CGI Multiplication & Division Story Problems – Differentiated CGI Word Problems

Description

Have you used CGI math problems? Helping students learn to tackle basic multiplication and division word problems or “stories” is essential–and textbooks often rush through this process, especially for students who may have limited problem solving experience.

So what IS this CGI resource?

This resource is designed to help teachers provide students with quality problems to help them navigate the nine multiplication and division problem types. Because students come to the table with a variety of skills, each problem has 3 different “select a size” number choices to help make the problem a perfect fit!

Rather than having to find different problems for your different levels, you can teach the different problem types and the differentiated numbers are right on the page!

Where did these 9 problem types come from? You may be familiar with the research done with children and how they acquire math understanding—especially in problem solving called CGI or “cognitively guided instruction”. If you aren’t familiar with it, I highly recommend a little reading because it is fascinating!

The work is so thorough and well respected that the writers of the CCSS and other rigorous standards have chosen to base a good part of the standards on it! In fact, if you have not spent time looking at the tables in the glossary (pages 88-89), I would recommend it as the CCSS for grades 2-4 refer directly to them.

Because of the great number of problems and sample problems, this resource is perfect for whole class instruction but is a wonderful tool for intervention groups, one-on-one coaching, or homeschooling.

What is included?

• Real photos and teaching tips and suggestions

• A “teach me” problem to use whole-class to model each of the 9 problem types. Customize them by writing your student names in the blanks!

• 6 quality problems in all 9 different problem types—all CCSS aligned (54 word problems)

• 3 levels of challenge per problem

• Problems available with 6 of the same problem per page AND on sheets with 6 different problems per page

• *Full answer key

• *Blank forms to use for independent work or as assessments (use this for ANY of the problems included…students can use it for independent work or for you to collect as an assessment of their problem-solving and/or to show their written explanations..)

• 2 assessment forms!

I hope you enjoy using this resource to help improve problem-solving with your students! Problem-solving is more than just multiplying or dividing two numbers–it is THINKING…and this resource can help!

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Looking for all my CGI “Select-a-Size” problems?

Addition and Subtraction CGI bundle

Addition Only CGI Problems

Subtraction Only CGI Problems

Multiplication and Division CGI Problems

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Need more division resources and help?

A Lesson Plan for Introducing Division Concepts

Multiplication and Division Formative Assessments

Division Concepts Practice Game: The Pretzel Game

Larger Number Division Word Problems

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