Cover; Using and Applying Mathematics at Key Stage 2; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Prisoners; 2. Handshakes; 3. Worms; 4. T-shape; 5. Pond Borders; 6. Rotten Apples; 7. Pilot; 8. Painted Cube; 9. Frogs I; 10. Frogs II; 11. Opposite Corners.
Summary
All pupils - able children included - need to be taught strategies to enable their thinking skills to progress. They also need help with developing different approaches to problem solving. A sustained piece of work that requires perseverance, logical strategies, and refinement of method and extension of the original task is not the same as a straightforward quick-fix type problem. Both types of problem solving need to be taught. This book presents a series of activities that can be used with whole classes to provide a curriculum for the teaching of problem solving and the development of thi.
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