Problem-solving Strategies and Skills - Number and Algebra Box 4

Embed Mathematical Problem-Solving and Reasoning with the Problem-Solving Strategies and Skills Maths Cards.

These cards provide a wide variety of motivating and high-interest problem-solving activities. The front of each card has a mathematics word problem for pupils to solve and the reverse of each card has an extension activity for more able pupils. The problems involve one or several steps, require the use of a variety of strategies and skills and are supported by colourful artwork.

The core concepts in the Problem-solving Strategies and Skills: Number and Algebra Box 4 are:

• counting, number recognition and ordinal numbers
• addition and subtraction
• multiplication and division
• fractions
• decimals
• percentages