Word Problems Building Mathematical Knowledge Through Problem Solving, Grs. 4-5

The word problems in this book are long by the usual standards, but they were written this way to show students how math is encountered frequently in everyday settings. Information is presented to the students in a narrative format along with some extra information to help students learn to discern between useful and useless information when solving math problems. The word problems in this book will teach your students to read and understand the word problems instead of just performing mathematical operations. Your students will enjoy the challenge they will be presented with this fantastic resource.Torrance, Harold is the author of 'Word Problems Building Mathematical Knowledge Through Problem Solving, Grs. 4-5', published 2000 under ISBN 9780742401358 and ISBN 0742401359.