PRIMARY ADDITONAL BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AGENDA: Problem Solving Number Sense and Numeration - early number concept - counting strategies - estimation - early computation- - conceptual vs. procedural (algorithms) Outside Treasure Hunt- last slide Patterning Activities Data Management Activity Next day’s assignment

DEEP THOUGHTS Instead of having answers on math tests, can’t we just have opinions, and if my opinion is different than that of everyone else, hey, can’t we all just get along. Jack Handy

THE HORSE PROBLEM A man named Joe buys a horse named Moe for $60 from a woman named Flo. Joe then sells the horse for $70, buys it Back again for $80 and sells it again for $90. How much does Joe make or lose in the horse trading business?

MAGIC NUMBERS Choose a number between 1 and 9 Multiply that number by nine Add the two digits of your number (74 = 7+4= 11) Subtract five Find the corresponding letter of the alphabet (A=1; B=2; C=3;…) Think of a country that begins with that letter Think of an animal that begins with the second letter of the country Think of the colour of the animal

PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES (Any one or more of these can, and should, be used for a variety of problems) Dramatize or model the situation- act it out Draw a picture Construct a table or chart Find a pattern Solve a simpler problem Guess and check Work backwards Consider all possibilities

OUTSIDE TREASURE HUNT Find items that meet the following (bring them with you back to class and/or draw and describe them) Something symmetrical A pattern A cylinder An acute/obtuse/right angle A number with a decimal in it An isoceles triangle Something one metre long A quadrilateral Pick up a piece of garbage and place in bin