Step 4 Objective
Identify and use the appropriate operations (including combinations of operations) to solve word problems involving numbers and quantities, and explain methods and reasoning.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Probing questions
What clues do you look for in the wording of the problem to decide which operation(s) you need to use?
Could you solve the problem another way? Which is the most efficient?