Problem Solving

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Problem Solving: Find a Pattern

Pattern analysis is a critical 21st Century skill Finding a Pattern is a strategy in which students look for patterns i...

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Problem-Solving

Help your students learn how to overcome issues independently by integrating problem-solving skills into your lesson pla...

ACTIVITIES

Problem Solving: Guess and Check

Teach students the same technique research mathematicians use! (Seriously.) "Guess and Check" is a problem-solving stra...

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Problem Solving: Draw a Picture

Problem-solving is a critical 21st Century and social-emotional skill The "draw a picture" strategy is a problem-solvin...

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Problem Solving: Choose the Operation

The process of "choosing the operation" involves deciding which mathematical operation (addition, subtraction, multiplic...

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Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum

This professional development resource will help you discover the process and content standards for teaching a successfu...

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Practicing Problem Solving Lesson

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Problem Solving: Make a Table

Make a Table is a problem-solving strategy that students can use to solve mathematical word problems by writing the info...

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Problem Solving: Use a Formula

Using a Formula is a problem-solving strategy that students can use to find answers to math problems involving geometry,...

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Problem Solving: Eliminating Possibilities

Eliminating Possibilities is a problem-solving strategy in which students remove possible answers until the correct answ...

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Discovering the Magical Pi

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Problem Solving: Simplify the Problem

When a problem is too complex to solve in one step, it often helps to divide it into simpler problems and solve each one...

LESSON PLANS

Acting Out Conflict

Students act out skits showing typical conflicts that arise in school and then resolve them using a problem-solving appr...

WORKSHEETS

How Many People Does It Take to Ruin an Ecosystem?

Pupils will role-play elements of a food web to illustrate the connections in ecosystems. Then they will respond to rea...

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Family Problem-Solving Logic

Solve this logic problem with your students involving their family. This worksheet includes several FutureFit Extension ...

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Problem Solving Sheet

Students fill out this sheet after experiencing a behavior problem in class. Use this activity to help your students be ...

LESSON PLANS

Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations

In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of musi...

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Theory and Evidence

CLASSROOM TOOLS

Checklist for Problem-Solving Guide 2

Use this printable checklist to monitor students' use of the problem-solving process. Help students understand the steps...

LESSON PLANS

Talk It Out Together

ACTIVITIES

Tape Recorder Fight Role Play

The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this script. Use this activity to r...

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SIR RIGHT: A Strategy for Math Problem Solving

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Brainstorming: A Strategy for Creative Productivity

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Practicing Problem Solving Printable