On Wednesdays we gather before school for math.

New Problems to Wake You Up!

We choose a problem-solving strategy to focus on and try out many problems that require that strategy.

Valentine's Day Puzzle

Here is a problem that uses a diagram.

Giri's Music Class

We are practicing detecting the strategy by reading the problem and deciding what to do before we start.

What strategy does this problem require?

Barbeque Time!

Here are some problems to try out using the strategy of making a diagram:

Fall, 2004

Friday Morning Math has become a big event.

Our most recent strategy was "Guess and Check". Here are a few problems to practice on:

Another time worked on problems that involve logical reasoning. Here are some examples to try:

One week we focused on problems that make you look hard for where to start. Here are two examples:

Recently we learned to solve problems that involve patterns.  Now it's time to practice those skills!

Here are four seasonal problems that use patterns: