So I am reading Guided Math by Laney Sammons and I got an
idea. I know I am always thinking about how to really get my kids critical
thinking, especially in math. While reading it the book was discussing Problems
of the Day and Problems of the Week. So I took that idea and created task cards
and a projectable called The Answer Is…. The idea behind these projects is students
are given an answer and they have to create the problem. I know a lot of
students feel like there is only one way to get to an answer; I want my
students to know that they can come to an answer in many different ways.
Example- The answer is 2, what is the question? Question-
I bought 5 apples at the store. I gave 1 apple to my 3 friends. How many apples
do I have left? Answer is 2. Question- I have 1 piece of candy. My grandmother gave
me another piece. How many pieces do I have now? Answer is 2.
There are two different questions that get the same
answer. I think providing time for these as morning work or as the start to a
math class will give students the chance to really work with math and to
critically think and discuss math. I hope you will purchases this product and
it will be helpful in getting your students to critically think about math. Here are the links to the products!
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