Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Problem solvers are super sleuths. We invite you to become a

super sleuth by using these four steps when solving problems.

Sleuths use clues to find a solution

to a problem. When working

together to solve a problem, you

may choose to use one or more

of these strategies as clues:

Dear Student,

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Use These Strategies

Combine Strategies

Make a Table or List

Interpret the Remainder

Write a Number Sentence

Write an Equation

More Than One Solution

Use These Strategies

Choose the Operation

Find a Pattern

Use a Drawing or Model

Guess and Test

More Than One Way

Use Simpler Numbers

Use These Strategies

Use a Diagram/Graph

Work Backward

Logical Reasoning

Use More Than One Step

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