The iMaths Problem Solving Strategies Poster provides a handy reference for teachers and students, illustrating the 10 problem-solving strategies students use time and time again in their maths lessons.
These important strategies are:
- guess and check
- make a table or chart
- draw a picture or diagram
- act out the problem
- find a pattern or use a rule
- check for relevant or irrelevant information
- find smaller parts of a large problem
- make an organised list
- solve a simpler problem
- work backwards.