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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
March 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
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
