Sarah Barrell's List: Working Mathematically

This website presents some strategies that should be explicitly taught to students in order for them to approach problem solving activities effectively. There is a definition and example for each strategy. Exposing students to the different types of problem solving strategies, gives them the ammunition to approach problem-solving activities effectively. It is important to explicitly teach these problem solving strategies as skills. Diezmann (2002) highlights the importance of explicitly teaching the skills of the problem solving strategy in order for the students to gain the best possible outcome when problem solving.
The working mathematically outcome as stated in Board of Studies (BOS) New South Wales (NSW) mathematics K-6 syllabus (2006) incorporates the use of appropriate strategies by students. When applying strategies students will be assessed on: selecting the most appropriate strategy, how effectively they use the chosen strategy and, the range of strategies they can employ. Therefore this website would be a great lesson resource in order to explicitly teach the different problem solving strategies and the skills in which students require.

Students have to understand each different math opperation in order to understand what the question is asking. The teacher utalises "pinch cards" in order to assess students individual understanding within a whole class activity. Teacher questions students about their choice of opperation as a justification.

A page provided by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. Links to lots of lesson ideas and reosurces.

This section of the "Count Me In Too" website provides multiple activities for student to explore and work on their mathematical concepts and strategies. Five frames, dominos and arrays are some of the math concepts provided for through the interactive activities. These activities help promote mathematical thinking and build the basis for problem solving strategies.

Numerous amount of interactive math games that can be displayed on the interactive whiteboard to the whole class or accessed by individual students during a computer session. There is a wide variety of games to choose from to enhance the lesson you are teaching. Not only are the games interactive and engaging, the characters will be well known by students who watch ABC kids

Dictionary of math terms. Valuable resource for students as well as teachers who need to brush up on their metalanguage. The page is aesthetically pleasing and set out in an easy to read format.

Math skill practice that has been tailored to the 2010 Australian national curriculum. Activities are sorted into year levels which include kindergarten through to year 6. These skill building activities are great inspiration for lessons. Activities are also interactive and could be used in conjunction with the IWB.

A reading on the importance and relevence of teaching Problem solving to children. Valuable resource when developing any math unit in consideration with the working mathematically outcomes in the BOS NSW mathematics syllabus (2006).

resources for number work. counting up to 100 and back.