Problem-solving — Background information and resources — Year 1 ebook

This is a 25 page Ebook from the Problem-solving in mathematics series that aims to develop problem-solving and mathematical thinking in primary students.
Key features include the following:

• extensive background information about problem-solving skills
• teachers pages to accompany each student page
• a problem-solving objective for each group of student pages
• a list of possible difficulties that students may encounter
• extension activities

Australian Curriculum Links:

• Investigate and describe number patterns formed by skip-counting and patterns with objects (ACMNA018)
• Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero (ACMNA012)
• Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line (ACMNA013)
• Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015)
• Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features (ACMMG022)
• Give and follow directions to familiar locations (ACMMG023)
• Describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours (ACMMG021)