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    Students learned how to solve word problems by acting out the problem. They should place 3 paperclips end to end with no gaps or overlaps. Then they should add 2 more paperclips for a total of 5 paperclips.

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    Students learned how to solve word problems by acting out the problem. They should place 3 paperclips end to end with no gaps or overlaps. Then they should add 2 more paperclips for a total of 5 paperclips.

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    Students learned how to solve word problems by acting out the problem. They should place 3 paperclips end to end with no gaps or overlaps. Then they should add 2 more paperclips for a total of 5 paperclips.

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    9.

    DearParents,
    Todayinmathstudentslearnedhowtosolvewordproblemsbyactingouttheproblem(layingdown
    thegivennumberofpaperclipsforeachitem).Studentsweretaughtstepstocompletetheword
    problems.Thestepslistedbelowwillwalkyouthroughthefirstproblemontonightshomework.

    1. Readyourchildthefirstsentenceinthewordproblem.Theyshouldactitoutbyplacing3
    paperclipsendtoendwithnogapsoroverlapsnexttothewordblueatthebottomofthis
    page.
    2. Readyourchildthesecondsentenceinthewordproblem.Theyshouldactitoutby
    placing3paperclips(matchingwhattheydidforblue)nexttothewordgreenatthebottom
    ofthispage.Thentheyshouldadd2morepaperclipsforatotalof5paperclips.
    3. Readyourchildthethirdsentenceinthewordproblem.Theyshouldactitoutbyplacing3
    paperclips(matchingwhattheydidforblue)nexttothewordredatthebottomofthispage.
    Thentheyshouldtakeawayoneofthosepaperclipssincethedirectionsinthewordproblem
    indicatetheredstringisonelesspapercliplong.Thisshouldleave2paperclipsnexttothe
    wordred.
    4. Readyourchildthelastsentenceinthewordproblem.Nowthatyourchildknowsthelength
    ofeachstring,theycandeterminetheorderfromlongesttoshortest.Theyshoulddetermine
    thelongeststring,(green)andmovethepaperclipsintothefirstpositionontheirhomework
    sheettodrawthegreenstring.Studentsshouldthenrecordthenumberthattellsabout
    howmanypaperclipslongthegreenstringis.
    5. Thenyourchildshouldrepeattheprocessoutlinedin#4withthenextlongeststring(blue).
    6. Yourchildshouldcompletetheproblembyrepeatingtheprocessoutlinedin#4withthe
    shorteststring(red).

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    Thankyouforyourcontinuedsupport,
    FirstGradeTeachers

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