Word Problem Daily
Warm-Ups
Students always have difficulty with solving word problems! If they don’t struggle with figuring out what operation to use, they fumble their way through the computations. One of the best ways to improve student success with word problems is to practice every day.
With daily word problem warm-ups, your students will start each math block by applying their problem-solving skills to real-world scenarios. This is the perfect way to give your students the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in math!
Save 30% on the Full Year of Daily Word Problem Warm-Ups
If your students need extra practice with solving one-step and two-step word problems, then the Full Year Word Problem Warm-Up Bundle is perfect for you! With 280 days of word problems, your class is sure to sharpen their math skills and become problem-solving experts.
The warm-ups in this resource dive into a wide variety of addition & subtraction problems. These include comparing, unknowns in all positions, adding together, taking from, and more. Your students will be challenged to think critically to decide what approach is best to solve each word problem.
The main focus is for students to obtain & practice the skills listed in the following learning goals.
- I can add and subtract within 20, within 100, and within 1000.
- I will add up to four two-digit numbers.
- I can solve one-step and two-step word problems
Making Word Problem Warm-Ups Part of Your Daily Routine
You can start your math block with one Word Problem Warm-Up every day.
- Prior to class, copy enough warm-ups for your entire class (there are 10 sets of warm-ups per page to save paper). Cut out the strips and group them together with an alligator clip.
- At the start of class, ask your students to take out their math journals or on a blank sheet of paper. Students will glue the word problem down at the top of the page.
- Then, students will use the rest of the page to solve the word problem by showing all their work.
- Set a timer for around 5 minutes, and walk around the room to monitor student work and answer questions as needed.
- When the timer ends, discuss the problem step-by-step as a class. This allows students to see what they did well or where they made a mistake.
Once your class is familiar with this routine, you can select students to model their problem solving strategies in front of the class. Your students will enjoy sharing their hard work & success with peers!
Track & Monitor Student Progress
I recommend using a clipboard and the monthly “Tracking Sheet” included in this resource to track if students answered the problem correctly or not.
You may want to develop a system for marking where specifically the student made a mistake in their answer. Did they choose the wrong operation (adding instead of subtracting), or did they make a mistake with the computation (made a mistake when adding)? This can help you quickly & easily group students for re-teaching necessary concepts in small groups later.
Occasionally, it can be beneficial for you to reward students for showing their work and/or getting the correct answer on a trickier problem. This provides them with extra motivation to always try their best and show all of their work.
Keeping Your Warm-Ups Organized for Future Years
I recommend getting a binder to hold all of your original copies of the daily warm-ups, student tracking sheets, and answer keys. This lets you to reuse the warm-ups for many years to come.
Use the beautiful boho-inspired binder covers provided in this resource to keep your warm-ups organized! You may want to have 1 small binder for each month, or 1 large binder for the whole year. Then, you can use 12-tab dividers to separate the months, and clear plastic sheet protectors to hold the monthly cover pages, warm-ups, answer keys, and student tracking sheets.
When you purchase the full year word problem warm-up bundle, you can get an additional binder cover page & binder spine labels as a bonus file!
Try up to 12 Days of Word Problem Warm-Ups for FREE!
Do you want to see if daily word problems are a good fit for your classroom before purchasing? You can try one week of warm-ups by downloading a free 5-day sample from my TPT store here!
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Final Thoughts on Daily Word Problems
These warm-ups will provide your students with age-appropriate challenges and help them practice their math skills while developing their confidence in problem-solving.
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