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Problem Solving in Mathematics, Grades 3-6
Powerful Strategies to Deepen Understanding
Edited by:
- Alfred S. Posamentier - Mercy College, New York, USA
- Stephen Krulik - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Other Titles in:
Mathematics & Numeracy | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
Mathematics & Numeracy | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
April 2009 | 152 pages | Corwin
Help students succeed as problem solvers in mathematics and in real-life situations! Based on the premise that problem solving is a key mathematics skill and an essential life skill, this book is designed to help teachers at all grade levels engage students in active problem solving. This resource presents ten easy-to-use strategies that offer elegant alternate approaches for resolving many types of mathematics problems. The authors demonstrate how you can: Apply the strategies to problems at different grade levels Incorporate the strategies into your mathematics program Use the strategies in real-life situations Make each strategy a part of your thinking processes
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface
1. An Introduction to Problem Solving
2. Organizing Data
Applying the Organizing Data Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
3. Intelligent Guessing and Testing
Applying the Intelligent Guessing and Testing Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
4. Solving a Simpler Equivalent Problem
Applying the Solving a Simpler Equivalent Problem Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
5. Acting It Out or Simulation
Applying the Acting It Out or Simulation Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
6. Working Backwards
Applying the Working Backwards Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
7. Finding a Pattern
Applying the Finding a Pattern Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
8. Logical Reasoning
Applying the Logical Reasoning Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
9. Making a Drawing
Applying the Making a Drawing Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
10. Adopting a Different Point of View
Applying the Adopting a Different Point of View Strategy
Teaching Notes
Problems for Students
Readings on Problem Solving
“A wonderful collection of problems that were thoroughly researched and presented.”
Author, Teaching Essential Mathematics, Grades K-8
“Helps fill a gap in the field of mathematics education—a specific explication with appropriate examples of the variety of problem solving approaches.”
The Math We Need to Know and Do in Grades PreK–5
“Demonstrates problem solving strategies with solutions and teaching notes and allows the teacher to create a collection of problems to fit a particular grade level.”
Elon University
