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Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 6 WorksheetMath Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 6 Worksheet
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Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 6

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Think, question, brainstorm, and make your way through a newsletter full of puzzles and word problems. The resource includes 10 different newsletters, all with interesting problems, to give class members an out-of-the box math experience. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

logical reasoning, logical thinking, mathematical reasoning, math puzzles, sequences, patterns, number patterns, graphing systems of equations, writing equations, writing expressions, word problems, proportions, shapes, symmetry

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math

Instructional Ideas

  • Give one problem a day as a warmup
  • Use as a packet with each newsletter due at a certain date
  • Use the 7th and 8th grade versions of the newsletter for advanced students

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide paper for problem solving

Pros

  • Some questions test on certain skills, while others are more logic based
  • Each newsletter has its own answer key

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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