem Solving in Action In this new book from popular math consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you’ll learn how to help students become more effective and confident problem solvers. Problem solving is a necessary skill for the 21st century but can be overwhelming for both teachers and students. Dr. Newton shows how to make word problems more engaging and relatable, how to scaffold them and help students with math language, how to implement collaborative groups for problem solving, how to assess student progress, and much more. Topics include: • Incorporating problem solving throughout the math block, connecting problems to students’ real lives, and teaching students to persevere; • Unpacking word problems across the curriculum and making them more comprehensible to students; • Scaffolding word problems so that students can organize all the pieces in doable ways; • Helping students navigate the complex language in a word problem; • Showing students how to reason about, model, and discuss word problems; • Using fun mini-lessons to engage students in the premise of a word problem; • Implementing collaborative structures, such as math literature circles, to engage students in problem solving; • Getting the whole school involved in a problem-solving challenge to promote schoolwide effort and engagement; and • Incorporating assessment to see where students are and help them get to the next level. Each chapter offers examples, charts, and tools that you can use immediately. The book also features an action plan so that you can confidently move forward and implement the book’s ideas in your own classroom. Free accompanying resources are provided on the author's website, www.drnickinewton.com. Nicki Newton has been an educator for 28 years, working both nationally and internationally, with students of all ages. She has worked on developing Math Workshop and Guided Math Institutes around the country. She is also an avid blog- ger (www.guidedmath.wordpress.com), tweeter (@drnickimath), and Pinterest pin- ner (www.pinterest.com/drnicki7). Also Available from Dr. Nicki Newton (www.routledge.com/eyeoneducation) Math Problem Solving in Action: Getting Students to Love Word Problems, Grades K–2 Guided Math in Action: Building Each Student’s Mathematical Proficiency with Small-Group Instruction Math Workshop in Action: Strategies for Grades K–5 Math Running Records in Action: A Framework for Assessing Basic Fact Fluency in Grades K–5 Math Workstations in Action: Powerful Possibilities for Engaged Learning in Grades 3–5 Math Problem Solving in Action Getting Students to Love Word Problems, Grades 3–5 Dr. Nicki Newton First published 2017 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2017 Taylor & Francis The right of Nicki Newton to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Thank you to Chelsea Schoeck at Teachers Pay Teachers (https://www. teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chelsea-Schoeck) for the use of her Snapcubes clip art, which appears throughout the book. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Newton, Nicki. Title: Math problem solving in action : getting students to love word problems, grades 3–5 / by Nicki Newton. Description: New York : Routledge, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2016031045 | ISBN 9781138206410 (hardback) | ISBN 9781138206441 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Mathematics—Study and teaching (Elementary) | Word problems (Mathematics) Classification: LCC QA135.6 .N488 2017 | DDC 372.7—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016031045 ISBN: 978-1-138-20641-0 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-20644-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-46505-0 (ebk) Typeset in Palatino and Formata by Apex CoVantage, LLC Dedication I dedicate this book to my mom, pops, bigmom & daddy Contents eResources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Meet the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii 1 Real Stories, Deep Understanding: We Don’t Grow Cornfields in the South Bronx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 The Basic Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3 Problem Types Across the Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4 Structures to Scaffold Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 5 The Language of Word Problems: Things to Think About . . . . . . 78 6 Reasoning About Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 7 Modeling Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 8 Mini-Lessons: Springboards into Great Word Problem Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 9 Math Literature Problem-Solving Circles and Other Collaborative Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 10 Schoolwide Efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 11 Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 12 Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 ◆ vii eResources Additional resources to accompany this book can be found on the author’s website at www.drnickinewton.com ◆ ix
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