Math Word Problems Sample Clip

This is a sample from Math Word Problems by Rock N Learn. Marko the Pencil helps students boost math skills and score high on tests. Students learn how to read problems carefully, identify relevant information, use pictures and diagrams, and look for patterns. Clear explanations and outrageous humor make this video fun and effective. Correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards.\r
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Rock N Learn assembled a team of teachers known for getting high scores from their students on state-mandated math tests. We also examined standardized tests in several states and discovered the winning strategies for boosting scores and reducing stress. Markos clear explanations, fun songs, and outrageous humor add to the excitement.\r
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Although the math material on this video is at a third grade level, students in the fourth grade will also benefit from the review of concepts and strategies for getting top scores on a standardized math test.\r
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Marko the Pencils irresistible humor throughout the program helps students stay focused. Step by step, kids practice the top strategies proven to boost their test scores on a math test. They learn to analyze word problems, filter extraneous information, and rule out multiple-choice options that could not be correct. By following these steps, students have a much better chance of choosing the right answers.\r
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Students learn the importance of reading each problem carefully, checking answers to see if they are reasonable, and knowing their math terms and definitions.\r
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Kids gain valuable practice with problems involving: multiplication, division and other operations; counting money and making change; time passage and clocks; graphs, charts, number lines, and coordinates; congruent shapes; estimating and identifying fractions; units of measurement; temperature; patterns; number sentences and fact families; making a diagram, list, table, or chart to solve a math problem; understanding place value; line of symmetry; multi-step problems; estimation; simple geometry, area, and perimeter; and simple probability.\r
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As a special reward at the end of Math Word Problems, Marko the Pencil makes an appearance at the Golden Stylus Comedy room. His clever math jokes will have kids laughing and retelling the jokes to others. \r
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Awards: Coalition for Quality Childrens Media, Kids First! Endorsement; Creative Child Magazines Preferred Choice Award\r
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Marko the Pencil takes viewers step-by-step through solving 40 math problems. The tips provided about erasing completely and having a good breakfast are solid, as are the specific math strategies like looking for patterns and drawing picture to solve problems. —Stephanie Farnlacher, Trace Crossing Elementary School, Hoover, LA Review from School Library Journal, January 2008\r
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This is a super tool for teachers to use with classes preparing for standardized tests. It covers everything students would need to know and shows good examples. Wonderful explanations of the types of math problems that children may encounter. As a math teacher for 12 years, I really appreciated specific aspects to this video.—Kids First! Adult Juror Comment