Group Solutions

This new edition of GEMS' most popular math guide features a new foreword by the author. These fifty cooperative logic activities are designed for groups of four. Each student receives a clue to a problem and needs to share the information with all other group members. The solution can Only be discovered by working together and connecting all the clues.

In a noncompetitive environment, students develop communication and problemsolving skills. To come up with a "group solution, " students will need to learn to listen, to be patient, and to value the contributions of others. Through the process, students learn to appreciate a variety of approaches to a problem.

An Introductory Scenario	p. 9
How to Use This Book	p. 11
Cooperative Logic in the Classroom	p. 14
Trouble-shooting	p. 22
Cooperative Logic in Multilingual Classrooms	p. 25
Literature Connections	p. 27
Families	p. 31
Searches	p. 31
Find The House	p. 36
Find The Animal	p. 38
Find The Monkey	p. 40
Find The Pet Shop	p. 42
Find The Bear	p. 44
Find Rosa's Robot	p. 46
Find The Pizza: 1-2	p. 48
Pizza Match: 1-2	p. 52
Bear Line-Ups	p. 57
Bear Line-Ups: 1-11	p. 62
Mats	p. 73
Manipulatives	p. 75
Secret Number	p. 77
Secret Number: A-H	p. 82
Fifty Chart	p. 90
Hundred Chart	p. 91
Coin Count	p. 93
Coin Count: 1-12	p. 98
Recording Sheets	p. 110
Maps	p. 113
Bear Park Map: 1-8	p. 118
Bear Street Map: 1-4	p. 127
Cubeville Map: 1-4	p. 132
Cubeville Graph Paper	p. 137
Sources for Materials	p. 138
Appendix	p. 140
Activities by Grade Level	p. 140
New Problem Prototypes	p. 142
Casebook Sheets	p. 145
Make a School Kit	p. 147
Enlarged Maps	p. 149
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