Bar Modeling
Drawing a bar model is a strategy that helps us visualize the problem in order to know how to solve it. The links below contain videos showing students using the strategy at the various stages. On the Parent Workshop page, you can see excerpts from the fall bar modeling workshop and hear a fuller explanation.
2nd Grade
Jim's Erasers
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/jim-s-erasers/42010861/?s=lugTd2&ref=link
Baseball Cards
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/2nd-grade-problem-e/8845532/?s=8uI8r8&ref=link
Tall Boys
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/2nd-grade-problem/8846363/?s=I6s2Of&ref=link
3rd Grade
Stickers
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/3rd-grade-stickers/18023768/?s=FliPV8&ref=link
4th Grade
Bus Riders
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/4th-grade-bus-riders/13348424/?s=GX6kMu&ref=link
5th Grade
Postcard Fractions
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/a-s-problem/30433434/?s=G8B0zC&ref=link