Room 9 have been doing a lot of problem solving activities this Term. This allows then to think about the skills and knowledge they are gaining in areas like maths and use them in other contexts. As well as real life learning in the community the group enjoy the challenge of problem solving in class.
Here they are working out the price of computer games and drawing on their knowledge of arithmetic to solve the problems. By putting these problems in a context the class find interesting, motivation is higher and the group interact well and support each other.
First they have to figure out what the question is asking of them.
Then they have to select resources and strategies
to solve the problem.
Then they need to explain their thinking and see if
peers would have done it any differently.
Problem solving is a great way to foster in the children a 'can do' spirit which is encouraged to give things a go and not to be afraid of getting things wrong. We often learn more from our mistakes and become better at solving future problems.
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