Level 1 Problem Solving

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

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

• Sorting information, e.g. colours, shapes, direction, design, type, size and shadows
• Patterns and sequence
• Shapes
• Numbers, e.g. recognition of numbers 1 to 10, writing numbers and counting
• Basic addition and subtraction to 10
• Making choices, e.g. choosing appropriate clothes, recognising signs, healthy eating and going out
• Using problem-solving concepts, e.g. grouping, matching, size, round and square, more and less than, odd one out, differences, ordering tasks, left and right, top and bottom, position words, cost, etc.
• Following instructions

These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
(1) Organise information in an everyday problem.
(2) Identify choices and results in a problem.
(3) Solve a problem with support.

Topics include:

• Colours
• Shapes
• Numbers
• Food and drink
• Home
• Animals
• Work
• Going out
• In class

Can this resource be used online?
Yes, it is a digital resource. However, it is not currently fillable 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 use also 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: 122