The Little Things You Can Do to Make a Big Impact on GED - Math Performance - Classroom Strategies

Sep 14, 2026

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A classroom resource focused on improving GED® Math performance through clear mathematical practice standards and repeatable instructional tools. The material provides graphic organizer templates and structured approaches such as Frayer, CUBES, RICE, and UPS-Check, plus student-centered activities including math journals, word wall routines, and drawing-based problem solving. It also explains problem-solving schemas (total, difference, and change) and includes a subtraction number-sense building section with supporting resource references.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

Mathematical Practice Standards

Frayer Model Template

Math Journals

Word Wall Activities

CUBES Graphic Organizer

RICE Method Graphic Organizer

UPS-Check Graphic Organizer

Draw It!!!

Problem Solving Schemas

Building Number Sense with Subtraction

Resources from the World Wide Web

The Little Things You Can Do to Make a Big Impact on GED® Math Performance Information, Resources, and Strategies for the Classroom Table of Contents Mathematical Practice Standards............................................................................................... 3 Frayer Model Template .............................................................................................................. 4 Math Journals ............................................................................................................................ 5 Word Wall Activities ................................................................................................................... 5 CUBES Graphic Organizer ........................................................................................................ 6 RICE Method Graphic Organizer ............................................................................................... 6 UPS-Check Graphic Organizer .................................................................................................. 7 Draw It!!! .................................................................................................................................... 7 Problem Solving Schemas ......................................................................................................... 8 Building Number Sense with Subtraction ................................................................................... 9 Resources from the World Wide Web .......................................................................................10 © Copyright 2024 GED Testing Service LLC. All rights reserved. GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education (ACE) . They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of GED or GED Testing Service. The GED® and GED Testing Service® brands are administered by GED Testing Service LLC under license from the American Council on Education. Mathematical Practice Standards Frayer Model Template Frayer Model | Definition:
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cept: | | --- | --- | | Examples: | Non-examples: | C-R-A Graphic Organizer | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Concrete | Representational | Abstract | | | | | | Sample Problem: | | | Math Journals Word Wall Activities 1. Word detective: Give a clue about what a word means. Students pick the word from the word wall that matches the clue. For example: "I am 90° and you can find me in corners, where the floor meets the wall." "Right angle!" 2. Math Collage: Assign each student or pair of students a different math word. Students look through magazines to find pictures that represent the word. They put together a collage of images that show examples of their math word. 3. Cloze sentences: Create sentences with blanks where the math vocabulary word would go. For example: "The car stopped at the 8-sided stop sign, which is shaped like a/an " Students choose the right vocabulary word to fill in the blank. 4. Word web: Assign each student a different vocabulary word. Students create a web of words that remind them of the vocabulary word. Alternatively, they can draw pictures instead of writing a web of words. 5. Math plctlonary: Students work in pairs. One student takes a vocabulary card and draws a picture that represents the word while the other student guesses the word, then they switch. Alternatively, students can act out the words instead of drawing. 6. Find the connection: Students take turns choosing two math vocabulary words from the word wall and explaining how they are related. The words can have similar meanings, opposite meanings, describe one another, etc. 7. Linking words: Name a math [topic. like](topic. like) "types of polygons." Students need to find all the math words on the word wall that are related, or linked, to the math topic. You can play a second rou

FAQs

What instructional tools does the workbook provide for GED math practice?

It includes graphic organizer templates such as Frayer Model, CUBES, RICE, and UPS-Check to help students organize definitions, strategies, and problem-solving steps.

How are word wall activities used to support math vocabulary learning?

Activities like word detective, math collage, cloze sentences, word web, and math “pictionary” help students match definitions, create connections, and practice vocabulary through interactive tasks.

What problem-solving schemas are covered and how do they differ?

The workbook explains total (part-part-whole), difference (comparing and finding the gap), and change (increase/decrease over time), noting how each supports solving for different unknowns.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Logic