Math Problem Solving

Useful Strategies/Accommodations for math problem-solving skills:

• Use concrete examples & provide many examples for students to learn from

• Vocalize your thought process and encourage students to do the same

• Use acronyms to remember steps and color code steps

• Allow a calculator if looking for their knowledge of how to solve a problem, rather than computation skills

• Use clear consistent language & teach math vocabulary repeatedly

• Teach students to highlight keywords

• Utilize think-pair-share

• Encourage and teach students to solve problems in various ways and choose which they prefer

• Teach using, the "I Do- We Do- You Do" strategy

• Use word problems that relate to the students' lives

• Allow students to create their own word problems

• Have students measure things around the classroom as groups and compare sizes by object and units

• Use an analog clock in your classroom and make pictures of an analog clock with the time of various activities in your classroom (e.g., recess, lunch, specials, math, etc.) paired with the digital time

• Telling Time BINGO

• Time students doing different activities and share that time with them

• Have a classroom store and allow students to earn pretend money for academic/behavioral achievements