Cooperative Problem Solving Books

Price: $15.00 each

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CLUES & CUES: COOPERATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (math experience for small groups involving forming numbers, forming rectangles, and other activities for cooperation)

CONTRASTING FACTS: COOPERATIVE TRIVIA STARTERS (50 cooperative experiences for guessing about a real life situation & then refining numbers on the basis of vocabulary/concept clues)

COOP THINKING (cooperative starters, mental math and pursuit problems plus trio tiling)

DETECTIVE/PROBLEM SOLVER (word problems and spatial designs to encourage mathematical communication skills)

DO TALK IT OVER (cooperative, manipulative math experiences for small groups of students to discuss)

EARLY COMMUNICATING WITH TILES (45 activities with listing all ten tiles by hearing and speaking the language of mathematics and 45 opening tile placement activities)

FOLLOW THE CLUES WITH TILES (cooperative problem solving by reading clues, sharing information and building numbers)

LINKING LOGIC & GEOMETRY (cooperative problem solving utilizing geometric concepts/vocabulary and logical reasoning skills)

PLACE VALUE ALONE & TOGETHER (building 3-digit and 4-digit numbers when given mathematics vocabulary related to place value; 50 activities to do individually and 50 to be done cooperatively with a partner; ideal for starters or center activities)

REASON TOGETHER: COMPARE, ESTIMATE & REFINE (36 cooperative activities for estimating, comparing and discussing related facts: connections with social science and science)

SKILLBOARD MATH (cooperative work on boards numbered 0 through 9 for basic skills and vocabulary: before, after, between, more than, less than, addition and subtraction)

SKILLBOARD MATH, Book 2 (cooperative work on boards numbered 0 through 9 for skills & vocabulary: multiplication, division, fractions, multiple, prime, etc.)

TALK IT OVER (problems to encourage students to discuss their thoughts and solutions; 80 challenges to start the math period)

TEAM ESTIMATION & ANALYSIS (cooperative estimation & refinement by clues involving number sense, math vocabulary and computation)

TWO FOR TILES: COOPERATIVE NUMBER WORK (cooperative tiling for place value number building; ideal for starters or center activities)

TWO TOO: PLACE VALUE ALONE & WITH A PARTNER (individual and cooperative place value number building from given constraints; ideal for starters or center activities)