ABSTRACT
Researchers have found that the story problems are notoriously difficult to solve. Students should look forward to working with word problems because its the stuff they do every day. One of the most important things that students need to know about problem solving is that they have to persevere with the problems. It is important for the students to be able to make connections between different representations of the problem, such as equations, verbal descriptions, tables, graphs, sketches and diagrams. Once the template use is phased out, still have the students sketch out the template into their problem-solving notebooks. Since the process is involved, problems should be initially scaffolded with templates that are eventually internalized so that students can organize their thinking. Problem solving should be done throughout the workshop from routines, through guided math lessons and in math workstations.
