Word-Problem Master
📋 What it is
A master translates words to maths, picks the right strategy, solves step-by-step, and checks the answer makes sense.
🗣️ Coach says
The final skill ties it all together: read carefully, translate words to maths, pick the matching strategy, track your units, solve step-by-step, and CHECK the answer is reasonable. Word problems reward patience and a plan, not speed.
🧠 Memory hook
Translate → pick the strategy → solve step-by-step → check it’s reasonable.
😂 Giggle
What did the number 12 say at the reckoning tournament?
"Split me into 10 and 2, and I'm easy to work with!"
😲 Whoa!
The word-problem skills you’re building — translate, model, check — are exactly what engineers, scientists, and coders use every day; real jobs are word problems.
✅ Quick check: What’s the LAST step a master always does after getting an answer?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Check it’s reasonable — estimate and ask “does this make sense?” to catch any setup or arithmetic error.
Sanity-checking is the habit that separates reliable solvers from careless ones.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Do one word problem using the full plan: translate, pick a strategy, solve, and check it makes sense.
🔎 How did you work this?