Strategies
For this strategy you start with information at the end of the problem
Work Backwards
Which game has 4 numbers on a card
24
How many inches are in one yard?
36
600 divided by 4 = ?
150
What is half of 21?
10 1/2 or 10.5
For this strategy, you get closer and closer to the answer each time you try to solve it
Guess and Check
How many dice do you use in all for a math dice game?
4
How many ounces are in one pound?
16
60 x 7 = ?
420
The answer to an addition problem
Sum
This strategy helped organize information
Table or Chart
This game is named after a food
Bagels
How many pounds are in one ton?
2000
50 x 5 = ? - 50
300
The answer to a subtraction problem
This strategy was used to solve problems about getting lost going to grandma's house, a kangaroo hopping contest, and putting caps on soda bottles.
Draw a picture
This is a game online where you find three cards that which each feature all alike or all different
Set
How many minutes are in 10 hours?
600
1600 divided by 4 = ?
400
The answer to a multiplication problem
Product
This strategy helped us solve problems about dominoes, a checkerboard, and lockers opening and closing
Look for a Pattern
no digits correct
All of them
80 x 7 = ?
560
Mr. Brown lives in the brown house. Mr. Orange lives in the orange house. Who lives in the white house?
The president