should ask when problem solving and some strategies students can use.
Problem solving is essential in daily life. Encouraging students to reflect upon the strategies offered in this lesson and
incorporating word problems into your daily routine will help students become successful problem solvers. Allow
students to struggle through these problems, facilitating their knowledge rather than providing direct instruction.
Provide a chart for students to use as reference that ask the five essential questions:
- What is the problem asking for?
- What do I have that could be used to answer the question?
- What do I need to know to find the answer?
- Did I provide the information the problem requested?
- Does my answer make sense?
By having students begin their problem solving using a chart outlining these questions, students will begin to see
when they have answered the problem completely. This helps students later in the textbook by providing a method
to answer the age-old question, “When is my proof complete?”
Gather multiple story problems that require various forms of problem solving techniques. Use personal whiteboards
to do an immediate check regarding students’ progress.
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