Using and applying mathematics at key stage 2: a guide to teaching problem solving and thinking skills

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 thinking skills. Each tried and tested investigation is clearly explained with ideas on how to introduce the task to a class, full solutions and resource sheets.

Activities include prisoners: a fun way of generating square numbers; handshakes: exploring arithmetic progressions; T-shape: an activity to lead pupils from numerical calculations to algebraic generalizations; frogs: encouraging systematic working and listing; and opposite corners: an advanced piece of work for independent learners.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Elaine Sellars, Sue Lowndes
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2003
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Shelf reference372.7076 SEL
ISN/ISBN9781853469602
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8bdr

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