Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.
Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...
TODAY’S WORD — MEPHITIC (MEPHITIC: meh-FIH-tik: Foul-smelling.) Average mark 15 words Time limit 20 minutes Can you find 21 or more words in MEPHITIC? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S ...