Need practice on work problems. Workbook?

[PinkInTheBlue]

Actually I'd like to start at "go" on word problems and work through a workbook type supplement. I'm realizing that neither of my guys really know how to evaluate a word problem to know what it's asking for.

Any suggestions? I've looked at RR but without being about to put my hands on them, I don't know if it's what we want. I'd love some personal recommendations.

Thanks!

[whitestavern]

Singapore has great workbooks called Challenging Word Problems. They are only about $7 per book. HTH.

[Jen3boys]

Singapore has great workbooks called Challenging Word Problems. They are only about $7 per book. HTH.

:iagree:

[training5]

anything else out there?

[matroyshka]

Critical Thinking Press has a great series called "Math Detective (http://www.criticalthinking.com/series/039/index_p.html)" that walks a kid through a math word problem step-by-step. We do use Singapore as our main program and bought MD instead of CWP because rather than just more hard (or even harder) word problems, I thought they needed kind of reading comprehension for word problems, to read them carefully. They also have to give "evidence" for every answer they give - telling which sentence in the word problem gave them the information to answer that question.

[PinkInTheBlue]

:eek: I posted this and completely let it slip my mind! Ugh! Sorry!

Thank you for your suggestions and ideas. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to help. I'm going to check these out online tonight.