Description
This set of engaging maths challenge problems encourages your students to think critically using multiple perspectives as they figure out the solutions at their own pace, using their own preferred strategies.
What's Included
There are three maths challenges included in this resource.
In the first activity - The Four Fours Challenge - students will need to use four 4s and any of the operations to create equations that equal each number from 1-26. (And it IS possible!)
Some will be easy for the children to work out and others will be more challenging. Two levels are included so that you can decide how challenging you want to make the task.
In the second activity - What Order? - students will use their knowledge of the order of operations to work out which signs go between each number so that the maths sequence is correct.
In the third activity - How Many Ways? - students will show their understanding of the order of operations to come up with as many different equations as they can that result in the given answer.
How To Use It
Use these critical thinking challenges in maths centres, for early finishers, as a class competition, for homework or however else you'd like to!
You can read more about how to use this resource in the following blog posts:
- 4 Fun Maths Challenges to Help Build Kids' Problem-Solving Skills
- The Problem with Maths: Promoting Problem-Solving Skills
- Creative Math Assessment and Math Review Ideas
Who It's For
- Any parents or educators looking to extend their students' maths reasoning and critical thinking skills
- Any parents or educators working with children in 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th grade
If you like this product, you might also like these similar resources:
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Description
This set of engaging maths challenge problems encourages your students to think critically using multiple perspectives as they figure out the solutions at their own pace, using their own preferred strategies.
What's Included
There are three maths challenges included in this resource.
In the first activity - The Four Fours Challenge - students will need to use four 4s and any of the operations to create equations that equal each number from 1-26. (And it IS possible!)
Some will be easy for the children to work out and others will be more challenging. Two levels are included so that you can decide how challenging you want to make the task.
In the second activity - What Order? - students will use their knowledge of the order of operations to work out which signs go between each number so that the maths sequence is correct.
In the third activity - How Many Ways? - students will show their understanding of the order of operations to come up with as many different equations as they can that result in the given answer.
How To Use It
Use these critical thinking challenges in maths centres, for early finishers, as a class competition, for homework or however else you'd like to!
You can read more about how to use this resource in the following blog posts:
- 4 Fun Maths Challenges to Help Build Kids' Problem-Solving Skills
- The Problem with Maths: Promoting Problem-Solving Skills
- Creative Math Assessment and Math Review Ideas
Who It's For
- Any parents or educators looking to extend their students' maths reasoning and critical thinking skills
- Any parents or educators working with children in 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th grade
If you like this product, you might also like these similar resources:
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