Step by Step Model Drawing: Solving Word Problems the Singapore Way
If your students are overwhelmed and discouraged at the mere mention of word problems, they'll be thrilled when you introduce them to model drawing! In this book, Char Forsten explains how this powerful strategy from Singapore bridges the gap between the concrete and the abstract (the algorithm) by representing number relationships pictorially.
Char demonstrates exactly how you can guide your students through model-drawing solutions to a wide varety of word problems. You'll discover crystal-clear ways to teach everything from simple addition to fractions, decimals, ratio, rate, and percent; you'll even explore sample problems that provide a pictorial bridge to algebra. And Char also includes practice problems--with full solutions--to help students perfect new skills.
Whether you are adopting Singapore Math or you're supplementing your existing program with model drawing, you can use this book to:
- Appeal to diverse learners by encouraging students to reach the same answer in different ways
- Develop that critical sense of number and number relationships
- Help your students to conquer their fear of word problems!
