Additive Thinking and Mental Strategies · Operations and Algebra

Word Problems and Logic

Translating narrative scenarios into mathematical expressions and solving for unknowns.

Key Questions

  1. 1Which words in a story indicate that we need to find the difference?
  2. 2How can drawing a bar model help us visualize a missing part of a whole?
  3. 3What makes a word problem difficult to solve?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - AlgebraNCCA: Primary - Problem Solving
Class/Year: 3rd Year
Subject: Mathematical Foundations and Real World Reasoning
Unit: Additive Thinking and Mental Strategies
Period: Operations and Algebra

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