Next week the sixth grade students will be working on solving word problems. They will be introduced to the sixth grade approach to solving word problems. It is a comprehensive 4 step problem solving plan that is broken done to 6 mini steps.
A Problem Solving Plan
1. Read and Understand: Read the problem carefully. Identify the questions and any important information. (In this step, we ask the students to list the FACTS they already know and the information they NEED to find out.)
2. Make a Plan: Decide on a problem solving strategy. (In this step, we ask the students to write a VERBAL model using words to describe ideas and then use math symbols)
3. Solve the Problem: Use the problem solving strategy to answer the question. (We ask students to ESTIMATE/make a logical guess and then SOLVE the problem.
4. Look Back: Check that your answer is REASONABLE
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