Connecting math to real-world problems gives students a more sophisticated understanding of how math works. Ditch Those Math Worksheets. The Case for Teaching Real-World Problem Solving in K-5 ...

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 ...

Algebra is all about missing values or numbers. If you have solved a missing box problem, you have already solved an algebra equation. Rather than drawing missing boxes or writing the words ...