50 Problem-solving Lessons, Grades 1-6 The

Compiling Marilyn Burns’s most trusted lessons from the all-time favorite Math Solutions Newsletter, this resource is a popular starting point for any teacher introducing a problem-solving approach to teaching mathematics. Each lesson is aligned with content strands, features a vignette of how it actually unfolded in a classroom, and includes samples of authentic student work.

Introduction

1

(2)

Grade Level and Strand Charts

3

(6)

Grade Levels for Activities

4

(2)

Strands in Activities

6

(3)

The Lessons

9

(156)

A Beginning Experience with Recording

11

(2)

Counting Cats

13

(2)

Where's the Penny?

15

(2)

How Many Pockets?

17

(2)

Planting Bulbs

19

(2)

Making Recording Books

21

(2)

Comparing Alphabet Letters

23

(4)

How Many Dots?

27

(4)

The Raccoon Problem

31

(2)

Lessons with Geoboards

33

(4)

Hands and Beans

37

(4)

Counting Feet

41

(2)

Sharing an Apple

43

(4)

How Many Animals?

47

(2)

Sharing 50 Cents

49

(4)

Exploring Halves

53

(2)

Dividing Cakes

55

(2)

Roll for $1.00

57

(4)

The Rubber Band Ball

61

(2)

How Many Days of School?

63

(2)

The Place Value Game

65

(4)

The Name Graph

69

(4)

Calculators in Math Class

73

(4)

Pioneers, Candles, and Math

77

(4)

The Game of Leftovers

81

(4)

How Much Ribbon?

85

(4)

Match or No Match

89

(4)

Math from the Ceiling

93

(4)

Cutting the Cake

97

(2)

Making Generalizations

99

(2)

The Firehouse Problem

101

(4)

The Largest Square Problem

105

(4)

A Statistical Experiment

109

(2)

Anno's Magic Hat Tricks

111

(4)

Mathematics and Poetry

115

(2)

A Long Division Activity

117

(4)

Assessing Understanding of Fractions

121

(4)

Comparing Fractions

125

(4)

A Measurement Problem

129

(4)

Acrobats, Grandmas, and Ivan

133

(4)

Tiles in the Bag

137

(2)

Writing Questions from Graphs

139

(2)

From the Ceiling to Algebra

141

(2)

The Budgie Problem

143

(4)

Probability Tile Games

147

(4)

Penticubes

151

(4)

Multiplication and Division

155

(2)

Guess Our Number

157

(2)

What Is a Polygon?---A Geoboard Lesson

159

(2)

When Is the Cup Half Full?

161

(4)

Blackline Masters

165

(14)

Geoboard Dot Paper

167

(1)

Shapes for Exploring Halves

168

(1)

Roll for $1.00

169

(1)

Calculator Explorations

170

(1)

Calculators and the Education of Youth

171

(1)

The Game of Leftovers

172

(1)

The Firehouse Problem

173

(1)

10-by-10 Grids

174

(1)

Probability Tile Game Statements

175

(1)

2-Centimeter Grid Paper

176

(1)

Isometric Dot Paper

177

(2)

Bibliography

179

(2)

Index

181

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