NEW as of 6-27-16
I am so excited about this product to help students understand how to use Strip Diagrams and Thinking Patterns to solve word problems as they “Plan a Solution” during the UPS-check Problem Solving process.
In the past, I always have taught using the thinking patterns: Some Some More, Some Went Away, Bigger Smaller Difference, Equal Groups Put Together, and Equal Groups Take Apart. However, as I studied the newest math TEKS, I noticed that the vocabulary of “Joining” was c