Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Scholastic: Multiple Ways to Solve a Problem Lesson PlanScholastic: Multiple Ways to Solve a Problem Lesson Plan
Publisher
Scholastic
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
Math
1 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audiences
For Administrator Use
1 more...
Lexile Measures
0L
Lesson Plan

Scholastic: Multiple Ways to Solve a Problem

Curated by ACT

This Marilyn Burns lesson plan employs children's literature to teach the topics of combinations, perimeter, and area using a problem solving approach. Primary and intermediate levels have an activity appropriate to each.

4 Views 3 Downloads

Concepts

area, combinations, perimeter, problem solving strategies

Additional Tags

problem presentation, problem solving practice, problem solving skills, marilyn burns, oh cs.t.1.a, oh cs.t.2.a, oh cs.t.k.a, spaghetti and meatballs for all!, stay in line, teddy slater, exploring area concepts, literature and math connection, math and reading connection, math in children's literature, perimeter concepts, problem solving, problem representation

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Solve Story Problems: Sold! A Mathematics Adventure

Curated OER
Young mathematicians listen to the book Sold!: A Mathematics Adventure by Nathan Zimelman where they encounter ways to solve story problems. They then create and solve start unknown addition and subtraction equations. Resource builds in...
K - 2nd English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Many Ways to Do Addition

Illustrative Mathematics
A great aspect of teaching math is that children have the freedom to solve problems using a variety of different strategies. The focus of this lesson is for young mathematicians to become aware of many ways of answering addition...
Pre-K - 1st Math
CCSS: Designed
Worksheet

Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 1

Public Schools of North Carolina
Keep the skills of your young mathematicians up-to-date with this series of newsletter worksheets. Offering a wide array of basic arithmetic, geometry, and problem solving exercises, this resource is a great way to develop the...
1st - 3rd Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Fraction Problem Solving Process

Curated OER
Help your charges solve a variety of fraction and skip counting problems using a problem solving process. As a class they work through a fraction problem step-by-step, and discuss a real-life connection to the problem. Students then play...
K Math
PPT

Solving Word Problems

Suffolk Public Schools
Lower young mathematicians' affective filter with a problem solving presentation that details four steps to make word problems appear less daunting. 
1st - 2nd Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Illustrative Mathematics: Many Ways to Do Addition 1

Illustrative Mathematics
Young scholars will learn that there are multiple ways to solve math problems, such as drawing a picture, using counters, using fingers, using a number line, and memorizing facts. The teacher writes a simple addition problem on the...
K - 1st Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Math Word Problems

Scholastic
After reading The Mitten by Jan Brett, youngsters willuse the characters in the story to write word problems for addition and subtraction. For example, they may state that a rabbit had 7 carrots and then lost 2, how many were left? There...
1st - 2nd English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Better Lesson: Ways to Make 10 a Lesson on Decomposing

Better Lesson
Students will learn what it means to represent a number in different ways and will begin to explore decomposing numbers. Included is a detailed lesson plan, link to an online game, worksheet, center ideas, and a "Ways to Make 10" chart.
K - 1st Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Interactive

Study Jams! Using a Calendar

Scholastic
"I have a calendar, but I'm not sure how to use it." If you've heard this before, then why not set up a learning station with a step-by-step tutorial on how to solve a math problem using a calendar? A problem is presented and each of the...
1st - 4th Math
Worksheet

Counting Practice up to Ten 2

Curated OER
In this early addition practice worksheet, students use their counting skills to solve 5 problems that require them to count math counters in boxes adding them together.
Pre-K - 1st Math
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use