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Calm in the Classroom
Students explore conflict resolution. In this character development lesson, students decorate paper plates to use as puppets. Students role play scenarios in which classroom problem solving is practiced.
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Justifying Answers
Students demonstrate how to solve word problems. In this problem solving lesson plan, students use strategies such as drawing pictures, using counters, and making a table to justify how they solved the word problem.
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Problem Solving: Steps and Strategies
Learners explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies activity, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and so on. Learners...
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Problem Solving
First graders explore problems and solutions. In this math lesson, 1st graders brainstorm problems they have encountered and how they solved them. Then students watch a video about how professionals solve problems. After sharing their...
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Rice and More Rice
Fifth graders explore problem solving strategies for mathematical estimation. In this math problem solving lesson, 5th graders predict how many grains of rice are in a jar, practice establishing and looking for patterns in...
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Addition: Number Sentences
In this addition practice activity, students use their problem solving skills to write addition sentences to solve each of the 5 word problems.
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Addition: Number Sentences 2
In this addition practice instructional activity, students use their problem solving skills to write addition sentences to solve each of the 5 word problems.
Fuel the Brain
Addition & Fractions
Solve addition problems and problems involving fractions with ease! Your class will have a better grasp on these concepts after completing this 2 problem worksheet.
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Outdoor Activities: Solve It-Outdoors
Students practice problem solving skills. In this early childhood education lesson, students foster the ability to use creative and critical thinking to turn obstacles into bridges to greater learning as they complete various activities...
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Outdoor Activities/Problem Solving: Play a Listening Game
Students listen to everyday sounds that help them develop listening skills. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop listening and language skills to recreate sounds in the outdoor environment.
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Outdoor Activities/Problem Solving: Nature Scavenger Hunt
Young scholars act as young explorers on this scavenger hunt. In this early childhood lesson plan, students build problem-solving and visual discrimination skills as they search outdoors to find matching nature items.
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Outdoor Activities/Problem Solving: Home Design
Students create with sticks and stones. For this early childhood lesson plan, students use their problem-solving skills to make houses out of items they find outdoors.
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Hockey Maze
In this hockey maze worksheet, students use problem solving skills to get the hockey player through the skate-shaped maze to take a shot on a net.
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Speed Skater Maze
In this speed skater maze worksheet, students use problem solving skills to get the speed skater through the skate maze to the finish line.
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Problem Solving: Draw a Picture
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems by drawing picture to help them.
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Problem Solving: Work Backward
In this working backwards worksheet, learners learn to use the problem solving strategy of working backward to solve the six math word problems.
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Write a Number Sentence
For this number sentences worksheet, students learn to solve the addition and subtraction word problems by writing number sentences for each problem.
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Problem Solving: Make an Organized List
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they must make an organized list in order to solve each problem. Students order and round numbers to solve some problems.
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Hidden Shapes
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, learners use problem solving skills to find as many squares and rectangles as they can hiding in larger shapes.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Solve a Simpler Problem: Problem Solving
In this problem solving strategy worksheet, students use the understand, plan, solve, and look back strategy to help them locate and solve the simpler problems within the two word problems.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Problem Solving
In this math patterns worksheet, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them find patterns to solve word problems.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Write a Number Sentence: Problem Solving
In this number sentence worksheet, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them write number sentences to solve the word problem.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Write a Number Sentence: Practice
In this number sentence worksheet, students solve the word problems by writing a number sentence for each problem. Students solve five word problems.
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Use a Picture
In this problem solving learning exercise, learners learn to use a picture to solve a story problem. Students read one problem and analyze the picture. Learners answer 4 planning questions and then solve.