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The student booklet for grade 6 provides practice with word problems, applying math strategies such as making a list, acting the problems out, and finding and applying patterns. It also contains review lessons and questions related to the problem solving process. In an example from the section on making a list, students list all the possible arrangements of acts in a show with the stipulation that the opening act be one of two possibilities. Short answer questions following the problem direct the students through the appropriate reasoning process. The teacher's guide offers teaching tips and assessment suggestions for both teacher and students, in addition to supplying reproducible sheets related to these activities.