Delta-K,  Teaching Ideas,  Volume 34, Issue 2

Word Problems a Problem? WHAC ‘Em

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 34 Issue 2, September 1997

37 – 38

Word Problems a Problem? WHAC ‘Em

Harold Torrance

No, not the students! WHAC is the name of a strategy that students can use for solving word problems. It provides a systematic method for approaching and solving even the most difficult problems. WHAC is also easy for students to learn initially and put into. use.