Word Problems With Extra Information
Teach your student to select information based on the question.
Teaching notes for parents and teachers
How to teach it
Read the question together, then label what each number describes. Cross out an irrelevant detail only after discussing why it is not needed.
Example to work through together
Use the model below as you explain the example. Have your student point to the quantities as you discuss them.
Question: How many books are there now?
Useful quantities: 7 books already there and 5 books received.
Extra detail: room 8.
7 + 5 = 12
There are 12 books. The room number is not part of that total.
Ask your student
Does the room number tell us how many books there are?
If your student needs help
If the student uses every number, compare a quantity with a label such as a classroom number.
Make a practice set
Select the worksheet, answer key, or both. When both are selected, the answer key prints after the questions. Keep it separate if you want your student to work independently.
After your student finishes
Ask the child why one detail was left out. A useful explanation names what the question asks for and what the extra number describes. Check number selection separately from calculation so you can see whether the difficulty is reading the situation or computing.
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