Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Missing sheep: a grade one problem
I recently got to do a problem-solving lesson with some wee folks in a grade…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
A Patterning Problem: Finding Sums of Consecutive Numbers
This problem is one of my favourites! I first came across this problem about the…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
A Combining Problem: Correct Postage
Yesterday I did problem solving with a number of classes at Charlie Lake School. Since…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Communication: Recording a Problem Solving Discussion
One of the things I learned this year was the advantage of recording student ideas…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Learning and the Brain: UPSHIFT!
It is nearly the end of the school year for our district, with Wednesday being…
Parents
Math Saves the Queen: Jayden's Rescue
Jayden’s Rescue (Vladimir Tumanov, Scholastic Books, 2002) is the delightful story of three children who…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
An "Equalizing" Question: Moving Sheep
Earlier this week I wrote a question for my grade two classes to work on.…
General Math
Flowers in Pots: A Multiplication Problem
This week I gave my grade three classes a problem solving question that was a…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Toolkits for Students — More Stuff to Add (part 3)
There are more items that can be added to the toolkits for students, but these…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Toolkits for Students: The Basics (part 2)
In the first toolkit post I set the background for toolkits, so now let’s look…
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