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This allows students to think about their problem-solving . strategy systematically and document their thinking for others to see. As students compare the different thinking strategies represented across a class, they develop and extend their own problem-solving repertoire. Recommendation #5: Help students recognize and articulate mathematical
creating). When questioning students during math classes, it is useful to assist them with problem solving by explaining with words, drawings, diagrams and numbers. Also, having students question helps them become better problem solvers. Asking students to explain their Math answers (using words, drawings or diagrams and
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To communicate mathematically means to: use words or mathematical symbols to explain real life. talk about how you arrived at an answer. listen to other ways of thinking and perhaps alter your own thinking. use pictures to explain understanding. write about the math you used, not just give an answer.
Summary of Standards for Mathematical Practice. Questions to Develop Mathematical Thinking. 6. Attend to precision. Communicate precisely with others and try to use clear mathematical language when discussing their reasoning. Understand meanings of symbols used in mathematics and can label quantities appropriately.
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Writing Word Problems Having students write their own word problems helps students learn how word problems are constructed, develop their reasoning skills, and make connections between math concepts and the real world. Instructions 1. Have students work in pairs. 2. Ask each student to make up a simple math problem and write it on a piece of paper,
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share with someone else and explain your reasoning. • Discuss and plan –Solve – Discuss the problem with a partner and plan how to solve it, then put your plan into action and solve the problem. •Compare–Make Stronger – Compare your answer and process with another pair of students and make one suggestion for how their
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students”. (The Ontario Curriculum: Mathematics; 2005; p. 25). The tools teachers use Teachers use thinking tools in classrooms all the time to help students explain and develop their mathematical thinking. Here are some examples of tools you might hear your child talk about or work on in their homework. base ten blocks pattern blocks ...
