Nurturing Process
Each week the third graders who score the highest on their Math pre-test come to "Miracle Gro Math." We meet Tuesday at the end of the day. Second graders will meet Friday at 9:30 a.m. Second graders are selected by the Second grade team based on performance in regular math class. We will do enriching activities based on the problem solver strategies. We will be working from fourth grade level math to beyond!
Check out all the "Problem Solving Strategies" we'll be adding to our toolbox.
Strategy One: Logical Thinking
Here are some really fun logic games:
http://www.hoodamath.com/games/logic.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/tangrams.html
http://www.coolmath-games.com/1-logic-games-01.html
http://www.hoodamath.com/games/logic.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/tangrams.html
http://www.coolmath-games.com/1-logic-games-01.html
Strategy Two: Make a list
Learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYZiqaj79A
Practice: http://library.thinkquest.org/25459/learning/problem/pslist.html
Fun games: http://pbskids.org/games/problem-solving/
Practice: http://library.thinkquest.org/25459/learning/problem/pslist.html
Fun games: http://pbskids.org/games/problem-solving/
Strategy Three: Use or Make a Table
Learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_2P06RSMPk
Examples: http://www.mathstories.com/strategies_makeatable.htm
Create an account lumosity works on building memory skills and then in turn promoting problem solving abilities:http://www.lumosity.com/landing_pages/409
Examples: http://www.mathstories.com/strategies_makeatable.htm
Create an account lumosity works on building memory skills and then in turn promoting problem solving abilities:http://www.lumosity.com/landing_pages/409
Strategy Four: Make a Picture or Diagram
http://www.thesingaporemaths.com/stratf.html
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/09/19/drawing-pictures/
See if you can stump your partner... create your own draw a picture problem in this style http://www.mathstories.com/strategies.htm
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/09/19/drawing-pictures/
See if you can stump your partner... create your own draw a picture problem in this style http://www.mathstories.com/strategies.htm
Strategy Five: Act Out or Use Objects
Here's a great website that lists all the strategies and give examples:
http://ahallbu.weebly.com/act-out-or-use-objects.html
Here's a youtube video example of someone solving a problem by acting it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aizsR7xGoXc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkxPsYHziEA
http://ahallbu.weebly.com/act-out-or-use-objects.html
Here's a youtube video example of someone solving a problem by acting it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aizsR7xGoXc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkxPsYHziEA