No Problem: Taking the Problem Out of Mathematical Problem Solving

By Joan Vydra and Jean McCall

Young math students will become expert problem solvers with this program of eight problem solving techniques that include guess and check, make a table, make an organized list, look for a pattern, act... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931724600
• ISBN13: 9780931724602
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Dandy Lion Pubns
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.8"

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.