My Math Problem Solving Strategy
The four-step strategy:
1.
Understand
What facts do you know?
What do you need to find out?
2.
Plan
What strategy should you try?
3.
Solve
Use strategies and models to solve the problem.
4.
Check
Does the solution make sense?
Can you check it for accuracy?
Suggested Problem Solving Strategies:
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Act it out or use objects to model
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Guess and check
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Develop a picture or diagram to help model
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Make a table