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Chunking

This is a Numeracy Strategy resource from the National FFA Organization describing “Chunking,” a strategy for organizing complex mathematical problems into smaller, more manageable pieces of information so students can better handle multistep problems and multifaceted analyses. It includes a student worksheet with a chart for breaking a word problem into First, Second, and Third Chunks.

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Aligned Standards

Common Core – Math

  • MP4Model with mathematics.
  • MP5Use appropriate tools strategically.

Common Core – Math (Specific)

  • MP1Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  • MP2Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
  • MP3Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Common Core – Math Practices

  • MP6Attend to precision.

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