Problem Solving
Susie 
Read
Think
Solve
Check
Justify
What is the
question to
be answered?
Break the task
down into
smaller parts.
Rewrite the
question in
your own
words
What are the
given facts?
What are the
key words?
What do you
need to find
out?
Can you
predict an
answer?
Can you draw
a picture of
it?
Can you put
the
information in
a table?
Can you
‘model’ the
problem?
Can you show
it using
algebra?
Make a list
Would a chart
or graph
help?
Work
backwards –
try ‘undoing’
Have you
completed all
the steps?
Have you
answered
question
fully?
Have you
included all
the facts?
Does you
answer make
sense?
Describe
what you did
Explain why
you made
your choices
Write your
answer out
fully
Remember
CaPPS!