Math
C.U.B.E. method:
Circle the numbers.
Underline important words.
Box the question.
Eliminate unnecessary information.
Another, similar strategy is called U.P.S. Check:
Understand the problem.
Plan how to solve the problem.
Solve the problem.
Check your answer.
Reading
Runners Strategy (for reading passages)
R Read the title and predict
Read the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose.
· Do the pictures look real or fake?
· Is there dialogue throughout the passage?
· Fiction or non-fiction?
*Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get the reader’s brain warmed up and thinking.
U Underline key words in the question
This will help students set a purpose for their reading. Students should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question.
If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling us how important the word is.
· What is the question really asking (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)
N Number the paragraphs
If the passage contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.
N Now read the passage
E Enclose key words
While reading the passage students should circle or underline anything that reminds them of a question. This will make it easier for them when they are answering questions and looking back in the passage.
R Reread the questions
Reread the questions with a focus on the important words that were underlined or circled.
S Select the best answer
Show proof in the passage of where the answer was found.
R Read the title and predict
U Underline key words in the question
N Number the paragraphs
N Now read the passage
E Enclose key words
R Reread the questions
S Select the best answer
C.U.B.E. method:
Circle the numbers.
Underline important words.
Box the question.
Eliminate unnecessary information.
Another, similar strategy is called U.P.S. Check:
Understand the problem.
Plan how to solve the problem.
Solve the problem.
Check your answer.
Reading
Runners Strategy (for reading passages)
R Read the title and predict
Read the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose.
· Do the pictures look real or fake?
· Is there dialogue throughout the passage?
· Fiction or non-fiction?
*Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get the reader’s brain warmed up and thinking.
U Underline key words in the question
This will help students set a purpose for their reading. Students should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question.
If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling us how important the word is.
· What is the question really asking (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)
N Number the paragraphs
If the passage contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.
N Now read the passage
E Enclose key words
While reading the passage students should circle or underline anything that reminds them of a question. This will make it easier for them when they are answering questions and looking back in the passage.
R Reread the questions
Reread the questions with a focus on the important words that were underlined or circled.
S Select the best answer
Show proof in the passage of where the answer was found.
R Read the title and predict
U Underline key words in the question
N Number the paragraphs
N Now read the passage
E Enclose key words
R Reread the questions
S Select the best answer