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10 Problem Solving Strategies Posters

In Mathematics Problem Solving Solve

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Posters highlighting 10 problem solving strategies.

The 10 problem solving strategies included in this poster set are:

Guess and check
Make a table or chart
Draw a picture or diagram
Act out the problem
Find a pattern or use a rule
Check for relevant or irrelevant information
Find smaller parts of a large problem
Make an organized list
Solve a simpler problem
Work backwards.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with...
In Grade 2 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.D.8
Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including roundi...
In Grade 3 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.3
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unkn...
In Grade 4 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems

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