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In 2021, I stumbled upon a transformative teaching tool – numberless word problems. Working in a school in Brazil with predominantly English Language Learners in the 5th grade, my colleagues and I faced the challenge of keeping students engaged during…
1. Keyword strategies send a wrong message about doing mathematics. It encourages children to ignore the meaning and structure of the problem and look for an easy way out. Math is about reasoning and making sense of situations. 2. They…
Numberless word problems help engage students and increase mathematical communication while also providing a deep understanding of the problem situation for English Language Learners. And they are SUPER easy to write! I recommend working with 4 slides in either PowerPoint…
