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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Guess and Check

For Students 2nd - 4th
Sometimes guess and check is the best way to solve a word problem. Learners use the guess and check strategy to solve each of the 6 included story problems. Note: At times younger children have difficulty using estimation or the guess...
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Scholastic

Guess and Check

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you find the solution to an addition or subtraction problem by guessing? Practice the guess-and-check strategy with a fun math activity based on Ms. Squid's ink mess on the homework. Kids determine which number is covered by the...
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Guess and Check

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Teach your class how to guess and check to solve word problems. There are 4 single step word problems for them to solve.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Guess and Check practice 21.5

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students observe a Lunch Menu table to use and apply the guess and check strategy to answer consumer problems. Students solve four problems.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategy: Guess & Check

For Students 5th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve 11 different problems that include using the guess and check method to solve each one. First, they use the chart to figure out the number of and types of pets each person has. Then,...
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PPT
Curated OER

Solving Equations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How do you solve a problem when a symbol or letter is used in place of a missing number? Build algebraic reasoning and problem solving skills with this presentation that explains three methods for finding a missing variable. The guess...
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Printables
Blogger

Problem Solving Strategies

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Eight mini-posters remind your math class of strategies to try when attacking a problem. Print each one on a different brightly colored piece of paper, laminate, and post in your classroom for year-long reference. Strategies...
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Curated OER

Reteach: Guess and Check

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this guess and check worksheet, students record guesses to a word problem by recording them in a table. Next, students use guess and check to solve 3 additional problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving Strategy Practice: Guess and Check

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this guess and check worksheet, learners solve 5 word problems using guess and check and show their work. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: guess and check

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this guess and check worksheet, students use the strategy guess and check to solve math word problems containing one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems.
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Guess and Check: Problem Solving

For Students 4th - 5th
In this guess and check strategy learning exercise, students solve the word problem using the guess and check method and following the understand, plan, solve, and look back steps.
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Curated OER

Guess and Check Problem Solving 11.5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this problem solving strategy worksheet, students read one story problem about collecting shells. Students answer 5 questions that outline the guess and check method. Students solve the problem.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Advanced Factoring Strategies for Quadratic Expressions (part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What do you do with a difficult-to-factor quadratic expression? This instructional activity provides the answer. Pupils learn a grouping strategy to help factor trinomials. When guess and check seems too tedious, this method is the...
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Curated OER

Use Guess and Check to Solve Math Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students read about using the guess and check strategy for solving math word problems. They use the strategy to solve 8 problems. They read about the working backwards and using visuals as problem...
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PPT
Curated OER

Year 6: Word Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Engage your critical thinkers with a series of word problems that ask them to discuss their problem solving strategies. There are eight multi-step problems to solve, each problem includes the notes on the operation performed, the process...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice problem solving strategies. In this problem solving instructional activity, 2nd graders use strategies such as guess and check, acting out, drawing pictures and looking for patterns to solve problems. Students...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Guess and Check

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 3 questions in order to answer a word problem: understand, plan, solve and look back. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Curated OER

Word Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 6th
In this word problem solving strategies learning exercise, 6th graders solve and complete 11 different problems and questions related to identifying word problems. First, they explain what the problem is telling them to do and what is...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Guess and Check problem solving 4.5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this problem solving worksheet, students read a word problem, write sentences explaining comprehension of important information, how to check each guess, the solution, and how to check for a reasonable answer. Students write four...
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EngageNY

Solving a Linear Equation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Solving an equation is the art of creating simpler equivalent equations using properties of equality. Here, classes see that solving an equation is not always as easy as guessing. The lesson plan presents linear equations that scholars...
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Curated OER

Teach Students a Range of Problem-Solving Strategies

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Arming students with a multitude of strategies will help them meet their math challenges.
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Curated OER

Life is Full of Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.
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Curated OER

Sentence Completion 14: High-Intermediate Level

For Students 9th - 12th
Part of a series of exercises, this sentence completion worksheet could be used as an assessment, as extra practice, as the basis of small group discussion, or as homework. The extensive answer key explains how to approach problems of...
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Math Stars

Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 7

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...