Keywords in Word Problems

By: John Gipe and Jennifer LaPoma

Todays Lesson Objective

The student will be able to Solve two-step word problems using the four operations.
Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown
quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and
estimation strategies including rounding.

Warm-Up
What are the four operations?

How might we know which one to use in a word

problem?

Key Words

Certain words indicate certain

mathematical operations.

Brainstorming!

Discussion
Any keywords from the song or from our heads
that we need to add to our chart?

Math Tips - Highlight and Solve

It is important to highlight all of the important information in
our word problems to make sure we do not forget anything
while solving the question.
Highlight any keywords and numbers included to the problem
before trying to solve.

Example Time!

Solve Individually
120 people were at the baseball game. It started raining, so 86
people went home. How many people were left?

Whats for Homework?

Exit Slips
Highlight and solve these problems and hand them in before you leave

Have a nice day!!! :)