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I want to learn about: Problem Solving

Learn problem solving with Smartick. Activities, exercises, tutorials, and word problems for elementary aged children. Here you will find posts about problem solving to make learning mathematics easier and more fun.

Oct16

Using Singapore Bars to Help Solve Problems II

Using Singapore Bars to Help Solve Problems II

At Smartick, we place great importance on solving problems. We use a phase model, like in Singapore, and bars for representation. Visualization is fundamental to learning math. The bars help to visualize resolution processes, but they are just one of many tools that we use. Let’s look at an example of how to apply Singapore bars […]

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Sep13

Understanding Multiplication Problems with Examples

What needs to be done in order to solve multiplication problems? Isn’t it enough to just multiply the numbers that we’re given? No! Because… What’s more important is UNDERSTANDING the multiplication problems. This is why we’re bringing you some multiplication problems today where YOU WON’T NEED TO USE MULTIPLICATION, but rather, TO THINK CRITICALLY. Ready? […]

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Jun24

Mathematical Problems and Their Semantic Categories

Mathematical Problems and Their Semantic Categories

How strange is the wording of these problems! The justification of these convoluted statements that seem like a bad idea by the author. It has always been so, that when we teach mathematics there are two large areas: that of “exercises” and that of “problems“. Exercises could be defined as activities to practice how tools […]

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