Read Draw Write---a strategy for solving math word problems

Read

Draw

Write

1. Read the problem

2. Read the problem and
highlight or underline important
words, phrases, and numbers.
3. Circle what the problem is
asking you to find.
4. Draw a picture, model, or
number line to represent the
problem.
5. Label what you drew to
represent the problem.
6. Check to make sure that
what you drew matches the
words you highlighted or
underlined.
7. Check to make sure what
you drew answers the question
or questions asked in the
problem.

8. Write a number sentence

and/or and equation that
matches your drawing.
9. Write a word sentence
stating the answer.