Pitfalls to avoid when teaching
4.OA.A.3
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4.OA.A.3 is about solving word problems that have multiple steps using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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4.OA.A.3 is about solving word problems that have multiple steps using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Students will see problems that involve whole numbers and have whole-number answers. Sometimes, these problems involve remainders that need to be interpreted. To solve these problems, students can use equations with a letter to represent the unknown quantity. Students should also check how reasonable their answers are by using mental math and estimation strategies like rounding.
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Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
- Read the problem carefully
- Identify what you are looking for and what information you have
- Create a plan to solve the problem
- Set up an equation
- Solve the equation
- Check the reasonableness of your answer
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Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
- Read the problem carefully
- Identify what you are looking for and what information you have
- Create a plan to solve the problem
- Set up an equation
- Solve the equation
- Check the reasonableness of your answer
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Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
- Read the problem carefully
- Identify what you are looking for and what information you have
- Create a plan to solve the problem
- Set up an equation
- Solve the equation
- Check the reasonableness of your answer
Encourage students to use visual models to visualize the relationship between the numbers and to make sense of the problem.
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Solving Multistep Word Problems: Students will solve multistep word problems involving all four operations with 3 or more steps, and at times will have to interpret a remainder.
Solve multistep word problems
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Four operations: Similar to the prior standard 3.OA.D.8, students should have practice using all 4 arithmetic operations in a variety of problems.
four operations
Remainders must be interpreted: Students will need to interpret real-world remainders in the context of the problem, and assess the reasonableness of their solutions given the left over amounts.
remainders must be interpreted
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Connections to Prior Learning
Click on the index cards below to learn about how these standards connect to 4.OA.A.3.
4.OA.A.3 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
3.OA.D.8 Pitman Elementary School is putting on a play. At auditions, 19 fourth graders and 29 5th graders showed up. When they learned they would have to sing, 11 students decided to work on costumes instead. The director estimated about 20 students were left. Is his estimation reasonable?
3.NBT.A.1 Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
3.MD.A.2
Ms. Smith made 12 liters of lemonade for an end-of-year celebration. She gives all of the lemonade to 3 classrooms, with each classroom getting the same amount. How many liters of lemonade did she give each classroom?"
3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
3.MD.A.2
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.
3.MD.B.3
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Avoid this pitfall!
The biggest pitfall to avoid are students approaching the problems procedurally. Students may struggle to understand the story problem because students may have to solve 3 or more steps. Students become invested in solving without first making sense of the story.
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Avoid this pitfall!
The biggest pitfall to avoid are students approaching the problems procedurally. Students may struggle to understand the story problem because students may have to solve 3 or more steps. Students become invested in solving without first making sense of the story.
Avoid this pitfall by having students read the problem and visualize the story. Then retell the story in their own words. Have students name what information is given, and what information is needed to answer the question. Then, name the steps they will take to solve it.
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Pitfalls to avoid when teaching
4.OA.A.3
Go!
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
1 of 5
4.OA.A.3 is about solving word problems that have multiple steps using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
1 of 5
4.OA.A.3 is about solving word problems that have multiple steps using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Students will see problems that involve whole numbers and have whole-number answers. Sometimes, these problems involve remainders that need to be interpreted. To solve these problems, students can use equations with a letter to represent the unknown quantity. Students should also check how reasonable their answers are by using mental math and estimation strategies like rounding.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
2 of 5
Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
2 of 5
Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
2 of 5
Use a problem-solving protocol to give your students ways to approach and solve the problem.
- Read the problem carefully
- Identify what you are looking for and what information you have
- Create a plan to solve the problem
- Set up an equation
- Solve the equation
- Check the reasonableness of your answer
Encourage students to use visual models to visualize the relationship between the numbers and to make sense of the problem.2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Unpack the standard
Click on the numbers below.
Solving Multistep Word Problems: Students will solve multistep word problems involving all four operations with 3 or more steps, and at times will have to interpret a remainder.
Solve multistep word problems
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Four operations: Similar to the prior standard 3.OA.D.8, students should have practice using all 4 arithmetic operations in a variety of problems.
four operations
Remainders must be interpreted: Students will need to interpret real-world remainders in the context of the problem, and assess the reasonableness of their solutions given the left over amounts.
remainders must be interpreted
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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Connections to Prior Learning
Click on the index cards below to learn about how these standards connect to 4.OA.A.3.
4.OA.A.3 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
3.OA.D.8 Pitman Elementary School is putting on a play. At auditions, 19 fourth graders and 29 5th graders showed up. When they learned they would have to sing, 11 students decided to work on costumes instead. The director estimated about 20 students were left. Is his estimation reasonable?
3.NBT.A.1 Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
3.MD.A.2
Ms. Smith made 12 liters of lemonade for an end-of-year celebration. She gives all of the lemonade to 3 classrooms, with each classroom getting the same amount. How many liters of lemonade did she give each classroom?"
3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
3.MD.A.2
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.
3.MD.B.3
5 of 5
Avoid this pitfall!
The biggest pitfall to avoid are students approaching the problems procedurally. Students may struggle to understand the story problem because students may have to solve 3 or more steps. Students become invested in solving without first making sense of the story.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
5 of 5
Avoid this pitfall!
The biggest pitfall to avoid are students approaching the problems procedurally. Students may struggle to understand the story problem because students may have to solve 3 or more steps. Students become invested in solving without first making sense of the story.
Avoid this pitfall by having students read the problem and visualize the story. Then retell the story in their own words. Have students name what information is given, and what information is needed to answer the question. Then, name the steps they will take to solve it.
2023 © The Achievement Network, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.