Keeping the Meaning in Mathematics: The Craft of Word Problems

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.06.07

1. Unit Guide

1. Rationale
2. Strategies
3. Ice -Breaker - I
4. Lesson One - Notation Development (whole class discussion)
5. Lesson Two - Simplifying Expressions
6. Lesson Three - Translations of Verbal Descriptions (addition/subtraction)
7. Lesson Four - Translations of Verbal Descriptions (multiplication/division)
8. Lesson Five - Distributive Property
9. Lesson 6 - Combination - These problems combines all the components of the unit for reinforcement.
10. Lesson Seven - Application and Reinforcement
11. Appendix 1 - ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TEACHERS
13. STUDENTS RESOUCRES
14. Classroom Material
15. Implementing District Standards