Solving word problems can be a challenge for children. They need to know what steps to take, how to implement them, and how to find the right answer to the problem.
I found two mnemonics that will help your child remember the steps to solving a problem. I suggest you choose the one that goes best with your math curriculum or your child’s learning style and make it into a poster to hang in your homeschool room or put in your child’s math folder. That way he can reference it easily until he memorizes it.
Mnemonics for Solving Word Problems
Here’s a mnemonic from Education World that uses the acronym SOLVE.
Study the problem.
Organize the facts.
Line up the plan.
Verify the plan with computation.
Examine the answer.
And here’s another from Education World that uses the acronym STAR.
Search the word problem.
Translate the words into an equation.
Answer the problem.
Review the solution.
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