| Problem Solving Stategies: Make a List Draw a diagram or picture Eliminate possibilities Look for a pattern Guess and Check Solve an easier, related pattern Work backward And remember: Make mistakes, Keep a record, Don't get frustrated, and Check your answers. Check out this list of fifty problem solving strategies including examples! PARENTS!: Great site for K-5th graders in helping them to practice problem solving strategies early! |
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| A goal of my own is to READ every day! |
| These websites are all about math! They provide parents, teachers, and students with resources. You will find instruction, examples, and practice problems for all math areas: basic to advanced! www.math .com www.sparknotes.com www.mathforum.org |
| Get step-by-step explanations for math problems: www.hotmath.com or www.webmath.com. Find games, homework help, and much more at these fun sites: www.thebeehive.org www.algebra-help.com www.erols.com/bram/ www.aaamath.com www.aplusmath.com www.mathforum.com/dr.math |
| Math Dictionary!! Click on this link and then go to the math dictionary which is listed in the upper left hand side of the page! |
| MATH GAMES |
| Try playing the LEMONADE STAND GAME and have fun practicing basic math and business skills! |
| Try using the Make a List problem-solving strategy to answer these questions: A. There will be four acts in this year's talent show: a comedy act, a skit, a song, and a dance. Either the comedy act or the skit must be first. 1.) How many different orders of acts are possible? 2.) What if the dance could also come first? How many orders of acts would you have to add to the list? 3.) Your teacher just informed you that any of the acts can come first. Now how many different orders of acts are possible? 4.) A magic act has been added to the show. It must come first, and the comedy act must come second. Now what are the different orders of acts? Show your new list below. 5.) Explain how an organized list helps you make sure that you don't miss any combinations. 6.) Tell about a real-life problem you solved by making a list. B. Ned and Keisha are running for school president. Beth, Hannah, and John are running for vice-president. Pedro and Avi are running for secretary. 1.) How many different election results are possible? There has to be 1 president, 1 vice-president, and 1 secretary. 2.) If there were only 2 students running for vice-president, would your answer to #1 be the same? Explain why or why not. 3.) How many possible results would there be if John dropped out of the race? Email your answers to clmull5924@yahoo.com. Check back next week for problems that use the Draw a Diagram strategy! Problem-solving strategies pulled from the book Math Strategies Level F, Options Publishing, Inc., 2003. |
| Defend your planet using your Algebra skills or test your memory with concentration. Find these games and more at A+MATH. |
| Find math games and more for any grade level k-12, even try playing math baseball at FUNBRAIN. |
| Knowing your multiplications is a key to success in mathematics classes! Practice and have fun playing games at a website devoted to practicing your multiplications facts: www.multiplication.com. This site also offers resources for teachers and parents. |
| CHALLENGE! Can you convert the Celsius temperatures on my homepage to Farenheit? Give it a try! Find out how next week! |