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Fifth Grade

Writing About Math

Restate the Problem:
Underline or highlight important information in the problem.
Restate the problem in your own words.
Picture the Problem:
Use a table, chart, diagram, graph to explain.
Decide on a Strategy:
Use words, letters, symbols, and/or number sentences to explain strategy used.
Support Your Strategy:
Explain how the strategy helped you solve the problem.
State Your Solution:
State your solution to the original problem.
Check Your Work:
Does answer make sense?
Is your computation correct? Labels?
Did you answer the question(s) asked?
Is your answer clear to others who will be reading it?

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