3rd Grade Math

Open-Ended

Directions:

There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. How many green birds are there?

Visual Organization Strategies

Use bulleted directions instead of paragraphs
Color code important information
Use symbols to connect important information
Expand the writing output area
Highlight important process information

Directions:

Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. How many green birds are there?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle.

Image Description: Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. How many green birds are there?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle.

Closed Strategies

Highlight tape the answers, so that students can go back
Use symbols to match information
Give a page number that they can go back and reference
Use a fill in the blank
Use a word bank

Directions:

Image Description: Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. How many green birds are there?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle.

Choice Strategies

Color code a word bank to offer two choices
Reduce the number of multiple-choice options offered
Use pictures of two choices

Directions:

Image Description: Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. How many green birds are there?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle. At the bottom, there are three possible answer choices: 20, 25, and 30. The numbers are shown as answer choices for the student to select from.

Yes/No Strategies

Change the format of the question to a yes or no answer
Use along with other strategies

Directions:

Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. Is the equation 5 × 4 = 20 correct?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle. At the bottom, the equation 5 × 4 = 20 is shown, followed by two answer choices: Yes or No.

Image Description: Math word problem: “There are 5 blue birds in a cage. There are 4 times as many green birds in another cage. Is the equation 5 × 4 = 20 correct?” The number 5 is blue and enclosed in a blue square. The number 4 is green and enclosed in a green circle. At the bottom, the equation 5 × 4 = 20 is shown, followed by two answer choices: Yes or No.