Each year I teach my students a method of going through a word problem to identify the information they need, and get rid of the information they don’t.  It involves underlining key words, finding the numbers, and figuring out what is being asked.  When I put a ninja spin on it, the steps stuck way more than they ever had!

To see each step in the process of being a Problem Solving Ninja, come on over to my blog by clicking on the link above.