Skills The following skills will be acquired by the children through the study of the various strands in the Curriculum: Applying and Problem Solving Communicating and Expressing Integrating and Connecting Reasoning Implementing Understanding and Recalling Estimation Every strand studied must provide opportunities for acquiring skills. Opportunities should also be provided for the transfer of these skills to other areas e.g. Science, Geography and Music. Problem Solving Children are encouraged to use their own ideas as a context for problem solving. With regard to problem-solving children will be taught to apply the following strategies: Understanding the problem Read the problem Read it again Say, in your own words, what you are trying to find out Find the important information Look for key phrases Write what you know The Plan – Do – Review model (Hohmann et al 1979) is a useful strategy. Pupil: I want to make a bed for Teddy Teacher: Have you thought what you could use to make a bed? The child is encouraged to think about the solution. Start the project. Difficulties arise – bed too short etc. Solving the problem Look for a pattern Guess and check Write an equation Break the problem down and solve each part Additional Help Draw a picture Make an organised list or table Use objects to act out the problem Use easier numbers Work backwards
Skills The following skills will be acquired by the children through the study of the various strands in the Curriculum: Applying and Problem Solving Communicating and Expressing Integrating and Connecting Reasoning Implementing Understanding and Recalling Estimation Every strand studied must provide opportunities for acquiring skills. Opportunities should also be provided for the transfer of these skills to other areas e.g. Science, Geography and Music. Problem Solving Children are encouraged to use their own ideas as a context for problem solving. With regard to problem-solving children will be taught to apply the following strategies: Understanding the problem Read the problem Read it again Say, in your own words, what you are trying to find out Find the important information Look for key phrases Write what you know The Plan – Do – Review model (Hohmann et al 1979) is a useful strategy. Pupil: I want to make a bed for Teddy Teacher: Have you thought what you could use to make a bed? The child is encouraged to think about the solution. Start the project. Difficulties arise – bed too short etc. Solving the problem Look for a pattern Guess and check Write an equation Break the problem down and solve each part Additional Help Draw a picture Make an organised list or table Use objects to act out the problem Use easier numbers Work backwards