Lesson Plans SET A for Grades 3-4-PDF Lesson 9- Level 3-4- Logical Reasoning- Presentation

PDF Lesson 9- Level 3-4- Logical Reasoning- Presentation

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Lesson 9 of the Math Kangaroo Class for Levels 3-4 focuses on developing logical reasoning skills through a series of problem-solving exercises. The lesson plan includes a warm-up activity, various logical reasoning problems, and a bonus question, all designed to enhance the students' ability to make deductions based on given conditions and facts.<br /><br />Key exercises include:<br /><br />1. **Understanding Bouquets**: Deciphering which bouquet each family member received based on color constraints.<br />   <br />2. **Filling a Grid**: Determining the correct placement of figures in a grid ensuring each appears only once per row and column.<br /><br />3. **Children and Circles**: Analyzing arrangements of boys and girls in a circle while adhering to specific positional constraints.<br /><br />4. **Pet Match**: Matching up boys with their pets by using provided clues about their preferences and certain restrictions.<br /><br />5. **Concert Mystery**: Using clues about travel timing and city origins to deduce where Jeff, one of four boys who met at a concert, is from.<br /><br />6. **Weighing Bowls**: Deciding the placement of an additional bowl among others arranged by weight.<br /><br />7. **Living Arrangements**: Deducing which girls live on which floor of a two-story building given conflicting roommate information.<br /><br />8. **Cookie Thief Riddle**: Solving which child among five possible suspects took a cookie, knowing only one child lied.<br /><br />The class emphasizes using logical reasoning to form deductions from available data, encouraging strategies like elimination of impossibilities and conditional reasoning. The session closes with an exit ticket inviting students to reflect on the effectiveness of logical reasoning strategies, identify potential challenges, and propose methods for overcoming them. A "Genius Hour" concludes the lesson, allowing students to share and critique their own problem formulations. Optional homework includes tackling a past Math Kangaroo exam to apply learned strategies.

Keywords

logical reasoning

problem-solving

deductions

Math Kangaroo

bouquet puzzle

grid placement

children circle

pet matching

concert mystery

weighing bowls