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Lesson Plan

Organizing Word Problems

Help students solve fraction word problems with a graphic organizer! This lesson addresses Common Core standards while teaching useful skills for standardized test taking.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to solve fraction word problem by determining important numbers, unimportant numbers, and the operation needed.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Ask students to raise their hand if they think solving word problems is challenging.
  • Have students share why solving word problems can be difficult.
  • Explain that today, students will be using a graphic organizer to help them solve word problems. This graphic organizer will make a word problem seem more simple and easier to solve.
  • Ask students what other graphic organizers they've used to help them organize information.