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If you have never done so, give the
CUBES strategy a try in your class-
room. If it helps just one or two
students make sense of tough
word problems and feel more suc-
cessful while doing so, it’s worth it..
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 C U B E S
Strategy
What is CUBES Strategy?
The CUBES math strategy is a simple tool that
teachers can teach their students to provide
them with step-by-step actionable steps to pick
apart and understand what is being asked in a
story problem. Each letter of CUBES stands for
an actionable item that students will do to
their word problems.
C is for Circle the Numbers
After students read through the word
problem the first time, instruct them to
go back through and circle all of the
numbers or number words in the sto-
ry.
B is for Box the Key Words
When students draw a box around the key
words, they are often found within the
question that was just underlined. This
step can be a bit tricky in certain situations.
For example: “John has 12 green apples.
He has 4 more green apples than red. How
many red apples does John have?” In this
instance, the students need to stop and
think…”What is the question asking?” or
“What does the question want to know?”
E is for Eliminate the Extra Information
This step requires the students to go back
into the story problem to decide if there is
any information that can be skipped or ig-
nored.
S is for Solve and Check the Problem
After the students have gone through the
CUBES math strategy steps, they have
gained a solid understanding of what the
story problem is about and what is being
asked. The final step is to take the numbers,
decide what to do with the numbers, solve,
and then check. Teach students to ask
themselves, “Does the answer make
sense?”

U is for Underline the Question

The next step is for the students to
underline the question that is found
within the story problem. Teach the
students to think about the question
and decide what exactly the question
is asking them to do with numbers.