This is an introduction to Problem Solving for teenagers and adults with additional educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides.

The resource is intended to introduce students to everyday problem solving, including:

• Sorting information
• Making choices
• Solving problems

These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:

(PS1) Organise information in relation to an everyday simple problem, e.g. grouping counters to quantify number of place settings and people in a room

(PS2) Identify options and consequences in relation to a problem

(PS3) Solve a problem with support, e.g. fixed amount of money and options for expenditure between a small group

Topics include:

• Colours
• Shapes
• Patterns
• Same/Different
• Sequence
• Bigger/Smaller
• Position words
• Money
• Time
• Numbers 1 to 10
• Problem-solving when out
• Problem-solving at home
• Problem-solving at work

Can this resource be used online?

This resource is designed to be used in person. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. These worksheets are best printed, although teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.

What is included?

All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides.

Student Worksheets: 204 Pages

Teaching Slides: 123