Growing Problem Solvers provides four original, related, classroom-ready mathematical tasks, one for each grade band. Together, these tasks illustrate the trajectory of learners’ growth as problem solvers across their years of school mathematics.
Supplementary Materials
GPS PK–2 What's Your Favorite Fruit? (113 KB)
GPS 3–5 What's Your Preferred Activity? (87.1 KB)
GPS 6–8 Histograms: Index Finger Length (128 KB)
GPS 9–12 Examining Average Temperature of Humans (140 KB)
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