Homeschool Word Problems Interactive Whiteboard

Solving math story problems can be challenging! Engage students with this Thanksgiving-themed interactive Google slides activity to help them explore and make sense of math word problems. Students will solve multiplication & division word problems using digital moveable modeling pieces to show their mathematical thinking.

Do your students dread solving math word problems? 

Word problems can be so difficult for students because they struggle to carefully read the problems and identify the correct operation to solve them. I created this tool to make solving word problems fun and to help students model story problems in a variety of ways with easy-to-use moveable pieces to help visualize and make sense of math word problems. 

Do your students need more practice reading math word problems carefully?

This tool will help your students read math story problems more carefully by giving them tools to read and draw out the information in the story problem. The time they spend creating their drawing will help them think through the problem. 

Are you looking for a Thanksgiving math activity that is rigorous and based on standards? 

This thanksgiving-themed interactive math word problem resource is a fun way to get students in the holiday spirit but still focus on developing a critical math skill. 

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This resource includes:

★24 interactive slides for solving multiplication & division story problems

• Google Slides
• PowerPoint
• Moveable graphics, numbers, and text boxes for students to show their thinking digitally
• Slides are partially editable
• 20 one-step multiplication and division word problems
• 4 multi-step challenge multiplication and division story problems 

★3 Video Model Examples

Each youtube video shows how to think through and solve a multiplication and division story problem using the modeling tool.

• Quick Model of How to Use Modeling Tool
• Multiplication Story Problem Example Problem
• Division Story Problem Example Problem

★Worksheet Pages

• 5 pages that include all the story problems that are included in the resource

★4 Different Student Recording Sheets

★Answer Key Slides & Pages

• Interactive slide answer key with modeling examples for every question
• Worksheet answer key
• Record sheet answer key
• Answer key embedded in Google form

★Self-Grading Google Form

• Save time and gather formative data on student performance
• Answers already inputted for you
• Students can record answers on the record sheet, then input answers into the Google Form for immediate feedback on their performance
• Receive valuable data on the next steps for teaching or reteaching this skill.

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Who?

This resource is designed for third-grade and fourth-grade students and could also be used for fifth-grade students who need extra support. 

Since the resource is aligned to 3rd-grade standard 3.0A.A.3 (multiplication and division problems through 100), it is a great resource for upper elementary students to work on independently during math centers. 

This resource is a fantastic way for your students to practice analyzing story problems and determining whether they need to multiply or divide based on the words in the problem. 

Common core aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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What will students learn?

Students will learn how to identify the correct operation (multiplication or division) based on the context of the problem. 

Students will use the modeling tool to identify keywords in the problem, determine the known and unknown information, and create a visual representation of what is happening in the story problem. 

The story problems include real-world situations so students can visualize the story problem and make sense of whether they should multiply or divide. 

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Ways to use this resource:

• Display the modeling tool on the board during whole group lessons and model solving multiplication and division story problems while students follow along on the worksheets
• Math centers
• math intervention groups
• independent learning
• distant learning
• small guided math groups
• Use the self-grading Google Form to gather formative data on student performance.

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Each slide includes:

• 1 Multiplication or division word problem
• Tools to highlight and underline parts of the problem*
• Set of directions on the side of the slide*
• A text box to fill in the known and unknown information in the story problem*
• A spot to drag the correct operation to use to solve the problem*
• 4 modeling tools: person, circle, x, and box to create a picture of the problem
• Moveable number and operation pieces
• An area designated for showing work to solve the problem
• A text box to type the equation or drag over number pieces to show the equation*
• A text box for the answer*

*indicates this part can be deleted or edited for each slide

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*******NOTE if you’re interested in this resource for task cards, which doesn’t include the modeling tool, click the link here:  Thanksgiving Math Word Problem Task Cards Multiply & Divide- Digital & Print The questions included are the same, but the resources are different. 

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