Multi-Step Word Problems with CUBES Strategy Bundle | Grade 3

Help students confidently tackle multi-step word problems across all four operations with this structured, scaffolded math bundle designed for learners who need explicit strategy instruction and visual support.

This bundle combines three targeted resources covering:

✔️ Addition & Subtraction Multi-Step Problems
✔️ Multiplication & Division Multi-Step Problems

✔️ Mixed Operations Multi-Step Problems

Together, they give students consistent, step-by-step support while building independence with increasingly complex math situations.

Perfect for upper elementary classrooms, intervention groups, and students who struggle with language-heavy math tasks.

✏️ What Makes This Bundle Different?

These are not just word problems — students are taught how to think through them.

Every page across both resources includes built-in scaffolds that guide students through the problem-solving process from start to finish.

✔️ Built-in CUBES Strategy Support

Students have dedicated spots to:

• Circle key numbers
• Underline the question
• Box math action words
• Evaluate the problem
• Solve step by step

Students use the same strategy across all four operations, which builds routine, confidence, and independence.

✔️ Step 1 and Step 2 Problem-Solving Boxes

Multi-step problems are broken down visually so students can:

• Identify what to solve first
• Show work clearly
• Use the answer from Step 1 to complete Step 2

This structure helps students who feel overwhelmed by multi-step problems stay organized and successful.

✔️ Clear Workspace to Reduce Cognitive Overload

The layout supports students with:

• Executive functioning challenges
• Language processing difficulties
• Working memory needs

The visual organization helps students focus on thinking, not just figuring out where to write.

📘 Skills Practiced Across the Bundle

Students will practice:

• Multi-step problem solving
• Addition & subtraction in real-world contexts
• Multiplication in real-world contexts
• Division in real-world contexts
• Determining which operation(s) to use
• Using information from one step to solve the next
• Math reasoning and written work organization

👩🏫 Perfect For

• Special education support
• Intervention groups
• Inclusion classrooms
• RTI / MTSS math support
• Students who need structured word problem strategies
• Teaching and reinforcing the CUBES method

💡 How You Can Use This Bundle

• Math centers
• Small group instruction
• Guided practice
• Independent practice
• Homework
• Test prep
• IEP goal progress monitoring

These scaffolded multi-step word problems help students move from confusion to confidence by giving them the structure, visuals, and strategy support they need to be successful with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems — all in one consistent system.