We know that in getting students to be successful problem solvers that giving them time to problem solve is just the beginning. Comprehending the problem is another obstacle that students (and adults) need to overcome in order to decode the important information from the problem, and then apply skills that they have in their schema to help them solve the problem.
In Sheryl's Grade 1 class they have been doing a lot of work on not only decoding the problem, but also talking about what they can do after they understand the problem. To help them comprehend, they have been using the KWC chart to help pull out the information that they Know, What they need to do, and things that they Can't forget. Sheryl has also began adding onto the bottom of the problem the strategies and tools that the students brainstorm that they can use in order to help get the answer.
You can see that some of the ideas that the students came up with were: Add - using your fingers; with number sentences; using counters. Also Draw a picture. Great strategies for Grade 1's to use, and great strategies to use for this problem!
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