No Problem!

By Jean McCall, Dean Crawford Jr., Joan Vydra

The role of a mathematician does not involve adding columns of numbers. It is about using logic, looking for patterns, discovering rules, and organizing data. It does involve the use of computational... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159363112X
• ISBN13: 9781593631123
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Prufrock Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

No Problem! -- Fun and Effective!

I teach fourth grade and have used this book for over a year. The kids love it, and so do I. The reproducables take the kids step by step through 8 different techniques for problem solving for what the National Council of Mathematics calls "Exemplars." Each of the 8 techniques (guess and check, making chart, working backwards, etc.) has a set of 5 problems plus a bonus problem, giving a full week's worth of practice, then there are many additional problems the teacher can use. AND -- each problem is explained -- not just the answer, but step by step how to approach and solve the problem. I highly recommend the book as a supplement for grades 4-6 math classes.