Collaborative+Problem+Solving

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2) Read through problem with the students 3) Students partner up w/3rd grade peers and have to explain to them the assignment and what the problem means to them. 4) Students collaborate and work through the steps together. They discussed what the steps mean and how to find the information in the problem as well as pull schema from every day life (ex. how many days in a school week). 5) Students then had to collaborate to find out if their answer was reasonable and use mathematical language decided upon between the students. || Please identify opportunities for differentiation. ||
 * **Title**: ||< Collaborative Problem Solving ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Math ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 2nd ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 90 min ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Students worked through the SBISD problem solving plan with 3rd grade students. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) Brief teacher introduction to SBISD problem solving plan expectations.
 * Objectives: ||< * 2.13A - explain and record observations using objects, words, and pictures.
 * 2.13B - use everyday language to describe mathematical concepts
 * 2.14A - justify his or her thinking using words, objects, pictures, numbers and technology ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed? ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || This went very well. I particularly liked the way the third graders were able to show the students what it meant to show what they know. The 2nd grade students were less likely to get frustrated when I had them try again because they did not want to look bad in front of the 3rd graders. This gave me the perfect setting to talk about perseverance in problem solving and how real word problems are not usually solved the first try. They require thought, patience, and perseverance. ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

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