Persistence in Problem Solving

Persistence in Problem Solving: Choose 3 Ways- Teaching Channel

This video provides an excellent example of students engaging in the mathematical practices through persevering in problem solving, custructing viable arguments, and reasoning quantitatively.

6th Grade Classroom Example of Persistence in Problem Solving

Click the video attached below to view another example of students using the Choose 3 Ways Strategies. Thanks Kim S. and students!

Scaffolding & Adapting Choose 3 Ways

Attached below you will find Word documents that scaffold the Choose 3 Ways with the intent that this concept could be used from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Please feel free to adapt these according to the strategies your students are familiar with and to meet your specific needs. This is why I left these as Word docs...so that they would be editable for you!

Scaffolding this activity for various grade levels

Tech Integration-Video or avatar to share the problem (See if someone would create an Xtranormal

Apply It: Adapt or develop two relevant problem situations or tasks you could use with Choose 3 Ways in the classroom.

Problem Solving Decks- This is a draft resource from North Carolina that could be used separate or with the method listed above.