Earthmerlin Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I read an article today that had a good suggestion on math problems. The author called it 'reverse-thinking' & it has piqued my interest. An example is 'Half of what number is 5?' This is flipping the tradtional/routine question of ''What is 1/2 of 10?' I like this deviation from the same ol' format of word problens as it keeps you on your toes. I have looked online for a bank of such questions (grades 3-4) but am coming up empty-handed. Anyone have sone leads? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 A good majority of Singapore primary math is done this way 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I will use this technique a fair bit with my students who haven't learned algebra yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 A lot of MEP is like that. You could print out some of their pages and just do the ones you find interesting. I would also say some of the products we have from Critical Thinking Co. work similar - Balance Benders comes to mind right off as something that kids have to work through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Thanks, folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 21 hours ago, Earthmerlin said: I read an article today that had a good suggestion on math problems. The author called it 'reverse-thinking' & it has piqued my interest. An example is 'Half of what number is 5?' This is flipping the tradtional/routine question of ''What is 1/2 of 10?' I like this deviation from the same ol' format of word problens as it keeps you on your toes. I have looked online for a bank of such questions (grades 3-4) but am coming up empty-handed. Anyone have sone leads? Thanks. Singapore does this all the time! My kids hate it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Miquon has a lot of this sort of thing too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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