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Teaching Children to Problem Solve

Teaching Children to Problem Solve. It’s all in the conversation. Fundamentals. Math is a language. When teaching, have a conversation with the kids Can you speak Ghanan without knowing the vocabulary? Is oral language the only way to communicate?

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Teaching Children to Problem Solve

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  1. Teaching Children to Problem Solve It’s all in the conversation

  2. Fundamentals Math is a language. • When teaching, have a conversation with the kids • Can you speak Ghanan without knowing the vocabulary? • Is oral language the only way to communicate? • Have you ever seen kids use communication devices? • What is the connection to POWER? To Choice?

  3. 4 Stage Problem Solving ( Polya) Understand (P. define the problem) O. own Devise (W. winnable solutions) Carry out Look Back (R. reinforce the win)

  4. Other concepts Act it out Draw it Construct a table Patterns Guess and check Solve similar problems

  5. Routines Choice Theory???? Structure??? Consistency??? Love and belonging, Fun, Power, Survival *Remember, you have thirty years to go***

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