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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
3. Intelligent Guessing and Testing
4. Solving a Simpler Equivalent Problem
5. Acting It Out or Simulation
6. Working Backwards
7. Finding a Pattern
8. Logical Reasoning
9. Making a Drawing
10. Adopting a Different Point of View
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