Year 3 Problem Solving: 4 operations (5 Sheets) with Answers. Home Learning

Links to the objective: Making decisions
• Choose and use appropriate operations (including multiplication and division) to solve word problems,and appropriate ways of calculating: mental,mental with jottings,pencil and paper.

The overall aim is to help pupils to apply in a variety of situations the mathematics they have already learnt.The programme seeks to achieve this by teaching the strategies that will enable pupils to approach a variety of problems in a more logical and systematic way. The more specific aims of the programme are to promote the following:
• willingness to attempt problems and to persevere;
• confidence in one’s ability to solve problems;
• awareness of problem-solving strategies;
• awareness of the value of approaching problems in a systematic manner;
• ability to select appropriate solution strategies;
• ability to apply solution strategies accurately;
• ability to monitor and evaluate one’s thinking whilst solving problems.

The problems titles:
1: On Target
2. Domino Spots
3. Dice Game
4. Netball Results
5. Target Golf

Taken from Problem Solving Years Year 3&4

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