K.T.A.C.

Today we used a strategy called K.T.A.C. to tackle word problems.  K stands for knowledge or what the question states.  T represents thinking or what we think must be done to solve the problem.  A is for application - this is actually where we find the answer (can be +, -, x, /).  Finally C is for communication - using a sentence, or communicating our results in writing.