6th Grade Math - Problem Solving & Reasoning

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Non-routine

Fractions in Everyday Life (lesson plan) - Multiplying and dividing fractions as well as problem-solving skills.
Mental Mathematics (lesson plan) - teach students how to work mentally with numbers, as to nurture number sense
Attacking Word Problems (lesson plan) - This lesson describes a brainstorming activity in which students identify words and/or phrases in word problems that allude to which operation is to be performed (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division).

Proportion

Deductive/Inductive Reasoning

Find a Pattern with "One Grain of Rice" (lesson plan) - Apply guess and check, find a pattern, draw a diagram, and other problem solving strategies to develop inductive and deductive thinking.
Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills (lesson plan) - Students will be able to recognize problems that may be solved using deductive reasoning, develop aids to help them in solving deductive reasoning problems, successfully solve deductive reasoning types of problems, and produce their own deductive reasoning puzzles for other students to solve.

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Develop & Explain Strategy

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