The resource book with optional manipulatives. The Program A resource book has been developed to provide teachers with problem solving activities to incorporate into an existing mathematics program. The first section defines problem solving, suggests steps to follow when solving problems, makes suggestions for classroom implementation and suggests options for evaluating student progress. The next five sections for the books deal with the five problem solving strategies of Trial and Error, Draw a Picture, Make a Chart, Find a Pattern, and Work Backwards . Within each section is a variety of problems arranged by similarity of strategies from simple to more complex.
Problems cover a wide range of student abilities.
The final section of the book contains a wide variety of strategy games to use as supplemental activities. A separate black line game board is easily duplicated. The problems and strategy games presented in the curriculum books can be used to incorporate problem solving activities into any mathematics program. They also have access to a wide selection of strategy games to supplement the program. Students become involved in the problem solving process.